Municipal Purchases and Proposals.
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. The tramways committee of the BRIGHTON Corporation is to obtain tenders for four single-deck motorbuses.
STOKE-ON-TRENT Corporation has decided to obtain quotations for the supply of a delivery motorvan for the gas department • .
Sronn-oN-Tnene Corporation is . to obtain tenders for the supply of a Vulcipt;.-30-ewt: lorry for the cleansing
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• ISLE Or ELY County Council has accepted the tender .of. Messrs. Barford and Perkins, of Peterborough, at £696, for the supply of a motor road-roller.
The tramways committee of BOURNEMOUTH COrporation has asked the general manager to obtain specifications and designs of double-deck motor bus. .
BOMBAY Corporation has necepted the tender:of the Vulcan Motor and EnginceritmCo., Ltd., at £532, for the Bnpply-of m motor lorry for refuse telleetion. •
GLNSGOW Corporation recommends acceptance of the tender of Ritchie% Ltd., Glasgow, at £382, for the chassis and £136-for the bodies of two Ford 30-cwt. lorries.
Trinitatbr'rn' Corporation' has aceerited-the tender of Messrs. Gray Bros., at 7£172, lot the supply of: a, Morris 10ewt.• inntorvan for the-use-of the electricity department.
The watch committee of the Biaminc.nein Corporation is inviting quotations for the supply of a motor turntable escape, two motor fire pumps and two motor inspection ears.
c24 CROYDON Corporation recommends the purchase of two new motorcycle combinations with box-carriers for the use of the hire department.
The RHONDDA Urban District Council is to buy a motor fire-engine, costing approximately 11,000, to serve the. Forth (Rhondda) centre.
PORTSMOUTH Corporation recom_ mends acceptance . of the tender of Portsmouth Commercial Motors, Ltd., f ir the supply of a 30-cwt. to 2-ton Jew-bailing chassis at £268 and a body for this chassis at £50.
The tramways committee of the Hum, Curporetion, invites tenders for the erection of a bus depot. The site plan and specification can be obtained from the nity architect. Tenders have to be delivered by March 25th.•
The highways committee of the CROYDON . Corporation recommends acceptance of the following tenders for the hireof tipping motor vehicles :— Croydou Motor Transport Co., 48s. per day, and J. Bennett (Croydon), Ltd., 54s. per day for 5-ton vehicles ; Croydon Motor Transport Co., $9s. 6-I. per day and .T. Bennett (Croydon), Ltd., 42s. per daY for 30-cwt. vehicles.
• The tramways committee of the PoaTsMocTme Corporation recommends acceptance . of the tender of Dennis Bros., Ltd., for 12 four-cylinder Etype chassis at 1850 each. It is also recommended that four bodies be purchased from each of the following concerns :—Messrs. Wadham Bros., at £460 each • Portsmouth Commercial Motors, Lid., at £450 each Lewis and Co., Ltd., at £452 each. A beddilg van body for fitting to Morris-Commercial chassis is required by the public health committee of the MANCHESTER Corporation and tenders for its supply have to be delivered not later than March 9th. The chassis • Call be seen at 299, Oldham Road, Manchester.
A special committee of the NEWBURY Corporation has decided to arrange for a fortnight's test of two S.D. Freighter dual-purpose vehicles in connection with refuse collection work, the vehicles being hired to the corporation at a charge of £7 7s. each per week,
Plus the cost of fuel. .
IsuricToN Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a petroldriven gully emptier with a capacity of not less than 1,000 gallons, the tank to be mounted on a 6-ton chassis. Further information can be obtained from the cleansing superintendent, Municipal Buildings, Upper Street, London; NJ, and tenders have to be delivered not later than March 26th.
The tramways committee of Lerersren Corporation has decided to purchase six additional 56-seater, double-deck buses and three 25-seater, one-man-type, single-saloon buses. Tenders have been invited, and the committee has decided to accept the tender of Guy. Motors, Ltd., for six. uneuraatie-tyred chassis and three pneumatic-tyred chassis for single-saloon bodies. The committee has also decided to accept the tender of the Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., for six 56-seater, covered-top bns bodies at £739 each, and three singlesaloon bodies at £382 each.