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Therefore the said Commissioners submit to the Consideration of
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the Court that as there is only £29.8.8¼ remaining in the
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hands of the
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to pay the said Demand of £1139.6.11½
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1279.7.5¼
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Whether the Sum of £1109.18.3
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1249.18..9½
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ought not to be paid out of the
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County Rate on the County Estate which Sum of £1109.18.3
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1249..18.9½
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together with the £29..8..8¼ will fully pay and satisfy the
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demands of the several Tradesmen employed by the said
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Commissioners and Justices as aforesaid And the Commissioners
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apprehend this cannot be considered as an Injury to the County
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at it appears a larger Sum has already been paid by the Commissrs
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out of the Building fund which ought to have been paid out of the
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County Rate.
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It has been represented
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before
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And the said Commissioners beg leave to observe
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do further represent to
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His Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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That being in possession of
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110 City Bonds for £100 each which they were obliged from time the
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time to sell in order to satisfy the several Tradesmen employed
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in erecting the said Session house as their Payments became
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due under their Contracts
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the very great Loss
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were
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occasioned there
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to the amount of £1802..0.9
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a amount of the
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by the great Discount
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on the said Bonds
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which
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is the reason why the Commissioners
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are now under the necessity of distinguishing particularly what
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payments they conceive are not strictly pay able out of the Fund
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allowed by the said Act for building the Session house, Whereas
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if the said City Bonds had been sold act par as might
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reasonably have been expected the said Bonds bearing 4½
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P Cent Interest the said Commissioners would not only have
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been enabled to pay the said Sum of £1139.6.11¼
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1279.7.5¼
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out of the
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fund allowed as aforesaid but would have had a Surplus of
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£663.13.9¾
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522.13.3¼
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which they would have paid in ease of the County
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Rate.
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