558 Assembly Proceedings, September 2^-October 26, 1723.

U.K.J.

have heretofore had; but if you persist in your former Reso-
lution as you think it Reasonable we shoti'd serve his Ld'p
and the Country at our own private expence we cannot but
think it reasonable that you should do the same, and therefore
we propose that if Yo^r House will remit your allowances this
year for your attendance, we will remit ours; by which means
we shall plainly and impartially demonstrate our inclinations
to save the Country's money without making examples of any
particular persons.
Signed p Order S Skippon Cl Up Ho.

The Gentlemen appointed on the Committee to agree with
proper Workmen to build the Gate house and Repair the
Town Fence gave in their Report as follows viz.

p. 11;

3 The Report of the Committee appointed October the 17*
1723 to Agree with Proper Workmen to build a Gate house,
& repair the Town Fence

Present of the Upper House
The Honble James Bowles and Benjamin Tasker Esq^rs
Of the Lower House

M^r Ralph Crab, M^r John Courts, M^r John Chaires & M^r
Joseph Harrison.

This Committee having treated with proper workmen, do
find the Lowest Demand for the Building and Compleatly
finishing in the manner and of the frame and Scantling as
hereto annexed to be one hundred and ten P^ds the Undertaker
being willing to enter into Bonds with sufficient Sureties fully
to Compleat and finish the same by the Last Day of May next.
It is also offered to this Committee by Tho^s Jobson to pro-
cure good new Fence Logs and get them in place for Two
pence p Log and to repair the Town Fence with them accord-
ing to the Report of the Committee appointed the 14^th Instant
to inspect the same for the sume of forty Shillings and Com-
pleat the same by the first of March next.
All which is Referred to the House for their Consideration

House Thirty two foot Long fifteen foot broad, twelve
foot pitch under pinn'd with Stone or Brick raised two foot
from the Ground an Outside Brick Chimney with two fire

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places the Rooms Above and below to be Lime Plaistered a
Sash Window in each Room below two foot broad and four
deep, one Ditto at each end Eighteen Inches Broad and thirty
six Long; the Floors to be laid with good Inch pine Boards