MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS
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SuoantrAm Urban District Council is to obtain tenders for a new fire-engine costing about £1,500.
The borough surveyor of NEWARK is to obtain prices of light lorries for the highways and estates committee.
The watch committee of ROTHERHAM Corporation favours the purchase of a Leyland fire-engine costing £1,592.
The PORTSMOUTH municipal authority is considering the purchase of 20 doubledeck buses to replace smaller vehicles.
ROTHERHAM Corporation is to buy seven Bristol six-cylinder buses with Roe 32-seater bodies ; the total cost is £9,056.
The provision of a motor ambulance for use in the district is under consideration by CLEOBITRY MORTIMER (Salop) Rural District Council.
Having witnessed the Pagefield refusecollection system in operation in several boroughs, the drainage committee of PORTSMOUTH Corporation recommends • the purchase of two Pagefield lorries and six containers at a cost of £4,264.
The central purchasing committee of Accansorox Corporation is prepared to receive tenders for the supply of oils. Further particulars may be obtained from the town clerk, Town Hall, Accrington. Tenders have to be delivered by October 31st.
-WrizEsnEN Urban District Council invites tenders for the supply of a motor fire-engine. Further details may be obtained from the engineer, Mr. F. Wilkinson, M.Inst.C.F., Town Hall, Dyne Road, London, N.W.6. Tenders have to be delivered not later than 5 p.m. on October 26th.
The question of buying a tipping lorry is under consideration by ALDEnsnor Town Council.
BRADFORD Corporation is buying a Yorkshire 6-ton gully-emptying machine costing £1,200.
Kennings, Ltd., is supplying BunronON-TRENT Corporation with a MorrisCommercial 15-cwt. van.
The highways committee of TORQUAY Corporation has authorized the purchase of a 30-cwt. lorry and a light van.
On behalf of the works committee of WATFORD Corporation a demonstration of a track-laying tractor is to be arranged.
Messrs. W. Parkinson and Son are supplying BRADFORD COrpOratiOn With two Ford 2-ton tipping wagons at a cost of £475.
The electricity committee of WALSALL Corporation favours the purchase of a Morris-Commercial 30-cwt. lorry at a cost of £226.
The electricity committee of DARTFORD Urban District Council recommends the purchase of a Morris Minor van at a cost of £114.
The chief of WATFORD Fire Brigade has strongly recommended the purchase of a motor tender, but the watch coramittee has deferred consideration of the matter.
The highways committee of WEST HA.11 Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender,at £2,445, of Walker Bros. (Wigan), Ltd., for the supply of
a lorry and four trailers. •
The transport committee of CHESTER■ mini) Corporatien has asked a subcommittee to investigate and report upon the purchase of new vehicles and the rearrangement of the transport department's fleet of buses.