30 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-Noveniber 4, 1724.

U. H. J.

former Act For which Reasons this Bill will not pass as it
now stands
Signed p Order Samuel Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Sent by Esq^r Hall
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r appointed on the Committee for
viewing the Stadt House gave in the Report of the Committee
to the House which being read was Agreed to and is as fol-
lows viz.

The Report of the Committee appointed by the Honour-
able the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly to View the
Stadt House and consider what necessary Repairs it wants

22^d October 1724
Report that the Plaistering in the Passage in the Chan-
cery Council Assembly Naval and Mayors Court Offices all
on the Upper Floor is very much broke also the Chancery and
Council Offices want Shelves and there wants a Door at the
Head of the Ladder Going to the Turrett
Also Report that in the Passage and all the Offices of the
first floor the Plaistering is much Broke
Also Report that the two Jury Rooms want new Doors
Also Propose that the windows on the first floor which are
now four foot wide and four foot ten Inches high be reduced
to three foot wide & continue the present height and that they
be sashed with Glass the panes to be eight and ten Inches the
Sills of the Window to be of Locust or Cedar and the other
part of the Frame as well as the Sash frame to be of Black
Walnut Also that there be Shutters on the Out side and Iron
Hooks to set them open to be fixt in the Sills of the Windows
with Hooks and Staples to fasten them in the inside and
Springs for the Sliding Sashes

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Also propose that there be new Stairs to the first half pair
and all the Plaistering on the Stair case mended and that the
Closets underneath the Stairs be closed up. Also propose
that the two Side Windows upon the Stairs be four foot &
a half in height and three foot wide and that the two small
Windows at the Top of the Stairs be closed up.
Also Propose that the Windows of the Court House be Six
foot & an half in Height and three foot in breadth and sasht
with Shutters as on the first floor above Stairs
Also Proposed that there be new folding doors to the Back
Porch & a new Sill and top Peice to the Door Frame of
Locust or Cedar and that there be three new Planks laid in the
porch Floor Also that the front Doors and frame be all new