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<p n="1389">dge suffering damage from Floods, and thereby quetting the County to future Charges,</p>
<p n="1390">That in consequence of such enlarged. Plan, the Expence has increased very<lb></lb>
Considerably, beyond the first Estimate, which amounted only to 273:19:4,<lb></lb>
whereas The Sum Contracted to be paid for rebuilding the same, as it is now<lb></lb>
rebuilt, amounts to 328 to, besides a Considerable Expence in extra Works, that<lb></lb>
Could not be included in the first Estimate, or the Contract, making together<lb></lb>
Eighty pounds at Least:</p>
<p n="1391">That Your Petitioners also beg leave to mention, that the Road Dading<lb></lb>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50828_geo743">the Bridge</rs>
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, particularly at the West End, was so Low, owing in a great measure<lb></lb>
to the heightening the Arches, in Obedience to the above Mentioned Recommendation,<lb></lb>
from your Worships, that it has cost a considerable extra Sum to raise the same,<lb></lb>
and make the Access Easy, not Less then £20. Which, at the time they were covering<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50828_geo744">the Bridge</rs>
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with Gravel, they likewise did, although, when <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50828_geo745">the Bridge</rs>
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was build, it<lb></lb>
being then by virtue of your worships resolution a County Bridge; the repair<lb></lb>
and raising of such Road was a Charge on the County, as being within 300 fact of<lb></lb>
the Ends of the said Bridge.</p>
<p n="1392">As Therefore Petitioners have<obscured></obscured>
of the work expended at least and<lb></lb>
Hundred Pounds beyond what was first Calcuted, partly in obedience to your recom<lb></lb>
Mendation, in order to prevent furture Expence to the County, and party in doing<lb></lb>
a work, that was strictly and legally a Charge on the County rate, and as the<lb></lb>
Subscription Already raised, together with the £100 given by the County, falls short of<lb></lb>
the whole Expense 145:10:4, as by a Particular Account hereto annexed, which<lb></lb>
they fear it will be difficult to raise by a second Subscription; although past<lb></lb>
of it May be,</p>
<p n="1393">They humbly pray your worships to take the promisses into your Consideration, and<lb></lb>
order such further Sum to be paid put of the County rate, towards Compleating the<lb></lb>
payment of the Expenses incurred by so useful a work as in your Discration you<lb></lb>
shall think fit.</p>
<p n="1394"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50828_n1394-1">James Clitherow</rs>
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: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50828_n1394-2">John Taylour</rs>
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J; Franks W Drake<lb></lb>
I:Godfrey Ilippisley<lb></lb>
The Comtee appoint for the<lb></lb>
Execution of the work in behalf<lb></lb>
of ourselves & the rest of the<lb></lb>
Subscribers Decr. 13th 1787}</p>
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