9 December 1773

next ensuing for the annual Sum of £70 payable Quarterly and for
neglect of reparation on Notice thereof to allow the expence of doing the
same to be deducted That as to the matters left undetermined and
referred back by the Court on the last Report The Committee saw no
Reason to atter their Opinion and as to the number of Justices forming
the standing Committee it was left again to the Court that as the
allowances to be made to Mr Mist of £70 per Annum and charge of
collecting the Toll would not exceed £90 and the Toll at the least producing
£100 per Annum there would be an annual Surplus of £10. the Committee
thought it proper tho' not referred to them to ask Mr Mist on what
Terms in case his proposal should be approved by the Court he would
undertake immediately to discharge the Debt of £111..4s..11d who made
a second proposal which was approved of by the Committee, That
for ten Pounds per Annum for the whole term of 21 Years to be added
to the seventy Pounds Pr Annum to Commence at Easter day 1730 he
would discharge the Debt of £111..4s..11d that was due on the Toll at
Christmas 1729 the produce of the current Quarter (after several
Charges deducted) being also paid to the said John Mist< no role > That Mist
was ready to enter on his contract and give security for the performance
of it And That the Committee had since the proposal had been
made removed the Toll Posts at the upper end of the Haymarket
about 35 Feet higher than at first it was placed and that the
Paving the addition thereby made deserved 4 pounds per annum
above the £70. Whereby such Part of the said Report as regarded the
removal of the Posts Etc. and Mists proposals was confirm'd, a
Contract ordered to be drawn accordingly and that after the executing
the said Contract a Standing Committee to oversee the Repair Etc. was to
be appointed.

An Order of the 9th April 1730 made on the draft of the Contract with
Mr John Mist< no role > which contract was in every respect agreeable to the