Thu 4 Nov 1841
Special Meeting. Notice to Mr John George to quit dwelling houses, yard, warehouse, stable and garden at Dudbridge.
Wall to be built to support towing path of canal from termination at Wallbridge Wharf to distance corresponding with wall on north side to widen towing path and coal yard on south side.
Mr Mason to see to repair and strengthening crane at Dudbridge Wharf,
At a Special Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Walbridge on Thursday the 4^th November 1841
Present: M^r Cosham, M^r Holbrow, M^r Martin, M^r S Fisher, M^r P H Fisher, M^r H Beard, M^r Hughes, M^r J Fisher, M^r Stanton, M^r Geo Wathen, M^r Wyatt.
Ordered that Notice be given _in due time_ to M^r John George to quit the possession of the Dwelling house Yard Warehous Stable & Garden rented by him of the Canal Company at Dudbridge - and that in the mean time an intimation be given him of this order - and that its object is to get possession of the Warehouse, or to establish a satisfactory arrangement respecting the charges for Warehousing, etc.
[Wallbridge Wharf Wall]
Ordered that a Wall be built to support the towing path of the Canal from its termination at the Walbridge Wharf to a distance equal to and corresponding with the wall on the north side of the termination or basin of the Canal; & by that means to widen the space of the Towing path & coal Yard on the south side of the Canal.
Ordered that the following Bills be paid, viz:
M^r William Clegram - for surveying the Canal: 21..0..0
_ Brisley: 9.1.11
Ja^s Nurse: 5.6.3
M^r Hicks: 7.12.5
_ R Bushell, Smith: 9.8.4
Ordered that the payment of the following accounts made by M^r Mason be sanctioned and approved; the same having been paid by him in furtherance of the contract made with the parties on the term of making prompt payment, which term is found to be advantageous to the Company:
G Bosley for Tar £3.8.0 Geo Pride for Haul^g £1-1.9
Jno Knight for Lime Stone 16-5..0 H Harrison for Timber 11-15-0
[May 8^th]
B Burnall for Stationary 4-13-0 Job Blick for Timber £33.17^s.6^d
H Harrison Timber 6-0-0 W^m Longney for Bricks 6.0.0
Price & Washbourn Timber 7-19-10 A Dodd for Bricks 16.14.0
G Basham per Contract 27:10:0 S Critchely for Haul^g 5.2.0
[June]
G Basham for labour at Stopage 44.19.6 A Dodd for Bricks 11.10.-
G Bosley for Tar 9.4.6 J Dimock for Timb^r 6.0. .
W^m Hawkins for Bricks 1.13.0 Geo Basham 30-15-9
J Harper for Hall^g 3.5.0 D Hoskins Smith 3.0.10
R^d Bushell Smith 27.17.6 S Critchley for Haul^g 6.7.7
G Basha per Contract 27.10.0 J Gordon for Paint, etc 12.18.7
Geor Basham extra work 7.12.7 S Perry for Timber7.5.
Rich^d Cox for Stone 26.5, S Healey for Timber 10.10.-
Bengough & others Timber 37-3-6
[Crane Repair]
Ordered that M^r Mason do take measures for repairing and strengthening the Crane at Dudbridge Wharf.
