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dealt with much more

easily and ruses

has become

effectually at the present wine, than

after

the population.

habituated to, and careless about these

evils, as experience

this Country

proves to be

the

cate.

Treasury

These

then

are

the

varins

аму

the

Lanatory

of a

Town ought

Z

orde to make it effectual;•

dution to which it appears to me

comprehensive meature for

Improvement

en brace and I uril

ww

two remarks upen

Jurisdiction of the Commissioners given

239 Waters would this be excluded. I am

inclined also to think that it should

such contrue-

be more clearly stated, but tions as Wharfs and the like.

intended

to be

placed under

are

the

jurisdiction of the Commissioners; the breadth of Streams is pequently

nassowed by such constructions when

by private persons, and the

creded

natural

flora of the

and at the

Ordmance.

water impeded,

uno frames

now venture

to make

It seems

to me

thout

the

the power over

Lir.

the

the

extent of

them.

the Rives back bemiz vested Commissioners without enabling

to grant permission for the erection of sich Structures, might

tto

Ordinance

and the

Enerte

that

in any way

they

are

required

lve. to pursue.

the

exccution of their duties.

I would prst throw out the limitation

for consideraterai whether

of the Jurisdiction to tidal rivers, is

not too compried; Rivulets and even Zuiger Streams falling into such

be justly objected to. They

are

the purposes of Trace, necessary for the purposes.

and of

properly constructed might

be made.

the wate

to assest

I would also

the flow of

suggest

that

the erection of mill-James, and

Waters

Weirs

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