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Contractor's Buss.
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farther Considd.The Committee having taken into consideration the order of the General
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Snuggs the Contractor
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for the alterations of the Mens Prison and Messrs. Biggs and
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his Sureties
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Woodhouse,
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Mr. Jno.
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To Commence Actions.Resolved that Mr.
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John Woodhouse
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who officiates as Clerk of this
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Hospital during the present vacancy of a Clerk do immediately com-
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-mence and prosecute the said Action against the several parties above
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named as he shall be advised by Counsel.
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Vagrants, Conson ofIt appearing to the Committee that of the Vagrants who were committed
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to this Hospital in the course of the year 1795. One of them has been
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on 8 different commitments one other on Six five others on three and 16
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on two Commitments and that the evil is increasing
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And it appearing further to the Committee that Persons of the above
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description are by an Act passed in the 17th: Year of George the 2d. liable
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on conviction to be transported for any time not exceeding 7 Years
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Resolved that it be recommended to the General Court that a repre-
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sentation thereof be made to the Court of Aldermen for their consideration
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whether it would not be proper to prosecute one or more notorious
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offenders of that Class as an example to others.
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Sick & Lame Persons
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Do.It appearing to the Committee that notwithstanding the representation
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of this Committee on the 14th. January 1795. and the resolution of the
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Court thereon upon the 29th. of that month that numbers of Sick and
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lame Persons utterly in capable of labor continue to be sent to this
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Hospital contrary to the intent and Spirit of the Charter
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Resolved that the Court be earnestly requested to take some effectual
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means to remedy this evil
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The Surveyor reported that the plans for Building in that part of
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the Hospital intended for the Mens Prison were nearly completed
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and that he should lay the same before the Committee on Thursday next
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Resolved that the Treasurer be requested to Summon a Special
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Committee to receive and consider the same and that the Surveyor
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have notice to attend.
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