Wed 24 Oct 1917
Mr Snape reported that when water from Painswick Valley went down, leakage in Lodgemore culvert ceased. Nothing done.
Inspection report on canal from Mr F A Little and Mr E P Little.
Port and Transit Committee for this part of country met Chairman and Mr Snape and boat owners using canal. Offer to lend what men were required to take place of labour lost to canal by the war for working traffic and maintaining waterway accepted.
Instructions issued by Road Stone Control Committee. Highway Authorities instructed to use water borne stone in preference to that conveyed by rail.
Messrs Vowles & Sons to convey water by 2 inch pipe from canal at Stonehouse to their works. £2 p.a.
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[1917 October] Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Wednesday the 24^th day of October 1917 @ 3.30 o'clock pm
Present: Philip Jas Evans, W^m Davies, Edward P Little, F A Little.
Mr Snape reported that when the water from the Painswick Valley went down the leakage in the Lodgemore Culvert appeared to have ceased so nothing was done in the matter.
The Inspection Report on the Canal from Eastington to Dudbridge by Mr F A Little and that on the section from Dudbridge to Stroud by Mr E P Little were read and those Gentlemen thanked for their services in the matter.
The Chairman reported that the Port & Transit Committee for this part of the Country had met him and Mr Snape and the Boatowners using the Canal and discussed the conditions under which the Traffic is carried on and had offered to lend what men were required to take the place of the labour lost to the Canal by the war both for working the Traffic and the maintenance of the water-way and the offer had been accepted - our men having been sent down as as an experiment.
The Instructions issued by the Road Stone Control Committee were produced and it was seen with much satisfaction that in future the Highway Authorities were instructed to use water borne stone wherever possible in preference to that conveyed by Rail.
Messrs Vowles & Son had arranged to convey water by 2" pipe from the Canal at Stonehouse to their works for which they would pay £2 per an.
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