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Companies Object to New Bus Station
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TWO bus companies objected at a 1 public inquiry, last week, to Ossett Town Council's Plan for . building a £5,500 new bus Staiion behind the town halt. The council were seeking confirmation of the 'proposal from Mr. J. H. E. Randolph, deputy chairman. of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners. .
• Mr. A. H. Scott, general manager, of the West Riding Automobile Co., Wakefield, said that his company. were • trying to cnt costs by reducing mileage on at least 20 services. The Ossett proposal to divert existing through services into the bus statidn would add 15,600 miles a year to the fleet's running costs . with no extra revenue. He added that traffic conditions in the town did not warrant a bus station.
Mr. G. W. Battensby, manager of the Yorkshire Woollen District Traction Co., Ltd., said that constantly rising costs were worrying all transport concerns.
For the council, Mr. P. H. Hallam said that after seven years of negotiations the two companies had been prepared to finance a station up to September, J956, when talks fell through owing to their unwillingness' to pay 'rates for it.
Mr. Randolph reserved his decision.
MONOPOLIES ACTION SOUGHT • IF eVery authority refers these Matters
I to the •Mormpolies CommisSion,' quite possibly something will be done to the benefit of authOrities like ifs," said Cllr. E. Kirkwood at last week's meeting of Hull Transport Committee.
It was decided to pass to the Parliamentary committee the prices quoted for the supply of tyres and fuel for consideration when they deal with alleged restrictive practices.
The transport committee were told that all quotations for tyres were thefl same, and that fuel prices corresponded with the excepticin of one tender which offered a discount of .0625d, per gal.
GARAGE PURCHASED
CONTROL of Regal 'Garage (Old 'Kent Road), Ltd., Rootes group dealers, has been acquired by Glover, Webb and Liversidge, Ltd., to enable them to carry out Mechanical as well as bodywork repairs. Regal Garage will continue to operate under their present name, and the existing staff have been retained, Mr. L. C. Kitson, of the purchasing cbmpany, has been
• appointed managing director el Regal Garage.
NEW I.P.E. GROUP THE Institution of Production Engi
neers has formed a specialist group on materials handling as a centralforurn for those members. Of the Institution who have a special interest in this subject. Conferences will be organized by the group, the chairmen of which is Mr. A. G. Hayek.