148 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

U. H. J.

Sent to the Lower house by Col Tilghman who returnes
and Sayes he Delivered the same

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The house Adjournes untill Eight a Clock to morrow
Morning.

Friday Morning July the 28^th 1721.
The house meet According to Adjournment

Present

Coll^o Holland Coll^o Addison Esq^r Lloyd
Coll^o Tilghman Esq^r Lowe Col Ward
Esq^r Bordley and Esq^r Bowles

M^r Lloyd and M^r Crabb from the lower House Deliver Col
Holland the following Message Viz.

By the lower house of Assembly

July the 28^th 1721
May it please your Honours
Your Mesage by Coll^o Addison hath been taken into Con-
sideration and we Assure you that we heartily Join with your
Honours as to the necessity of Repairing both Publick build-
ings and Records as well as a further necessity for Sending
for a fire Engine to Comply therewith we have Agreed to New
Shingle this House And to Amend the Magazine house and
repaire the Powder House And when these repaires are

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Amended It will be then time to take the repairs of the records
under our Consideration we have also ordered the Treasurer
of the Eastern Shore to send for a fire Ingine with a large
quantity of Bucketts of about 20" Value to be lodged as you
Desire And have made a resolve to bring in a bill to Disable
any person from keeping Publick houses in the City of An-
napolis and Oxford Unless they build Brick Chimneys in the
Space of Eighteen months as well as Upper Malbrough
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

M^r Smith and M^r Warfield from the Lower house deliver
to Coll Holland the following Message Viz.

By the lower house of Assembly
July the 28^th 1721
May It please Your honours
We have Debated your Honours Message of the 26^th
Instant p Coll Addison and Col Tilghman on the Militia Act
And are still of the same opinion as We mentioned in our