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29 M-way hopefuls fail
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WEST MIDLAND deputy LA Mr. R. Hall was told last week that the transport contracts in connection with the M6 extension held by Conway's Sand and Gravel Co. Ltd., and W. A. Brotheridge, with Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd., were to end the next day with work being taken over by Longford Construction Co. Ltd.
On August 21 the sponsors of 40 B-licence applications failed to put in an appearance (CM, last week) and the hearing was adjourned.
This time, Mr. Hall refused 27 applications to work for Conway's, and two for Brotheridge. He turned down a submission by Mr. Norman Carless (for eight applicants) that as the real customer was Taylor Woodrow the matter could be dealt with by adjourning and republishing the conditions. The customers had disappeared from the scene, he maintained.
Mr. J. Langham, for eight applicants sponsored by W. E. G. Howells and Partners in respect of work for Taylor Woodrow, said it was for a 2.9-mile extension of M6, which should be completed by December, 1969.
Rates vary
Some 1,800,000 cu. yd. of material had to be moved either to or from the. site.
Mr. J. N. O'Connor, an owner-driver, said he had been doing the work under short-term licence since the end of July, earning £180. Rates depended on length of journey—he was satisfied with them.
Questioned by Mr. D. E. Skelding, objecting for P. H. Cartwright and Sons Ltd., Male and Son (Pensnett) Ltd., and L.P. Transport (Tividale) Ltd., Mr. O'Connor said he had been in business for two months. Before that he was a long-distance lorry driver.
Mr. Hall said he had reports concerning irregular operations and overloading by a number of the applicants.
During the course of further evidence he warned a number of applicants that they should not answer questions which might incriminate them.
Mr. J. B. Davies, Taylor Woodrow's chief site engineer, said 120 tippers a day were required. A condition of contracts was that only properly-licensed hauliers should be used. The company was short of some 30 vehicles daily.
Questioned by Mr. Skelding, Mr. Davies said he had no knowledge that the site transport manager had told an objector that he had too much transport. The firm concerned had not been employed because its rates were too high.
Mr. Hall refused 29 applications, and adjourned the remainder to a date to be fixed.