Miscellaneous: DUBLIN - Freeman Newspaper April 10th 1817 Meeting on New Gaslight Bill. (St. Michan) Copyright 2007, Ireland Genealogy Project Archives, http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/copyright.htm http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/dublin/ Contributed by Mary Heaphy _____________________________________________________________________________ 10th April 1817 Freemans Journal. To Samuel Smith and John Caldwell, Esqrs, Church Wardens of the Parish of St. Michan. We, the undersigned request you will please call a meeting of the Householders of the Parish on a very early day, to take into consideration the Bill now pending in Parliament, for lighting the City of Dublin with Gas Light, and if found necessary, to present a petition to Parliament, declaring our sentiments on the same. William Milner. Thomas Callaghan. James Heiton. Henry Stewart. James Reed. Abm. Pitts. William Pilkington. John Rothwell. William Somerville. R. Kells. Wm. Smith. Lestr. Beddy William Hill. James Dillon. Robert Barnes. George Steele. H. Ebling. W. Singleton. Joseph Levett. Pursuant to the above requisition, we do hereby appoint a meeting of the Householders of St. Michan's Parish to be held at the Vestry Room on Friday the 11th inst, at 12 O'Clock, for the above purpose. Samuel Smith John Caldwell. Church Wardens. ___________________________