Municipal Purchases and Proposals.
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MORECAMBE Corporation has obtained sanction to borrow £3,400 for the provision of motorbuses.
WARRINGTON Corporation has accepted the tender of the Warrington Motor Co., Ltd., for the supply of a Motor lorry.
YORX Corporation has asked the city engineer to obtain tenders for the supply of a 2-ton motor lorry for the highways department.
The highways committee of the YORE.' Corporation has asked . the city engineer to obtain tenders for the supply of a 2.i-ton petrol roller.
SHEFFIELD Corporation has accepted the tender of Essam and rfewson, Ltd., at £370, for the supply of a Bean 25cwt. van for the electricity department. The hackney carriage and fire brigade committee of the DARLINGTON Corporation has accepted the tender of Messrs. George and Jobling for the supply of a new motor ambulance.
The cleansing committee of the Geescow Corporation has asked the cleansing director to report as to the advisability of making use of automatic gully cleansers of the type adopted by the London County Council.
The lighting committee of the BRIGHTON Corporation has voted 1750 for the provision of a tower wagon.
The tramways committee of the Briteniensme Corporation has decided to purchase 15 motorbuses at an estimated cost of £28,000.
GLASGOW Corporation has accepted the tender of the Harrow Industrial Co., Ltd., for the supply of a lorry trailer for the tramways department.
The motorbus committee of the EASTBOURNE Corporation proposes to purchase six motorbusts, and has arranged to inspect one of the latest types of covered-in double-deck vehicle.
The tramways committee of the MANCHESTER Corporation has accepted the tender of Crossley Motors, Ltd., for the supply of six 32-seater motorbuses on the company's 30-70 h.p. Eagle chassis.
Having further considered the question of the type of fire-engine to be obtained, the watch committee of the GLASGOW Corporation has now decided in favour of three light engines, at an estimated cost of 1900 each, for which tenders are now to be invited.
BoLson Corporation has authorized the purchase of a Morris 12-cwt. motorvan for the gas department.
NORTHELEET Urban District Council has asked the surveyor to report in regard to the provision of mechanical transport for refuse collection.
ESSEX County Council has authorized the purchase of a Morris Commercial 1-ton motor lorry for the Romford highways depot at a cost of £220.
The works committee of the KENSINGTON Borough Council recommends acceptance of the tender of John Chalmers .and Sons, Ltd., at £248 10s., for the supply of a Ford 30-cwt. motor lorry with removable body.
The tramways committee of the Yoex Corporation has asked the manager to use rower petrol and R.O.P. petrol on the buses during the next three months as an experiment and then to report the results.
The tramways committee of the MANCHESTER Corporation has accepted the tender of Messrs. W. Matkinson and Sons, of Harwich, for the genera/ builder's work in connection with the erection of a motorbus garage in PrincessRoad.