County of Saint John, of Timber and Lumber cut on what was called the Disputed Territory.

To Ann M Williams the sum of twenty five pounds in part compensation for the loss of a Barn and contents set on fire and destroyed by a wandering Lunatic in the Parish of Simonds, County of Saint John, in one thousand eight hundred and fifty

two.

To His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor a sum not exceeding four hundred and seventy five pounds to reimburse the Commissioner of Public Buildings, and for advances made for expenditure on the Province Hall and other Public Buildings; and the further sum not exceeding three hundred and twenty five pounds for repairs of Government House, fences, and out-buildings, the past year; the same not to be paid until His Excellency in Council shall be satisfied that the several matters and things contained in the Accounts are correct.

To the Commissioner of Public Buildings the sum of one hundred pounds for his services the past year.

To John Taylor, a native of the Province, the sum of twenty pounds in consideration of the talent and ingenuity exhibited by him in the construction of a Fire Engine, and to assist him in procuring materials.

To His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor a sum not exceeding three hundred pounds for the Road through the Lands of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company, one third of which to be expended in connecting the Settlement of said Company with the Newburgh Settlement.

To the Postmaster at Fredericton, the sum of three hundred and seventy pounds fourteen shillings and six pence, being Postages of the Legislature the present Session.

To the Clerk of the House of Assembly the sum of two thousand five hundred and fifty seven pounds eleven shillings and two pence, being the Contingencies of the Legislature the present Session.

2. That all the before-mentioned sums of money shall be paid by the Treasurer of the Province by Warrant of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Executive Council, out of the moneys now in the Treasury, or as payment may be made at the same.

CAP. V.

An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads and erecting Bridges throughout the Province.

Section

1. Grants for Roads and Bridges.

2. Money, by whom and how expended,

and accounts rendered.

3. Money, how drawn.

Section.

4. Compensation to Commissioners.
5. Money, when to be expended.

6. On what Roads money to be expended.
7. Bonds by Commissioners,

Passed 1st May 1854.

Be it enacted, &c.-1. There shall be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of the Province to such persons as the Governor in Council shall appoint, in addition to the sums already granted, the following for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, that is to say :

To His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor the following sums for the Great and other Roads, for building and repairing Bridges, and for opening and improving Roads to and in New Settlements, viz :—

One thousand six hundred pounds from Saint John to Nova Scotia Line: One thousand pounds to be expended from Hayward's Mills to the Nova Scotia Line; such sum as the Supervisor may find necessary to be paid Commissioners of Sewers in part towards keeping the Aboideau over Au Lac in repair; and such sum as may be necessary to improve the old Tantamar Road: Six hundred pounds between Saint John County Line and Hayward's Mills; out of which one hundred pounds to be expended on the Old Westmorland Road between Tisdale's corner and Richard Smith's, via Fetherby's Lake and Beattie's Ferry (so called).

Six hundred and fifty pounds for improving, gravelling, and repairing the Great Marsh Road in the County of Saint John and its vicinity.

Seven hundred pounds from Saint John to Saint Andrews; seventy pounds of which to be appropriated towards Approaches to Ferry Landing west side of River.

One hundred pounds from Nerepis to Gagetown.
Seventy pounds from Dorchester to Shediac.

Three hundred pounds from Shediac to Petitcodiac.

Seven hundred and fifty pounds from Richibucto to Chatham. Five hundred pounds from Newcastle to Bathurst, to be expended as follows: From Dixon's Ferry to Tabusintac Bridge,

the sum of two hundred and seventy five pounds; and from Tabusintac Bridge to Bathurst, the remaining sum of two hundred and twenty five pounds.

One hundred pounds from Bathurst to Belledune.

Six hundred pounds from Belledune to Metis Road.

One thousand two hundred pounds from Fredericton to Woodstock.

Six hundred and fifty pounds from Woodstock to Arestook. One hundred pounds from Arestook to Grand Falls.

Six hundred pounds from Fredericton to Finger Board, including new Bridge over Estey's Creek, and also one over Jemseg.

Fifty pounds from Bellisle to Scribner's.

One thousand three hundred pounds from Fredericton to Newcastle, Northumberland; seven pounds of which to be paid W. J. Bedell, Esquire, and twenty pounds to John Wilson for ferrying Mails past year.

Four hundred pounds from Fredericton to Saint Andrews; two hundred pounds of which to be expended between the Magaguadavic River and Saint Andrews.

Five hundred pounds from Salisbury to Harvey: three hundred and twenty five pounds from Salisbury to the Court House in Hopewell; the balance between Court House and Isaac Derry's, in Harvey.

Seven hundred and fifty pounds from Shediac to Richibucto. One hundred and twenty five pounds from Waweig to Saint Stephen.

Sixty five pounds from Woodstock to Houlton.

One hundred pounds from Oromocto to Gagetown.

Four hundred pounds from Oak Bay to Eel River.

Nine hundred pounds from Barker's Landing to Richibucto; four hundred pounds of which for that portion of the Line in the County of Kent.

Seventy five pounds from Newcastle to Pitfield's; thirty five pounds of which to be expended between Pitfield's and Queen's County Line; and the balance of forty pounds between Salmon River and Newcastle.

Four hundred pounds from Grand Falls to Canada Line; two hundred pounds of said sum to be expended between the Green River Bridge and the Province Line.

Six hundred pounds from Bathurst to Miramichi via Pokemouche, to be expended as follows: The sum of three hundred and fifty pounds from Bathurst to Pokemouche River; and the remaining sum of two hundred and fifty pounds from Pokemouche to Miramichi.

Four hundred pounds from Saint John to Quaco, including two new Bridges.

Twenty five pounds from Hampton to Bellisle.

One hundred and fifty pounds from Cole's Island to Cape Tormentine.

Fifty pounds from Lower Landing, Grand Falls, to American Boundary.

Seven hundred and fifty pounds from Albert to Saint John via Hammond River; two hundred and fifty pounds of which to be expended from Crooked Creek in Albert to King's County Line; four hundred and fifty pounds from King's County Line to Saint John County Line; fifty pounds in Saint John County.

Two hundred pounds from Isaac Derry's to Point Wolfe.

One hundred and seventy two pounds from Dead Water Brook to Saint Stephen; seventy two pounds of which to be expended in repairing and making the Road from the Woodstock Road, past Brown's Mill, to Wheeler Lawrence's.

One hundred and sixty six pounds from Roix's to Oak Bay; one hundred and sixteen pounds of which for repairs, to the Glenelg Bridge on said Road.

One hundred pounds from Tisdale's Farm to Loch Lomond. Three hundred pounds from Tilley's, Sheffield, past Pendleton's Mills, to Petitcodiac.

One hundred pounds from the Baptist Meeting House, Upham, to Church, Sussex Vale.

One hundred and sixty seven pounds from Lower Trout Brook to Lower Town, Saint George; one hundred pounds to be expended north of Pomroy Bridge to the Fredericton Road. Forty five pounds from Pickard's Store to American Boundary.

Three hundred and fifty pounds from Edmundston to Saint Francis; one hundred pounds to be expended between Edmundston and Baker's Brook.

One hundred and ten pounds from Buttermilk Creek to American Boundary, commencing at the latter.

Five hundred pounds from Patchell's Ferry Landing, Becaguimick, to County Line.

Eight hundred pounds from Fredericton to Saint John via Nerepis; eighty pounds of which to be appropriated towards Approaches, Ferry Landing, west side Harbour of Saint John. One hundred and fifty pounds from Saint John to Indian Town.

Thirty pounds for improving a Road past Roman Catholic Cemetery.

To His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor the sum of nine thousand nine hundred and eighty seven pounds and five pence, being for Special Grants for the Road Service made at the present Session; to be applied and expended agreeably to a Resolution of the House of Assembly passed on the twentieth day of April in this present year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four, and concurred in by the Legislative Council.

To His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor the sum of ten thousand pounds, to be applied towards erecting Bridges on such Great Roads of Communication as particularized in the Report of the Select Committee appointed on the ninth day of February last "to take into consideration the state of the Roads throughout the Province, and ascertain the amounts required for repairing and improving the same," in addition to the other amounts for Roads and Bridges therein contained. Among others are the following Bridges :

Bridge over Hammond River;

Hampton Ferry ;

Trout Creek, on line of Road to Westmorland;

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South Bay, Nerepis Road;

Oyster River Bridge, on Great Road leading to Poke

mouche ;

Bridge over the North West Miramichi ;