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GLASGOW BUS-CONTRACT ALLEGATIONS REFUTED.
The allegation that members of Glasgow Corporation had attempted to obtain a commission on a contract for 110 buses was refuted by Lord Provost Swan, at a town council meeting, last week.
The Lord Provost said that, on inTuiry, it was discovered that Albion Motors, Ltd., had been approached by two persons who sought a commission for acting as selling agents for the company. These persons, however, had no connection with the corporation and had no authority to act for any member of it.
In a letter to the Lord Provost, Mr. G. Pate, managing director of the Albion concern, states that " Neither of the two men who called on me is a member ofthe city council nor of the permanent staff of the corporation. Neither of the two men claimed to represent any any member either of the corporation or of the transport committee . . Personally I did not make .
any suggestion of improper conduct, on the part of any member of the corporation and, in particular, of any member of the transport committee."
Worcester's Transport Costs.
Interesting figures concerning the cost of transport for his department are contained in the annual report of Mr. B. C. Hammond, Worcester county surveyor. He states that the 17 vehicles employed worked on a total of 4,798 days, carrying 100,835 tons over a mileage of 331,449.
The cost per ton amounted to 34.08d. and per mile to 4.14d., these results comparing favourably with those of the previous year. The cost figures include provision for wages, fuel, stores, depreciation, repairs, renewals, registra%ion, insurance and an appropriate proportion of the cost of converting solid. tyred vehicles to pneumatics.
The fleet comprises vehicles of Garrett (steam), Leyland and Thomycroft makes, ranging in capacity from 21 tons to 6 tons.
Warwickshire's Busy Highways Fleet.
In his annual report, Mr. D. H, Brown, county surveyor. Warwickshire, states that the quantity of material hauled by hired piecework at contract rates from the various railway stations and wharves was 96,934 tons, at a cost of £11,591, or an average of 2s. 4.7d. per ton, delivered to the roads whore required, as compared with an average of 2s. 8.7d. per ton in the previous year. In addition to the above, a large quantity of material was delivered direst on to the roads from the various quarries, slag works, etc., at prices including haulage.
The two steam tractor and trailer outfits owned by the council worked a total of 494i days during the year, at a cost of £1,457, or £2 18s. 11d. per 131.6 day. The total quantity hauled was 21,256 tons, the average daily tonnage carried being 43, at a cost of is. 4id. per ton. The council's petrol lorries varied in daily cost, the figures being 19s. 5d., 19s. 11d., £1 1s. 11d., and £2 5s, 1d. Four Morris-Commercial 30. cwt. lorries were purchased during the year.
Injunction Against Council.
With regard to the High Court injunction granted to four miners against Gellygaer Urban District Council, restraining it from refusing to carry certain employees of the Taff Merthyr Colliery in its buses, the situation has now been discussed by the council. The question would, it was stated, be subject to an action at Glamorgan Assizes. PARIS OFFICIALS INSPECT BRADFORD REFUSE SYSTEM.
Bradford's system of disposing of refuse by means of tipping was inspected, last week, by a party of officials from Paris. A special reason for the visit is that the Paris Municipality contemplates opening is large controlled tip some distance from the city.
The party, which included M. J. W. Partridge, assistant superintendent of cleansing in Paris, was met in Bradford by Mr. J. C. Dawes, inspector of cleansing, Ministry of Health. He, along with Mr. Ernest Call, Bradford's director of public cleansing, accompanied the visitors on their tour. The party was most interested in the results of Bradford's experience.