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Modernizing Municipal Methods.

TN almost every sphere of industry the Inciter - I - vehicle and power-propelled appliance are developing at an extraordinarily...

Page 80

WHEELS OF INDUSTRY.

The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all digicieties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

Page 84

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS.

Norwich Corporation is buying a 6-7ton Clayton ca-ertype steam wagon with end-tipping body. Lowestoft Corporation has...

Page 85

ROAD TRANSPORT MATTERS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Road Vehicles Bill. London Taxicab Fares and the Two-seaters. Insufficient Statistics of Bus Operation. The Road to the...

Page 86

EDINBURGH AND ITS BUS SERVICES.

The Constant Search for New Ideas for Improving the Comfort and Efficiency of the Vehicles and for Simplifying Maintenance. By...

Page 88

A VULCAN TWO-TON LIFTING VAN.

First Details of an Interesting Vehicle Designed for Inter-works Transport Where the Floors are at Different Heights. I T is a...

Page 89

CLEANSING SUPERINTENDENTS IN CONFERENCE.

rrHE • annual conference of the Institute of Cleansing Superintendents will be held in Dublin from June .13th to 17th...

Page 90

MUNICIPAL ROAD MOTO] TYPES AND PURPOSES.

I N making a comparatively brief survey of tile vehicles and appliances used -by municipalities, or in connection with - work...

Page 94

BETTER METHODS IN REFUSE COLLECTING.

The Call for the Prevention of the Escape of Dust and Litter. Preserving the Low-loading Edge_of the Refuse Van and Providing a...

Page 96

AN ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL BUS SERVICES.

Authentic Details of the Bus Activities of the Most Important Local Authorities with Particulars of the Composition of the...

Page 100

A NEW DENNIS CHASSIS FOR FAST COACHES.

The F-type Chassis, a Modification of a Type Which Has Been Very Successful for Singledeck Bus Work. I T is distinctly...

Page 102

THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT CONGRESS.

Interesting Papers Upon the History of Transport by Road and Rail, and of the Need for Avoidance of all Handicaps to Free...

Page 103

The New 6-cwt. Fiat Van.

A NEW light box van, which will deal with loads . of .6 cwt. of even fairly bulky goods, has been placed upon the market by...

Page 104

THE FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES OF BIRMINGHAM.

A Brief R6sume of the Development of the Service, the Types of Appliance Used, and Some Interesting Details of the Station...

Page 106

MOTOR OWNERSHIP versus HAULAGE HIRE.

The Experience of a Northern Municipal Body in the Haulage of a Considerable Quantity of Road Material. MIACTS and figures...

Page 109

DISCHARGING CONTAINERS FOR REFUSE.

Details of the Multibin, a Device to Expedite Refuse Collection.

A N interesting type of refuse-carrying and discharging device, known as

the Multibin, is being manufactured by Fry Bros., Ltd., Norman -Road, Gteenivich, l4ondon, S.E.10. Six of these containers are...

Page 110

INSPECTING PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES.

Extreme Care and Good Organization Essential to Secure Safety, Reliability and Comfort. Some Hints as to Points which Require...

Page 111

Preliminary Details of the Cologne Exhibition.

• • • T HE Cologne Commercial Motor .1 Exhibition, which is being held between May 20th and 31st, is one of exceptional...

A TRUCK-TYPE OF TRACTOR FOR 15-TON HAULS.

A USEFUL tractor appliance for work in quarries, tipping grounds and on the road in connection with tramway construction and...

Page 112

REQUIREMENTS IN A BUS SPECIFICATION.

Numerous Details That Should be Provided for When Municipal Bus Bodies are Being Ordered from the Coachmaker. A LTHOTJGH the...

Page 114

ENCOURAGING THE USE OF MUNICIPAL BUSES.

The Cleverly Devised System of Posters, Folders, Maps, Time-tables and Indicators which has Brought Much Traffic to Keighley's...

Page 116

THE MUNICIPAL VEHICLES OF PARIS.

The Organization of the Street and Market-place Cleansing Department, of the Fire-fighting Service, and the Bus System of the...

Page 118

GULLY AND CESSPOOL EMPTYING.

TOT many years ago one 'of themot4 insanitary and filthy braanches of municipal work was that involved in the emptying of...

Page 120

Twelve Tons on a Rigid-frame Six wheeler.

"L1OR about twelve mouths ex perimental work has proceeded at the Foden factory at Sandbach, Cheshire, in the production of a...

Page 124

Manceuvring Road Rollers in Restricted Areas.

O NE of the greatest difficulties confronting the driver of a Toad roller, whether it be of the tandem or threeroll pattern, is...

Page 125

HOW WALLASEY DEALS WITH REFUSE.

Six Electric Vehicles and an SD. Freighter Cooperate with Horsed Vehicles. A Save-therates Theory Applied to Stern Facts. I T...

Page 127

THE MUNICIPAL MOTOR IN GERMANY.

Although Restricted by Financial Considerations, Much Progress is Being " Made in Certain Directions, Particularly in Sanitary...

Page 129

THE RANGE OF MODERN MOTOR MOWERS.

Brief Details of the Chief Types and Makes From Which Municipal Authorities Can Make a Choice. F OR a number of years past...

Page 131

• THE MODERN ROAD ROLLER.

Why the Latest Models Differ So Much From Their Prototypes. Brief Details of Interesting Machines. lt/rODERN road construction...

Page 132

BUMPERS AND LIFEGUARDS.

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications. W E are glad to see that the provision of some means for decreasing the...