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

[13.] The report of the committee of directors for the Ballast Office to the general assembly of the 18th of October, 1717 :
Roll xix. M 62
'In our last we gave your honours an account that there were three hundred piles driven on the South Bull, since which there are 567 piles more driven on the same in three rows, and part of the intervals between the said rows filled with stones, and the rest afilling as fast as the weather will allow; the said row contains a length from east to west about thirty eight perches. The charge in driving and filling between the said piles, when finished, will amount to above six hundred pounds over and above what the timber cost, which amounts to above three hundred pounds more, so that the whole charge of the said piles will amount to nine hundred pounds:' ordered to be considered next assembly-
'The season of the year will not permit the engines to work any longer this winter, and the next spring it may be considered whether or no your honours will think fit to carryon the said work.
“We have laid and filled with stones on the North Strand this summer four hundred kishes, and stopped the gap that was formerly laid open at the request of Sir John ROGERSON, and are going on in laying and filling more kishes on the Strand, and have bought five hundred kishes for that use, part of which are already laid and filled ' ordered to proceed as the season will permit.
'There is some progress made in filling the City Keay, and that work going on at all times when the gabbards can be spared from the office work :' ordered to continue the work till finished.
'Of the two hundred tun of timber, reported in our last to be bought, we have yet received but twenty odd tuns.
'We have taken a yard at Ringsend, to lay timber and other materials belonging to the Office in, at seven pounds ten shillings per annum, much nearer the work than the former yards, and more commodious than the said two yards which we before had at fifteen pounds pet annum : approved of.

Roll xix. m.62
'An abstract of the cash is hereunto annexed: all which is humbly submitted to this honorable assembly: Thomas BOLTON - Math. PEARSON -Thomas CURTIS - John PORTER -Thomas SOMERVILLE - William MAPLE - William ASTON -Joseph KANE - James KING -Philip COOLEY - William EMPSON -Peter VERDOEN -Thomas STRINGER'
An abstract of the Ballast Office accounts from the (m.62b). 18th of July, 1717, exclusive, to the 17th day of October, 1717, inclusive :
Ballast Office. Dr.
To balance of accounts to the 18th By sundry disbursements on the
day of July, 1717, inclusive £184 17s. 2 ½ d.
To cash received from ships, etc., 18th July to the 17th October, 1717, inclusive
£738 12s. 7d.
To cash received from Messrs. Burton and Harrison £200 0s. 0d.
Total £1123 9s. 9 ½ d.
Deduct £1093 16s 5 ½ d.
Balance in Office £29 13s. 4d.
Besides in Messrs. Burton and Harrisons hands. .£350 0s. 0d.

Per Contra, Cred.
By sundry disbursements on the Office Account from 18th July, 1717 exclusive to the 17th October 1717 inclusive £1038 19s. 6d.
By money expended since the 18th July 1717, in filling and backing the City Kay on the city account £54 16s. 11d.
Total: £1093 16s. 5d.

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