Document 11, Case prepared on Mr Errington's behalf, undated, p 1
| Case | ||||
| A Bridge was built by Subscription across the River Tyne near Hexham in | ||||
| Northumberland for the Use of the Public communicating with a Common High Way | ||||
| and Was finished in the year 1770-in November 1771 it was thrown down | ||||
| by a Great Flood and the County was [presented?] | ||||
| The Justices Sensible of the great Utility to the public of a Bridge | ||||
| across the said River at or near the Place aforesaid employed an eminent Engineer | ||||
| to make a plan-They also published Advertisements for Undertakers and caused Several | ||||
| Experiments to be made of the Foundations under the direction of the said Engineer | ||||
| a Considerable Quantity of Materials was collected from the Ruins and some Now* | ||||
| [???] prepared at the Expence of the County – but altho’ the advertisements | ||||
| were continued for a Very long Space of Time, no person would undertake to Build | ||||
| the Bridge either upon the Scite of the former one or at any other Place, till Mr | ||||
| Errington having consulted with Mr Smeaton made a Proposal to the Justices to | ||||
| Build the Bridge at a Place about half a Mile below the former.- | ||||
| By Articles of Agreement dated 2 June 177[7?] made Between three of the | ||||
| Justices of Northumberland of the one part and said Mr Errington of the other | ||||
| [???]Reciting that at the General Quarter Sessions held by Adjournment the 6th | ||||
| day of [???] last said Mr Errington proposed that he would for the Consideration after | ||||
| mentioned Build and make a good and substantial Stone Bridge across the River Tyne | ||||
| [???] from and to such place and of such Dimensions and in such Manner as in | ||||
| [???] Articles and a Plan [thereunto?] annexed are particularly mentioned and | ||||
| [???] the same should be Built under the Direction and Inspection of the | ||||
| [???] and that Mr Errington would compleat the Whole and find & provide | ||||
| All necessary Materials for the same over and above All the Timber Stone Iron & other | ||||
| Materials whatsoever which had been prepared & provided as above (& which he was to | ||||
| have) for the sum of £5,700-And further Reciting That at the said Sessions | ||||
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