1948-1952
Gloucestershire Archives D1180/9/19
Letters written by Percy G Snape between August 1948 and December 1952
Weekend April 14-17 not convenient. We have taken an impression of the Company Seal. Shall I send it on or will you call for it?
Income Tax. File No. 570. Reg No. 1/107312. Receipt of your letter. Same sent to Company Auditors
Trunk Roads Act 1946. H T R/48/13/02. Meeting with your Inspector at this office 2.00 pm Wednesday 2 May.
No reply to my letter 25 March re trespass of stove pipe attached to back of your house next towing path at "Long Row"" Framilode. Remove pipe."
Re your letter 16 April re sale of cottages at Dudbridge. Cottage occupied by Mr Wiggall required for canal use. Let me know your views on void cottage attached to lock keeper's cottage.
Income Tax. 1/64581. Re your letter 23 April. Same sent to Company's Auditors
Dudbridge Wharf. Gloucestershire County Council. Receipt of your letter 24 April enclosing Counterpart Lease dated 12 April and your cheque for £22.10.0
Sale to Wiggall. Warehouse & Land at Dudbridge. Receipt of your letter 25 April
Dudbridge Wharf. Lease. Cheque for £22 10 0 received from Little & Bloxam
Overhead Service to Station House
RE stovepipe - Long Row
Stroudwater Canal Bridge. Whitminster near Stroud. Exeter - Leeds Trunk Road. Receipt of your letter 19 May.
Broken sluice gate at Ebley Mills. Re your letter 19 June. Let me have suggestions for arranging necessary repairs to put before Chairman on his return.
Stroudwater Canal not navigable. Waterway from Stroud to Chalford undertaking of G.C.C. Get in touch with Clerk of County Council
P 905/1550 P G Snape Tax 1951-52. Cheque for £4.8.0 and Remittance Card.
Kindly clear the weir at Newtown. Lot of rubbish blocking the inlet. Chair and logs.
Employers Liability Policy 82316/TR20511. Cheque for £1.6.3. will you arrange renewal and cover?
Re your letter 6 July which will be considered at next Committee Meeting 25 July.
Receipt of your letter 573/10/0BJ/F. Before Committee 25 July.
Audit. Half Yearly Meeting Wallbridge 25 July @ 3 o'clock pm.
Re your letter 6 July
Your estimate re proposed Lavatory etc. at Dudbridge not accepted.
Receipt of your cheque for £200 re action versus Gloucestershire County Council.
Re your letter 3 August
Re Trespass pipe. Long Row at Framilode. No letter received as promised by your wife. Again before Committee
Drain at Dudbridge Cooking Depot. Re your letter 17 September. Sanction agreed of your proposal to carrying pipe across towing path. Safeguards in Agreement to be drawn out by our Solicitors
Canal at Wallbridge. Your application to fill in Wallbridge Bason considered by Committee. Permission agreed provided material is good hard stuff. Start at Wallbridge end. Uninterupted joining to be made with existing wharf.
Re your letter 3 July
Income Tax P 695/1550 1951-52. Cheque £4.9 0 and Remittance Card.
Serious damage caused to Ocean Bridge by heavy and constant traffic of contractors' vehicles. Navigation only liable to maintain bridge to carry traffic normal at time of construction. Wooden bridge. Assurance from Mr Flowers
Re your letter 16 October. Formal complaint to Joint Drainage Board. Their contractors are mainly responsible for present condition of bridge near Stonehouse Court. Navigation only liable to maintain a bridge to carry traffic normal at time of construction. Mr Flowers
Re your letter 29 October. I return death certificate of J E Money
Re your letter 29 October. Ten shares Nos. 15.18.19.88.123.124.130.132.161.165 in your name Emily Stephens and Edith Annie Stephens. Special Resolution would mean abandonment if agreed to by Ministry. No traffic on canal for years entailing liability to shareholders
Major Robert Johnston Caruthers-Little is willing to stand as Proxy for you at the Special Extraordinarry General Meeting on 21 November.
Shares Nos. 8.62.137.175 stand in your name Walter Charles Stanton and Albert Henry Peck.
Shares Nos. 8.62.137.175 stand in your name Walter Charles Stanton and Albert Henry Peck.
Re your letter 6 December
Rent for October and November 1951 not paid. Kindly forward £3.6.8. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter.
Income Tax P 695/1550 1951-52. Cheque £4.10. 0 and Remittance Card.
Committee Meeting Wallbridge 23 January @ 3.30 pm.
Stroudwater Navigation Proposed Abandonment. In reply to your letter 4 February
Stroud District Sewerage Joint Committee. Re your letter 5 February
Copy of 348 sent per R P
Re your undated letter
Income tax. File 570 D Reg. No. 1/D 7312. Your communication sent to Company's Auditors
Stroudwater Canal Acts of Parliament.Thanks for your letter 28 April. I will mention to Committee that records should be deposited as you suggest.
Committee Meeting Wallbridge 21 May @ 2.30 pm.
Committee Meeting Wallbridge 21 May @ 2.30 pm.
Committee Meeting Wallbridge 21 May @ 2.30 pm.
Receipt of your letter sent to Auditors
Ref.F V E/PG. Re letter 12 May
Copy of letter from William F Rees & Co and our reply re baffle at Newtown. Will not put stank near gates with water in canal. Wash might cause gates to collapse. Stank at Roving Bridge accepted. 2" below pound level"
Ocean Bridge. Re claim. Faded.
Stroudwater Canal. Re your letter 16 May
Stroud District Joint Sewerage Scheme. Re letter 31/7/48 to Messrs Herbert Bateman and Partners
Stroud Joint Sewerage. Re crossings at Downfield and Lodgemore and to manhole at Lodgemore
PS to 364: Company should be covered against later subsidence causing damage to our property or others.
Stroud Joint Sewerage Scheme. Your letter 30 May will be brought before Committee at next meeting.
I should be glad of a reply to my letter 16 May.
695/1550 P G Snape - Income Tax 1952-53. Cheque for £2.10. 0 enclosed. Due 24/6/52.
General Half Yearly Meeting Wallbridge 23 July 1953 @ 3.30 pm. Committee Meeting 3 pm.
Cheque for £1.6.3.
Notice of General Half Yearly Meeting 23 July.
Saul Bridge repair Glos C C. Re County Council's letter to you 17 July
Your rent re Wharf house at Dudbridge
Re letter 8 August
List of properties enclosed as requested.
Excess Employers Liability Policy E86621/208063.Re your letter 11 July
Surface of road at entrance gates to Dudbridge Wharf badly worn due to traffic to your premises. Users should contribute to resurfacing. Mr H Wiggall who owns warehouse at end of wharf has a right of way. He is pepared to pay estimated cost of £3.0.0.
Re your letter 7 October. Estimate: Laying tarmac £12. Mr Wiggall is prepared to haul materials if other users pay £5. [Loose letter dated 7 Oct refers to School Meals Service
Re your letter 22 October
Receipt of your letter 28 October and £2.10.0 cheque. [Eastington Park Estate]
Notes for letter. Entrance Road Dudbridge Wharf. Re estimate of £12 of 18 October
Thank you for your letter 3 November re Dudbridge Wharf. I have communicated with Mr Wiggall.
Receipt of your letter 13 November. Our contractor
Notice fixed at either end of Walk Bridge and Saul Bridge. Stroudwater Navigation. No vehicle over 5 tons to use this bridge.
Notice fixed at either end of Walk Bridge and Saul Bridge. Stroudwater Navigation. No vehicle over 5 tons to use this bridge.
Notice fixed at either end of Walk Bridge and Saul Bridge. Stroudwater Navigation. No vehicle over 5 tons to use this bridge.
Miss B H Stephens (deceased) … Faded
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