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Security for so much Money at must Pass thro his hands
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16 July 1717
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"Mr
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Jonathan Norris
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Chief Surveyor
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.- Salary £100 P Ann"
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The Comittee observe that the said Norris was a Stranger in the
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County of Middx that his constant Residence is in the County
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, nor had he any other Recomendacon for So
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extraordinary an Office but the bare word of a Trustee,
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for whose sake it was thought pper to make an Officer
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not heard of in other Turnpikes, and that with a very
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extravagant Salary.
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16 July 1717
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Ordered That each Surveyor Vizt. Marsh Halstead & Edwards have
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a yearly Salary of 30th.
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Edward's Salary Encreased to 40th. P Ann
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The Comittee observe that these Salarys are much Larger
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then are given in other Turnpikes nor can they apprehend
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the reason for it, unless the Relation between the
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Surveyors and some of ye, Trustees be considered
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17 Sept
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"Ordered that where Ditches belonging to the Highways are
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"cleansed, or new Ditches made in the Highways where
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"the Passages are Stopt to houses or Lands, That the
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"Inhitants of the houses & Occupiers of the Lands are
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"to build Bridges to the Houses and Lands and not
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"the Trustees
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The Comittee are of Opinion that this is directly contrary to
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the Letter, intent & meaning of the said Act and think
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themselves obliged to take notice of this Order of the said
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Trustees because several of the Land holders in the Parish
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complained to us that the Trustees had caused
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Ditches to be made between the Highways and their
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Lands and had refused to build Bridges so that they
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were shut out of their Lands and the tho' they had made
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application to the Trustees Yet could have
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Redress,
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nor do we find that this Order if reversed or any
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Notice taken of the Complaint.
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15 Oct
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"Ordered that every Person deliver and every Team carry 25
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"Bushel of Ballast in a Load or else to forfeit the
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"Ballast and days Work
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Apr 1718
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"Ordered that the Surveyors do once or oftner in every Week measure
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"each Cart employed and in Case he finds the Cart not to
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"contain 25 Bushell the Owner thereof not be
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"employed any more
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