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<p n="1965">Sessions House for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1724">Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1966">25th March 1786</p>
<p n="1967">Minutes of the Committee appointed to take into Consideration the<lb></lb>
Extraordinary Expences brought upon this County by the great increase of<lb></lb>
Vagrants</p>
<p n="1968">Present</p>
<p n="1969"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1969-1">William Bleamire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ852">Esqr.</rs>
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in the Chair<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1969-2">John Barnfather</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ853">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1969-3">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ854">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1969-4">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ855">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1969-5">Nathaniel Conant</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ856">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1969-6">George Mercer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ857">Esqr</rs>
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<p n="1970">Read the Minutes of the last Meeting</p>
<p n="1971">Mr Rogers (the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ858">Surveyor</rs>
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) attending pursuant to the Order of the<lb></lb>
Committee at their last Meeting laid before them the plans of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1725">New Prison</rs>
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, The<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ859">Keepers House the Tap house</rs>
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and Ground adjoining thereto-The Committee<lb></lb>
informed Mr. Rogers that the Court had Resolved that the Tap house should<lb></lb>
be laid into the Keepers house and that a Window or other proper Opening should<lb></lb>
be made therefrom to look into the Prison and desired him to point out the<lb></lb>
most proper mode of carrying the said Alteration into Execution and<lb></lb>
Mr. Rogers informed the Committee that the most proper way of making the<lb></lb>
intended Alteration would be to enlarge the Tap house over <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1726">the Passage</rs>
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to the<lb></lb>
present <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ860">Keepers house</rs>
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in the One pair of Stairs floor next to the Mens Yard<lb></lb>
and to make An Opening in the Boundary Wall of the Mens Yard for a<lb></lb>
Window with a Strong Iron Grating before the same." Resolved this Commen<lb></lb>
de agree with Mr. Rogers as to the mode of making the above aleration</p>
<p n="1972">Took into further Consideration the request of Mr. Bond the present<lb></lb>
Tenant of the Tap house at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1727">New Prison</rs>
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for permission to retain in his possessive<lb></lb>
after the shall have quitted the Tap the use of the Cellars belonging to the same</p>
<p n="1973">Moved That in Consideration the said Cellars<lb></lb>
immediately adjoin to the Walls of the said Prison That it would<lb></lb>
be highly inexpedient and detrimental to the safety of the<lb></lb>
Prison to at any person have the possession of the said Cellars<lb></lb>
except the Keeper of the said Prison-which being Seconded<lb></lb>
was carried in the Affirmative</p>
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