Tue 5 Jul 1814
The bonds of Mr Hawker and Mr Purcell exhibited and appeared duly executed.
Robert Harper to be allowed to make an addition to his house for the purpose of selling salt, at his own expense.
Answer written to Mr Newman re his letter complaining of the lock keeper at Framilode.
Mr Miller and Mr Snowden have authority to direct something to be affixed to the bridge at Framilode to prevent barges passing under it.
The vegetables in the garden recently occupied by Thomas Beard to be valued.
William Purcells salary to be £65 per annum (paid quarterly), he agreeing to pay £5 per annum rent for his house and garden, exclusive of the land on the opposite side of the canal which he is not to occupy.
Ambrose Beard to quit his house immediately and it offered to Thomas Critchley at £25 per annum. Mr Critchley to agree to attend to Bristol Road Lock free of all expenses.
Mr Upton, Clerk to the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal, to be requested to meet some of the committee at Framilode 8 July to inspect Lock keepers house to give an estimate of the expense of repairing to old one or building a new one.
Mr Denyer, Clerk to the Thames & Severn Canal, to be requested to attend the office at Wallbridge and teach Mr Hawker their method of bookkeeping.
At a meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the committee Room at Wallbridge on Tuesday 5 July 1814
Present: John Snowden, R Scudamore, Rich^d Miller, John Holbrow, Nath^l Jones,
Read the minutes of the last meeting.
The Bond of the Chief Clerk M^r Hawker and the Lock-keeper at Framiload M^r Percell were exhibited and appeared duly executed.
Ordered that Robert Harper be allowed to make an addition to his present House for the purpose of selling Salt, at his own expence.
Order'd that an answer be written to M^r Newmans Letter complaining of the Lock-keeper at Framiload.
Order'd that M^r Miller & M^r Snowden have authority to direct something to be affixed to the Bridge at Framiload to prevent Barges passing under it.
Ordered that the Vegetables in the Garden recently occupied by Thomas Beard be valued.
Ordered that William Purcells Salary be fixed at the sum of sixty five pounds per annum, he agreeing to pay five pounds per annum rent for his house and Garden, exclusive of the land on the opposite side of the Canal, which he is not to occupy.
Ordered that his salary be paid quarterly, to commence from the twentieth of June last.
Ordered that Ambrose Beard do quit his house immediately, and that the refusal of it be given to Thomas Critchley at the rent of £25 per annum, he Critchley agreeing to attend the Bristol Road Lock free of all expence.
Ordered that M^r Upton Clerk to the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal be requested to met some Gentlemen of the Committee at Framilode on Friday the 8^th July at 12 o'Clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of inspecting the House occupied by the lockeeper, & of giving in an estimate of the expence of repairing the old one, or building a new one shall it be judged advisable.
Ordered that M^r Denyer Clerk of the Thames and Severn Canal Comp^y be requested to attend at the Office at Walbridge, and point out to M^r Hawker the method of book-keeping adopted by the Thames and Severn Canal Company.
Adjourned this Meeting to Tuesday 16^th August at one O'Clock in the afternoon at the Committee Room at Wallbridge.
