Municipal Purchases and Proposals
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Rambottom Urban District Council is bluing a Leyland Cub vehicle.
Barking Corporation is to obtain tenders for the supply of an ambulance. Coventry Transport Committee is to purchase three single-deck buses at a cost of £5,595. York Corporation i8 to purchase an oilengined road roller at an estimated cost of £980.
Sheffield Corporation has accepted the tender, at £175, of Autoways, Ltd., for the supply of a lorry.
Radcliffe Borough'Council has ordereda Leyland 500-700 g.p.m. fire-engine with Braidwoodtype body.
-Morecambe Corporation has accepted the Lender of Pye Motors, Ltd., for the supply of ii l'O-ewt. van.
Herne Bay Urban District Council has accepted the tender of Invicta Motor Works, Ltd. for the supply of a Fordson van. Etistbourne Corporation hat accepted the quotation of Aveling and Barford,Ltd.,' for the supply of a 7-8-ton oil-burning steam roller, Chichester Riiral District Council requires a 750-gallon cesspool-emptier and a side-loading reftse collector with all-metal body; tenders close on January 12. Coshorth Urban District C.onncil requires a 3lrton tipping lorry and a limousine-type firetender. Tenders for the supply of the former close on January 1_8, and for the tatter on January 25.
Sheffield Transport Committee has accepted the offers of the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., and Leyland Motors, Ltd., to extend their present contracts each to include the supply of 15 donble-deck buses.
Hereford Town Council' .requiree two 2-ton petrol lorries equipped, with twin-rack bandoperated tipping gear, and a 2-ton 7-cribie-yd, end-tipper equipped with similar gear. The closing date for tenders is January 18. Barking Highways Committee is to have a demonstration of a sweeper-collector, Whitehaven Town Council requires a 30-ewt, lorry, and tenders close on January 17.
Kirkcaldy Electricity Department requires an electric vehicle for general delivery purposes; tenders Close on January 12.. Aberdare Urban District Council requires tenders for the supply of an 8-ton. Steam
the closing date being January 15,
Bethnal Omen Borough Council_ is in the market for a general-purpose electric van; the closing date for tenders is January 14. '
Manchester Corporation has accepted the tender of Manchester Garages, Ltd., for the pro' vines of -a body for a travelling-library vehicle.
mantyglo and Blaine Urban District Council requires' tenders for the supply of a 30-cwt. petrol roller, the closing date being January 20.
Manchester Laecteicity Committee has accepted the tenders of John I. Thornyeroft and Co., Ltch,. and Kennings, Ltd., ' for the supply of goods vehicles.
Leeds Gas Committee is buying Conner vehicles from the' Spot Garage, Cox and Co. {Leeds), Ltd., and John Fowler and Bons (Harrogate), Ltd.
Mandlester Cleansing Committee is to pur chase additional motor vehicles at a' vest of £5,500. The change from horse-drawn to mechanical transport has proved .to be an economic policy. and to increase the amenities of the MO Manchffiter Transport' Committee is -buying 60 Crossley double-decker bror 'chassis with engiee's; 40 M.C.W. metal double
{leek blis bodies; 40-M.C.W... steel 'Shells for
double-deck bus ..:todies; LeYiand ; double'rleaer hue chaW-s with six-eylindered oil ;engi nese -and ffrona Mannhester.--Cara gee,' Ltd. a Fordson van.