Wed 21 Feb 1917
Probability of Government taking over canals.
Stroud Gas Co agreed to rate of 5d per ton for coke Stroud to Gloucester in boats going back empty.
Albert Jefferies alerted to likelihood of trees on his land adjoining canal at Dudbridge falling across Company’s property. Held responsible for damage.
Severe and continued frosts caused stoppage of traffic for three weeks.
Mr Burra of Silver Trees near Stroud given permission to inspect records of canal re use of tokens in early days of Navigation.
Through traffic year ended September 1916 £270 17s 1d. £307 7s 9d average of 3 years, September 1894 £449 4s 1d. Decrease of £141 16s 4d.
Tonnage 1 October to 20 February £272 17s 4d, 1916 £351 1s 6d.
[1917 Feby] Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Wednesday the 21^st day of February 1917 @ 3.30 o'clock pm
Present: Edward P Little, F A Little, Philip Jas Evans, W^m Davies, F S Whittingham.
The minutes of the previous Meeting were read and confirmed.
The Minutes of meeting of Canal Association on Feby 6 had been received. The only matter calling for attention in them was the statement that a view of the probability of the Government taking over the Canals the matters set down for discussion were not gone into.
The Stroud Gas C^o had agreed to the rate of 5^d per ton for Coke from Stroud to Gloucester in Boats otherwise going back empty.
Mr Whittingham had attended to the conversion of £100..- worth of 4½% Government War Loan into new 5% and the purchase of £100..- of New Loan.
A letter had been sent to Mr Albert Jefferies calling his attention to the likelihood of the trees on his land adjoining the Canal at Dudbridge falling across the Company's property and informing him that if this happened he would be held responsible for any damage arising therefrom.
No letter had been received in reply and Mr Snape was instructed to see Mr Jefferies on the subject.
The severe and continued frosts had caused a stoppage of the traffic for three weeks all efforts to free the Navigation from Ice having failed until Monday last the 19^th inst.
A letter had been received from Mr Burra of Silver Trees near Stroud asking for permission to inspect the records of the Canal as to the issue of Tokens in the early days of the Navigation and this was granted.
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 and Severn Canal Trust Act 1895) as to the through traffic for the year ended September 1916.
It appeared that £270..17..1 was the amount of such through traffic for that year and £307..7..9 the average of the three years last past. The latter figure compered with the average of the three years ended Sept 1894 (£449..4..1) showed a decrease of £141..16..4 and therefore no payment due under the Section 46 Thames and Severn Canal Trust Act 1895.
A cheque was signed for £150..- due to the County Council on the Thames & Severn Canal A/c under the Act (1895) to September 30^th 1916.
Tonnage
Oct 1^st to Feby 29^th
£ s d
1917: 272..17..4
1916: 351..1..6.
Credit Balance at Bank:
£ s d
1917: 450..1..0
1916: 400..5..4.
