The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

APRIL 21, 1758153No. 381. An Account of Thomas Linning for Lodging Captn. RoderickMcKenzie amounting [to] £93:15 in which is a wrong Charge for two Rooms£62:10, the Ballance being £31:5 we recommend may be allowed.No. 382. An Account of James McKelvey amounting [to] £5:5 wherein is anundercharge of 10/ & a wrong Charge of 25/, the ballance £4:10 to be allow’d.No. 383. An Account of Hugh Anderson amounting to £98:2 for makingTrenchers for the Troops, we recommend may be allowed.No. 384. An Account of George Sommers for Entertaining Indians£5:18:4, we recomend to be allowed.No. 385. An Account of Hugh Branckman, Constable, for Apprehending& Conveying to Goal Bartlet Brown, a Felon, Amounting to £49:3, ofwhich Sum is paid by the Treasurer £20, this Account not being Certified byany Magistrate we recommend it may lay over untill properly Authenticated.No. 386. An Account of Elizabeth Poole for Lodging two Officersamounting to £95, in which is an Over Cast of 25/ & one Room wrongCharged amounting [to] £31:5, the ballance £62:10 we recommend may beallowed.No. 387. An Account of Benjamin Simmons for boarding a French Officeramounting to £15:7:6, we recommend may be allowed.No. 388. An Account of Williams & Carne for Vinegar for the Troop[s]Amounting to £23:4:4, To be allowed.No. 389. An Account of Elfe & Hutchinson for Furniture for the CouncilChamber amounting to £728:2:6, we recommend to be allowed.No. 390. An Account of Benjamin Godfrey for Pasturing Horse £5:10,allow’d.No. 391. An Account of Thomas Wright Esqr. for wood &c. for the useof the Troops amounting to £3746:3:3; Your Committee are of Opinion thataltho the price Charged for Wood is too high, yet as a Positive Contract wasmade with Mr. Wright he ought to be paid, But recommend as theCommissarys Conduct in this affair Is highly blamable & that if he hadfollow’d the directions he received for advertizing the Quantity of Woodwanted for the Public Service he would have procured it at a ConsiderableLess price, by which means a great Saving woud have Accrued to the province,That 7/6 per Cord on 506 Cords be Charged to and deducted from theCommissarys Account against the Public, being the Quantity Supplied priorto the Late resolution of the House for taking no more Wood from Mr.Wright at the Extravagent price of £3, And that 10/ per Cord on 244 1 ⁄2 SuppliedSince the said Resolution be taken off from Mr. Wrights Account, theBallance £3623:18:3 to be paid.No. 392. An Account of Gabriel Guignard for Cags of Different Sizes& Coopers Work for the Accadians & public £16:3:6 to be allowed.