Mon 3 Jul 1871
Mr Peyton reported that Messrs C Hooper & Co objected to the charge of £5 for the use of the canal between Bonds Mill and the Midland Railway for the carriage of their wool. Resolved that the charge be reduced to 50s per annum.
Mr Strachan attended with reference to the payment of £1 per annum required for the permission to place a pipe under the canal mentioned in the resolution of 18 May and asked that the payment be reduced to 2s 6d. This was agreed.
There appears to be question why the Company is paying 2s 6d per annum to Strachans for land near Lodgemore. This to be looked into as the Committee do not consider payment should be made for land owned by the Company. It was agreed that the subject matter of the payment should be ascertained and defined.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Wallbridge on Thursday the 3^d day of July 1871
Present: M^r F S Thornton, M^r G H A Beard Chairman, S Phipps, W W Kearsey, T Marling, T M Croome.
M^r Peyton reported that Mess^rs C Hooper & C^o objected to the charge of £5 for the use of the Canal between Bonds Mill and the Midland Railway for the Carriage of their Wool.
Resolved that the above charge be reduced to 50^s/ per annum.
M^r Strachan attended with reference to the payment of £1 per annum required by the Company for the permission to place a pipe under the Canal mentioned in the Resolution of the 18^th May last and asked that the payment migh be reduced to 2^s/6^d per annum.
Resolved that such payment be reduced accordingly.
It appearing that there is a question as to what the land near Lodgemore the sum of 2/6 per annum is paid as a rent to M^r Strachan,
Resolved that enquiry be made into the matter as the Committee do not consider any payment should be made for land appearing by their plans to belong to the Company and that the subject matter of the payment should be ascertained and defined.
Bills to be paid:
Tho^s Webb Timber: 68..13..9
Monger & Stout Ironmonger: 16..10..4
B Butt Glazier, etc,: 2..15..10
J H Yeend Rope, etc: 3..2..11
W Heelas Subscription Lighting Dudbridge Wharf: 5..0..0
