July 1776

and an able Paviour he answered he would but it being submitted
to him whether he would not rather deposit in the hands of the
Justices the amount of the Repair according to the Surveyors
calculation he desired time to consider thereof and further time having
been granted him accordingly Mr. Davis first proposed to give up
the remainder of his Term and to allow the Justices one hundred
Pounds towards the Repairing the Haymarket but afterwards
upon being further pressed he agreed to give up his contract at Lady
Day then next Ensuing but now last past and to allow the Justices
Three Hundred Pounds with which proposal the Committee readily
agreed and in Consequence thereof Mr. Davis has paid into the
hands of Mr. Eyles whom the Committee have appointed Treasurer
of the Haymarket and Recommend it to the Court to Conform the
said Appointment the Sum of Thee hundred Pounds for and
towards those Repairs of the Pavement of the Haymarket which he
by his contract ought to have done as also the Sum of 229..5..5 being
the Overplus which the Contractor has received from the Collector
of the Toles during the time of the existence of the said Contract and
Mr. Davis has also Cancelled his agreement and Executed a
Release to the Justices there from which Release the Committee
have made reciprocal on the part of the Justices and recommend
the Execution thereof by those Justices who signed the Contract
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A motion was now made that this Court do agree
with their Committee in this part of the Report and the same
being Resolved It is ordered that so much of the said Report
as aforesaid be confirmed and the same is hereby Ratifyed and
confirmed accordingly

The Committee further Report that having attended
the Haymarket several Market days they perceived many
irregularities were practiced by those who frequented the Market with
their Commodities for sale to the manifest detriment of the County
in their Interest in the Haymarket infinite inconvenience to
the Inhabitants thereof and great annoyance of the Public that
they therefore employed the Surveyor to make a plan of the most
Commodious way of arranging the Carriage laden with Hay
and Shaw for sale so that they might not has they had
hitherto done nearly prevent all passage in the Street and
Render the market so partial that many persons were there,
deterred bringing their Hay or Shaw thereto That this plan which
was the placeing the laden Carriages from North to South on
the west side of the Haymarket the whole Extent of the Market
in one line and not permitting them to stand double but when
the first line was intirely full, had been carried into Execution
under