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rated in 1752. It had a system of fines for its Directors. 

 Those who were late to a meeting were fined a shilling. 

 Those who were absent, two shillings. In May, 1764, with 

 the accumulated fund resulting from these fines, milestones 

 were set up on the road to the north to Trenton, and as these 

 were no doubt similar to ones set up later by the same com- 

 pany on the road to the south in our Countj^ the report of the 

 committee is somewhat apropos and certainly interesting. It 

 is taken from the minutes of May i8th, 1764, and was given 

 me by Mr. J. Somers Smith, the present secretary of the com- 

 pany : — 



" Peter Reeve, Joseph Saunders, and Thomas Wharton, who were 

 requested by the Board of Directors to apply the Fines arising from non- 

 attendance of the Directors since the year 1761 in purchasing Mile- 

 stones, made the following Report, viz : 



" We the Subscribers beg leave to Report to the Directors of the 

 Fire Insurance Office, That, Agreeable to their Request ' That we would 

 procure a sufficient Number of Mile Stones, and fix them on the Road 

 leading to Trenton Ferry and apply to such persons as would be capable 

 of Measuring the Distance and placing them properly ' That you would 

 pay the Cost and expence thereof out of the Fines that were paid by the 

 Directors for Non attendance since the year 1761. 



"We procured the Stones, and apply 'd to John Lukins, Surveyor 

 General, Philip SjMig, Jacob Lewis, and Thomas Gordon, Gentn to join 

 us in Measuring the Distance from Philadelphia, to the Edge of the 

 River at the Ferry leading to Trenton, who Cheerfully undertook the 

 Serving, and on the i5tli instant at 5 oclock in the ]\Iorning we began to 

 measure from the Middle of Market Street in Front Street, and at tlie 

 Distance of each Mile, affix'd or planted a Stone marked with proper 

 Characters to describe the Distance from this City, and when arrived at 

 the Ferry found it to be 29 Miles & 24 Chains to the Edge of the River, 

 having passed thro' the New Road leading thro' Pennsbi;rg Mannor, as 

 it is the most direct and likely to be used, the distance being shortened 

 more than One INIile. 



"The Cost of the Stones, with the expence attending the planting 

 them amounts to Thirty three pounds Seven Shillings, and five pence. 

 We having purchased two Stones more than was Necessary, being 

 numbd 30 & 31 Gave them to NathI Parker who promised to fix them on 

 the Road leading to New York." 



