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<p n="1649">By Adjornmt. on Friday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55601_date228">15th. day of May 1741</rs>
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<p n="1650"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for the Comittee to<lb></lb>
give directions to<lb></lb>
proceed in the rebuilding<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1991">Brentford Bridge</rs>
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, and<lb></lb>
for the County Treasurer to<lb></lb>
advance & pay money to<lb></lb>
Mr. Thos: Dunn <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2356">Mason</rs>
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Etc Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n1650-1">Charles Marquand</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2357">Carpenter</rs>
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Whereas It hath been Resolved by the Court of <del>the</del>
sessions of<lb></lb>
the peace for this County that a publick Bridge called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1992">Brentford</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1993">Bridge</rs>
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in the Said County, the Same being in great decay &<lb></lb>
very ruinous Should be new built with Stone and bricks and<lb></lb>
with three arches So that there Should be Sufficient room<lb></lb>
under Such arches to carry off the water comeing down the<lb></lb>
River Brent over which the new Bridge is to be built in<lb></lb>
Stead of the present Bridge, And whereas by an Order made<lb></lb>
at the last General Quarter Sessions of the peace holden for<lb></lb>
the Said County by adjornment on the Ninth day of April<lb></lb>
last It was recomended and referred unto the Committee of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n1650-2">his Majesty</rs>
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's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ2358">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County for transacting<lb></lb>
matters relating to the rebuilding or repairing the publick<lb></lb>
Bridges of the Said County therein named or any three of<lb></lb>
them to meet together from time to time concerning<lb></lb>
the new building the aforesaid Bridge, And to consider<lb></lb>
about purchaseing Some ground lyeing near the Said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1994">Bridge</rs>
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, which, if obtained,might be of publick benefit,<lb></lb>
In regard the new Bridge to be built, in Stead of the<lb></lb>
present Bridge which is crooked, might be erected over the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1995">River Brent</rs>
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in a Streight & direct line, which would be<lb></lb>
more comodious to the publick, And to treat with the<lb></lb>
proprietor or proprietors of the Said Ground in order to<lb></lb>
purchase the Same And to know what consideration would<lb></lb>
be accepted for Such purchase, And also to proceed in Settleing<lb></lb>
the Articles with the workmen for new building the<lb></lb>
Said Bridge, Now upon information given unto this<lb></lb>
Court by Several Gentleman of the Said Committee That<lb></lb>
a Quorum of the Same Committee have met together<lb></lb>
touching the matters to them referred by the Said Order<lb></lb>
and that they received proposalls from Mr. William<lb></lb>
Butler about purchaseing of him Some ground and<lb></lb>
houses on this side the River Brent and also from Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n1650-3">Robert Kidwell</rs>
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about purchaseing of him Some other<lb></lb>
ground & premisses on the other Side of the Said River<lb></lb>
which might be necessary for rebuilding the Said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1996">Bridge</rs>
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in a Streight line, And that the Said William<lb></lb>
Butler doth ask for his whole estate before mentioned</p>
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