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               <p>A letter from John Nevin to the Longford Urban District Council giving his report on the collection of rent in Longford.
John Nevin (b. 1866) was the Town Sergeant for Longford. The Longford Urban District Council was the towns local authority and was renamed the Longford Town Council in 2002.</p>
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             4<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> January 1916  <lb/>Town <seg type="unclear">Sergt</seg> &amp; Rent Collectors Report   Mr Chairman &amp; Gentleman   I beg to report that I have collected<lb/>rent to the amount of £47.7.8 which I<lb/><seg type="unclear">questionable reading</seg> to credit to Council as follows<lb/>Rent £39.17.0. Rates £7.10.8.  The lamps were <sic>lighted</sic> from the 1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> to the<lb/>11<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> and from the 23<hi rend="superscript">rd</hi> to the 30<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. There were<lb/>five lamps not <sic>lighted</sic> during the month.<lb/>Three on the Park Road on the 29<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> and one<lb/>on Canal line on the 28<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> &amp; 29<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>   Your obedt. Servant     John Nevin  
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