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News of Municipal Activities
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Salford's Report on Refuse. Collection.
With a view to effecting extensive economies in refuse-collection costs. at Salford, the finance committee, in an interim report just published on corporation expenditure, recommends the substitution on a large scale of motor vehicles for horsed transport. This change, together with the reorganisation of the duties of the cleansing department upon modern lines, will, it is computed, result in a saving of £5,000 per RUM= In a comparative table ot refuse-collection costs for various large centres, it is shown that Salford's cost per ton for loading and transport works out at 11s. 0.2d. and Manchester's 11s. 11.7d. per ton, compared with 8s. 11d, per ton at Birmingham, and 6s. 10d. per ton at Blackburn and Walsall.
At present a weekly collection is made with 31 horse-drawn vehicles and five motor vehicles, but the committee, commenting that Salford's high costs result from the continuance of horse-drawn transport, recommends the acquisition of a fleet of approximately 20 suitably designed mechanically propelled vehicles.
Manchester Against Salter Report The transport committee of Manchester Corporation has decided that, having considered the Salter Conference recommendations so far as they affect passenger vehicles, they would, if carried out, adversely affect the operation of the corporation bus services. Fares would require to be substantially raised, and many routes would be made unremunerative.
For these reasons, the committee associates itself with any action that may be taken by the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association and the Association of Municipal Corporations in opposition to the recommendations of the report. Members of Parliament for Manchester are being asked to oppose any Bill embodying the proposals in thei r present form.
Bonus Cut for Drivers?
Eastbourne Corporation pays its bus drivers a bonus of 2s. a week if they complete their week's work without missing a journey through a breakdown. This bonus has been in force for over 25 years.
The motor bus committee is to consider the abolition of this bonus, as suggested in connection with the settlement of the rates of pay with the Transport and General Workers' Union.
Morecambe Opposes Rail-and-Road Report.
The transport committee of Morecambe Corporation has given consideration to the report of the Conference oh Rail and Road Transport, with reference in particular to the additional taxation of public-service vehicles. Correspondence from the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association also has been submitted. The report indicated that the approximate average increase per vehicle would he £147 per annum, which, in the case of Morecambe, would amount to £4,998 a year.
It was unanimously resolved that the scheme of the greatly increased duties be strenuously opposed, on the ground of the disastrous financial effect which it would inevitably have upon the undertaking, a burden that would have to be borne by increased fares, or else met out of local rates.
It was further resolved that copies of the resolution be submitted to the Member of Parliament for the division and to the Ministry of Transport, and that the full support of the committee be given to the steps proposed to be taken by the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association for the purpose of ensuring that these proposals will net receive legislative sanction.
Morecambe Buses Yield Greater Profit.
For the past municipal year the gross profit in respect of the bus section of Morecambe Corporation's passengertransport undertaking was £15,862, as compared with £11,521 for the year 1030-31, the net profit being £6,189, as compared with £2,625.
One-way-traffic Application by Southport.
The watch committee of Southport Corporation has decided to make application to the Minister of Transport for an Order under Section 46 (2) of the Road 'Traffic Act, 1930, prohibiting the driving of vehicles in Chapel Street, between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m., otherwise than in the direction from London Street to Eastbank Street, and has asked the chief constable to take proceedings accordingly.
A Three-way Road Experiment.
At the request of the Ministry of Transport, the Borough Council of Barnes is undertaking an experiment on a stretch of road, three-quarters of a mile long, at Castel/tau, Barnes, S.W. The road is straight at this point and is being divided into three carriageways by white lines, it being intended that slow vehicles shall be driven nearest to the kerbs, the centre section being for the use of fast-moving traffic.