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               <p>Letter from Joseph Slevin, town surveyor for Longford, regarding maintenance of house along the back of St. Mel's Road in Longford town.</p>
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               Mr Chairman &amp; Gentlemen   Some of your tenants brought <lb/> under my notice the decayed condition of the <lb/> window sashes in their houses on S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. Mels <lb/>Road. It will be necessary to have them put in <lb/>order. The pits also require to be emptied <lb/>There will be gravel required for the front paths <lb/>and it would be well if an order was given <lb/>to the Town Sergeant that no carts, boxes or <lb/>any obstruction were allowed to remain on the <lb/> street or roads overnight.  There have been some houses disinfected <lb/>during the month <seg type="closer"> Your obedient servant  <hi rend="underline">Joseph Slevin TS</hi> </seg> 
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