The Upper House. 551

A Message from the Lower House by Captain Harrison

M^r Courts & M^r Chairs viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 17^th 1723.
May it Please Yo^r Honours
On Reading the Report of the Committee appointed by
both Houses to view the Town Fences, Gate houses and Gates,
we concur therewith, and desire that some of the members
of your House may be Appointed to Joyn with the same
Gentlemen of our House appointed of that Committee to
make an Estimate of the Charge & to treat with proper work-
men for making the necessary Repairs

Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.
To w^ch Message the following Answ^r was prepared viz..

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 17^th 1723
Gentlemen.
This House does appoint James Bowles and Benj^a Tasker
Esq^r to Joyn with the Gentlemen appointed by your House
to make an Estimate of the Charge and to treat with proper
workmen for making the necessary Repairs in the Town
Fences Gate houses and Gates
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up: Ho :

U. H. J.

Which was sent to the Lower House by James Bowles &
Benjamin Tasker Esq^rs
Col^o Tilghman and Col^o M: Tilgh: Ward appointed to
Confer with those Gentlemen of the Lower House appointed
Yesterday in a message from thence by M^r Hill and five more,
about the Allowances to be made to his Lordships Council
of State, gave in their Report which is as follows viz.

At a Conference held at the House of M^r Francis Bowes
on Thursday the 17^th Day of October 1723 to confer about
the Allowances to be made to his Ldps Honourable Council of
State.
Present.

The Honble Col^o Rich^d Tilghman Col^o M. Til. Ward of
the Upper House

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M^r Joseph Hill M^r Rob^t Tyler
the honble M^r Jn^o Beale M^r Ralph Crab of the Lower
Col^o Jn^o Mackall M^r Rob^t King House

Who make Choice of Col^o Rich^d Tilghman to be their Chair-
man And Charles Worthington their Clerk