narrow, irregular, and inconvenient, and cannot be effectually repaired, widened, altered, turned, and rendered commodious for Paffengers by the prefent Methods prescribed by Law:

And whereas many Parts of the faid firft-mentioned Highways directed to be repaired by the faid recited Acts of Parliament, within feveral of the Towns and Villages through which the fame extend, are extremely narrow; and thereby, and for want of being properly lighted, Accidents frequently happen in the Night-time, which it is apprehended would be in a great measure prevented, if fuch Parts of the faid Highways were properly lighted; and it would be a great Convenience to all Perfons travelling the faid Highways directed to be repaired by the said recited Acts, if the fame were properly watered; but as these Purposes cannot be effected without the Aid of Parliament : May it therefore please your Majefty, That it may be enacted; and

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besit enacted, by the King's most Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lord's Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That the Term granted and continued by the faid feveral Acts fhall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the Expiration thereof for and during the further Term of five Years according to the Tenor of an Act, made in the twenty-eighth Year of the ~Reign of his late Majefty, intituled, An Act to amend an A&t made in the twenty-fixth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An Act for the Amendment and Prefervation Term further of the publick Highways and Turn- continued. pike Roads of this Kingdom, and for the more effectual Execution of the Laws relating thereto; and from and after the Expiration of the faid additional Term of five Years, then for and during the further Term of twenty-one Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion

of

of Parliament; and inftead of the Claufes, Provifions, Tolls, Powers, Penalties, Forfeitures, Exemptions, Payments, Punishments, Matters, and Things, in the faid three firstrecited Acts or either of them contained, the Claufes, Provifions, Tolls, Powers, Penalties, Forfeitures, Exemptions, Payments, Punishments, Matters, and Things in this Act contained, fhall for the Purpose of repairing, widening, and keeping in repair the Highways by the faid three firft-recited Acts directed to be repaired, and alfo for the Purpose of widening, altering, turning, repairing, and keeping in repair the faid other Highways herein before particularly defcribed, take Place and commence upon N. B. This the fourteenth Day after the paffAt pafled ing of this Act, and fhall continue April 15th, and the Pow. in force for and during the Refidue ers commen of the Term granted and continued ed April 29th by any of the before recited Acts,

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and for and during the faid addi tional Terms of five Years and twenty-one Years, and from thence

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to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament.

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And be it further enacted, by the The Roads Authority aforefaid, That from and the Old and immediately after the Commence- New Dilment of this Act the Highways tricts. hereby intended to be repaired, widened, altered, and turned, shall be deemed and taken to confist of Two Diftricts; and that fo much of the faid Highways as lie between that Part of Counter's Bridge, in the Parish of Kensington aforefaid, and the Powder Mills in the Road to Staines, and to Cranford Bridge in the Road to Colnbrook, and alfo that. Part of the faid great Western Road lying Weft of the Highway directed to be repaired by the faid recited Acts, and Eaft of the Turnpike Highway leading to Colnbrook aforefaid, at the aforefaid Place called Cranford Bridge, fhall be One Diftrict of the faid Highways, and be called the Old District; and that the Refidue of the faid Highway leading out of the faid great Western Road, at or near the aforefaid Publick House

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House known by the Sign of the Coach and Horfes, through Sion • Lane and the Towns and Parishes of Ifleworth, Twickenham, and Tedington aforefaid, to the Gate on the South Side of Tedington Field in the Road to Kingston Bridge: aforefaid, and likewife the faid Highway called Pound Lane or Lower Wood Lane leading out of the faid great Western Road near! Smallberry Green Turnpike to the aforefaid Publick Houfe known b by the Sign of the George in the Town of Isleworth aforefaid, fhall be the other District of the faid Highways, and be called the New District.

And be it further enacted, by continued for the Authority aforefaid, That the the Old Dif- Truftees named and appointed in

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or by virtue of the Powers contained in the faid three first - recited Acts fhall be, and they and their Succeffors to be appointed in manner herein after mentioned, are hereby appointed Truftees for furveying, ordering, altering, turning, widening, repairing, and keeping:

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