No Radius Increase for Newcomer
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ANEWCOMER to haulage, who took over a B licence in March, was refused an increase in radius for "general goods from five to 25 miles, by the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, last week The British Transport Commission objected to the application by Mr. C. Wilme, Oldham. Mr. J. A. Dunkerley, for the applicant, said he purchased a vehicle of 3 tons unladen with the conditions "parcels and luggage from Shaw railway station, and general goods within live miles." Although the present vehicle was reasonably well occupied, it was standing idle on some days each , week an-d customers had approached him to go farther afield. Questioned by Mr. J. Edward Jones. for the objectors, Mr. Wilme agreed that he acquired the vehicle in March and almost immediately made the present application. He had paid for what he hoped the business would do in the future. Work he had expected to continue had ceased. Mr. Jones submitted that the majority of the work done by the applicant's predecessor had ceased, and Mr. Wilme had, in effect, bought a licence with the intention of finding fresh work. A representative of the Shaw Sheet Metal Co., Ltd., said that they wished the applicant to carry urgent repair work to and from cotton mills in connection with breakdowns, but were unable to specify the particular places. Refusing the application, Mr. Lindsay said the supporting evidence that had been produced was too slender.
BY-PASS WORK HAMPERED
A DEMOLITION contractor, work
ing on the construction of the Preston by-pass, told the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, last week, of the difficulty he was experiencing in getting vehicles to remove the rubble and stone.
Mr. William Gadsby, trading as Northern Demolition Contractors, was supporting an application by Mr. Geoffrey Leeson, Todmorden, for a vehicle on B licence. Mr. Gadsby said he had two C-licence vehicles, but they could not cope with all the work from the by-pass. " I have work for four or five vehicles. and I could employ the applicant seven days a week," he said.
After Mr. Leeson had amended his application to meet an objection by British Railways on mileage tio be worked from Todmorden, the application was granted.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the death of MR. IfV JOHN COWPERTHWAITE.
Mr. Cowperthwaite, who was claims superintendent of Nottingham Transport Department. died as a result of an accident involving the collision of a trolleybus, in which he was riding, with a mobile crane.