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Volume Ten - Pre-Victorian to the present day - even more aspects - Penarth Harbour, Dock & Railway Company . . .

Read, a letter from Rennie & Coy. offering the brick cabin near the tips for £21. The Secretary was ordered to arrange with them for it at a price not to exceed £18.

Points are to be put in to give Smith & Knight access to Radyr Quarry.

7.11.1859 : Certificate, Rennie & Co. - Work done - £13,190 - Moiety of Retention £6,889. Cheques were ordered to be signed for the amounts, but it is understood that no further certificates will be given by the engineers until they have finally settled with the Contractors.

Tenders opened for taking away the mud in the river opposite Cwtch-y-Cwm :

J. Knight £1,800  
  Hemingway & Pearson £1,600  
  H. Mitchell £1,250  
  Mr. Hardie £1,084 (accepted)

Mr. Hardie is to be given to understand that the Directors will not allow of the mud being thrown into the river, and he is to state with his tender the price for the wooden trunks which will be required in connection with the work.

Mr. Dobson to see that these points are duly provided for in the Contract.

21.11.1859 : Charge to be made to Smith & Knight on earth and stone brought down the line from Radyr Quarry.

7/8d. per ton per mile for road toll and locomotive power
2d. per ton wharfage on stone trans-shipped to the Penarth side

Smith & Knight to run their own wagons.

The Board dissatisfied with the present supervision of the Dock Works.

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