Tue 22 Jun 1886
Committee members carrying out the inspection on the 7 June were accompanied by Mr Broderip, a shareholder. They inspected the Buildings, Locks, Bridges, and the Property generally including the stores at the Canal Depot at Eastington. They looked specially at the water well and weir on Mr Lane’s premises at Ebley in accordance with a special agreement dated 20 January 1858, between the Company and Mr Lane; the slip of the embankment near the Railway Bridge at Stonehouse; the boundary posts put in by the Midland Railway Co at Stonehouse wharf; the Ocean Bridge at Stonehouse and the new Bridge at Framilode. The Committee, supported by Mr Broderip, with confidence reported most favourably upon the state of repair of the Canal property generally.
Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Tuesday the 22^nd day of June 1886 @ 3,o,clock pm
Present: Mr G H A Beard Chairman, Mr C H Hooper, Mr E Gyde. Mr A J M Ball, Mr E P Little, Sir W H Marling Bart.
Report to the members of the Committee attending the Inspection of the Canal on the 7^th inst.
In their inspection they were accompanied by Mr Broderip a shareholder whose attendance they much valued.
Starting at 9am they examined the Buildings Locks Bridges and the Property generally of the Company including the Stores at the Canal Depot at Eastington.
Their attention was specially directed to the water well and weir upon Mr Lanes premises at Ebley & which well and weir formed the subject of a special agreement between the Proprietors of the Canal Navigation & Mr Lane dated the 20^th January 1858 -- also the slip of the embankment near the Railway Bridge at Stonehouse as well as to the Boundary Posts put in by the Midland Railway Co at Stonehouse wharf -- the Ocean Bridge at Stonehouse and the new Bridge at Framilode.
Your Committee can with confidence report most favourably upon the state of repair of the Canal property generally in which they are supported by Mr Broderip.
Cheques drawn: £ s d
W^m James Snape: 37..10..0
M N Peyton: 10..8..0
H Fallows: 19..10..0
Messrs Webb & Spring: 24..14..11
[Total] £92..2..11
