442 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1725.

        Lib. X.  Mr Iohn Caidwell lays before the Board an Estimate of the

                 Charge of New Shingling the Council House and free School

                 of this City which is as followeth vizt

                                                    £  s.  d.

                 The Council House                95.. 0.. 0

                 The Free School with windows     74.. 0.. 0

                                         in all  169.. 0.. 0

                   Resolved that this Board will take the same into Consid

                 eration and give him their Answer the third tuesday in May

                 next.

                   Ordered that in the mean time the Clerk of this Board as

                 well as the Clerk of the Visitors of the Free School give

                 publick notice that if any other person or persons will more

                 reasonably undertake the same that they lay their proposalls

                 before this Board on the third tuesday in May next which

                 notice was given as followeth vizt

                   Notice is hereby Given to any person or persons who will

         p. 129  undertake to new Shingle the Council House of this City that

                 they view the said building and be prepared to lay their pro

                 posalls before the Govr and Council on the third tuesday in

                 May next being the 18th day of the same month at which time

                 their Honours will receive the same

                   Annapolis 23d            Sign'd p Order

                   February 1724/5             Geo Plater Cl Concl

                 Maryland sst

                   At a Council held in the Council Chamber at the City of

                 Annapolis on Thursday the 20th day of May in the tenth Year

                 of his Lordships dominion &c Annoq Dni 1725

                               Were Present

                   The honble Charles Calvert Esqr Govr

                               Colo William Holland

                               Colo Samuel Young

                               John Hall Esqr

                               Colo Thomas Addison        Members of his

                  the honble   Philemon Lloyd Esqr       Lordships honble

                               Colo Richard Tilghman         Council

                               Colo M. T. Ward

                               James Bowles Esqr

                               Benja Tasker Esqr 

                   His Excellency the Governor and this Board taking into

                 Consideration the ill Consequences that may attend the Shu

                 ano Indians entertaining our Negro Runaway Slaves and to

                 prevent such an evil for the future have proposed to send Mr

                 John Powell of Prince Georges County Gent to Shunano