Thu 8 Aug 1839
Lower lock gates for Eisey Lock.
Shortening of lock at the Bourne not effected. Competent workmen employed on railroads.
Work at Daneway Wharf to be proceeded with immediately.
Committee agreed to request of Rev T Huntingford to make an entrance from the canal through the Waste Weir adjoining his garden to enable him to erect a boat house. Sixpence per annum.
H Staples of Kempsford Wharf now held premises as a weekly instead of a yearly tenant, paying two shillings a week.
Round house at Marston untenanted and dilapidated, as is watchman’s house built at Eisey Lock. Estimate of value to be ascertained.
Strip of land at Cerney Wick exchanged with Earl St Germans. Mr Jones to plant willow stakes on Company’s side of ditch.
Interview with Mr Mullings at Cirencester and Mr Lewis re Title Deeds of Company’s property at Brimscombe.
Experiment by Mr Jones for covering over shafts of Tunnel with brick.
Parapet of bridge at Furzen Leas to be repaired.
Temporary bridge and towing path erected by Cheltenham & Great Western Union Railway Co over canal near Hinton’s Bridge inconvenient and dangerous. Mr Haynes, sub engineer, provided plan. Permission postponed.
Problems with Steam Engine. Report from Mr Ferrabee.
New lime kiln at Thames Head.
Mr Gordon might be allowed waste water to irrigate his meadow.
Mr Nicholson, agent to Parkend Coal Co, claimed that Northern traders had an advantage over Dean Coal traders.
Clerk with 40 years service to receive £7, with 8 years £3.
Tank for Kyanising timber completed.
Mr Harrison, builder of Stroud, permitted to build wall along a strip of land, belonging to late Mr Holbrow, opposite Stroud Canal office.
Wall at Brimscombe Basin and lime kiln dilapidated.
Carpenters’ work: Making Kyanising tank and crane; New paddle frames and planking, upper gates of lower lock at Wallbridge; Making and erecting new wharf gates at Brimscombe Port; New upper gates to Puck Mill lock; New breast to lower gates of Ham Mill lock; New floor in Agent’s house; Repairing two ice boats and carpenters floating workshop; Sills, paddles etc to lower lock gates of Whitehall lock repaired.
Masons’ work: Building walls below Hope Mill and Wimberly locks to protect towing path; Rebuilding part of weir culvert at Red Lion lock and wall round Chalford wharf; Repairing brewhouse at Brimscombe; Repairing and enlarging wall to waste culvert in Walbridge lower pound; Rebuilding entrance to new wharf at Brimscombe Port; Renewing hollow quoins to lower gates of Ham Mill lock; Repairing wing wall to Cleeves lock, and above Puck Mill; Drain at Bourne lock; Cleansing pond below Brimscombe basin of mud.
Easter stoppage 1839: New stop at Smirrel valley; Tunnel, Siddington lower lock, long pond and lower short pond.
Whitsuntide stoppage: Tunnel, summit level leakages; South Cerney lower lock, new masonry and guard timber,lLower sills to be repaired, gates fitted, lock cleansed of mud and rubbish.
Mudding: South Cerney long pond, Boxhall Springs pond.
Mr James Smith requested a reduction in tonnage to recover trade in goods, Gloster to Cirencester, lost to land carriers. Mr Denyer to consider.
Interview between Mr Howell, proprietor of Griffins Mill and Messrs Palmer, Cass and Ford on behalf of the Company. Mr Howell accepted that the dilapidated state of Griffins Bridge was due to the earth piled against it and the heavy loads that passed over it but would not come to any specific arrangement. Letter to Mr Howell threatening legal proceedings.
Mr George’s application re pitching of his dock and repair of gates postponed.
Warehouse on the Island to be offered to Mr George at £10pa.
