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tunity of doing an acceptable Good which (from Experience)
we have no reason to believe he will decline Embracing.
Sign'd p order M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was Sent to the Upper House by M^r Dashiel and
M^r Young. They Return and Say they delivered it
An Engrost Bill for laying out a Town at Joppa in Balte-
more County was read and assented to and was so Endorst
and sent to the upper House by M^r Tolley & M^r Hamilton.
They return & say they delv^r'd it
The House Adjourns till to morrow Morning nine of the
Clock

Saturday Octob^r the 3 I^st 1724
The House meets according to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are Read.
The Question was put whether Cap^t Harrison shall be paid
part of his allowance before the Gate House be finished or
none at all.
And it was carried by Majority of Voices that eighty
pounds Curr^t money be allowed him now and the remaining
thirty pounds to be paid according to the former order.
The Report of the Committee appointed to treat with proper
workmen about the Repairs of the Stadt House was read and
approved of and ord^rd to be Entred as follows viz.

The Report of the Committee appointed by the Hon^ble the
Upper & Lower Houses of Assembly to treat with workmen
for the Repairing the Stadt House, 29^th October 1724

Offered to the Committee by Thomas Watson of the City
of Annapolis to do all the Carpenter's and Joyner's work of
the Stadt House and find every thing to Compleat the same
as also hooks hinges and other iron work for Seventy pounds
Curr^t money, and is ready to Enter into bond with two Securi-
ties for the performance of the said work, to be finish'd work-
manlike by the last day of June
Offered to this Committee by Patrick Creagh of the City of
Annapolis to do the remaining part of the work menconed
in the former Report Except Rough casting the outside viz.
plaisterers Bricklayers Glaziers and Masons work and to
paint where there shall be occasion any Colour the House
shall order, he to find all necessaries for the said work but
Glass for one hundred and forty five pounds Curr^t money and
is ready to enter into Bond with two Securities for perform-

L. H. J.