To the Commissioners of the Paving Board

To the Commissioners of the Paving Board

20 Jan 1814

An inhabitant of the Cross Poddle begs leave to call your attention to that great thorough-fare, or rather tunnel, to which six principal streets lend, which causes the greatest confusion and distress, to different carriages continually meetings without being able to pass each other or return. The expense of removing the entire of the-snow in that short street, which consists of but 17 houses, would be very small. If the viewers and dairy men, who are much interested, would remove but one cartful each, it would be cleared in less than two hours. The writer of this, who would make himself known when the work 1$ begun, and will most cheerfully pay his proportion of the expense, even from a motive of humanity, let it be removed in whatever manner you please.

If a similar mode was adopted in every leading street, it would fully compensate the inhabitant of such streets by the influx of trade which would be the immediate consequence, from the facility it would give in approaching their houses, while those possessed of less spirit, would continue literally blocked up.

Poddle, Jan 18, 1814

PS The Commissariat carts and waggons were lately detained several hours, before they could pass that way.

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