Thu 6 Aug 1857
Survey of Canal, meeting at Lechlade.
Engine boiler in good condition.
Bottom of Canal lowered. Water at first arching to be deepened.
Iron pipe to convey water from roof of round house at Inglesham and other places.
Plantation at Daneway required thinning.
Mr Robert Lane applied to have short length of wall at Latton raised and to add about 2ft to towing path, at his expense, Company to find stone. Such a request should come from landlord, Lord St Germans, necessary.
Letter from Mr Arkell re application to raise wall, boundary between towing path and lands of late Revd Thos Huntingford at Kempsford, recently purchased by him.
Complaint from Mr Mantell re his shilling toll at Lechlade, when his boats deposit cargo at Marston.
Correspondence between Mr Taunton and Mr Franks re trees cut down and removed by Great Western Railway Company near Griffin’s Mill.
Company declined Mr Brewin’s application to bring coal by railway and deposit it on Company’s wharf at Cirencester.
Interview with Mr Dangerfield re reduction of tonnage on coal delivered at his three mills, two at Chalford and one at Gussage. 6d at Gussage Mill, 3d at other two. Mr Knight’s application for drawback of 3d per ton on 1000 tons to be landed at Chalford between 1 August 1857 and 1 August 1858 granted.
Arrangement with Mr Smith, drawback 3d per ton, continued.
