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July 1792
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"It would under the Approach to
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more conspicuous
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"& commodious if the Post & Rail was widen'd at the Extremes dividing
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"the Road there into two equal parts, one conducting at low Water thro'.
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"the Brook and the other at high Water over the Bridges & the Entrance
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"to that Road which conducts thro' the Brook to be enclos'd with a Gate
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"at the time of high Water.
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Thos. Rogers
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"Survey'd 1st. June 1792."
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Resolved that this Court would not be warranted in
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considering this as a County Bridge.
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Ordered that the
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Clerk of the Peace
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do transmit to Mr
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Prescott a Copy of the Report of the County Surveyor and at the same
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time request him to communicate to the other Gentlemen interested in
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the said Petition the said Report and the Resolution of the Court thereon
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By Adjournment same day.
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It having been suggested to the Court that the Vagrant Act
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passed in the last Session of Parliament would very much alter the
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System of the Vagrant Laws Resolved that it be referred to the
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committee to whom the Petitition of
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Henry Adams
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the Contractor for
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passing of Vagrants
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stands referred to take the same into consideration
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and Report their Opinion thereon to the Court and that the said
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Committee do meet on this subject and on the subject of the Petition of
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the said
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previous to the last adjournment day of this
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Session and that
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Sampson Wright
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be added to the said Committee
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By Adjournment same day
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The committee for Building the House of Correction having stated
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to the Court that they should be in want of £1000 to pay to several
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of the Tradesman who had performed Work at the said Building
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before they would be able to receive sufficient to Discharge the same
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Ordered that the County
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Treasurer
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do advance the Sum of £1000
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to the Treasurer of the Monies received towards defraying the Expence
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of building the said
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to be repaid out of the first,
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Money received by him.
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