Dublin City Assembly Rolls - Extracts from the Calendar of the Ancient Records of Dublin 1716

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[10.] Certain of the commons, praying to inlarge the assembly: ordered that the assembly be inlarged till nine o'clock.

[11] Richard GOODENOUGH, praying to be admitted city attorney: granted during the citys pleasure.

[12.] On the petition of Ann DENHAM, setting forth that she is the widow of Thomas Denham, Sheriff of Dublin in 1694-5) who was one of the Sheriffs of this city; that by reason of her great age she cannot now well subsist on the allowance of ten pounds per annum, formerly granted her by this honorable city, and prays an additional allowance: ordered that the treasurer, on the Lord Mayors warrant, do pay to the petitioner ten pounds sterling, the same to be allowed him on his accounts.

[13.] The report of the committee of directors for the Ballast Office to the general assembly of the 13th April, 1716 :
Report. "Since our last report we have some more timber come in, and expect the remainder of our agreement for two hundred tun, with Captain ROGERS, every day, and likewise a quantity of kishes are soon expected. And it being now a proper season not only to go on with the pileing below Ringsend, as formerly proposed, but also to carry the bank of kishes up towards Mourneys dock, we intend to go on with the said work with all expedition, according' to the best advice we can get.' Ordered to proceed with all expedition.- Allowed.

"Pursuant to the order of last assembly, we have advised with council about removing the heaps of small stones which lye in the channel, laid down there by Mr.VERNON, which opinion we have hereunto annexed for your honors directions how to proceed therein." Ordered to follow the councils advice and pursue his opinion.- Allowed.

The city wall between Mr. MERCER and ir John Rogersons keay being now a building, and the receiver general having signified to us that, the city is at present out of cash, therefore desires that the Ballast Office should advance the money for carrying on the said work, and that the city will repay the same when in cash, or when the office shall have occasion for the same, which we are willing to do, provided this honorable assembly approves thereof: Approved of.- Allowed.

We have prepared an abstract of all the receipts and Receipts. payments of the Ballast Office from the first of May, Payment 1713, inclusive, to the first of November, 1715, exclusive, in order to have the city seal affixed to it, that the said abstract may be laid before the Government, as the act of parliament directs: Ordered to be sealed and presented to the Government,- Allowed.

In the first abstract laid before their excellencies the lords justices and council, in the year 1710, it was therein mentioned that the city expended £484 5s. 2 1/2 d. in obtaining the act for the Ballast Office, which was reserved to their further considerations. We desire your honours directions if you think it proper to be mentioned in the abstract now to be laid before the Government and council.' Ordered: the £484 5s. 2id., to be mentioned in the abstract, to be presented as above, an that the City petition the lords ,justices and council for the allowance thereof to the city out of the Ballast Office.- Allowed.

An abstract of the cash now in the Office is hereunto annexed: All which is humbly submitted to this honourable assembly:
Signed Thomas BOLTON, Mathew PEARSON, Thomas CURTIS, John PORTER, Jos. KANE, Thomas STRINGER, William EMPSON, William ASTON, Edward SURDEVIL

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