Parking at Penzance.
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Considerable controversy has been aroused at Penzance by the proposal of the corporation to purchase a site for the laying out of a motor park. The supporters of the project urge that additional parking space is clearly needed, but those who oppose it point to the numerous spacious garages already existing in the town, all of which are capable of doing more business. It is also contended that an expenditure of £4,000, which it is alleged the scheme will involve, is extravagant and unnecessary and that the receipts from the proposed park would be insufficient to meet expenses. The present position is that the opponents of the scheme have won the first round of the fight, getting the scheme held up until the precise terms of the contract with the owner of the site are disclosed to the council.
Eagle Trailers in the Irish Free , State.
We understand that the Eagle Em gineering Co., Ltd., of Warwick, has recently appointed O'Neill and Sons, Ltd.,South King Street, Dublin, sole distributors in the Irish Free State for its senti-rigid six-wheel attachment.
Arrangements have, been made for equipping and setting up a fitting shop in Dublin, and all the coachwork will also be made in Ireland. The Irish depot of the Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd.," is under the management of Mr. Vincent C. McDonnell.
" Chemico " Specialities.
The County Chemical Co., Ltd., Bradford Street, Birmingham, has recently sent us an interesting catalogue, dealing with the various motor accessories and specialities which are marketed by the company. These goods are, of course, marketed under the wellknown " Chernico " trade name and comprise a comprehensive range of such commodities as oils and greases of various grades, many kinds of car polish, hood and leather restorers, paints, enamels and numerous other chemical products ; the variety of outfits and patches for repairing punctured tyres being particularly complete.
The Problem of Road Maintenance.
The increasing costs of main-road maintenance brought about by the development of mechanical traction were referred to at the August meeting of the Cheshire County Council, when the chairman of the main roads committee, Mr. John 13.ateman, said the complaint of the committee centred around the amount of contribution it should receive from the Ministry of Transport. At present the Ministry's contribution amounted to 50 per cent. of the cost, but the committee thought that it should get considerably more because it had to repair the roads to carry national traffic.'
Coaching to Clovelly.
Clovelly is 12 miles from Bideford and its only parking place for motor vehicles is a large garage erected by E. Humphreys, Ltd., for the Clovelly Estates in 1924 at a cost of a few thousand pounds. On several days this season over 100 motor coaches have been parked there as well as a large number of cars. The fee for motor coaches is 2s, per day. A daily service by Daimler saloon bus is organized be tween Clovelly and Bideford by Messrs. E. Braund and Co., the headquarters of which are in the famous cobbled street. The National Omnibus and Transpert Co., Ltd., has instituted a frequent service by Leyland Lioness and Guy buses. Thus it will be seen that the -village of one cobbled street is now in full touch with the outer world.
The Chenard-Walcker in Germany. ,
The Maffei Locomotive Works Cos-of Munich, has recently secured a licence from the Chenard-Walcker Co., of Paris, to manufacture Chenard-Walcker tractors for the German market. The new department will be under the management of Herr Richard Wagner, who was formerly associated with the Austro-Daimler Co.'s works in Vienna.
21 Years' Service for Road Transport.
Mr. F. G. Bristow, the popular secretary, of the Commercial Motor Users Association, joined the Association in 1906 and will therefore complete 21 years' service in its interests in November next. We are told that a special committee has been formed for the purpose of raising a fund which is to be known as the "Bristow Anniversary Fund."
New Powers for St. Helens.
The Minister of Transport has issued a provisional Order under the St. Helens Corporation Act, 1921; authorizing the corporation to use trolley-buses along two roads outside the county borough. This Order was Issued without any local inquiry being held by the Minister and after strong objections had been forwarded to the Minister on behalf of the Lancashire County Council and the Haydock Urban District Council when the Bill to confirm the provisional Order came before Parliament. It, therefore, became necessary to present a petition objecting to the use of trolley-buses along the route in Haydock situate on, a Class 1 main road on which there are already tramways in existence belonging to the corporation. A petition was also presented by the Hay dock Urban District Council against the Confirming Bill. The St. Helens Corporation thereupon. immediately deleted the route from the Order and the petitions were withdrawn.
Appealing Against a Municipal . Decision.
At a meeting of the Leeds Watch Committee, a letter was submitted from Mr. A. Masser, solicitor, -on behalf of Mr. A. R. Robinson, intimating that an appeal was being lodged with the Ministry of Transport against the decision of the committed -refusing to grant an application for licences to enable the bus 'service from Greengates, Calverley and Rodley to be extended to Leeds.
Bus Powers for Fleetwood. '
The parliamentary committee of the Lancs. County Council reports that the Fleetwood Urban District Council hag amended its Bill so as to limit the county area outside its district in which ' it will have power to run buses to one comprising the urban district of Thorn' ton-CleVelys, a portion of the urban district of .Poulton-le-Fylde, and the township of Carleton. This will enable the district council to run bus services along the two routes situated on classified main roads into the County Borough of Blackpool.