Wed 21 Feb 1912
Cheltenham Billposting Co account paid.
Through traffic year ended September 1911 £361 3s 8d. £377 11 5d average of three years last. £449 4s 1d September 1894. Decrease of £71 12s 8s.
Severn & Canal Carrying Co delivered 58 tons 10cwt of resin to Messrs Bailey & Co works at Bowbridge at 8d per ton. Request for reduction of 2d per ton. Need to ‘cut the freight’ to get the trade for canal from Birmingham.
Estimates for timber at Saul Bridge not quite satisfactory.
Closing of towing path to public last week of March. Would be passers to sign request for permission in books.
Because of Mr Snape’s illness traffic records not up to date but heavy as mill owners laying in stocks of coal in view of possible general strike of colliers.
[1912 Feby] Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Wednesday the 21^st day of February 1912 @ 3.30 o'clock pm
Present: Philip Jas Evans, Walter J Stanton, F S Whittingham, W H Marling, Edward P Little, Jack Margetson, F A Little, A H Morton Ball, W^m Davies.
[Canal Bank at Ryeford] It was reported that nothing had been done to repairing the Banks of the Canal at Ryeford up to present.
[Cheltenham Billposting Co] The Cheltenham Billposting Company had paid the A/c referred to at the last meeting of Committee.
[Traffic Statement for County Council re T&S Canal] The Clerk reported the result of the Statement he had been instructed to prepare in response to the requirement of the County Council (under sec 43 of the Thames & Severn Canal Trust Act 1895) as to the through traffic for the year ended September 1911. It appeared that £361..3..8 was the amount of such through traffic for that year and £377..11.5 the average for the three years last past. The latter figure compared with the average of the three years ended Sept 1894 (£449..4..1) showed a decrease of £71..12..8 and therefore no payment was due under the Section 46 Thames and Severn Trust Act 1895.
[Severn and Canal Carrying C^o re Tolls] The Severn and Canal Carrying C^o had delivered 58^T 10^C of Rosin to Messrs Bailey & C^os works at Bowbridge, - the rate is 8^d per ton and they request a deduction of 2^d per ton saying that they had to cut the freight to get the trade for the Canal from Birmingham.
The Chairman agreed to see Messrs Bailey on the subject and deal with the matter.
[Saul Bridge] Estimates had been received for timber for Saul Bridge but were not quite satisfactory & the matter was left till next Committee Meeting.
[Canal Towing path "Closing"] The Clerk submitted a copy of the Notice to be posted, giving particulars as to the closing of the Towing path of the Canal to the Public in the last week of March which was approved and it was decided to let the men in charge at the time have books in which would-be passers should sign a request for permission.
[Credit Balance] The amount of Credit at Bank stood at £337..15..6 being about the same as at same date last year.
[Mr Snape's illness Traffic Return] The traffic had not been made up to date in consequence of Mr Snape's illness but it was known to be heavy as Mill Owners had been laying in stocks of coal in view of possible general strike of Colliers.
