160 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

L. H. J.

ance of the same workmanlike by the last day of September
next.
Your Committee propose that the undertakers of the
Joyners and Carpenter's work have power at their discretion
to make any Small Alteracon which may be agreeable to the
proportion of their work and the Squares of the Glass
Your Hon^rs Committee is of opinion that the publick officers
should be obliged to keep their respective offices in good repair
after the finishing this work.
Sign'd p order John Gibson Cl Com.

Thereupon the following Message is prepared Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Oct. the 29'" 1724.
May it please your Honours
We have considered the Reports of the Committees to view
& treat with proper workmen ab^t the Repairs of the Stadt
House and Cap^t Hooper a member of this House is willing to
undertake & perform the Same for two hundred pounds
Curr^t money & to enter into Bond for the due performance
thereof according to the severall Reports of those Comittees
Sign'd p ord^r M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

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Which was Sent to the Upper House by M^r Oldham & M^r
Hopkins
They return and Say they delivered it
An Engrost Bill for Explaining a paragraph in the Sup-
plementary Act to the Act for Electing & Sumoning Dele-
gates & An Engrost Bill Supplementary to the Act for trying
of matters of fact &c^a were Severally read & assented to and
were so Endorst and Sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb
& Cap^t Taylor. They return and say they delivered them.
An Engrost Bill relieving the Inhabitants &c^a was read and
assented to & was so Endorst and Sent to the Upper House by
Cap^t Harrison and M^r Oldham. They return & say they
delivered it.
Coll^o Addison from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the reviving Bill to the Act for officers ff ees thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 31^st 1724.
Gentlemen.
On reading and considering the within Bill We are of
opinion that the Granting of Speciall Warrants by the Secre-
tary is a matter of favour from his L^pp We cannot therefore