Municipal Purchases and Proposals
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• Margate Eire Brigade is buying a Leyland fire-engine and a fire tender. Tottenham Corporation is buying two Dennis gully-empticre and steeet washers. Leeds Corporation has ordered 10 Leyland Titan oilers with torque converters. EnDold Urban Distrint Council hes allocated £750 for the purchase of an ambulance. Morecambe Lighting Committee recommends the purchase of a Wilson. electric tower wagon. Hastings Highways Committee recommends the purchase from Calling, Ltd.. of two Dennis vehicles. Poplar Borough Council lies accepted the tender of Messes. Bounalock and Sons for the supply of a Morris van. Ipswich Transport Committee bus approved 61 scheme tot the ex-lona'on of the trolleybus system at a cost of £15,120. stritentlead E'gretricity C.Onionrittee has accepted the tender of Bob Sergeant, Ltd., Liverpool, for the supply of two James 8-owl. vans. Chelmsford -Coctsccatiori recommends ilia acceptance Of the tender of Kennings, Ltd., for the supply of a Morr,is-Oorausercial 2-ton lorry. Chelmsford Corporation, recommends the eces„ptairce of the tender of Pollards Gardges, Ltd.. for the simply of a S.D. Freighter lorry. Acton Borough Couneil is buying a Merryweather turntable escape with a 100-ft, all. steel ladder and a pimp of 450-550 g.p.m. eSparity.
TENDERS OF INTEREST TO HAULIERS. E
MNDERS are invited by the following Palest -L dates given in parentheses) •—
Bristol E.C. for house coal, anthracite and coke. Ampleto Mr. McAuliffe. Guildhall, Bristol. (April 1-1.)
Mexborough TJ,D.0 for dry and tarred slag, Line, SA EA, etc. .gpaly to surveyor, Council Officrs, Mexberough. (April 7.) Dumfries T.C. for road metal and stone chippingg. Apply to Mr. R. S. Osborne,
Chambere, Dumfries. (April 6.)
Enfield TT.D.C. for granite, tarred slag
macadam, tar, shingle. Apply to engineer, 7, Little Park Gardens, Enfield. (April 7.)
Gloucester T.C. for approximately 1,500 tons of It-in, granite or limestone ehippings. Apply to Ms. C. J. Soudamore, 21, Eastgate Skeet, Gloucester, (April 6.) Lanark C.C. for supplies of fuel to various institutions. Apply to county clerk, publio health section, lersurlishire Rouse, 191 Ingram Street, Glasgow, C.1. (April, Glasgow Statute Labour Department for ashes, granite metal chips, granite channel stones, lime, cement, rock limestone chips, etc., whin Metal, whin chips, also cartage. Apply to Room 8-1, City Chambers, Glasgow. (April 11.) Manchester Transport Committee Is buying -three Millar's Tructractore. Keighley Corporation is to arrange .for testa with fire-engines before accepting a tender. Cardiff Corporation is recommended to purchase, 11 new dm:Me-deckers for teplaning learns. Bolton Corporation requires a fire-engine. It is also buying a Fordsori lorry from Gordon's, Ltd. Hull Corporation has obtained eanction to borrow Z5,081 for the purchase of six eleetrio refuse collectors. Mansfield Corporatien has accepted the tender of the Portland Motor -Co., Ltd., for the suppty of a Dennis gully-emptier. Liwchwr Urban District Council nequires an Austin, 18 h.p, ambulance, the okuing date for tenders being April 9.
Felt:ham Urban District Council requires a 10-cabic-yd. petrol refuee collector; the closing date for tenders ia April 6.
Manchester Watch Committee has accepted the tender of Blake's Motors, Ltd., for the supply of a Bedford chaesis. Hastings Corporation recommends the acceptance of the tender of J. Hollingsworth, Ltd., _tor the supply of a Fortson fewer wagon. Harrow Urban District Council requires a tractor and triple gang mower; tem closing date for the receipt of tenders is April 11. Leeds Corporation is buying two &amine-14 aeinse collectors nod has accepted the fender of Cox said Co., Ltd., for a Convince van for the gas department. Keighley Corporation hasaccepted the tenders of Walter Burgess, Ltd., ter a Fordson 2-tonner, and Of Grace and Sutcliffe, Ltd., for a Ckmuner 24on lorry.
Hentessorth Urban District Council requires a duatparpose cesspool emptier, the 500-gallon tank to be interchangeable with a 7-mi:bin-yd. -body. The closing date for tenders is April 6.
Edmonton Urban District Council is to make application for sanction to bonrow over R5,000 for the purchase of two fire-engines, two ambulances and the modernization of one of the existing fire-fighters. Halifax Transport Committee is inviting tenders for the supply of 14Albion chassis. Further details may be obtained from the transport manager, Stoney Royd Depot., Water Lane, Halifax, and the closing date is April 20, Manchester Transport. Committee is inviting tenders for the supply of 12 oil-engined chassis and a similar number of all-metal 56-seater hos bodies for mounting on them_ It also requires Lenders for 30 56-seater all-metal double-saloon bodies. Further particulars may be obtained from the general manager, Corporation Transport Department, 55, Piccadilly, Manchester, and tenders hare to -be delivered by April 21.