City of Cork Act 1765

Streets,

Commissioners for making streets convenient,

to meet as any 5 appoint.

XII. And whereas many of the streets, lanes, and passages of the said city of Cork and suburbs thereof, are too narrow; by means whereof the trade of the said city is greatly obstructed: be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and recorder of the said city of Cork for the time being, the right honourable John Hely Hutchinson esquire, William Ponsonby esquire, Henry Sheares esquire, the several aldermen of the said city for the time being, Hugh Lawton esquire, Francis Carleton esquire, Stephen Denroch esquire, Riggs Falkiner esquire, Bayley Rogers esquire, Walter Travers esquire, William Verling esquire, Simon Dring esquire, Luke Grant esquire, Kevan Izod merchant, Godfrey Baker merchant, Henry Wrixon esquire, and William Butler esquire, shall be and are hereby appointed commissioners for making wide and convenient streets, ways, and passages in the said city of Cork, and the suburbs thereof; and that it shall be lawful for the said commissioners, or the survivors of them, or any five of them, to meet at such times and places in the said city of Cork, as the said commissioners, or the survivors of them, or any five of them, shall think proper.