i THE EARLY YEARS OF THE LAMAHA CANAL. 293 
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canal dam and put in a koker on government land be- 
tween the Race Course and Pln. Lodge for conveying 
water to Georgetown. 
February 12th, 1838, Dr. MCTURK, proprietor of Pin. 
Profit asked to join the Canal Scheme. The Cumings- 
burg Saw Mill applied for water by pipe and offered to pay 
the Committee 30 joes per annum. This was agreed to. 
_ January zist, 1839, an application from the Town 
Council to put in a koker to obtain water from the canal 
was taken into consideration and granted. 
November 4th, 1841, Mr. GORDON, proprietor of Be/ 
Air asked to be admitted to the Canal Scheme. Agreed 
to on payment of $73 33. 
N.B.—This is the first mention of dollars in the 
minutes, the accounts up to this date had been kept in 
guilders and stivers. 
February 24th, 1845, the Town Council were impatient 
of the control which the Commissioners exercised over 
their water supply, and they endeavoured to obtain sole 
authority over the Town Sluices; but at a meeting of 
above date it was resolved—‘ That the sluices supplying 
the Town must remain as now under the charge of the 
Canal Overseer.”” In consequence of this, the Town 
Council refused to pay any part of the Overseer’s salary 
although applied to several times. The Overseer was 
accordingly instruéted by the Committee to sue the Town 
Council for his salary in the Law Courts. 
February 12th, 1846, Plns. Goedverwagting and Ogle 
applied for permission to join the Canal Scheme but 
their applications were refused. The Town Council 
offered $500 as their contribution towards the canal 
expenses, but this offer was refused. 
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