Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"SM_PSpage"
id
=
"LMSMPS50931PS509310047"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMSMPS509310047"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"200"
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50931_geo159"
>
Inner Temple
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50931_geo159"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Inner Temple"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50931_geo159"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
23d. Novr. 1796
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"201"
>
Sir
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
The Surveyor of the Brantford Turnpike
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Road, having at a Board of Trustees that was held on
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Saturday the 12th.. of this instt. Novr. Reported, that the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Footway of
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50931_geo160"
>
Brentford Bridge
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50931_geo160"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Brentford Bridge"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50931_geo160"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
had given way, and that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in Consequence he had procured a
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50931_occ68"
>
Carpenter
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50931_occ68"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Carpenter"
>
</
interp
>
& Builder
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in the neighbourhood to look at it with him, when they
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
discovered that several of the Joists were broke and many
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
others much decayed whereby that part of the Bridge was
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
very likely to fall unless something was done speedily to
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
prevent it I trouble you with this therefore agreable
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to an Order of that Board to request that you will lay the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
above matter before the Magistrates at their next
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Session, and desire them to give immediate directions
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to their surveyor, to put the Order which was long ago
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
made for the repair of the said Bridge in to immediate
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"202"
>
Execution
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us