Wed 21 Feb 1810
Samuel Bird has completed the Ice Boat.
Mr Cambridge requested permission to fix a weir on the side of the canal in the lower level on a certain meadow called Bully Mead, for the purpose of carrying off the surplus water from the canal in flood time in order to prevent an excess of water going over the weir in Spencehill Orchard, to the prejudice of the road at the foot of Saul bridge. Mr Cambridge to be allowed to do so on the condition that he and his successors do from time to time keep the same in repair.
Mr Cambridge having given up his claim to the towing path from Lockham Bridge to Whitminster Lock, the said towing path to be gravelled three feet wide, first raising the low places to prevent the water from flowing over.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee room at Walbridge on Wednesday the 21^st Feb^y 1810
Present: Sir Sam^l Wathen, Nath^l Jones, Henry Eycott, Tho^s Holbrow, Jos^h Grazebrook, Rowles Scudamore, Sam^l Wathen.
Read the Minutes of the last Meeting.
Our Clerk reported that Sam^l Bird has compleated the Ice Boat agreeable to his Contract.
Ordered that his Bill be paid for the same.
M^r Cambridge attended this meeting and requested permission to fix a Wier on the side of the Canal in the lower Level on a certain Meadow called Bully Mead for the purpose of carrying off the surplus water from the Canal in a flood time, in order to prevent the excess Water going over the Wier in Spencehill Orchard, to the prejudice of the Road at the foot of Saul Bridge. Ordered that M^r Cambridge be permitted to make the said Wier in Bully Mead upon condition that He and his Successors do from time to time keep the same in repair, and in case the same shall be found to be in any way prejudicial to the Canal, that it shall be removed upon application being made to M^r Cambridge or his Successors. M^r Cambridge having very handsomly given up his Claim to the Towing path from Lockham Bridge to Whitminster Locks, Otdered that said Towing path be Gravelled three feet wide, first raising the low places to prevent the Water from flowing over.
Adjourned this Meeting to Monday the ninth of April next at two o'Clock in the Afternoon at the Committee rom at Walbridge. 1810
