dge suffering damage from Floods, and thereby quetting the County to future Charges,

That in consequence of such enlarged. Plan, the Expence has increased very
Considerably, beyond the first Estimate, which amounted only to 273:19:4,
whereas The Sum Contracted to be paid for rebuilding the same, as it is now
rebuilt, amounts to 328 to, besides a Considerable Expence in extra Works, that
Could not be included in the first Estimate, or the Contract, making together
Eighty pounds at Least:

That Your Petitioners also beg leave to mention, that the Road Dading
to the Bridge , particularly at the West End, was so Low, owing in a great measure
to the heightening the Arches, in Obedience to the above Mentioned Recommendation,
from your Worships, that it has cost a considerable extra Sum to raise the same,
and make the Access Easy, not Less then £20. Which, at the time they were covering
the Bridge with Gravel, they likewise did, although, when the Bridge was build, it
being then by virtue of your worships resolution a County Bridge; the repair
and raising of such Road was a Charge on the County, as being within 300 fact of
the Ends of the said Bridge.

As Therefore Petitioners have [..] of the work expended at least and
Hundred Pounds beyond what was first Calcuted, partly in obedience to your recom
Mendation, in order to prevent furture Expence to the County, and party in doing
a work, that was strictly and legally a Charge on the County rate, and as the
Subscription Already raised, together with the £100 given by the County, falls short of
the whole Expense 145:10:4, as by a Particular Account hereto annexed, which
they fear it will be difficult to raise by a second Subscription; although past
of it May be,

They humbly pray your worships to take the promisses into your Consideration, and
order such further Sum to be paid put of the County rate, towards Compleating the
payment of the Expenses incurred by so useful a work as in your Discration you
shall think fit.

James Clitherow< no role > : John Taylour< no role >
J; Franks W Drake
I:Godfrey Ilippisley
The Comtee appoint for the
Execution of the work in behalf
of ourselves & the rest of the
Subscribers Decr. 13th 1787}