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Carters, 66
Third District — All the Streets, Lanes and other places, -within, the
City, to the east of the second line of division, and to the north of
George's Street.
II. The following Fares or Rates of Cartage shall be exigible and
payable in the said respective divisions or districts.
To any place in District,
No. No. No.
]. 2. 3.
s. d. s. d. s. d.
For a Hhd. of Sugar, Pipe of Wine, or Pun-
cheon of Rum, from the Broomielavv, .0 11 10 12
Do. from the Weigh-house, . . . .10 1110
For two Puncheons of Beans or Meal, two
Bales of Yarn, or other large Casks or Bales,
or Grain in Bags, weighing near, or about a
ton weight, from the Broomielaw, . .12 14 16
Do. do. . from the Weigh-house, 14 12 14
For 6 Barrels of Ashes, or 6 large Bales of
Cotton, or any number of Barrels or Bales,
weighing about 18 cwt. from the Broomie-
law, 121416
Do. from the Weigh-house, . . . .14 12 14
For a Cart Load of Cork, Staves, Dried Hides,
or any other commodity that requires a con-
siderable time to load and unload, from ihe
Broomielaw, .141618
Do. do. from the Weigh-house, 16 14 18
For a Cart Load of Furniture, or similar articles
that require long time to load and unload, for
the first hour, and so proportionally for each
Cart, 101010
And for every other hour, and so proportionally
for each Cart 090909
In carrying Grain, the Carters shall always find sufficient Bags, and
carry the whole of their load up one storey, or into a ground flat,
without any assistance from the Employer.
When the Cart Load is to be carried up more than one stoi'ey, the Carter
shall receive 2d. per Cart additional ; but in this case the Carter may
carry up the half of the load at his own expense, his employer being at
the expense of carrying up the other half.
The Carter, in all cases, shall assist in loading and unloading, but must
always remain by his Cart ; and, when able so to do, he must load and
unload the Cart himself.
All such quantities of Goods as are to be considered as a single Cart load,
and likewise all Rates and Fares not before specially provided for, in
case of any dispute, shall be settled by the Sitting Magistrate.
III. The following Rules and Regulations shall be observed by the
Carters, and shall be strictly enforced in all time coming. .
1st, Every Carter shall enter his name and place of residence in a
book to be kept for that purpose, in the Town Clerk's Chambers, and