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THE SOUTH BRIDGE TO BE BUILT WITH STONE.
12 Jan., 1713. Forasmuch as the South Bridge of this City is in a dangerous and totter- ing condition, agreed, that the same be built with stone, and that Alden. Chartres and Goddard, Mr. Phillip French, Common Speaker, Mr. Will. Lambley and Thomas Tuckey be overseers of said work, but not to make any agreernent for doing the same by the great without the advice of the council. Whereas Mr. Randall Wills, building a house adjoyning to the South East wall of this City, hath encroached so much on said walls as to build the South wall of his house on said City walls, ordered, that a letter be written to Mr. Wills to take down so much of his building as is upon the walls of the City. Richard Daunt, mercht., having married a freeman's daughter, is admitted free. Present-Mr. Mayor, Sher. Lavit; Alden. Crone, Chartres, Goddard, Knapp, Francklyn ; Common Speaker, Mr. Walker, Browne, Lambley, Wilson. 18 Jan., 1713. Mr. Will. Masters and Mr. Edward Browne, two of the Burgesses who served as Sheriffs, were elected Common Council men and sworn. The persons appointed to oversee the building of the new South Stone Bridge reported that they were upon agreement with Thomas Chatterton, mason, and John Coltsman, stone-cutter, to build the same by the great, to wit, 300li. and the old wooden bridge, the Corporation finding what cramps may be thought fit, and to allow them the use of what centres may be convenient, with boards for the same, also to give them all the tarras left of the North Bridge, with some other small priviledges, which agreement was approved. Ordered, that the said overseers proceed to finish the agreement and enter into articles which shall be made good by the Corporation. Present--Mr. Mayor, both Sheriffs; Alden. Chartres, Goddard, Whiting, Knapp, Cottrell, Francklyn, Phillips, Perdrian ; Mr. Walker, Browne, Wilson.
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