Undated, but rejected 1 November 1776
From John Beswick
Costs for completing work from Bristol Road to Wallbridge.
M^r Beswick to give in his Proposals what he will do the following work for, from the Bristol Road to Walbridge.
To cutting the Navigation Canals (the general Cutting) also the Lock pitts and finding all Materials of Barrows, Planks, and other Necessary Tools for the Execution for the said Cutting, at per yard Cube (levelling and soiling and forming the Tow paths included)@ 3^d.. 4^d.
To cutting puddle Gutters per Y^r Cube: 2^d.
To Puddling up the same per Yard Cube: 8^d 6^d.
To Stocking up Trees per Tree from 6 Inches at the girthing places as far as a men Standing can reach and upwards to any girth: ?
To Grubbing up hedge rows at per yard forward including trees under six Inches as above described: 4^d - 3.
To ramparting per Yard Superficial: 9d
To Backing a Bridge: 7^£..10^s..0
John Beswick
Recorded in Minute Book 1 page 99 for 7 November 1776 that the proposal was rejected the previous Friday.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/4212/
A revised proposal can be found in item 34 of Letter Book 9/20,
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/14021/
This was accepted on 20 February 1777 as recorded in Minute Book 1 page 113.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/4221/
