1810-1833
Gloucestershire Archives TS164c
Committee meeting minutes from 10th April 1810 to 26th November 1833
Mortgages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Minutes Tue 24 Apr 1810
Half yearly accounts to 2 Apr 1810 by John Denyer.
Mortgages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
£3000 Exchequer Bills to be sold to pay for the dividend.
Mortages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Mortages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Petition to House of Commons against a bill to allow coals to be carried to London
Report on the condition of the canal and the Company's accounts
The open shed on the great wharf at Brimscombe to be walled up with a number of doors.
Old house crane on big wharf at Brimscombe to be replaced by one like that on the Island and another to be built on Bakers Wharf.
Additional carpenter & mason be employed on the line of works.
A watch house to be erected at Daneway under the inspection of Mr Procter and a watchman appointed to attend there.
Roofs of houses & shops at the Bourne to be made good.
When Mr Driver pulls down his mill wall near the Bell Lock, Mr Procter to reinforce towpath.
Mr Procter to purchase a repair boat.
Mr Salt to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Mortages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Exchange of small pieces of land with heirs of late Joseph Lewis to help make a road between Brimscombe Bridge and a ditch conveying waste water from the bason.
Agreed accounts of Thames trade & estates etc be transferred to Trade Ledger at Brimscombe.
Mr Salt to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Agreed to pay John Denyer and John Procter £50 to cover their Property Tax payments.
Report on a meeting with the Wilts & Berks Canal Co.
Long report from James Black on the Wilts & Berks Canal, other proposed canals and on improving water supply to the summit.
Mr Salt to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Mr Salt to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Half yearly accounts to 2 Oct 1810 by John Denyer.
Mortgages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Four canal proposals to be opposed and one to be watched (details given).
Mr Salt to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Agreed to pay compensation to the Churn millers.
Mortgages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Mr Salt to purchase Exchequer Bills.
Agreed a petition to Parliament in favour of the Severn Junction Canal
Half yearly accounts to 2 Apr 1811 by John Denyer
Mr Black to meet Messrs Boulton & Watt re a steam engine for pumping water.
Mortgage replaced by a new share.
Mortages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Enquiries to be made for a wharf for the Company at Lechlade
John Gardiner to rebuild the wall he threw down near Ballingers Lock
Golden Valley Bridge and land to be repaired.
John Baker of Twizzle's farm to remove planks etc near Bakers Lock
Company's land opposite wharf at Wallbridge to be enclosed from the towpath.
John Wilkins to buy the spoil bank at the Coatsfield end of the tunnel.
Oak and elm timber to be purchased.
15 Yards of stone walling to be added to the frontage of the wharf at Brimscombe each year.
Representatives of William Smith deceased to be repaid his subscription.
Half yearly accounts to 1 Oct 1811 by John Denyer.
Thomas Lane to be paid law expenses.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Timber for sale at Thames Head to be purchased.
Accounts of the coal trade at Lechlade to be transferred from the Committee of Trade to the Proprietors.
Price of coal sold at Lechlade to be reduced.
Half yearly accounts to 6 Apr 1812 by John Denyer.
Hill's wharf at Lechlade to be purchased.
Wilts & Berks Canal Co to be invited to a meeting re Severn Junction.
Mortgages & Bonds replaced by new shares.
Long report on the proposed Severn Junction Canal from Latton to Swindon to be circulated.
Arrangements for promoting the Severn Junction Canal.
Report wanted on state of water in Ewing Springs.
Repairs to Bell Lock and bridge to be completed.
Warehouse to be built at Wallbridge on south side of canal.
Letter to be sent to shareholders inviting investment in proposed North Wilts Canal.
Mr Salt to purchase an Exchequer Bill.
Bill for making a copy of the Company's plan book to be paid.
Half yearly accounts to 6 Oct 1812 by John Denyer.
Agreed Petition to Parliament in support of North Wilts Canal (wording given).
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Mr Salt to purchase an Exchequer Bill.
William Jessop to be paid for his work on the North Wilts Canal.
Agreed to recommend supporting the proposed North Wilts Canal financially.
Seal to be fixed to bill for North Wilts Canal to show formal approval.
Half yearly accounts to 5 Apr 1813 by John Denyer.
Petition to be prepared in favour of North Wilts Canal.
Agreed to purchase Hill's Wharf at Lechlade.
The wooden bridge at Wallbridge connecting the premises of Mr Watts to be put in a proper state of repair.
Wooden bridge leading to Siddington parsonage to be repaired.
Agreed prices for Mr Hipsley to sell coals at Lechlade.
Bounty on Newport coal taken down the Thames to be discontinued.
£250 to be paid towards legal expenses for the North Wilts Canal.
Treasurer to dispose of Exchequer Bills to pay for the dividend due.
Act for amending Act 23rd year of His Majesty for making and maintaining the T&S Canal has been opposed in the House of Lords by Edward Loveden Loveden.
Act for amending Act 23rd year of His Majesty for making and maintaining the T&S Canal [T&S Canal Act 1813] and the North Wilts Act [1813] have both been passed.
Mr Bevir to be consulted on the purchase of Cirencester Wharf.
Summit level to be repaired.
Paddles below Daneway to be repaired.
Lechlade Wharf to be raised and enclosed by a wall, and warehouse to be reduced to its original width. House on wharf to be raised to height of adjoining salt warehouse.
Warehouse at Daneway to be taken down and rebuilt.
Boat to be purchased for use of carpenter between Stroud and Daneway.
Mr Proctor to measure the canal and put up at every half mile a stone marking the distance from either end of the canal respectively.
£5 to Mr Denyer for being in London during the passing of the T&S Canal Amendment Act.
Sealed certificate promising financial support to North Wilts Canal.
Seal to be fixed to a conveyance dated 8 Oct 1808 to Joseph Pitt of Cirencester for messuage and 1a 2r land at Daneway. [public house]
Boats with cargo lying at a wharf for 24 hours to pay wharfage
Millers claim for increased compensation to be resisted
Bye Laws and Orders to be transcribed on parchment and sent to Lechlade and Siddington.
Treasurer to sell Exchequer Bills and buy India Bonds paying better interest.
Half yearly accounts to 4 Oct 1813 by John Denyer.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Concern about conduct of some traders and bargemen towards agent at Brimscombe. Committee to meet at Brimscombe on 23 December.
Mr Denyer had asked the Committee to postpone their proposed visit. Mr Denyer to subscribe to the association now forming for apprehending persons charged with stealing on the River and Canal.
Site of the proposed basin at Latton had been marked out. Lord Eliot to be paid for the land and construction work to begin.
Boats smaller than T&S Canal boats to pay for a cargo of at least 20 tons unless on a return trip.
Mr Denyer to attend General Meeting to discuss proposed alterations in tonnage rates.
Thomas Lane to be paid for law business.
Mr Lane to investigate proposed new road from Stroud to Cirencester.
Half yearly accounts to 4 Apr 1814 by John Denyer.
Due to infirmity, Mr Procter to continue handling money as before but his role as Clerk of Works to be taken by Charles Jones.
Agreed that the Lime Warehouse at Brimscombe be converted into a shop for the carpenter there and the present carpenters shop be fitted up for the occasional use of a blacksmith.
House to be built at Whitehall Upper Lock for watchman in charge of locks between Whitehall Bridge and Clowes Bridge.
A dispute having arisen respecting the use of the water from the spring in the Rack Hill (which supplies the premises lately sold to Messrs Lewis as well as the house occupied by the Company's agent. Resolved that the reservoir and the inlet thereto be divided agreeable to the condition of sale dated 8 Oct 1807 when the house and premises were sold.
Mr Denyer's garden to be extended 50ft and fenced off as at present.
Mr Jones to survey the whole line of canal and to consider widening the locks to take two small boats.
Mr Denyer's salary to be increased to £280 pa.
Half yearly accounts to 5 Oct 1814 by John Denyer.
Power of Attorney for Thomas Hipsley of Lechlade to prosecute bankruptcy proceedings against Richard Hatton of Burford.
Samuel Smith to engage miners to create gallery from engine pit to experimental pit
Claim on estate of Richard Hatton
Mill holders complained that their water was being wasted. Agreed feeding sluices to be repaired and secured by locks, and employees not to take water except at full water times and on Sundays as heretofore.
Churn millers to be paid compensation.
Treasurer to sell India Bonds to pay for call on North Wilts shares.
Mr Denyer to arrange repairs for the steam engine.
Agreed to fence the new Stroud road for the allowance offered by the Trustees.
