tt. /. THE COUNTY OF FIFE. 



applied for and obtained an act of Parliament, 

 with such extensive powers as might enable 

 them to apply an immediate and effectual reme- 

 dy. In this act all the different lines of road, 

 intended to be made and repaired, are particular- 

 ly pointed out. The trustees are empowered to 

 borrow to the amount of 16,000!. for defray- 

 ing the expences. Toll-gates are ordained to be 

 erected, wherever it shall be judged proper, but 

 not nearer each other than 6 miles, and the rates 

 leviable from passengers at the several bars are 

 specially fixed. It would be unnecessary here 

 to mention particularly the several lines of road, 

 the whole powers of the trustees, and all the dif- 

 ferent provisions made in act : these, every per- 

 son, who wishes for information, may know, by 

 having recourse to the act itself. I shall only 

 observe, that this act hath been carried into ef- 

 fect with much spirit and judgment : and though 

 some of the less important roads are yet unfi- 

 nished ; and though the roads, in general, may 

 not yet be brought to such a complete state, a>s 

 could be wished, and may be designed, a very 

 great and happy change is observable, and the 

 most serious causes of complaint, so far at least 

 as the great roads are concerned, are removed. 



In the progress of this business, however, the 

 trustees, rinding that their powers were too li- 

 mited for the complete accomplishment of the 

 object of this act ; and also, that the making and 

 repairing of several other roads would be highly 

 advantageous to the public, resolved to apply for 

 further aid from Parliament. Accordingly, in 

 1797, an act was obtained for enlarging the 

 terms and powers of the former act, by which 

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