Pages 77 and 78 of Alfred Kitching's diary

[Page 77]

– gave my sentiments [struck through] opinion and proposed that it [struck through] they should be built at the junction of the Weardale extension line which was approved of the Engineer – returned by the 2 O’clock train.
Invited the Secretary and Graham the Inspector of Masonry to the S. & D. R. Co. to meet at my house – gave an outline of Stations and requested the last named [struck through] Graham to make a hand sketch to lay before the directors on 6th day next.

5th day 21/12mo. Met at J. Pease’s Jr. office

[Page 78]

at ½ past 12 relative to contracting with J.Harris for the maintenance of the S. & D. Ry.
J. P. read amended parts of the Specification the main features of which were agreed to by J. Harris – excepting the moorings at the Docks at Middlesbro, and [struck through] Tees Bridge – Holdforth and [struck through] Culvert – the Wear Bridge and Viaduct the two last named on the line of the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway. I was appointed to value the useable Stock of materials on the line,
A friend W. Barkas lately living at Shotley Bridge called upon me this evening and wished