London Road Design— from the Outback.
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r-t A MAN who lives 12,000 miles away, in the Australian "outback," has won a prize worth £250 in a competition to redesign London's road system,
Mr. I. W. Morrison, of Doodlakime, Western Australia (population 148), learned this week that his scheme was one of five preliminary prizewinning plans submitted in the Roads Campaign Council's £4,000 "New Ways for London" competition.
The five finalists, selected from 54 world-wide entries—including one from Hungary — have to submit detailed schemes and models by October 30.
The other prizewinning entries have come from Mr. J. A. Proudlove, Liverpool; Mr. W. K. Smigielski. Rawdon, hr. Leeds; Dr. Boileau, Mr. G. E. Chadwick and Mr, D. F. Medhurst,Manchester; and Mr. P. Brigham, Mr. G. E. Latter and Mr. B. Macartney, of London, S.W.
APPLICATION CHANGED AFTER PUBLICATION: WITHDRAWN
A N application to the Yorkshire Lieensing Authority at Bridlington, on Tuesday, by R. 2k,, Johnson, Hedon, near Hull, for the substitution Of an articulated low-loader for a 3-ton tipper on a B licence, was withdrawn because it did not accord with the details published. A new application is to be made.
The application, as published, was to delete one vehicle (3 tons) and to add an articulated vehicle(tractor, 3 tons, and semi-trailer, 2 tons) to be acquired. Mr. R. E. .Paterson, for the applicant, said Mr. Johnson • had. been advised by the Road Haulage Association on his original application for an ordinary articulated outfit, but since it was lodged customers had asked •for transport' for parts of prefabricated houses, which required a low-loader.
Mr. T. B. Atkinson, objecting for British Railways, said that. had they known a low-loader was involved, Pickfords would also have objected. The application was opposed by a number of private hauliers.