Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland Third session of the Second General Assembly St. John's , J. Shea 1838 { my short forms....pd = paid , @ = at, curr. = currency , amt.= amount, £ = Pound , s = sterling , d = pence , Anything in these { } are my own comments. ------------------------------------------------ Road commissions 1838 Feb. 20 Pd. John Rendall for notice boards put on road. amt. 10/6 ------------------------------------------------------------- Pd. M. Rielley & W. Walsh for keeping the Topsail road clear of windfalls in the winter of '36 & '37 . amt. £2/0/0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1837 May 1 Pd. George Winter for quick Match. amt. £1/6/4 --------------------------------------------------------------- July 21 C.F. Bennett as per account for powder, canvas , tar &c . amt. £15/10/1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug. 7 Robert Dunn{?} , 47 lbs powder@ 10d. amt. £1/18/4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sept 23 N. Kennedy, gratuity for 3 yrs sevice in superintending the work, preparing tubes , bags &c. amt. £20/0/0 ------------------------------------------------------------ Road from Holyrood to Placentia, by Salmanier, & Salmanier to St. Mary's 1837 Nov. 25 Cash pd. 4 men, 63 dys work each @ 4s 4d , assissting Mr. Byrne, surveyor, to explore, examine and mark a line of road from Holyrood to Salamonier 7 thence to St. Mary's. amt. £56/14/0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1838 Aug14 Pd. Phillip Stamp, assisstant surveyor , 13 dys @ 5s. amt. £3/5/0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1837 George Cooke for making a roadway to Boden's Cove by Maggotty Cove. amt. £15/0/0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 2 Pd. Patrick Whelan , shoring the railway @ Kings Bridge. amt. £1/0/0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 12 Pd James Grey , for building an additional wall at the stone bridge, Maggotty Cove . amt. £3/4/6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1838 Phillip Stamp superintending road work on various roads , measuring the same , etc. 23 dys as per acct.. amt. £6/9/0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 3 Thomas Ryrne , 7mths salary as superintending surveyor , to 31st Dec. 1837 ,@ £100 per annum. amt. £67/6/1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pd. C.P. Bennett , for 1 gal. tar, for work @ Quiddy Viddy, see his account. amt. 2/0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- N. Kennedy & 2 men , 1 dys work each, @ Quiddy Viddy , removing fragments of rock from channel. amt. 17/0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 3 Pd. C.P. Bennett, for bunting , canvas , etc, used by surveyor in laying out roads as per account. amt. £1/18/8 ---------------------------------------------------------------- That's that for this bunch....hope some connections were made.. ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten