Thu 20 Mar 1873
Mr Kearsey handed in a cheque amounting to £41 9s 3d tonnage due from Stratford Flour Mill.
A letter from Messrs Ford Bros in reply to one written to them on the 7 March in reference to the question of tonnages was read. (viz); In reply to your letter of the 7 inst, we beg to say for the present we will pay 6d per ton each way.
A letter from Messrs Apperly in reference to a charge made for wharfage of sand at Dudbridge was read and the Clerk was instructed to write to them and to state that the claim would not be enforced this time, but in the future the Bye Laws would be carried out.
The house, stables, gardens, machine house and weighing machine on Dudbridge wharf be let to Mr E T Ward from the 25 March 1873 at the annual rent of £25, the rent payable half yearly and the tenancy to be determinable on three month’s notice on either side, to expire at Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas, or Lady Day in the first or any subsequent years. The weighing machine to be repaired by the Company at the joint expense of them and Mr Ward. The Company to keep in tenantable repair the roofs and outside of the house and stables and the tenant to keep in such repair the machine house, the weighing machine (after it has been repaired) the outside of the buildings and all besides the roof and the outside of the house and stables. These terms to be in lieu of those in the minute of the 19 January 1869. Mr Ward attended and assented to these terms and a copy of the resolution is to be sent to him.
Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge at 12,o,clock on Thursday the 20^th day of March 1873
Present: M^r G H A Beard Chairman, M^r W W Kearsey, M^r C H Hooper, M^r C H Fisher, M^r S Phipps, M^r J T Fisher, M^r T M Croome.
[45] Resolved that the General Half yearly Meeting be held on the 24^th April at 1,o,clock pm.
[38] M^r W W Kearney handed in a cheque amounting to £41..9..3 tonnage due from the Stratford Flour Mills Co Limited.
[38] A Letter from Messrs Ford Brothers in reply to one written to them on 7^th March in reference to the question of tonnages was read (viz):
March 19^th 1873
In reply to your letter of the 7^th inst we beg to say, for the present we will pay 6^d per ton each way.
[44] A letter from Messrs Apperley in reference to a charge made for wharfage of sand at Dudbridge was read, and the Clerk was instructed to write to them and to state that the claim would not be enforced this time, but in the future the Bye Laws will be carried out.
[20] Resolved that the House, Stables, Garden, Machine house and weighing machine at Dudbridge Wharf be let to Mr E T Ward from the 25^th March 1873 at the annual rent of £25, the rent to be payable half yearly and the tenancy to be determinable on three months notice on either side, teo expire at Midsummer, Michaelmans, Christmas, or Lady day in the first or any subsequent years. The weighing machine to be repaired by this Company at the joint expense of them and M^r Ward.
The Company to keep in tenantable repair the roofs, and outside of the House, and Stables, and the tenant to keep in such repair the machine house, weighing machine (after it has been repaired as before mentioned) the outside of the Buildings and all besides the roof and outside of the house and stables.
These terms to be in lieu of those in the minute of 19^th January 1869. M^r Ward attended and assented to these terms, and a copy of this resolution is to be sent to him.
Bills to be paid: £ s d
M^r N A Partridge 1/4yrs pension: 12..10..0
M^r W^m Coley Auditor 1/2 year: 7..17..6
M^r W W Kearsey Law Expenses 1/3 year: 7..10..0
M^r M N Peytong 1/4 yrs Salary: 10..8..0
M^r W J Snape 1/4yrs Salary: 30..0..0
[Total] £68..5..6
