Tippers for Lime and Coal
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TtWO tippers, to transport agricultural I. lime for their parent company and solid fuel for Thomas Silvey, Ltd., Bristol, coal factors, were granted to the Amalgamated Limestone Corporation, Ltd., Chipping Sodbury, Glos., at Bristol last week, by Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority.
Mr. T. D. Corpe, for A.L.C., said that the company's busiest time was during the summer when lime was spread on farmland. During the winter the vehicles could be used to transport fuel for Silvey from the East and West Midlands.
If the coal could not be carried by road they would not have it all, said Mr. Thomas Nicholls, wholesale manager of Silvey. The coal would be collected from stock grounds near the collieries, which were not connected to railway sidings, it was stated.
The previous day, Mr. E. M. Frankham, a driver employed by Silvey-, was granted a licence for one vehicle. He proposed to operate on his own account and carry coal for Silvey from the Midlands as well as quarried and building materials within 80 miles of operating centre.