By Adjornmt. on Thursday the 10th. day of July 1740

Order for adding and
appointing Sr. John Crosse< no role >
Bart. & Samel. Bever< no role > Esqr.
to be of the Bridge
Committee}

It is Ordered by this Court that Sr. John Crosse< no role > Bart. & Samuel
Bever Esquire two of his Majesty< no role > 's Justices of the peace for this
County be and they are hereby added to and appointed to be
of the Committee of Justices of the peace for the Said County
appointed to contract with or take a contract from
Artificers for the new building of Brentford Bridge in this
County, and to act with them therein or in other matters
referred by Order of Sessions to the Same Committee.

By Adjornmt. on Thursday the 10th. day of July 1740

Order for a meeting of the
Committee concerning
Brentford Bridge , in
order to draw a Clause
to be presented to the
next Session of Parliamt.
to be incerted in Some
publick Act }

Whereas Proposalls have been made by one or more Artificers
to the Committee of his Majesty< no role > 's Justices of the peace for this
County appointed by Order of Sessions to contract with or take
a contract from Such Artificers for the new Building of
Brentford Bridge with brick & Stone according to a plan or
Design laid before them by Mr. Charles Labelye, But it
appearing to this Court that it will be too late in the Season to
enter upon the building the aforesaid Bridge this Summer
And Some difficultys having arisen concerning what
power the Justices of the peace of Middx . have by vertue of
the late Act of Parliament for the more easy assessing
collecting and levying of County Rates, to contract for
building the Said Bridge, And It being also apprehended
that the SaidBridgeJustices have not power by vertue of
the Said Act or any other Law to build a House of Correction
for the County of Middx This Court is of opinion And doth
resolve to past pone the entring into any contract with
workmen at present for building the Said Bridge, But doth
think & adjudge it requisite And doth thereupon Order that
it be And It is hereby recomended and referred unto the said
Committee (to wit) Sr. Joseph Ayloff< no role > Houlding Bart< no role > . the right
honble. the Lord Vere Beauclerk< no role > the right honble. George Lord< no role >
Carpenter Sr. Henry Vincent< no role > Bart . Sr . Thomas Reynell< no role > Bart.
Sr. John Crosse< no role > Bart . Sr. John Austen< no role > Bart . Sr. Thomas Abney< no role >
Knt . Sr. Edward Hill< no role > Knt . Sr. John Gonson< no role > Knt. John Milner< no role >
Edward Barker< no role > Henry Barker< no role > Thomas Lane< no role > Nicholas
Jeffreys James Clitherow< no role > Robert Hucks< no role > John Laroch< no role >
Nathaniel Blackerby< no role > Richard Bulstrode< no role > George Howard< no role >
Charles Bere< no role > Robert Hinde< no role > Richard Ricards Richard
Farwell John Stevens< no role > Charles Palmer< no role > Samuel Bever< no role >
Anthony Chamberlain< no role > pierce Griffith Robert Paul William
Morice Nathaniel< no role > Chandler John Meard< no role > Lane Harrison< no role >