20 Nov. 1847
John MacDonald, farmer, North Side, Boularderie Island, seeks compensation for damage done to his farm by a new road.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 3
10 Feb. 1848
John Campbell and others, East side, St. Mary's River request an alteration in proposed road so that it does not go through their fields.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 4
May 1848
Justices of the Peace for Onslow seek funds to repair the bridge name James McCurdy's.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 5
28 Jun. 1848
John Ball and John Gasteau, Road Commissioners, asks that the new road from Sydney to Leitches Creek be by William McKenzie rather than John Moore's plan.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 6
11 July 1848
Residents of Lunenburg County ask that a new road be laid out from Mahone Bay to Bridgewater.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 7
1848
Farmers and others of Richmond county have suffered from famine. Ask for a new bridge at Grand River to make the mill more accesible
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 8
20 Aug. 1848
Residents of Brookfield ask that Robert Hamilton, Road commissioner be replaced as he convicted Willaim boomer and others of working on Sunday.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 9
10 Jul. 1849
Isaac Forrest complains that funds are insufficient to complete the road from Popes Marsh to Minudie Ferry.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 10
12 Mar. 1849
Charges by the residents of River Philip that Henry Purdy misused the road funds on the main post road to Amhrest. Purdy replies to charges.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 11
22 Jun. 1849
Residents of Pleasant River, queens county ask that more funds be given to John Philips to cmplete the bridge over Pleasant River.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 12
25 Jun. 1849
Thomas Read and Henry Harrision, Furlough near Maccan, seeks funds to repair a bridge over the Maccan River.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 13
1849
Henry Purdy seeks instructions whether he should begin imporvements on the Black River road.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 14
28 July 1849
Andrew Baker, John Matatall and charles King ask that payments to Henry Teed for work on the road from Wallace River to Matatall's Lake be withheld pending an investigation.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 15
1 Aug. 1849
David Lawrence and Tillott Harrison defend the expenses incurred in repairing the Maccan bridge.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 16
7 Sept. 1849
James Harrison, contractor for the Maccan bridge claims that he is owed monies by the road commissioners. Tillot Harrison, Road Commissioner, replies to the claim.
Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series GP volume 9 number 17
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