Sessions House for Middlesex
11th March 1786.

Minutes of the Committee appointed to take into Consideration
a petition from Henry Adams< no role > This name instance is in set 1591. Contractor for Conveying Vagrants
in through and out of this County and other Matters.

Present

William Bleamire< no role > Esqr . in the Chair
Thomas Parker< no role > Esqr.
John Barnfather< no role > Esqr .
Thomas Gordon< no role > Esqr .
Sir Robert Taylor< no role > Knt.

James Croft< no role > Esqr .
John Staples< no role > Esqr .
Nathaniel Conant< no role > Esqr .

The Committee took into Consideration the order
of reference to them made in December Session last Vizt. to Consider
the most proper mode to discontinue the Tap House at New Prison and of
laying the same into the Keepers House and making a Window or other
proper opening therefrom to look into the PrisonAnd the
Committee being of Opinion that it would be proper to view the Prison
the same and were of Opinion that it would be necessary That Mr. Rogers
the Surveyor should be requested to attend the next Meeting of this Comittee
with the Plans which he has of the New-Prison , the Tap and the Keepers
House and Ground adjoining thereto in Order that they might inspect,
the same before they came to any determination on this Subject

The Commitee then proceeded to take into Consideration
the Business referred to them relative to the Tower liberty being charges
to the County Rate.

Read the Minutes of the Committee of the 5th Augt. 1785
Red the Minutes of the 11th September 1785.

And the Committee being informed by the Chairman
That the last Mr. Eyles was directed to make an Inquiry of the Representation
of the late Mr. Higgs relative to an Action being commenced from recovery
of the County late due from the Tower Liberty , but Mr. Eyles dying, the
same was never completed-It is therefore Ordered That the
Clerk to this Committee do renew and prosecute that Inquiry,and
also do inquire when any and what Sums of Money hath been paid by