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The Commissioners appointed by virtue of tho act intituled “An Act to appropriate the sum of two thousand pounds of the public monies to the laying out and making of an highway from the western parts of Cumberland county to the town of Pittsburgh, and to authorize the President in Council to appoint Commissioners to lay out of the same, have laid out the said road, which road we have confirmed as far as the town of Bedford. We think a review of that part which lies westward of the town of Bedford absolutely necessary, but as the money appropriated for the laying out and compleating the said road is nearly expended, we cannot proceed in the review without further directions and aid of the Legislature.

We suggest to the Legislature the propriety of directing engravings of the boundary lines of the State, and the publication of the reports of the several Commissioners who compleated those lines.

We have not observed in the printed Journals of the late House that any order hath been taken on the recommendation of Congress with respect to convicts imported into the States from British dominions, which recommendation was laid before that House by Council.

We transmit here with two letters from the Secretary of Congress, of the twenty-eighth of July, 1785, and twenty-second of October, 1788, in which Council are requested to supply him with thirteen copies of the laws of the Commonwealth. This cannot be done, unless a number are printed for the purpose. We also transmit a letter from the same, dated the seventh of November, 1788, inclosing Journals of Congress from the twentieth of August to the end of the Federal year. A letter from the Delegates of this State in the Congress of the United States, on the subject of a resolution of the fourth of October last, also accompanies this message.

Colonel Febiger's representation on some attempts to avoid payments of duties on merchandize sold by auction, is submitted to the General Assembly.

THOMAS MIFFLIN, President.

Council Chamber, Philadelphia, November 12th, 1788.

And on question to agree to the same, Council were divided upon the introductory part, and the yeas and nays being required, were as follows, vizt:

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So it was passed in the affirmative, and the message was adopted.

On motion,

Resolved, That the sixteenth section of the act of General Assembly, intituled "An Act for the prevention of vice and immo

rality, and of unlawful gaming, and to restrain disorderly sports and dissipation," which section prohibits the acting, shewing, or exhibiting any play, or any part of a play, or the selling any ticket or tickets for that purpose, be forthwith published in the several newspapers of the city.

Resolved, That the Judges, Justices, and other civil officers, whose duty it is to inforce obedience to the laws, be and they are hereby strictly enjoined and required to exert themselves in giving full force and effect to the above recited law.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, November 13th, 1788.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

Samuel Miles,

John Baird,

John Smilie,
David Redick,

James Read,

George Woods,

Frederick Watt,

Amos Gregg,

Samuel Edie,

Zebulun Potts, and
Nathan Dennison.

A letter from Jonathan Bayard Smith, Esquire, containing his resignation of the offices of Prothonotary of the county of Philadelphia, was read, and on consideration, it was resolved to accept the said resignation.

Whereupon, the Board proceeded to fill up the vacancy occasioned by the said resignation, and the ballots being taken for several gentlemen named as candidates, it appeared that James Biddle, Esquire, had a majority of votes, and was duly elected Prothonotary of the county of Philadelphia. He was commissioned accordingly.

Council resumed the consideration of the accounts of Stephen Balliet, Esq'r, and Major William Armstrong, for their services and expences as Commissioners at Wioming, under resolution of Assembly of the twenty-fourth of March last; and thereupon,

Ordered, That the same be referred to the Comptroller General to report to Council specially thereon.

On motion,

Resolved, That Mr. Miles, Doctor Gregg, Mr. Smith, Mr. Redick, and Mr. Potts, be a committee to make the inquiries required by the resolution of this Board of the fourteenth of November, 1787, and to report to Council.

Resolved, That this resolution be published, together with that part of the resolution of the fourteenth of November, 1787, herein referred to.

It was moved by Mr. Redick, seconded by Mr. Watt, to reconsider that part of the introduction to the message of yesterday which contains this sentence, "The prejudice and suspicion that were awakened by the appearance of that system, have been gradually lalled." And on the question to agree to reconsider the said sentence, the yeas and nays were required, and were as follows,

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So it was determined in the negative, and the sentence was not reconsidered.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday, November 14th, 1788.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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Nathan Dennison,

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of his Excellency Thomas Mifflin, Esquire, for three hundred and seventy five pounds, being one quarter's salary as President of the State, for which sums he is to account.

In favor of the Honorable John Smilie, Esquire, for six pounds, in full for his attendance in Council from the seventh until the fourteenth of November, 1788, inclusive.

Charles Biddle, Esquire, and Doctor James Hutchinson, were offered and accepted as securities for James Biddle's Esquire's faithful discharge of the duties of his office of Prothonotary of the county of Philadelphia, according to law. Upon consideration of the resolution of the dated yesterday, relative to returns from the several counties, of persons subject of militia who actually attended muster in the years 1785, 1786, and 1787,

General Assembly Lieutenants of the duty, and of those

Resolved, That Mr. Miles, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Woods, be a committee to coufer with a committee of the General Assembly, upon the subject of the said resolution.

A letter from Sharp Delany, Esquire, inclosing an account against the State for the rent of an office for the Collector of Tonnage and Wardens of the Port, agreeably to the nineteenth section of an act of Assembly passed the second of April, 1785, was read and referred to the Comptroller General, to report thereon to Council.

On motion,

Resolved, That the letter from Colonel Isaac Melcher, together with a map of the northern parts of this State, through which the new roads to Tioga is laid out, accompanying the said letter, be referred to Mr. Edie, Mr. Redick, and Mr. Dennison.

Upon the second reading of the representation of the Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia, relative to the expiration of certificates granted to pilots, and which have not been renewed within one month after the passing of the act of Assembly to establish a Board of Wardens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for other purposes therein mentioned, passed the fourth of October last.

Ordered, That the said representation be transmitted to the General Assembly.

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Agreeably to the Comptroller General's reports, the following or ders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of William Coxe, Esquire, of Bristol, for the sum of forty-four pounds seventeen shillings, in full for principal and interest due upon his certificate for a horse furnished by him in the year 1780, to this State, for the use of the United States.

lu favor of Joseph Dolby, for six pounds, for ringing the bells upon the election and proclamation of a President and Vice Presi deut of Council.

VOL. XV.-39.

In favor of Robert Smith, for six pounds three shillings and two pence; of William Lanc, for eighteen shillings, and of John Claypoole, for two pounds seven shillings and eleven pence, in full of their several accounts for covering with green cloth a large ovel table belonging to Council, and for repairing and hanging a Venetian blind, including all materials.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, November 15th, 1788.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

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Proposals in writing, from Richard Butler, William Butler, James Robinson, and Daniel Elliott, for the purchase of several lots in the reserved tract of land opposite to Pittsburgh, were read, and the further consideration thereof postponed until after the other lots in said tract are exposed to sale on the nineteenth of this month, according to publication, and it was

Resolved, That the lots applied for by the above-named persons, ¡be, reserved.

On motion,

Resolved, That the island in the river Alleghany called Wilson's Island, containing thirty-three acres and three quarters and thirtyseven perches, occupied by William Wilson, be valued at ten shillings per acre, in gold or silver money, and Shirties or Hamilton's Island, in the river Ohio, occupied by John Hamilton, containing one hundred and thirty-six acres and twenty-one perches, at twenty shillings per acre, in like money, and that the right of pre-emption be given to the said William Wilson and John Hamilton for the islands they respectively occupy: Provided, application and compliance with the above terms be made by the said William Wilson and John Hamilton, within six months from and after this .date.

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