Wed 20 Feb 1918
Letter from Clerk of Severn Fishery Commissioners. Complaint of state of canal re weeds alleged to have caused a great drop in number of fishing permits issued by Board of Conservators and request for canal to be cleaned out. Consideration of fishing rights. Manager to see what could be done to improve matters. Fewer men left in district and large amount of overtime worked probably cause of less call for permits.
Letter from J Harris, tidesman at Framilode, asking for permission to do other work without the time being deducted by Company. Agreed for present as a wartime concession. Lamp and oil should be provided for use in his work on the canal. Recent high tides caused damage at outlet to Severn.
Heels of top gates at the Newtown Lock should be renewed this year.
Stroud Urban District Council applied to place facilities on towing path near their Sewage Destructor for running ashes into boats. Mr Milnes attended to explain their scheme to Chairman and Manager on the spot. £1 1s for each half year or part thereof.
Tonnage 1 October to 19 February £277 2s 7d, 1917 £274 14s 10d.
[1918 Feby] Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Wednesday the 20^th day of February 1918 @ 3.20 o'clock pm
Present: Edward P Little, F A Little, W^m Davies, W R Bloxam, Philip Jas Evans, Jack Margetson.
The Minutes of the last two meetings when a quorum of the Committee was not present were read and confirmed.
A letter from the Clerk of the Severn Fishery Commissioners was read in which complaint was made of the state of the Canal in regard to weeds which it was alleged had caused a great drop in the number of fishing permits issued by the Board of Conservators and asking if the Canal could be cleaned out or they would have to consider whether they must determine the fishing rights. The Manager was instructed to reply that he would see what could be done to improve matters but that the fewer men left in the district in consequence of the war and also the large amount of overtime worked were probably the causes of less call for permits.
A letter was put in from J Harris tidesman at Framilode asking permission to do other work without the time being deducted by this Company which was agreed to for the present as a war time concession and further that lamp and oil should be provided for use in his work on the Canal.
Mr Snape reported that the recent high tides had causes some little damage at the outlet to the Severn. Also that the "heels" of the top gates at the Newtown Lock should be renewed this year.
The Stroud U C Council had applied for leave to place facilities on the Towing Path near their Sewage Destructor for running ashes into boats - Mr Milnes attended for the purpose of explaining their scheme and it was arranged that the Chairman and Manager should meet the Surveyor and the Road Board Manager on the spot and arranges it if possible. The amount to be paid - if allowed - to be £1..0..0 for each half year or part of half year.
The Tonnage Oct 1 to Feby 19 had amounted to £277..2..7 against £274..14..10 to same date in 1917.
The credit balance at Bank stood at £391..10..0 as compared with £335..8..9 this time last year.
