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An Efficient Non-skid.

22nd December 1925
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The "Never Skid" traction tread, which is the product of James Bartle and Co., Ltd., Lancaster Road, Notting Hill London, W.11, should interest many heavy vehicle users at this time of the year, particularly in view of the severe weather which has of late been encountered, for it enables adequate adhesion to be obtained by the driving wheels when snow or mud-covered ground is being negotiated.

The present "Never Skid" traction tread is an improvement over the original type produced by the company, and it possesses some advantages over certain other types of non-skid, in that undue vibration is not set up when a stretch of hard ground is encountered.

Each of the two bands comprising a set of "Never Skid" treads consists of a number of steel shoes which are connected together. The band is fitted in the space between twin solid ty-res on the rear wheels and the shoes lie at an angle across the face of the tyres.

An advantage of the "Never Skid" device is that in fitting the band it is not necessary to jack up the vehicle, for the bands used only to be laid in line with the wheels and the vehicle moved slightly forward, when the ends can be joined over the tyre. It is worthy of note that proper means for adjusting the bands are provided to allow for' wear of the tyres.

The company are now marketing the "Never Skid" traction tread at considerably reduced prices, and all sizes can now be obtained for 14 (is. 6d, per set.

Garrett's Latest Publication.

" Proof " is the title given to a publication which has just been issued by Richard Garrett and Sons, Ltd., Liston, and Aldwych House, London, W.C.2. In the main, the book contains a number of letters which have been received from users giving their opinions of the Garrett undertype steam wagon. The letters serve to indicate the many spheres a transport activity in which the company's :wagons of this type are employed and the satisfaction which private and municipal users are obtaining from their use. The book also conthins references to the construction of the Garrett undertype wagon and also embodies tables of sizes and leading dimensions for fixed and tipping bodies. It is well produced and contains a number of excellent illustrations.

Included in the contents are also references to other products of the company, amongst them being trailers. overtype steam wagons, shunting locomotives, and goods and passenger electric vehicles.

December 22, I925. Freeing a Toll Bridge,

The Gainsborough (North Lincolnshire) Urban Council proposes drastic measures with a view to settling the deadlock which has arisen with regard to the Gainsborough Toll Bridge crossing the River Trent at Gainsborough.

This bridge, a handsome stone structure, which connects up Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, was built by a private company to replace a ferry, it is composed of three elliptical arches, and was completed in 1791, The charges levied for motors are considered high.

The chairman of the urban council bridge committee now states that negotiations are still proceeding for the freeing of the bridge. He says he understands that some of the shareholdes s of the present toll bridge are under the impression that a new free bridge cannot be built in the parish. of Gaiusborough, or some of the other adjacent parishes, because of an Act of Parliament. He pointed out that Sir Henry blaybury had informed the council's representatives that that Opinion would not hold water. If the shareholders were unreasonable when they asked for a purchase price, the bridge committee of the urban council proposed to go on with the alternative scheme of building a new bridge at the end of Lord Street, Gainsborough.

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Organisations: Urban Council
People: Henry
Locations: London

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