Referd to Laws Grinding the poor— and spoke at gr[e]at length.— in supp[or]t of active mesur [measures] to put dow[n] iniquity.—

spoke f[r]om the chair. exp[r]essed his feeli[n]gs that the p[r]ess ought to be demolish[ed]

Resoluti[o]n on the pr[i]nting press. read. and pas[s]ed.

Petiti[o]n of Samul Guly [Samuel Gully] & 9 othr [others] read rules dispnd [dispensed] with and Petiti[o]n orderd to be gantd [granted].— <​committe[e] on Petition of repo[r]ted unfav[o]rable— repo[r]t ac[ce]pted and Petition orde[re]d to be laid on the table indefintely​>

Voted that the Collector of the 4[th] w[a]rd have an extensi[o]n of 60 days <​for the collecti[o]n of Taxes fo[r] 1843—​>

10 minutes pa[s]t 6 coun[c]il adjnd [adjourned].—

offe[re]d his name in testmy [testimony] vs [p. [31]]