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MUNICIPAL SUPPORT FOR B-LICENCE APPLICANT.
At a sitting of the Southern Scotland Licensing Authority, Mr. T. E. Streeter, contractor, Dalbeatie, applied for six B licences covering motor vehicles owned by him, to be employed in Nirkcudbrightshire and Dumfriesshire. There were many objections, whilst SteWax-try County Council supported the application.
The objectors had, in the past, been contractors for the country council, and the rate which they had asked was, it was submitted, economic. Mr. Streeter's intervention had displaced a number of vehicles.
For the applicant it was argued that the evidence and submissions of the objectors had only succeeded in establishing the necessity of granting Mr. Streeter at least the number of licences applied for, on account of his large volume of work, and the efficiency of Stewartry County Council in administering public affairs from the point of view of the ratepayers.
It was quite evident, it was submitted, that the objectors had formed a " ring " for the purpose of increasing the cost of haulage to the county council. Mr. Streeter had been the successful tenderer in this case, and he was quite satisfied with the prices received.
Without comment, the Licensing Authority granted the licences.
Big-capacity Refuse Collector for Ipswich.
An interesting petrol-engined refuse collector has recently been placed in service by Ipswich Corporation, which, .until recently, used electric vehicles exclusively for refuse-collection work. The new machine—a Morris-Commercial forward-control 3-tonner—has a , large all-steel van body of approximately if* cubic yds. capacity, embodying a Transport hand-operated noving floor, made by Transport Engineering, Ltd.
Loading is effected from the rear and the barrier method employed compresses the refuse, thus enabling the capacity of the body to be used to the fullest extent. The driver's cab has accommodation for four men. The vehicle was purchased through Messrs. Lock and Stagg, Friars Road, Ipswich.
£4,860 Scheme for New Fire-engines.
In order to cope with present conditions in the district in connection with new buildings and alterations to existing •premises, Hornsey (London) Fire Brigade is to be re-equipped. The council has approved a scheme, to cost £4,860, for new appliances, which will include a six-cylinder machine with 100-ft. allsteel turntable water-tower escape and 400-gallon turbine pump, at an estimated cost of £3,400, and a four-cylinder unit with 500-gallon reciprocating pump, at an estimated cost of £1,250.
Two existing appliances, both Leylands, which were purchased in 1914 and 1915 respectively, and have been in constant use ever since, are to be discarded. Another Leyland machine, purchased in 1922, which has been converted into a foam tender, will be retained.
Municipal Co-operation at Dorking.
Dorking Rural and Urban District Councils are coming to an arrangement for the provision of fire-brigade and ambulance services in the rural district, the former authority to pay the latter 4450 per annum. ME R RYWE ATHER ADVICE ON FIRE-FIGHTING.
At a meeting of Ennis (Co. Clare); Urban District Council, last week, a report from the chief fire inspector of Merryweather and Sons, Ltd., London, outlining a plan for a proposed fire brigade for the town, was adopted. The plan proposes that the brigade should consist of a chief officer, two engineers and eight officers. Further detail_ of the scheme will be discussed by the council at its next meeting.
Coachbuilding Factory Extensions.
The works committee of Lowestoft Corporation has passed plans .submitted by the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., for extensions to the coachbuilding factory situated in Laundry Lane.