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<p n="368">July 1784.</p>
<p n="369">this County appointed to take into Consideration the building<lb></lb>
a <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo255">new House of Correction</rs>
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on a Scale adapted to the Ground pur-<lb></lb>
-chased of the Quakers, together with the Scite of the present House of<lb></lb>
Correction and to prepare a plan of plans for that purpose will be<lb></lb>
taken into Consideration on Thursday the 8th. of July next the County<lb></lb>
day of the row next Session to be holden for the said County and that<lb></lb>
in the mean time the said Report and plans will be in my Office<lb></lb>
for the perusal and inspection of His Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace acting in and for the said County</p>
<p n="370"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n370-1">Henry Collingwood Selby</rs>
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"<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ119">Clerk of the peace</rs>
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for the said County of Middx</p>
<p n="371">and the same being read and having laid before the Court two<lb></lb>
Rolls of Paper with a plan annexed to each addressed to His<lb></lb>
Majestys Justices of the peace for this County and the Report of the<lb></lb>
said Committee and the Orders of last Session touching the same<lb></lb>
being read Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n371-1">Robert Taylor</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ120">Knight</rs>
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one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ121">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for this County made the following Motion</p>
<p n="372"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Motion to refer back<lb></lb>
to the Commee their repor<obscured></obscured>
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with observations on the<lb></lb>
plans}</note>
Moved that the Consideration of the said Plans<lb></lb>
be referred back to the said Committee and that their Instructions<lb></lb>
to the Architect for Improving the said plans may include Orders<lb></lb>
for reducing the Quantity of Building which is too extensive<lb></lb>
for the ground, for Arching the Ground and principal Stories<lb></lb>
and leaving the Arches of the Ground Story open except where<lb></lb>
necessary for the separation of the Prisoners the Security of the<lb></lb>
Building or the Convenience of the Workshops which may be<lb></lb>
placed therein for making Windows at each end of the passages<lb></lb>
and as many in the Stair Cases and Wards as possible and<lb></lb>
apertures over all the Doors with framed Iron Bars therein to<lb></lb>
admit a Constant Circulation of fresh Air for altering the plans<lb></lb>
so that each Class of Prisoners in the respective Buildings may</p>
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