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Six Irishmen must pull up their socks
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• A further six applicants who wished to work for CMA Contractors Ltd, of Bury, on M62 (CM May 2, 1969. December 19 and June 19, 1970) were granted short-term
O and B licences for three months by the North-Western deputy LA, Mr A. H. Jolliffe, in Manchester last week.
Of the applicants, all of whom came from Northern Ireland but are living in Bury, five required licences for one vehicle each and the sixth a licence for two vehicles. The LA granted M. Lennon and V. Magennis an interim operator's licence for one vehicle each, J. Sherry, S. McFetridge and J. Lennon an 0 and B licence for one vehicle each, and P. C. McDonnell, of McDonnell Bros, Bury, an 0 and B licence for two vehicles.
There were seven objections to the B licence application by Mr J. Lennon and two objections to each of the B licence applications by Mr Sherry and Mr McDonnell.
The director of CMA, Mr M. Khan, said that because the motorway work had fallen behind schedule it was necessary to employ at least 30 more vehicles. He added that as the heavier-type vehicle which required a B licence could withstand the rough work of carrying excavated and tippable road materials much better than the smaller vehicle it was desirable that these vehicles should be hired whenever possible.
Mr J. A. Backhouse, representing the objectors, said that as he did not think any of the applicants would make a profit and. could not produce any evidence of maintenance arrangements or financial stability, the licences should not be granted.
For the applicants Mr S. Moss said that each applicant thought the rates paid by CMA were satisfactory, and he added that as the objectors were not prepared to do this motorway-type work themselves, but would try to stop others doing it, he could only feel that they were acting like "dogs in a manger".
After making his decision, Mr Jolliffe told the applicants that in the three-month period they would have to "pull their socks up" by arranging for preventive maintenance inspections to be carried out and by keeping proper maintenance records.