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<p n="1969">October 1786</p>
<p n="1970">great inconvenience has been occasioned by the want of it, and many<lb></lb>
accidents happened and some Lives nearly lost</p>
<p n="1971">They humbly desire that they may be permitted at such time as<lb></lb>
Your Worships shall please to appoint, to attend your Worships and produce<lb></lb>
Evidence of the said Facts not doubting, but if it shall prove Satisfactory to<lb></lb>
Your Worships that you will after due Presentment thereof as the Law Requires<lb></lb>
declare the said Bridge to be a County Bridge in Conformity to the above<lb></lb>
Decision of the Court of Kings Bench and direct the same to be effectually<lb></lb>
Rebuilt accordingly out of the County Rate</p>
<p n="1972">But as your Memorialists apprehend, that as this is a New<lb></lb>
Case in this County, Your Worships may be rather doubtful whether it will<lb></lb>
be proper to comply with this their Request without a Determination in a<lb></lb>
Court of Law on the particular Case which must be attended with a very<lb></lb>
considerable Expence both to the County and Them, and consume a Sum of<lb></lb>
Money that might (in their humble Apprehension) be much better employed<lb></lb>
in rebuilding <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1278">the Bridge</rs>
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, They beg leave to offer to Your Worships, that<lb></lb>
they will on Your Worships declaring it a County Bridge and undertaking<lb></lb>
to rebuild it effectually according to the Plan annexed or any other as strong<lb></lb>
& substantial, contribute the whole of the Subscription (incidental Expences<lb></lb>
of this Application Etc deducted) & which they will bind themselves shall<lb></lb>
not be less than £200 towards the Expence of it, Or if your Worships will<lb></lb>
Order the Sum of £100 to be paid out of the County Rate towards the<lb></lb>
Rebuilding it and Declare it in future a County Bridge, they will undertaken<lb></lb>
to compleat it according to the said Plan and to the satisfaction of such<lb></lb>
Surveyor as your Worships shall please to appoint</p>
<p n="1973">All which Your Memorialists humbly submit to your<lb></lb>
Worships, Praying you to take the same into due Consideration and to<lb></lb>
acquaint them with your determination thereon</p>
<p n="1974">Signed by Order of the Memorialists at a Meeting<lb></lb>
held this <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55609_date43">23rd. day of October 1786</rs>
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at the London<lb></lb>
Apprentice in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo1279">Isleworth</rs>
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<p n="1975"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1975-1">James Clitherow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ632">Chairman</rs>
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