Tue 20 Dec 1870
Mr Kearsey reported that he had secured a plaint in Gloucestershire County Court at Stroud against C Kite of Paganhill, mill stone dresser, for trespassing on the towing path of the canal near the Oil Mills on 14 June during the stoppage and that C Kite paid into court 1s, the amount of damages claimed for the trespass, and 1s for the cost of the plaint.
Re Lodgemore Brook, Mr Partridge saw Mr Clapham of Stratford Flour Mill Co who agreed that their Captain Clark should not interfere with the water of the Lodgemoor Brook without permission from the Company.
A proposition made by Mr Taunton on behalf of the Thames & Severn Canal Company that this company should consent to afford certain facilities for the establishment of a trade from Stonehouse Wharf to be conducted in trucks borne on pontoons and moved by steampower had been fully discussed by the Committee. Mr Taunton was asked to provide to the Committee with the advantages of the proposed new scheme which would bring greater traffic to the two canals and may be disadvantageous to the present traders on the canal.
A sub-committee appointed to meet to inspect the bridge at Dudbridge to consider the amended proposals submitted by Mr Marling.
Mr Peyton reported that J Black, captain of the vessel Effort, damaged the Framilode Bridge by allowing the barge to run against it 12 December. He must pay 10s within a week or the full amount of the damage is to be enforced.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Wallbridge on Tuesday the 20^th day of December 1870
Present: M^r J C Hallewell, G H A Beard Chairman, F S Thornton, J T Fisher, S Phipps, C H Fisher, W W Kearsey, T M Croome.
M^r Kearsey the Solicitor of the Company reported that in pursuance of the Resolution of the Committee of 21^st June last he on the 21^st of November last caused a plaint to be issued in the name of the Company in the County Court of Gloucestershire at Stroud against C Kite of Paganhill Mill Stone Dresser (No 1534) for trespassing on the Towing path of the Canal near the Oil Mills on the 14 June last during the Stoppage and that the said C Kite paid into Court 1^s/ the amount of damages claimed for the trespass and 1/ the cost of the plaint.
With reference to the Minute respecting the Lodgemore Brook at the last Committee Meeting M^r Partridge reported that on the 17^th of last month he had seen M^r Clapham of Stratford Flour Mills Company who said that their Captain Clark should not interfere with the water of Lodgemore Brook without previously obtaining the leave of the Canal Company.
The proposition made by M^r Taunton on behalf of the Thames & Severn Canal Company that this Company should consent to afford certain facilities for the establishment of a trade on Stonehouse Wharf to be conducted in trucks borne on Pontoons and moved by Steam power was very fully discussed & the letters & plans submitted on the subject fully gone into. The decision of the Committee is embodied in the following letter which they directed should be addressed to M^r Taunton:
Copy of letter sent to M^r J H Taunton Dec^r 20^th 1870.
Dear Sir
We have had the subject of your proposed Pontoon traffic on the 2 Canals very fully discussed this morning & bey a full Committee. It appears to them that it would be unwise to make the extensive alterations proposed unless it can clearly be shown 1^st that some traffic entirely new to both Canals is likely to be introduced thereby 2^s that no damage be done to the interests of the present traders on the Canal & this notably in the case of the Steam coal from the Forest of Dean. Under the circumstance (and looking to the greater cost of bringing coal from Stonehouse Wharf by steam rather than horse power) can you put before this Committee any definitive prospect of advantage attending the proposed new scheme?
Resolved that a SubCommittee be appointed to meet on Friday next at 11 o'clock to inspect the Bridge at Dudbridge to consider the amended proposal submitted by M^r Marlin the SubCommittee to consist of M^r Croome M^r Beard & M^r Phipps.
M^r Peyton reported that J Clark Captain of the vessel Effort damaged the Framilode Bridge by allowing the Barge to run against it Dec^r 12^th. Ordered that he pay 10^s/ within a week or the full amount of damage be enforced.
Bills ordered to be paid:
N A Partridge: 30..0..0
E Peyton: 30..0..0
M N Peyton: 9..15..0
J Trotman: 30..0..0
May & Hassell: 27..10..0
Fielding & Platt: 7..19..0
A James: 3..9..0
G Perry: -..19..8
W Hobbs: 0..2..0
O Cam: 11..14..7
