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S5 Police Establishments,
check-tickets, which they return to the Constable in the morning,
on arriving from their Stations. The other twenty-four Officers
that were in bed all night, attend in the morning, at 6 o'clock,
from the 1st of March till the 1st of November, and at 7 o'clock,
from the 1st of November till the 1st of March, to patrole the
Streets, till 9 o'clock, inspecting their Wards, and observing that
the Pavements are properly cleaned. A regular report of the
whole is entered in a book, by the Constable of the night, for the
inspection of the Master of Police, in the morning, and the Com-
missioners at the Weekly Board ; as also a report of all delinquents
brought before the Sitting Magistrate at 10 o'clock, forenoon.
A Constable and twenty-four Officers, attend at the Office,
every morning at 10 o'clock. Four of these Officers remain in
charge of the Office, and the other twenty are stationed in differ-
ent districts of the city, and continue on their respective Stations,
until relieved by the night Watchmen.
The Watchmen go to their Stations at 9 o'clock at night, dur-
ing the whole year, and continue till 5 in the morning, in the
months of May, June, July, and Augustj till 6, in the months
of March, April, September and October; and till 7, in the
months of November, December, January, and February. The
whole draw up in line in the centre of the street, opposite their
respective stations, immediately before calling the hour and half-
hour, in order to ascertain, at one glance, that every man is at his
post.
The funds for defraying the expense are raised part from the
town, and from the yearly rent of subjects, rented or valued at
£'i< and under £6, sterling, yearly, 4d. per pound, sterling — At
£6, and under, ^10, 6d. per pound — .£10, and under ,£15, 9d.
per pound. — ^15, and upwards, Is. per pound.
GORBALS.
Magistrates, Commissioners, ex officiis.
Ward 1. Wm. Thomson, Jun.
.r^, 2. Archd. Edmiston,
.^^ 3. James Muii*,
,,^ 4. John Edmiston,
»,»v- 5. James Coats,
„^ 6. Wm. Thomson, Sen.
— 7. John Bain,
.^^ 8. James Roberton,
.-^ 9. Charles Brown,
John Clerk, Superintendent. — Surveyor.
George Young, Clerk. — John Lawson, Collector.
Ward 10. J. Livingston,
,^^ II. John Binnie,
,^ 12. Peter Hill,
. 13. John Pollock,
14. John M'Gee,
— 15. Wm. Watson,
„.w« 16. John Wilson,
— 17. John Turner,