To his Majesties Justices of the Peace
for the City and Liberty of Westmr: &
in their Generall Quarter Sessions
Assembled.

Whereas In was recommended and referred by this Court to Us
whose hands are hereunto subscribed being amongst others
appointed a Committee by Order made on the 25th: day of June
last to take into Consideration the Provisions made (by the Act
of Parliament lately passed Entitled On Act for better peving and
cleansing the Streets in the City and Liberty of Westmr: And to
Enquire Examine and consider of the Difficulties and Obstruccons
the Justices have mett end do meet with in putting the said Act
in Execution in regard in has been observed by severall of the
Justices of the Peace for this City and Liberty That notwithstanding
they have constantly held their Speciall Sessions within their
respective Parished for putting the said Act in Execucon and have
done what in them lies that the Good intended by the said Act
might have its full force and Effect and which might reasonably
have been expected It has not been in their Power to oblidged
All the Pavements to be Effectually amended.

Wee do therefore Certify this Court in Obedience to the
said Order which desires Us to report a State of our Enquiry and
Examination in the premisses and Our Opinions thereupon That
Wee have mett together And upon Enquiry made in the premisses
and Proceedings had in the severall Parishes within this City
and Liberty by the Justices Do find That the Justices have
Appointed Surveyors of the Streets in all the said Parished at the
times directed by the said Statute and have regularly held their
Sessions to receive the Presentments of the Surveyors which they
have certifyed under their hands and Seales and presented the
Defaulter for bad Pavements and Neglects in cleansing the Streets
to the next Quarter Sessions in the forme and Wards prescribed
by the said Act, And that this Court, hath sett fines on such
Presentments upon the Parsons presented As in the Case of a
Presentment on View of a Highway out of repair grounded on
the Statute 2 & 3 Phil & Maria C. 8. and 5 Eliza C.B.
which Presentments under the hands and Seales of Two
Justices are declared by the Late Statute 2 do: Geo: 2 di: C. 11 to be