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<p n="345">not having answered our Message, it is out of our Power to know <lb></lb>
more Particulars than what we can Collect from their or a <lb></lb>
Minutes</p>
<p n="346">The several Composicons that have been made with Persons and <lb></lb>
Parishes, which seem to us very unequal not knowing other <lb></lb>
Reason for Such Inequality, but that it has happned that <lb></lb>
some of the Trustees have been Surveyors. of the Parishes <lb></lb>
at the time of such Composicons</p>
<p n="347">Very different Prizes have been given for Ballast and for <lb></lb>
Carriage, but not knowing the Places from whence <lb></lb>
brought and whither to be carried we are not able to <lb></lb>
give any Opinion</p>
<p n="348">Money Given to Council to know whether Coaches and Carts <lb></lb>
Passing & repassing more than once in a day ought not to <lb></lb>
pay more then once</p>
<p n="349">General Orders have been broke into in favour to some <lb></lb>
Trustee</p>
<p n="350">The Security to Mr Sayer for £2000 lent by him to the <lb></lb>
Turnpike expected 25th. Feb: 1717 only by 3 Trustees tho' <lb></lb>
there were 7 then Present and the Deed dent about to be <lb></lb>
executed by 3 more</p>
<p n="351">The first Mortgage Deed to Mr Fuller Prepared and engrossed <lb></lb>
before it was approved by the Trustees and in that manner <lb></lb>
sent about to such Trustees as were willing to Sign <lb></lb>
Many of them refusing to Sign it.</p>
<p n="352">At the same time that the £2000 was borrowed of Mr. <lb></lb>
Sayer at £4½ P Ct Sr. Peter Meyer offered to lend the <lb></lb>
Money at 5th P Ct. and to take his Money at £100 a time <lb></lb>
which the Commee think much more for the advantage of <lb></lb>
a Turnpike</p>
<p n="353">The Commee observe that Since the Passing of the Act <lb></lb>
(which is about one Year & a half) the Tall must have <lb></lb>
Prduced very near £4000-That the Trustees have <lb></lb>
borrowed £2000 of Mr Fuller, £3000 of Mr Sayer, and <lb></lb>
have given Orders for borrowing 3000 more-Besides <lb></lb>
which the Commee cannot but observe That at their <lb></lb>
last Meeting they have made some very extraordinary <lb></lb>
Orders Vizt.</p>
<p n="354"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">9th. Dec 1718</note>
" Ordered that all Accots. be Audited"</p>
<p n="355">That each Bill Stated be Signed by 5 Trustees at A <lb></lb>
General Meeting"</p>
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