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DIVIDE~D 0~ TilE PIPE WATER SHARES.
78 in the parish of S. Paul, 223 in the parishes of S. l\fary Shandon and S. Ann and the suburbs belonging, 122 in the parishes of S. }"'inbarry and S. Nicholas an<l suburbs belonging, 38 in the Main Street, on posts between the North and South gate, that they be lighted on the 8 Nov. at sun setting, auu continue lighting to sun rising, to 1 l\fay next, and every succeeding year they be lighted on 1 Sep., and they be lighted with good rape seed oil or good fish oil, or rape and fish oil mixed together, that the gl~s of the said. lamps be kept. cleaned,. and trimmed and snuffed when necessary, and we hereby fix that the sum of £1 ls. 5d. (amounting to £856 13s. 4d.) shall be paid for maintaining each lamp from 8 Nov. next, to 1 May, and that £1 5s. (amounting to £1000) be paid for trimming, &c., same from 1 Sep., 1773 to 1 May, 1774, and whereas the sum of £1016 lOs. 3d. is appointed by the act to be paid to ·the Mayor, &c., and that the Mayor, &c., shall cause saiu sum to be added in eight equal yearly successive divisions, to be raised for erecting, &c., said lamps, now we, the 1\.fayor, &c., do appoint the eight part, v·iz., £127 ls. 3!d., to be raised for said purpose. Present-Mr. Mayor, Sher. Harris and Franklin; Alden. Owgan, Millerd, Philpott, W etheral, }"'rank.lin, J .. Smith, Maylor, Baker, Webb ; Mr. Browne, and Fuller, C. S. 3 Nov., 1772. This day the Mayor, &c., executed articles of agreement with Joseph IIarris, Mercht. as lamp contractor for erecting, lighting, &c., lamps in the City and Suburbs for three years, from 1 July last, with the security, to wit, Saml. Beale, mercht., and William Harris, do., for a bond payable to the 1\Iayor, &c., foT £2000. It., that £142 3s. 9d. be paid the Trustees for supplying the City with water, being the Corporation's fifth dividend on 25 shares at 5 guineas each share; It., £10 to the Clerk of S.l\fary Shandon, for which he is to instruct the Boys of S. Stephen's Hospital to sing for one year, from 1 Nov., inst. ; lt., £82 9s. 3d. to 1\fr. Nicholas Wrixon, his bill of costs for law and equity business. J>rescnt-::\Ir. 1\Iayor, Sher. Harris aud Franklin; Alden. W estropp, Phil- pott, N cwman, "T etherall, :Franklin, 1\Iaylor, Wrixon, Baker, YVebb; Mr. Bl'owne, and Fuller, C. S.
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