The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

66 COMMONS JOURNAL, JANUARY 16, 1758–FEBRUARY 10, 1758Ordered, That the farther Consideration of the said Message be postponedtill the Said Committee shall have made their Report.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,The Council have read a Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Andrews Parishaddressed to the Governor, Council & this House.And then the Messenger withdrew.And the said Petition was read Setting forth as Viz.That no Person hath yet undertaken to build a bridge over Ashley riveraccording to the Act of Assembly for that purpose provided; that the ferrynow remains the Property of the Public and not being Occupied by any personhaving authority, it becomes intirely neglected and the Causeway almostde[s]troyed which Occasions great difficulty and inconviniencies to Passengers;that your Petitioners being Actuated by the Laudable motives of encouragingLearning & promoting Religion are desirous of Erecting a Free Schoolin their Parish towards which there have been already many Charitable Donations.And That in Consideration of their repairing and keeping in ConstantOrder the Causey & Giving due Attendance to the Ferry, and likewisetowards a Promotion of their said pious design, They Pray that the Proffitsarising from the said Ferry may be vested in their hands till a bridge Shallbe built over the River according to the Act of Assembly.Ordered that the said Petition be refferred to the Consideration of aCommittee. And that they do Examine the Matter thereof & report the Samewith their Opinion thereupon to the House.And it is referred to Mr. Lamboll, Mr. Rattray, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Blake,Mr. Drayton, Mr. Glover, Mr. Middleton.Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee appointed to audit the Accountsof the Creditors of the Public, that the Committee had Examinedseveral of the Accounts which were referred to them; & had directed himto report the Same as they appear’d to them to the House. And he read theReport in his Place & afterwards delivered it in at the Clerk’s Table. Wherethe same was read & is as follows, Viz., Report No. 1 Containing from No. 1to No. 100.No. 1. On An Account of Sarah Nightingale Amounting [to] £103 for Entertainingof Indians which your Committee Recommend to be provided for.No. 2. An Account of Willm. Osborne, Constable, Amounting [to] £14for Criminal Slaves in which we find an overcharge in Mileage of £1:17:6, theBallance being £12:2:6 we Recommend to be allowed.No. 3. A Second Account of Willm. Osborne, Constable, Amounting[to] £18:2:6 for a Criminal Slave in which we find an Overcharge of £1:2:6 inMileage, the Ballance being £17 to be allowed.