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A general history of inland navigation, foreign and domestic : containing a complete account of the canals already executed in England, with considerations on those projected, to which are added, practical observations / by J. Phillips
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Canal Navigation,” and are impowered to make the canal, Grantham&c. No water to be taken from the feeders of the riverWitham, except the flood waters of Denton Brook, which areto be turned into a reservoir at Denton, occupying the spaceof twenty acres, and three yards deep ; this reservoir will sup-ply the head level. Another reservoir is to be made betweenBranstone and Knipton, not exceeding sixty acres, this to re-ceive only the flood waters of the river Devon, and such otherwaters as can be collected within half a mile of the reservoir,and never to be drawn down to less than nine feet depth ofwater ; both these reservoirs lay on the south side of the canal.

The depth of water in the summit level is to be always fivefeet, unless the reservoir at Denton renders it necessary tosupply but four feet. In passing the parishes of Woolsthorpe,Stainwith, Muston, Bottesford, and Redmile, the canal is notto deviate more than fifty yards from the line laid down in thebook of references, without leave of the Duke of Rutland ;in all other cafes one hundred yards deviation are allowed.

The land to be taken for the canal, towing path, &c. is not toexceed twenty-four yards in breadth.

The company are authorised to raise the sum of 75,000k tobe divided into 1 ool. shares, no person to have less than oneshare, or more ten. If the above sum is not sufficient, mayraise 30,000k more ; of which 20,000k may be by new shares;a holder of ten former shares, may hold five of these. Theremaining 10,000k to be raised by mortgage. A deed to begiven proprietors for each share.

The allowed rates of tonnage are—

For all coals, stones, timber, corn, grain, malt, meal, flour,and other goods, wares, &cc. tzvo-pence halfpenny per ton, on

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