Document 11, p 2
| 13 | ||||
| John Donkin as Agent for and on the Behalf of Mr Errington proposed and undertook to | ||||
| make a Substantial Road from the North End of the said Bridge when built to the | ||||
| a Bond in | ||||
| The penalty of the Bond | Alemouth Road for the sum of £400 – and that Mr Errington would enter into ⁁ the | |||
| was estimated thus £ | Penalty of 9,100£ to the County conditioned for building making finishing & compleating | |||
| For the Bridge 5700 | the said Bridge & Road on or before the 25th day of March 1780 & for the supporting | |||
| Road 400 | [upholding?] or rebuilding the said Bridge & repairing and keeping in repair | |||
| County Materials 3000 | the same for the term of 7 years from the time of compleating the same resply and | |||
| £9100 | which said proposals were at the said Sessions approved and agreed to by the | |||
| Justices then present on Behalf of the County It was witnessed that in Consn of | ||||
| the said proposals of Agreements & for the Consn aftermentioned the said Mr Errington | ||||
| did for himself his Heirs &etc Covenant with the said Justices party thereto their | ||||
| [?Exectors?] &etc that he would at his own proper Costs & charges on or before the [?] 25th | ||||
| March 1780 Well sufficiently & effectually Build a good & substantial Stone Bridge | ||||
| across the River Tyne according to the plan thereunto annexed opposite to Hexham at a | ||||
| Place examined and approved by the said Mr Smeaton And should procure and make | ||||
| the said Road And also that said Mr Errington his Heirs &etc should & would at his | ||||
| and their own proper Costs and Charges and from time to time and at all times as often as | ||||
| need or occasion should be or require during the Term of 7 Years uphold support | ||||
| repair maintain rebuild & keep in good and sufficient repair the said Bridge & Road | ||||
| for the said 7 years to be computed from the time that the said Bridge and Road should | ||||
| have been certified for to the General Quarter Sessions under the hands of two of his | ||||
| Majesty’s Justices of the Peace to have been built made finished & Compleated- | ||||
| And in Consn of the said Mr Erringtons Covenants & Agreements the Justices party | ||||
| thereto on Behalf of the County Did Covenant; that the Treasurer of the said County | ||||
| Should pay Mr Errington the said £5,700 for the Building finishing & upholding | ||||
| the said Bridge & the Sum of £400 for procuring making and upholding the said | ||||
| Road in the manner therein mentioned-And that Mr Errington should have take | ||||
| and use as he should think fit All the Timber Stone Iron & other Materials which | ||||
| 2 | ||||
Note: Case prepared on Mr Errington's behalf, undated, p 2. Page stained and torn
Abbreviations are underlined like this Wm. and the expansion may be seen by moving the cursor over it.
| An entry outlined like this has a note which may be seen by hovering over it. |
Transcribed by CTW and TB