[Teignmouth] Commissioners Meeting; A meeting of the Harbour Commissioners was held at the CourtHouse on Thursday late. Present were J.C. Tozer Esq. in the Chair, Messrs. Whiteway, Bearne, Sanders, Stevenson, Milway, Vicary, Ford, Pinsent, Kelson, Croydon, Jordan, Cartwright, Bartlett, and the Rev. John Comyns. The Clerk presented a report on the River Committee stating that they had investigated the work done by Geo. Frost, under his contract, found it completed in a satisfactory manner. A resolution was then passed that the same be received and adopted. The Clerk having read the report of the Finance Committee, it was resolved that the same be received and adopted, and that the payment recommended by them of £70 1s to George Frost as balance of his contract for deepening the shoals, and £5 to James Edwards for preparing the specifications and superintending the work be made. The Clerk reported that he had considered the question as to the amount of surety to be given by the collector, harbour master and himself; and thought that a bond of £100 each would be the correct amount required, and it was then proposed and carried that those three officers be severally required to give security in the sum of £100. It was proposed by Mr. Vicary and seconded by Mr. Kelson that a committee be appointed to consider Capt. Washington’s and Capt. Spratt’s position, with an express declaration that so long as the Exeter Town dues are collected, and nothing done by that port for the benefit of the harbour of Teignmouth, the Commissioners cannot feel justified in making any outlay whatsoever for the purpose of improving the bar, and that Messrs. Tozer, Whiteway, Kelson, Pinsent, Bearne, Curtis, Cartwright and Vicary be such committee. A resolution was then passed rescinding the resolution of the 22nd August, and ordering the sum of £700 out of £1002, 0s 3d, now in the hands of the Treasurer, be applied to paying of deeds poll to that amount.
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