Mon 28 Jul 1800
Committee urged Thomas Cooke, master mason, to use greater diligence in rebuilding Blunder Lock, threatening to enforce penalty in contract.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Walbridge on Monday the 28^th of July 1800
Present: Rev^d Will^m Ellis, Ew^d Wood, Rev^d Jos^h Colborne, Rowles Scudamore, Nath^l Wathen, Nath^l Jones, Jos^h Grazebrooke.
Read the Minutes of the last Meeting.
Continued the Order respecting the Warehouse at Bristol Road. Also the Swivell Bridge at Lodgemore to be new erected.
The Gentlemen of the Committee now present surveyed the State of the Blunder Lock now rebuilding, and urged Tho^s Cook the Master Mason employed in the Work to use greater diligence in order to compleat the same, threatening to enforce the Penalty stipulated in the Contract made between him and the Company in case of his noncompliance.
Adjourn'd this Meeting to Monday the 11^th of Aug^t at 6 o'Clock in the afternoon at the Committee room at Walbridge.
