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ANEW bus service was being opposed by Greenock, Town Council because they were unwilling to maintain the roads it would use. This was submitted to Mr. D. M. Campbell, Q.C., Ministry of Transport Inspector, on-Monday, by Mr. G. C. Emslie, Q.C., for the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd. They were responding to an appeal by the council against the grant of a licence to run double-deckers between Leven Road and Burns Square, Greenock.
For thc council, Mr. A. G. West, deputy town clerk, claimed that certain sections of the road were unsuitable for double-deckers. There had been two accidents since the new service had started. The estimated cost of improving three roads was £45,000. This would have to be paid by the ratepayers.
.Mr. Campbell was told that it was not possible for the company to increase the numberof single-deckers in the area without " operational chaos." He said that he would report to the Minister of Transport.
NO-PARKING ENFORCEMENT MO-PARKING regulations in Glasgow are to be more stringently enforced to prevent traffic congestion and allow public transport to move more freely during the Christmas period. This was decided •at a meeting of Glasgow Transport and Highways Committees on Monday.
Cllr. J. Bennett, transport committee . convener, said that unless the traffic situation" could be eased at peak periods, public transport would grind to a halt. The transport department had been inundated with complaints from the public about delays.
424-HOUR WEEK REFUSED THE engineering employers on Tuesday offered to introduce a 424-hour week early in the New Year. The proposal was rejected by the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, who have demanded a 40-hour week. The employers refused a demand for an extra £1 a week, The executives of the 39 unions in the Confederation will consider the employers' replies at a meeting in York on December 10.
DEMAND BACK TO NORMAL
WITH the removal of purchase tax on goods-vehicle chassis, the demand for heavy vehicles has returned to normal, says Mr. Frank Woodhead, chairman of Toledo Woodhead Springs, Ltd., in his annual statement, The co'm'pany have introduced economies to offset lower profit margins, and are continuing to do so.
ACTS TO BE CODIFIED
ABILL to consolidate the Road Traffic Acts would soon be introduced by the Government. Viscount Kilmuir, the Lord Chancellor, announced in the House of Lords on Tuesday.