The enclosed Petition read and ordered to be sent down to the Honble Assembly Province of Geo King D. Sec. New Hampshire} In the House of Representatives Dec. 14th 1770. Voted That the Petitioners be heard on this Petition on Wednesday the second day of Jan'y next if the General Assembly be then sitting and if not then on the third Day of their sitting next after and that they serve the Selectmen of Dover with a Copy of this Petition and order of Court that they may shew cause why the Prayer thereof should not be granted In Council Dec 15, 1770 Read and concur'd Geo. King D. Sec. Copy of so much as is legible examined by M. Weare CI. Geo King Dep. Dec. Province of In the House of Representatives Jany 16, 1771 The within Petition being Considered. It appearing that there was a Town Vote for Building the lower Bridge it is tho't to be just that the Charge thereof should be paid by the whole Town-But it appearing that the upper Bridge is not usefull for the Publick Wherefore Voted that the said upper Bridge shall hereafter be maintained at the charge & Expence of said Town and that the Petitioners have Leave to bring in a Bill accordingly In Council Jan 17, 1771. Read & concurr'd M. Weare Cler. Geo King D. Sec Province of New Hamp Another Petition relating to Bridges. To his Excellency the Governor the Honorable his Majestys Council and House of Representatives of sa Province May it please Whereas by misunderstanding & a party Spirit prevailing among the Inhabitants of Dover in said Province they have built two Bridges over the River one above the other below the Cochecho falls in Dover (so called) the one by vote of the Town the other by your Petitioners & the dispute running so high which shou'd be the Kings and Countrys Bridge each Party strenuously contending for their own they having the Town Vote in their favor and we Antiquity & conveniency on ours to end or determine which we petitioned your Excellency and Honors to say which shall be the established Bridge for the use of his Majesty's Subjects which you were pleased to determine in our favor which we gratefully acknowledge and return our sincere acknowledgements for said favor but by your act or determination you enabled the Selectmen of Dover to assess the Polls and Estates in said Dover as for other Town charges to pay the charge of the lower Bridge which has been done and paid and no provision is made by said act or otherways for payment of the established Bridge. We petitioned the Selectmen but they deny'd then we petitioned two Justices unus Quorum to call a Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Dover to see if they would Vote to pay for the building the established Bridge a Meeting was called by said Justices and the Town voted in the negative. Therefore we pray you will direct & enable the Selectmen of Dover to assess the Polls and Estates in the same as for other Town Charges for payment of said upper Bridge above the falls on their receiving a true and reasonable account of the charge of the same and we as in duty bound shall ever pray. Dover 23d May 1773 Signed by us Inhabitants of said Dover. Jediah Varney Nathan Varney Moses Rand Ephraim Wentworth Reuben Wentworth Jonas Goudy Elisha Purinton Joshua Varney Paul Hussey Ben Hanson Junr. James Chesley Joseph Waldron In Council May 27, 1772 Thos Hanson Jun. Isaac Horne Timo Robinson Samuel Tuttel This Petition was read and ordered to be sent down to the Honble Assembly Geo. King Dep. Sec Province of In the House of Representatives May 27th 1772 Voted that the Petitioners be heard on this Petition on the 5th day of June next and that they serve the Selectmen of Dover with a Copy of this Petition and order thereon but if the General Assembly be not then sitting then on the third day of their siting next afterwards William Parker To the Honorable the Council and House of Representatives of said State. The Subscribers hereto most humbly Shew That for many years past a considerable Trade as beneficial to the Community as to Individuals hath been carried on by the people living on what is called Salmon fall River which Trade has ever been attended with the greatest Inconveniences on account of many very large pointed Rocks which lay scattered in the Bed of said River for near a Mile below what is called Quamphe gan Landing-That all attempts to raise Money by Subscription or otherways for the purpose of removing said Rocks have hitherto proved unsuccessful the charge of that Business having been deemed too heavy to be borne by the few when the many were as closely interested-That to the obstructions aforesaid your Petitioners conceive it is in part owing that the Trade of said River hath lately very much declined but which they hope will soon revive on' their removal. Your petitioners are anxious as well for the good of the Community as for their own private Emolument, to have the said Rocks removed, and therefore in a Design so benevolent and useful Do pray the aid and Interposition of your Honors so far only as to enable them to raise by a Lottery about five hundred pounds which sum with what they can furnish in Labour and material they apprehend will be sufficient to effect the above purpose-And as in duty bound your Petitioners will ever pray &c Feb. 23d 1779 Jacob Shorey Elip Randall Jedediah Goodwin Samuel Bracket James Bracket James Roberts Humphrey Chadbourn Stephen Hodsden S. Hill Jacob Lord Jr. Gilbert Warren Aaron Stackpole Humph. Chadbourn 3d Ebenezer Lord Joshua Grant Nathan Lord Jun. Jonathan Tebbets Thomas Butler Clark Garrish Robt Twombly Moses Carr Benja Warren Zacheus Varney Alexander Gerrish John Haggens Wm Rogers Joseph Prime Jona Hamilton Jr. Nathan Lord Danl Haggens J. Brackett Rich Champney Jonathan Varney John Cutts Saml Cutts I. Rollins Thomas Shannon Thos Wk Waldron Geo Waldron DORCHESTER. Petition for extension of time to make their settlement. To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq. Captain General Governor & Commander in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of New Hampshire in Council The Petition of John House of Hanover in the County of Grafton in the Province aforesaid Esqr. in behalf of Himself & the Proprietors of the Township of Dorchester in the Said County of Grafton unto your Excellency & the Honble Council humbly Shews That by Reason of the many Difficulties attending the Settlement of New Townships y' Petitioners have not been able to perform the Setling Duties required by Charter, That there are Several families now setled there and more soon to remove that they have cutt a Road & laid out most of the Township, and are in hopes of Performing the Setling Duties if your Excelley & Honours will indulge them with an extension of the Time for making their Settlement. Wherefore your Petitioners humbly prays y Excellency & Honours Favours to them in granting them such further Time for Setling as in your wisdom you may think proper And your Petitioners beg Leave to assure y' Excelley & Honours that they will be Solicitously attentive to fulfill their Duties required by the Charter of s Township and as in Duty bound y' Petitioners will ever pray JOHN HOUSE. Portsmo Dec. 3d 1771. Province Petition for a new Charter. [New Charter was granted May 1, 1772. ED.] of New Hamp} To His Excellency John Wentworth Esq' Governor and Commander in Chief of said Province in Council The Memorial of John House And his Associates humbly sheweth. That your Memorialists having lately prefer'd a petition for an Extension of the Charter of the Township of Dorchester |