436 A PETITION TO ENGLAND AGAINST THE ACT APPOINTING WEIGHMASTERS.
That £9 be paid Ald. Pearse for removing several dunghills, &c., when he was Mayor, and at a time when the City was apprehensive of infection. Whereas the Corporation apprehend some difficulty in laying aside a clause in a late Act for appointing a Weighmaster; resolved, that if the clause be not laid aside in Dublin, the Corporation will send a person to England to petition against the clause. Present-Mr. Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Hulet; Alden. Phillips, Morley, Crone, Lavit, Ab. French, Pearse ; Mr. Wilson, Masters, Croker, Addis, Atkins, Com. Speaker, Ald. Perdrian. 19 Nov., 1723. That the petition and two letters dated this day directed to Mr. Sheriff Cramer on the matter relating to the Weighmaster now before the Privy Council be sent to the Sheriff, also Ald. Knapp and Hoare's original letters about said matters. Present-Mr. Mayor, Sheriff Hulet; Alden. Crone, Phillips, Allen, Per- drian, Lavit, Terry, Pearse, A b. French, Morley; Mr. Wilson, Addis. 30 Nov., 1723. On the petition of Mr. Robt. Atkins, Com. Speaker, on behalf of the Commons, desiring that the present Mr. Mayor may be allowed at the rate of 20s. per day, including the £300 formerly ordered for the better suppm·t- ing the honour of Chief Magistrate; same was ordered to be paid accord- ingly. " That £3 5s. be paid Peter Eason for several tar·barrels supplied the Cor- • poration on rejoiceing days. On the petition of the Widow Lambley praying an addition to the ten pounds per annum allowed her as an Alderman's widdow, ordered, that 5 pounds per annum be paid her in addition. On producing an account of lead bought of Ald. Pearse for the use of Blackrock Castle, amounting to £78 13s. 9d., ordered that it be paid. Present-Mr. Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Hulet; Alden. Phillips, Crone, Morley, Ab. French, Terry, Pearse; Mr. Masters, Wilson, Croker, Atkins, Com. Speaker. 3 Dec., 1723: That Sheriff Hulet and Mr. Common Speaker prepare an entertainment
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