Tue 17 Feb 1885
Chairman and Mr Hamilton Mills had met the contractor and agreed the stoppage of the traffic on the canal on Sunday night, 8 February, and a definite payment of £5 5s for each day and for any part of day that traffic was stopped through the drawing off of the water, but that the minimum payment should be £10 10s exclusive of all attendant expenses in wages and such like to the officers or workpeople of the Canal, Mr Mills to prepare an agreement to be signed by the Contractor. Clerk reported that the stoppage took place on time, the work completed by the Contractor and a bill amounting to £32 15s 8d. sent to him for payment as per the Agreement.
Clerk reported a heavy expense for the repair of a sustaining wall at Eastington that had collapsed as a result of drawing off the water; the Committee resolved not to ask the Contractor for this payment, although it was open to question whether under the terms of the Agreement he was not responsible for it.
Chairman read a letter received from Mr Charles Hooper recommending the breaking up of the old mud boat lying in the dock at Eastington.
Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Tuesday the 17^h day of Febuary 1885 @ 3,o,clock pm
Present: Mr E C Little Chairman, Mr H H Mills, Mr G H A Beard, Mr C H Hooper, Mr E F Gyde, Mr W Davies junr, Mr John Howard.
[54] The Chairman stated that he and Mr Hamilton Mills had in accordance with the proposal made at the last Meeting arranged with the Contractor for the Sewage works at Stonehouse for the Stoppage of the traffic on the Canal on Sunday night the 8^th Febry Instant and for a difinite payment of £5..5..0 for each day and for any part of a day the traffic on the Canal should be stopped by reason of the necessary drawing off of the water in the Canal, but to that the minimum payment should be £10..10..0 exclusive of all attendant expenses in wages or such like to the officers or work people of the Canal; the terms generally to be embodid in an agreement to be prepared by Mr Hamilton Mills and executed by the Contractor.
The Clerk reported that the Stoppage of traffic took place at the time named, that the work had been completed by the Contractor and that the bill amounting to £32..15..8 for compensation to this Company -- and other attendant expenses had been sent in to the Contractor for payment pursuant to the Agreement which had been duly entered into by the Contractor.
[7] The Clerk also reported that a heavy expense had been incurred in the repair of a sustaining wall at Eastington which on the drawing off of the water in the Canal had fallen in, but the Committee resolved on not insisting upon the payment of this unforeseen expense by the Contractor, though it was open to question whether under the terms of the agreement he was not responsible for it.
[4] The Chairman read a letter he had received from Mr Charles Hooper recommending the breaking up of the old Mud Boat lying in the Dock at Eastington.
Cheques drawn: £ s d
Mr O Cam: 25..14..3
Messrs Hill & Low: 5..5..7
Messrs Hooper & Co: 4..15..0
Mr S Jefferies: 7..14..0
Mr O Cam: 10..7..0
Febry 18 Mr Cannon "Income tax": 22..14..10
[Total] £76..10..8
