Manchester Cleaning Competition
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KEEN competition in vehicle maintenance and cleanliness -continues to be evident among the staff of the Manchester Corporation Cleansing Department and last Saturday, at the annual departmental parade, J. Donnelly and P. Ward received joint championship Prizes from the Lord Mayor. Mr. Donnelly was runner-up last year.
At each of the three inspections held during the past year neither of the two drivers mentioned lost even a portion of a point. Awards for the first two placings were shared, each man receiving £8 10s.
The runner-up was W. Irvine who. during the year, dropped only a quarter point. He retires at the age of 65 in November when he will have completed 40 years' service with the department.
Awards for the final four-month inspection of the year were also distributed. Six drivers had gained maximum points with vehicles that could not be faulted in any respect and the six first prizes were therefore shared equally between them They were Ward, Donnelly, Ikvine, P. Kenna, P. Millington and E. Culloden who each received £7 15s. The last named had received 28 awards in previous years in the competition. Only two marks separated the men who tilled the first 18 places.