Wed 23 Jul 1924
Messrs Cook & Co wrote that Company’s letter re tredging at Lodgemore had been handed to architects. Present unsatisfactory position could not be allowed to continue. Definitive reply without delay requested.
Claim by Mr Harris, “Stonebree”, Saul for £10 through Stroud Brewery Co., landlords. Water showed itself in Saul two to three o’clock in the morning, reaching Mr Harris’s house between ten and eleven o’clock. Premises flooded from Ditch at bottom of garden, water running round to front of house, getting in at front door. Whole of ground floor flooded, also shed used as a flour stores. Some flour damaged, some garden produce lost, value 5s. Water passed along Saul Ditch to culvert under canal. Some passed under road, through drain to Ditch which runs past bottom of his garden, some back and on to his premises.
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[1924 July] Committee Meeting held at Wallbridge on Wednesday the 23^rd day of July 1924 @ 3 o'clock pm
Present: Jack Margetson, Gd Evans, W R Bloxam, Henry R Hooper, Edward P Little, F A Little, R J C Little.
_West Gloucestershire Power C^o Ltd_
It was reported that no further reply had been received from the West Gloucestershire Power C^o re underground cable.
_Dredging at Lodgemore_
Messrs Cooke & C^o have written to say that the Companys letter had been handed to the Architects.
The Clerk was instructed to write a further letter to Messrs Cooke & C^o and to state that the present unsatisfactory position could not be allowed to continue, and to ask for a definite reply without further delay.
_Stroud Brewery C^o Ltd, Flood at Saul_
_Notes_ re Flood at Saul 31^st May 1^St June 1924.
Claim by Mr J Harris of "Stonebree" Saul, of £10..-, through The Stroud Brewery C^o Ltd, the Landlords.
_Chairmans investigation on the spot June 25 1924_
The Chairman and Major Little met Mr Harris at Framilode, on Wednesday morning 25.6.24, proceeded with him to Mr Harris' house at Saul.
The house in question, "Stonebree", is situated in the village of Saul, fronts the public highway, garden at side, and round the back, garden extends some few yards to a ditch, in the field adjoining.
On the other side of the public highway runs the "Saul Ditch".
Mr Harris carries on a baking business, & off licence.
It appeared that water shewed itself in Saul between two and three o'clock in the morning, reaching Mr Harris' house between 10 and 11-o'clock. The premises were flooded from the Ditch at the bottom of the garden, water running over the garden round to the front of the house, and getting in at the front door, the whole of the ground floor of the house was flooded, as was also a shed use as a flour stores and some flour was damaged. He stated he had lost some garden produce, owing to the flood, which he valued at 5/-.
The road in front of the house was not flooded, water passed along the Saul Ditch to our Culvert under the Canal, but just before reaching our Culvert some water passed under the road, through a drain from the Saul Ditch to the Ditch which runs past the bottom of his garden, cam back and so on to his premises.
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