Sat 27 Aug 1814
Annual inspection on the Company’s Barge.
Mr Clissold has repaired the bank which he had cut through for the purpose of washing wool.
Mr Clissold sent a letter proposing the feeding of the canal from the brook, called Stroud Water, at Ebley, this proposal was suspended until after the next meeting at the request of Mr Clissold.
The weir at the top of Five Locks to be removed and the water taken into the canal at a more convenient place, Mr William Blackwell to proceed immediately.
The Westfield, Whitminster and Dudbridge Lock gates to be fresh planked.
Three catch pools to be put into a ditch at Ebley.
At a meeting of the Committee of the Stroud Water Canal Navigation held on board the Company's Barge at Wallbridge On Saturday the 27 August 1814
Present: John Snowden, Tho^s Holbrow, Rich^d Miller, Will^m Stanton, John Morgan.
Read the minutes of the last meeting.
The Clerk reported that M^r Clissold had complied with the order of the Committee meeting and repaired the bank of the Canal which He had cut through for the purpose of taking water from the Canal to wash wool.
M^r Clissold having waited upon the Committee in consequence of the Letter written by the Clerk pursuant to the order of the 23 Int^r and requested time that He might be enabled to lay before the Committee a proposal relative to the feeding of the Canal from the Brook call'd Stroud Water at Ebley, Resolved that the order respecting a feeder being made at Ebley be suspended untill after the next meeting at the request of M^r Clissold.
Order'd that the Weir at the top of the five Locks be removed and that the water be taken into the Canal at a more convenient place and that our Clerk do give directions to William Blackwell to proceed in the work immediately.
Order'd that the Westfield Lock Gates be fresh plank'd immediately, & also the Whitminster Lock Gates and Dudbridge.
Order'd that three catch pools be put into a ditch at Ebley [at the Road side leading to the Meadow].
Order'd that this meeting do adjourn to Monday the 3rd of October 1814 at 5 O'Clock in the Evening.
