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]y impassable after hard rain, and at all 
times were dirty and filled with stagnant 
water. This serious inconvenience is now 
removed, as the principal Streets are pro¬ 
perly raised and drained, and the remain¬ 
der are now finishing. The Town has 
in consequence improved much in ap¬ 
pearance and cleanliness, and it is reason¬ 
able to suppose will also be more healthy. 
Immediately in front of Beach-Street, 
which extends along the whole of the East 
side of the Town, there is a very extensive 
mud bank, dry at low water, which was 
equally offensive to the sight and smell; 
this was divided into small lots, and di¬ 
rected by the Lieutenant Governor to be 
sold by the Committee appointed to su¬ 
perintend the making of the streets, upon 
condition of the purchasers enclosing 
their respective portions by a stone wall, 
filling up the interval, and building houses 
there. This regulation has considcra- 
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