Take from "The Calendar of the Assembly Rolls of the Corporation of the City of Dublin"

1717

September 21.-Post assembly. (m.61.)
Certain of the commons, setting forth that the committee to whom the inspection of the management of the city lights were referred, have made the following report, and prayed the same might be made an act of assembly, which report is as followeth :
“Pursuant to your honours order of last assembly to us directed, we, the committee appointed to inspect into the management of the city lights, have accordingly met, and think it proper that there should be lights placed on the dead walls at the same distance as in the streets, and lights fixed on the four bridges, videlicet, Essex Bridge, Ormonde Bridge, the Old Bridge and Elliss' Bridge, one in the middle and one at each end of every bridge, to continue burning all night, all the lamps to be of the same white glass mentioned in the present act, the lamps to be lighted at five o'clock in the evening, and to continue burning till one of the clock next morning ; that a penalty be laid on those who shall break the said lights, or carry away the lanthorns or the irons which hold the same, and upon those who shall hinder the lamp men from lighting the said lamps; that the present light man do deliver up all the lanthorns to the city when they shall require or demand the same, to be all in good repair and glazed with white glass as aforesaid, as by the said act is directed; that the said act is now near expired, and that application be made to the present parliament for continuing the said act in the city, with such other directions as your honours shall think fit ;' Ordered that the said report be confirmed and referred to Mr. Recorder and Mr. Alderman BURTON, the city representatives in parliament, to act therein as they shall think proper.-Allowed.

1717. October 18. --Third Friday after September 29.
Lord Mayor: Anthony BARKEY ; Sheriffs: John REYSON and Vincent KIDDER.

[1.] Samuel COOKE; clerk to the right honorable the Lord Mayor, praying an allowance as usual for his Lordship to support the dignity of the Mayoralty: ordered that the treasurer do, on the said Lord Mayors warrant, pay to the petitioner for his Lordships use Pay the sum of five hundred pounds, sterling, one moietie to be paid at Christmas next and the other moietie at midsummer next, the same to be allowed the treasurer on his accounts.

[2.] Samuel COOKE, praying a consideration for his trouble and services as clerk to the commissioners of array of the horse and foot militia of the city of Dublin, for four or five years past: ordered that the petitioner be paid by the treasurer, on the Lord Mayors warrant, the sum of forty pounds, sterling, for his services [stated] in his said petition, the same to be allowed the treasurer on account.

[3.] James CATHCART, clerk, setting forth that by the promotion of Mr. BULKLY, present city chaplain, the said (m. 63) chaplainship will now become vacant, and therefore prays the citys favour in being admitted city chaplain : ordered that the petitioner be admitted city chaplain during the citys pleasure, with the usual salary.

[4. ] Mary AUSTIN, widow, praying to be admitted one of the city poor widows, in the room of her sister ; ordered that the petitioner be admitted and allowed three pounds per annum, to be paid quarterly during the citys pleasure.

[5.] Ann COSSART, setting forth that she is the widow of alderman David COSSART, deceased, and that she is in her fortune much reduced since his decease, and praying an annual allowance for her relief and subsistence : ordered that the petitioner be paid thirty pounds per annum, half yearly, by the treasurer, the payment to commence from Michaelmas last, and to be allowed the treasurer on his accounts.

[6.] Charles MATHEWS, praying to be admitted city scavengeer for the south side of the river Anna Liffy, for one year from the expiration of Mr. ALLEN'S time, to enter into such articles as Mr. Recorder shall advise to have the same salary as Mr. ALLEN lately had.

[7. ] Thomas PILKINGTON, praying to be continued in his employment of city scavenger of that part of this city lying on the north part of the river Anna Liffy: ordered that the petitioner be continued in his employment for one year longer, to commence from the expiration of his present term.

[8.] David DUNBARR, esquire, setting forth that it was proposed that the city should contribute forty Pounds to cover with an arched shore a nuisance on the north side of Lazy hill; that he had contracted with Mr. Nicholas CARTER to make the same, and therefore prays the said forty pounds may be paid to the said Nicholas CARTER: ordered that the said Nicholas CARTER be paid the sum of forty pounds when the work is finished, and the same to be allowed the treasurer on his accounts.