Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Sep 1834

Wednesday 10th September 



Received from Mr Fenwick the Draft Leases for the Saw Mill & Plots of Ground for Wood Yard & Public House, to be granted to the same party. Supplied some deficiencies & gave him the account due by Stephenson for Throckley Quarry, which he had promised, after being threatened, to pay to him.  Gave permission to Mr Ritson, Mason to get Stones in Coastley Dean, for building a Wall for the Railway, he paying 1 1/2d Per Yard of Wall, for Quarry leave, & being bound to leave the Quarry and road in good order.  Went to Newcastle in the evening. Conferred with Mr Fenwick respecting the above named Leases & fixed the Courts of Haydon Bridge & Wark to be held on the 15th & 17th days of October, for which the regular notices have been issued.   Found Mr Burnett the Millwright & asked him if he had any objection to take the Materials laying in his yard, which belong to the Hospital, by valuation, which he declined doing upon the ground that the dimensions of those prepared for the Wheel at Langley are larger than he is likely to have a demand for, & that Water Wheels of that size are now so generally made of Iron, that he might never have an order for one of Wood, but promised to let me know, if he should meet with any occasion on which it could be disposed of.  I then wrote to Murray, who is now employed in repairing some of the Hospitals Mills, desiring him to inspect the Materials, & if possible to put me upon some Plan of disposing of them with the least possible Loss.