October 1786

great inconvenience has been occasioned by the want of it, and many
accidents happened and some Lives nearly lost

They humbly desire that they may be permitted at such time as
Your Worships shall please to appoint, to attend your Worships and produce
Evidence of the said Facts not doubting, but if it shall prove Satisfactory to
Your Worships that you will after due Presentment thereof as the Law Requires
declare the said Bridge to be a County Bridge in Conformity to the above
Decision of the Court of Kings Bench and direct the same to be effectually
Rebuilt accordingly out of the County Rate

But as your Memorialists apprehend, that as this is a New
Case in this County, Your Worships may be rather doubtful whether it will
be proper to comply with this their Request without a Determination in a
Court of Law on the particular Case which must be attended with a very
considerable Expence both to the County and Them, and consume a Sum of
Money that might (in their humble Apprehension) be much better employed
in rebuilding the Bridge , They beg leave to offer to Your Worships, that
they will on Your Worships declaring it a County Bridge and undertaking
to rebuild it effectually according to the Plan annexed or any other as strong
& substantial, contribute the whole of the Subscription (incidental Expences
of this Application Etc deducted) & which they will bind themselves shall
not be less than £200 towards the Expence of it, Or if your Worships will
Order the Sum of £100 to be paid out of the County Rate towards the
Rebuilding it and Declare it in future a County Bridge, they will undertaken
to compleat it according to the said Plan and to the satisfaction of such
Surveyor as your Worships shall please to appoint

All which Your Memorialists humbly submit to your
Worships, Praying you to take the same into due Consideration and to
acquaint them with your determination thereon

Signed by Order of the Memorialists at a Meeting
held this 23rd. day of October 1786 at the London
Apprentice in Isleworth

James Clitherow< no role > Chairman