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[122.] Messrs. Oliver & Hunnewell a committee to have such repairs & dressings made to the Mall as they shall think proper .-
The Chairman was desired to have the center of Park street gravelled as soon as possible.
A petition from a large number of gentlemen, asking for atten- tion to the correct regulation of time, particularly of the Old South clock, was referred to Messrs. Foster & Weld .-
A petition was received from the butchers occupying stalls in Union street, praying for reduction of rent, in consequence of the embarrassment occasioned by the embargo .-
Voted, that it is not expedient to comply with the request of the petitioners at present .-
Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen April 29th. 1812. Present Mess“8. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Foster, Webb, Weld & Lovering .-
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14 jurors were drawn for the Circuit Court.
· Pursuant to a precept received from Hon. Thomas Dawes Esq. Judge of Probate for the County of Suffolk-inquisition was made into the circumstances of Julia Domblide, single woman & return was made that she was non compos mentis & that it [123.] was advisable that a Guardian be appointed for her.
On application from County Treasurer, it was agreed that he should occupy the room in the Town house adjoining westerly to the Town Treasurers office.
The Chairman & M' Weld a committee to order repairs to West Boston engine house in Hancock street. and to have such repairs made to the fences, as they should judge proper as a compensation for use of the land.
On an invitation received from the government of the Wash- ington Benevolent Society it was agreed to attend the procession of that society tomorrow, at their celebration. -
Boston ss. At a meeting of the Selectmen May 6th. 1812 Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Foster, Webb, Weld & Lovering.
Whereas ; Several portions of a drain or common sewer have been laid at sundry times under the direction of the Selectmen from Cambridge street, southerly up Garden street, and from thence branching partly into Southack street, into Myrtle street & Pinckney street. The undertakers whereof have presented the account of the expence, and have prayed [124.] that the Board would cause assessment to be made upon the several proprietors of said common sewer for the proportion which each of them should pay for the benefit derived therefrom .- And the said account having been exhibited, by which it appears that the sum of six hundred, thirty nine dollars, twenty seven cents has been expended in said work, which with thirty two dollars charge of collection amount to six hundred seventy one dollars twenty seven cents. The accounts of the same having been examined & con- sidered by the Selectmen : it is now adjudged by them that the same expence shall be paid by the persons hereafter named & in the proportion & to the amount set against their names respectively .- viz-
Proprietors in Garden Street
William Welch, - - Wright, Doct. - Jennison, Morris Sullivan, Joshua Chase, - Murdock, Benja. Hall, Dan1. Woodward, Joseph Batson, Joshua Randall, Benjamin Hurd, Thos - - Hague, 1 drain each at $17.67.
Walter Russell, 2 drains at $35.34.
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[125.] Ditto on Southack Street.
Murphey, Peter Guss, - Diamond, 1 drain each at $17.67.
Ditto on Myrtle Street --
George Cockayne, Calvin Page, Jonas Prouty, William Hayden, Amasa Winchester, Thomas Welsh Jur., Samuel Whitney, Eben". T. Andrews, Joel Shipley, Joshua Airy, - Greenwood, 1 drain each at $17.67.
Ditto on Pinckney Street --
Isaac Scoffield, Peter Osgood, Estate Charles Paine, Jonathan Loring, Elias Mann, 1 drain each at $17.67.
John Pratt, 2 drains at $35.34.
Ebenr. T. Andrews, 3 drains at $52 .- And
We do hereby authorize and empower Mr. William Welch to demand & receive the same & to give discharges therefor .-
(Signed)
CHARLES BULFINCH
EBENR OLIVER
JONA. HUNNEWELL
JOHN MAY
JOSEPH FOSTER
NATHAN WEBB
BENJ WELD
JOSEPH LOVERING
Selectmen.
[126.] Warrant was signed for Town Meeting for choice of Representatives on the 14th. instant.
Mr. Eliot to print notifications .-
Rev. Dr. Eliot to be requested to open the Meeting with prayer .-
Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen May 13th. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Foster, Webb, Weld & Lovering .-
_Warrant was prepared and signed for a Town Meeting for the 20th. instant, to transact the monied concerns, and other busi- ness .-
A communication was received from William Minot Esq. Sec- retary of the Mill Corporation, proposing that the Selectmen should agree to sign releases of the land south east of Merrimack street, upon that street being raised & formed to the acceptance of the Board.
Agreed to proceed to view the present situation of Merrimack street, and the land referred to .-
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Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen May 25th. 1812. Present Mess Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Foster, Webb, Weld & Lovering.
Passed the Quarterly Accounts.
[127.] Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen June 3d. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Foster, Webb & Lov- cring.
Whereas Edward Childs upon application to the Selectmen obtained liberty to lay a common sewer in Poplar street & it hay- ing been made to appear to the Board that the said work has been properly executed & the expence of the same being ascer- tained to amount to two hundred & twenty dollars forty five cents-It is hereby ordered and adjudged by the Selectmen that the several persons who have laid their cross drains into said common sewer or main drain or receive benefit therefrom shall be assessed their proportion of the above expence as follows viz
William Minot, Israel Munroe, M. White, Sam1. Parkman, Edward Childs, Samt. White, Mr - Foster, and Seth Wright, 1 drain, $16.96 each.
Sam1. Brown, 2 drains, $33.92.
Christopher Gore, 3 drains, $50.88.
And We do hereby authorize Mr Edward Childs to demand & receive the same & to give discharges therefor .-
Signed CHARLES BULFINCH E. OLIVER Jos. FOSTER N. WEBB Jos. LOVERING .-
[128.] Return was made by M' Edward Wright of the expence of repairing the drain in Belknaps Alley the account whereof being duly examined by the Selectmen was by them allowed; they being informed at the same time that all persons concerned in said drain had been notified according to law & that no objection had been made-Assessment was now made, an order of payment was passed by the Selectmen, as follows, viz .- Whereas, a drain or common sewer has been laid in Bel- knaps Alley conformably to the directions of the Selectmen the whole expence whereof amounts to one hundred and fifty nine dollars thirty three cents, which expence is to be borne by such persons whose drains enter therein & receive benefit thereby : wherefore We, the Subscribers, Selectmen of the said Town of Boston certify that having considered the same expence & by whom & in what manner it ought to be paid Do Adjudge that the same be paid in the proportion following & by the persons hereafter named, viz .-
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Joshua Blanchard 14.70 Edmund Wright 72.32
Dudley 72.32-And We do hereby authorize Mr. Edmund Wright to demand & receive the same & to give discharges therefor.
(Signed) CHS. BULFINCH EBENR. OLIVER Jos. FOSTER N. WEBB J. LOVERING
Selectmen.
[129.] Return was made by Nath1 Smith Esq. of the expence of repairing the common sewer in Belknap street, the account whereof being duly examined by the Selectmen was by them allowed; they being informed at the same time that all persons concerned in said drain had been notified according to law & that no objection had been made-Assessment was now made, an order of payment was passed by the Selectmen as follows viz. Whereas, a drain or common sewer has been laid in Belknap street conformably to the directions of the Selectmen, the whole expence whereof amounts to Eight hundred and thirty two dollars, fifty one cents which expence is to be borne by such persons whose drains enter therein & receive benefit thereby : Wherefore, we, the Subscribers, Selectmen of the said Town of Boston certify that having considered the same expence & by whom & in what manner it ought to be paid Do Adjudge that the same be paid in the proportion following and by the persons hereafter named viz .-
Thomas Perkins, Sam1. G. Perkins, John E. Tyler [130.] John Q. Adams, William Munroe, Edmund Munroe, Mr. Rich, Eben". Larkin, William Homer, Matthew Lodge, Mr Saunderson, A. Boynton, Parson Bowker, Charles Walley, Eben™ Farley, John McGuire, John Brazer, C & G Barrett, Horatio Weld, John Mackay, Winslow Lewis, Daniel E. Powers, N Smith Jun', Nehh. Parsons, Estate of Peter Roe Dalton, Benj" Russell, Jackson & Lincoln, Shaw & Souther, Jonathan Amory, Alanson Tucker, Howard Bowker, 1 each at $16.33
Jonathan Mason, John Osborn, John Baxter, Joseph Baxter, Dan1. D. Rogers, Jacob Whiting, 2 each at $32.66
Mungo Mackays Estate, 3 at $48.99.
Higginsons, 5 at 81.65.
And We do hereby authorize & empower Nath1. Smith Esq. Mr. John Baxter & Mr. Eben". Farley, to demand & receive the same & to give discharges therefor .-
(Signed) C. B. E. O. J. H. J. MAY & B. WELD.
[131.] Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen June 8th. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Foster, Webb, Weld & Lovering.
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The present meeting was called on occasion of the death of Francis Wright Esq .- when the following resolution was passed and ordered to be printed in the papers .-
Voted. As a testimony of respect for the memory of Francis Wright Esq. deceased, our late associate at the Board of Select- men, we will attend the interment of his remains on Wednesday next. `And request the members of the Board of Overseers, of the School Committee, of the Board of Health, the Fire wards & other Town Officers also to attend .-
On the Petition of a Number of inhabitants, warrant was signed for a Town Meeting on the 11th. instant .-
Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen June 11th. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Webb, Weld & Lovering.
The Chairman and Mr. Oliver were empowered to have the street next the ropewalks at the bottom of the Common, raised so as to form a foot walk [132.] six feet wide, with a row of timber on each side & filled between with gravel, as a further security against high tides.
Mr. Hunnewell & Mr. Weld, a committee to confer with the residents on Fort hill-respecting the improving and securing the center part of the hill, and the necessary regulation of the streets -to ascertain the probable expence, & what part thereof the abutters will subscribe .-
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On the application from the Hon. Judge of Probate-inquisi- tion was made into the circumstances of Benjamin Bailey-and return was made that the said Bailey was non compos mentis, and that it was advisable that a guardian should be appointed for him.
Five Jurors were drawn for district Court.
Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen June 26th. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Hunnewell, May, Webb, Weld & Lovering,
28 Jurors were drawn for Court of Com. Pleas.
Return was made by Weston & Bliss of the expence of repair- ing the common sewer in South street, the account [133.] whereof being duly examined by the Selectmen was by them allowed ; they being informed at the same time that all persons concerned in said drain had been notified according to law & that no objection had been made-Assessment was now made, an
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order of payment was passed by the Selectmen as follows-viz. Whereas, a drain or common sewer has been laid in South street conformably to the directions of the Selectmen, the whole expence whereof amounts to thirty one dollars, seventy one cents, which expence is to be borne by such persons whose drains enter therein and receive benefit thereby : wherefore, we the subscribers, Selectmen of the said Town of Boston certify that having con- sidered the same expence and by whom & in what manner it ought to be paid Do Adjudge that the same be paid in the pro- portion following & by the persons hereafter named-viz.
Samuel Jenney, John Davis Esq., Samuel Abbot, Mr Cotton, - Stocker, Simeon Done, Levi Done, Fitz Jufts, John Peirce, John Andrews, Edward Blake Jun", Mar" Emanuel, Henry Prentiss, Edward Gray, Henry Hill, Wm Sweetser (Distill house), Thomas Thompson, Andrew Mertare, John Winslow, Sam1. Bradford, 1 each at $1.22.
William Ellerson, [134.] Mrs. Heckling, Jona Hunnewell, 2 each at $2.44
And We do hereby authorize and empower Messrs. Weston & Bliss to demand & receive the same & to give discharges there- for .-
(Signed) CHARLES BULFINCH JONA. HUNNEWELL JOHN MAY NATHAN WEBB
Selectmen of Boston. BENJA WELD JOSEPH LOVERING
[135.] Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen June 29 h. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Hunnewell, May, Webb, Weld & Lovering .-
Passed upon Accounts .-
Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen July 1st. 1812. Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Foster, Webb, Weld & Lovering .-
Return was made by Benjamin Lanphear of the expense of repairing the common sewer from Brattle square, the account whereof being duly examined by the Selectmen was by them allowed ; they being informed at the same time that all persons concerned in said drain had been notified according to law & that no objection had been made-
Assessment was now made, an order of payment was passed by the Selectmen as follows-viz. Whereas, a drain or common sewer has been laid from Brattle square conformably to the directions of the Selectmen, the whole expence whereof amounts to ten dollars and fifty cents, which expence is to be borne by such persons whose drains enter therein & receive [136.]
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benefit thereby-Wherefore, we the subscribers, Selectmen of said Town of Boston certify that having considered the same expence & by whom & in what manner it ought to be paid Do Adjudge that the same be paid in the proportion following & by the persons hereafter named viz.
Benjamin Lanphear, Daniel Greenleaf, James Lovell, Charles Cushing, each $1.17. John Brazer, $2.34. Edward Tuckerman Jun™. $3.51
And We hereby empower Enoch Hurlbutt to demand & receive the same, and to give discharges therefor.
Signed
CHARLES BULFINCH
EBENR OLIVER
JONA HUNNEWELL
JOHN MAY
NATHAN WEBB
BENJ WELD
JOSEPH LOVERING
Selectmen
[137.] Boston ss .- July 1st. 1812.
Return was made by Doct. Ephraim Eliot of the expence of repairing the drain in Middle street, the account whereof being duly examined by the Selectmen was by them allowed ; they being informed at the same time that all persons concerned in said drain had been notified according to law & that no objection had been made-Assessment was now made, an order of payment was passed by the Selectmen, as follows, viz .- Whereas a drain or common sewer has been laid in Middle street conformably to the directions of the Selectmen, the whole expence whereof amounts to twenty four dollars, which expence is to be borne by such per- sons whose drains enter therein & receive benefit thereby :- Wherefore, we the subscribers Selectmen of said Town of Boston certify that having considered the same expence & by whom & in what manner it ought to be paid Do Adjudge that the same be paid in the proportion following and by the persons hereafter named. viz .-
Edward Hall, Stephen Gibson, Andrew Townsend, each 1/3ª. of a share at $1.331/3.
[138.] Elizabeth Hudson, Ephraim Eliot, Mary . Swift, Thomas Howe, each 1 Share at $4.
Mrs. Conant, Joseph Williston, each 1/2 Share at $2.
And We do hereby authorize & empower Mr. Turell Tuttle to receive the same & to give discharges therefor.
(Signed) CHARLES BULFINCH EBENR. OLIVER
JONA. HUNNEWELL
JOHN MAY
BENJ WELD
NATHAN WEBB
JOSEPH LOVERING
Selectmen of Boston
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[139.] Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen July 8th. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, May, Foster, Webb, Weld & Lovering.
The following persons were approved as Auctioneers for the year ensuing from the first instant .- viz .-
Samuel Blagge, Frederick Beck, George Burroughs Jun", George Bond, Joseph Bumstead, Stephen Brown, Horatio Bass, Chris- topher Barker, Samuel Bridge, James Bourguin, Cornelius Coolidge, Abraham Carter, Sam1. F. Coolidge, Thomas Clark, George G. Channing, William Dehon, Richard Edwards, William Gridley, Nath1. Gamage, Richard H. Hough, Caleb Hayward, John C. Hastings, Fitz Edward Hutchings, Thos. K. Jones, Isaac P. Ingersol, John Jutau, George Noble, Daniel Oliver, Elisha & L. Parks, Samuel Prince, John Perkins, John A. Parkman, Jacob Rogers, Joseph Ripley, Henry W. Richards, Jesse Sanger, John Sprague, Henry Sturgis, David Taylor, Nath1. Tucker, Samuel Tufts, George Wheeler, Samuel Whitwell, Daniel Wild, Henry White, John Winslow Jun, Jonathan Webb.
[140.] This time being assigned by public advertisement for the choice of constables-the applications were read .-
Voted. To appoint twenty four constables for the present year-being two for each ward .-
The following persons were then chosen & the sureties approved .- viz.
Sureties
Thomas Stevenson Thos. Stevenson J. & Wm. Stevenson
Henry Lane -
Caleb Whiting & Israel Munroe
Elisha Copeland John Perry & John Gibson
Moses Thayer
John Minchin and Jas. Liswell
James Sumner Jr. Thos. W. Sumner & Jas. Ridgway
Solo. Twist Wm. Simonds & Amos Penniman
William Tupper John Gibson & John Howe
Benj. B. Leeds Jerh. Gore J. & Sam1. H. Babcock
Wm. Brooks Moses Wallach & Lem1. Babcock
James Perkins - Timº. Green & Jas. Williams
Jonª. Prescott
Wm. Dinsmore Wm. Cochran & David S. Eaton O. C. Wyman & Jnº. Barnard Eben". Frothingham-Tho Redman
Robt. Rixford
Thos. Holden Silas Harvey-Isaac Coolidge Jr Wendell R. Barker Brad Billings-Peter Dickerman
Benja. C. Stevenson S. Bell and Tho Stevenson J
David Rixford Wm. P. Whiting Esq. & Ez1. Brown
Geo. Jackson Robt. New & Caleb Whiting
Geo. Reed Peter Bicknell-Mort. Burr
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[141.] On a representation from Mr. Bond, that the clock at Doct. Lathrops church was much broken, and could not be made serviceable-it was agreed that the clock formerly belonging to the First Church should be repaired & put up in Dr. Lathrops or Second Church.
Agreed that the rent of the room in the Town house hired by Mr. Henry Messinger, and now occupied by Samuel D. Parker Esq. should be placed at two hundred dollars per annum.
Voted. That Mr. Adam Rupp be employed to prevent persons with horses or otherwise, at the west end of Allen street, going into the water on Sundays, after the hour of 7 in the morning.
The Chairman was desired to confer with Gen. Welles` and consult him upon the proper measures to prevent the practice of drumming in the streets after sunset .-
Boston ss. At a Meeting of the Selectmen July 15th. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, Webb, Weld & Lovering.
five jurors were drawn for Com. Pleas Court .-
Mr. Lovering was desired to procure a supply of powder for the Town's use agreeable to the requisition .of the Militia law. and [142.] the Treasurer be desired to give his note for the same, payable in ninety days .-
Return was signed for the renewed list of innholders & retailers.
The Board was occupied in examining into a complaint brought by Stephen Woods against Jonathan Prescott, a constable during the past year, and now a candidate for that office.
Boston Ss : At a Meeting of the Selectmen July 22d. 1812. Present Messrs. Bulfinch, Oliver, Hunnewell, Webb, Weld and Lovering.
A complaint having been presented by Mr. Moses Walbach against Robert Rixford, constable, for misconduct in making a false return on an execution against him. The parties were summoned to attend & were examined when it appeared to the Board that the complaint was without foundation.
Ordered, That the Town Clerk publish in the Boston Gazette & New-England Palladium, the law of this Commonwealth, which empowers the Selectmen to regulate every description of carriages in the streets of this Town; & the Rules and Orders [143.] adopted by them in pursuance of such powers.
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It is hereby ordered, that from and after Monday, the third day of August next, the following Rules & Orders shall be in force, for the due regulation of carriages in the streets of the Town of Boston, vizt.
Of Hay.
All Waggons, Carts & Sleds with Hay for sale, shall stand in Charles street, in one line on the northerly side of said street ; beginning at the easterly end thereof, by the new hay scales, & to extend as far westerly as shall be found necessary to accom- modate the numbers.
Of Wood from the Country.
The Waggons, Carts & Sleds with wood for sale, shall stand in Common street, from the Burying Ground gate southerly, as far as shall be found necessary to accommodate the numbers : & shall stand in one line along the westerly side of the street leaving the entrance to Park street & the foot passages into the mall, clear and unincumbered.
As many Waggons, Carts & Sleds with wood shall be allowed to stand in Bowdoin Square, & the North Square, as shall, upon experience, be found convenient for the free passage of carriages through those Squares.
And one row of such Waggons, Carts & Sleds shall be allowed to stand on the easterly side of Pond street, leading from Hanover street to Charles-River-Bridge.
Of Hackney Carriages.
Six Hackney Carriages shall be allowed to stand in the North Square, and all other Hackney Carriages shall stand in those streets where their stables are situated, and immediately in front of their [144.] stables, as near to the side walk as possible- provided, that not more than two such Hackney Carriages shall be allowed on any such stand at one time; & that no Carriage shall be washed or cleaned in the streets.
Every hackney carriage shall be numbered on each door thereof, in a conspicuous place, on the outside, with the figures not less than two inches in length ; and such figures shall be painted on the doors or fixed on them in metal plates, & shall not be moveable.
The price and rate of fare to be demanded & received for the conveyance of any person or persons within the limits of the Town, shall be for a single person, twenty five cents; & when more than one person shall be conveyed at one and the same time, twenty cents shall be paid by each & every one of them.
Market Regulations.
All Carts, or other carriages, with provisions of any kind for sale, which shall stand in Dock square, Market Square, Union
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& Ann streets, shall be under the direction of the Clerk of the Market; all horses shall be taken from such carriages & carried to one of the neighbouring stables, or otherwise removed from the streets by the owners or drivers.
No cart nor other carriages shall be suffered to stand in Court street, Exchange street, or the passage way between Dock Square & Union-street.
No person shall be allowed to stand with vegetables or fruit for sale in Dock Square, until all the stalls in Market Square shall be occupied; and no carts, for sale of articles, shall stand in Cornhill, until Dock Square shall be filled, at the discretion of the Clerk of the Market : & those Carriages which for want of room in Dock Square, shall be obliged to stand in Cornhill, shall be ranged on one side of the street only.
No waggons, carts nor sleds, with hogsheads, barrels, boats, hoop poles, oars, timber, boards, ladders, spouts nor gutters, [145.] wooden nor tin ware, chairs nor baskets, shall be suffered to stand in Market nor Dock squares, in State street, nor any street contiguous thereto ; but shall have a convenient stand on land belonging to the Town, about the middle of Pond street, between the Baptist Meeting-houses.
No carts nor other carriages with provisions for sale, and no chaises not other riding carriages shall stand in State street.
All waggons, carts & Sleds with cider, shall stand in Water street in one line on the north side thereof, & in Adams street on the east side thereof & as many in Liberty square as shall be found convenient for the free passage of Carriages through said square.
Of Trucks, Sleds & Carts.
All trucks owned by any inhabitant of the Town of Boston, shall be registered in a book to be kept by the Town Clerk for that purpose ; & shall be numbered from number one in succes- sion ; & said numbers shall be distinctly painted on both shafts of said trucks, in black letters & figures at least three inches in length on a white ground.
After such Trucks shall be so registered & numbered, if any owner thereof shall sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of his property therein, the same shall be registered anew in the name of the person purchasing or otherwise owning the same ; & the number shall be renewed as often as they shall become defaced or indistinct.
Twenty trucks, with two horses harnessed to each, shall be allowed to stand in State street : to extend to Merchants row to Long Wharf on the North side ; & from Kilby-street to Broad street on the south side, in the following order :
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