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The River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow N O T E. t te th e e th e are e — o ne To illus ra following pap r, two accompanying maps giv n to sh ow approximately t h e condition of t h e Clyde and t h e adjoining territory on either e ed 1662 and t h e e e e e . side of t h e river as it xist in , oth r to show it as it xists at pr s nt “ Th e former has been compile d from t h e edition of t h e Atlas of Scotland and , ” e d b ed b e A e d m 1662 — t h e d th e Ir lan , pu lish y John Bla u at mst r a in , istrict on south of ” h th ma of Th e e of Re and t h e d t e Clyde being taken from e p Baroni nfrow, istrict “ ” - Th e e on t h e north o f t h e rive r from that of Th e S hyre of Dun Britton. sur v ys b e e e e mde b . J for oth of th s maps w r a y Timothy Pont, of whom Dr ohn Hill Burton “ ” e h e b d Ne w d . 268 be e e ed of sp aks in T Scot A roa [ E ition, pp As might xp ct t h e r d e and and com osit ors t h e joint p o uction of Scottish surv yors Dutch artists p , _ ee e in e de and e e e e atlas is not fr from inaccuraci s minut tails, sp cially in plac nam s . t h e e e o e e t h e l b ee e ed e In pr s nt compilati n, how v r, origina has n clos ly follow , no alt ra bee de e e e d b e tion having n ma v n as r gar s o vious typographical rrors, such as ” ” ” “ ” S t abross for S t ob cro ss and Demfield Deinfield . , for It will also be observed that towards t h e west o f t h e map th e positions of some of t h e places on one de of t h e e do not e d t h e a e t h e e de si riv r corr spon with actu l position of plac s on oth r si . Th e ma of t h e de in e d bee e ed b e p Cly its xisting con ition has n pr par y Mr. D as, t h e n ee t h e de and e e e th e e E gin r of Cly Trust, shows with gr at cl arn ss imm nse e e e bee e fe e d on t h e e b th e e t h improv m nts which hav n f ct riv r y op rations, at first of e and b e e t h e d e ee . Town Council of Glasgow, su s qu ntly of Cly Trust s e e ed add t h e e e of t h e e and Th s two maps will, it is hop , to int r st pap r, — e ii deed b e ne e - not t h e illustrat , in , illustration c ssary how much only City of but th e e t h e de d owe t h e - ee e e e Glasgow, whol of Cly istrict, to far s ing n rgy of thos who have made t h e river a great commercial highway. LA S G OW th e 30 t r . G , S p embe , 1898 DDEN DU M A . P n r x to oot ote 1 7. efi f , p . th e e th e e h e e of e e e e e At tim of R formation, w n a r turn ccl siastical r v nu s was obtained it was stated that part of t h e income of t h e vicar of Glas gow was ” de ed d of th e b e th e b h a t e riv from a thir part oats that arriv s to rig [Glasgow C r rs, dlx . I. , p . ] THE F O LLO W ING PAPER REPRESENTS — h in Th e n n of t e e e e e . I. co ditio Riv r Clyd arly tim s - Th eff e t h e n of t h e of . e II orts mad by Tow Council City Glasgow, e th e e of e e e ee t o e t h e acting und r advic min nt ngin rs, improv condition of t h e river by deepening a nd removing obstructions in th e channel . III — Th e a of ee e e ction the Town Council, as statutory trust s, subs qu nt t o 1 80 9 . — Th e of th e five o e IV . action Town Council and utsid rs, as statutory 2 ee e e t o 1 8 5 . trust s, subs qu nt — h n of th as 1 40 T e e e ee e e 8 . V . actio Clyd Trust s r constitut d in - f h Th e a o t e e ee as e n e in 1 858 . VI . ction Clyd Trust s r co stitut d — h e di of h VII T e pr sent con tion t e harbour and river . — Th e e e 1 8 97 of e e e t o VIII . d f at in an att mpt by privat promot rs establish a dock at Old Kilpatrick and X — Th e e e 1 8 98 of a e e e t h e of I . d f at in sch m promot d by Burgh e e w t o e c R nfr stablish a do k at that burgh . THE APPENDIX CONTAINS e on th e e s of v e th e e 1 1 5 Not s Chart r right Glasgow o r Clyd , 7 1 3 6 6 . ou th e Notes e Clyd Lighthouses Trust . e on t h e e P Not s Clyd ilot Board . THE RI ER CLYDE V . Previous t o th e latter half of th e eighteenth century the Clyde was n e e so a t o o practically what atur had mad it, and was sh llow as admit f e e ov erfl w t h e passage only of boats and small vessels . It fr qu ntly also o ed 1 its banks and submerged th e a djoining lands . To improve these conditions somewhat th e inhabitants of Glasgow expended labour and money from e t o e e e e th e e tim tim in r moving ston s and oth r obstructions from chann l , and references t o these efforts appear occasionally in t h e records of t h e 2 burgh . 1 2 d d d e e e d I. 208 et se . Floo s of an or inary kin fr qu ntly Council R cor s , , p q It e ed but in 1 12 e d e ma be b e ed e e t h e e d of happ n , 7 a gr at floo ros y o s rv h r that R cor s 18 ee 6 e b e t h e d de t h e so t o e f t inch s a ov or inary ti , Town Council, faras known xist , and did t h e e e e on 19 1573 - 4 much injury to low r parts comm nc only th January, , d e bed b J n and are n t h e e od of t h e town. It is scri y oh awa ting for p ri s from ’ M c eor e s 2 th 15 22nd e u e e d . a 7 86 O b 1588 D ncan, who witn ss it [ g g April, , till cto r, ’ " 2 e d A n a 3 1 st J 15 90 5t h O be O ld . 55 Glasgow, p ; Cl lan s n ls , from uly, , till cto r, d e 1594 2 t h O be 16 1 1 th . n e 7 0 3 p A oth r floo took plac on from cto r, , till 1 1t h e e be 1 46 and e 1605 and 28t h 16 13 S pt m r, 7 , an account of Jun , from August, , e b e e Mac e or e 30 t h e e b e 1 623 . it is giv n y G org Brown [ g g , till S pt m r , . e e b e e d e d . e d e 1556 p S n x (Ro rt R i ) r cor s Dr Cl lan m ntions that in , e e d on d t h e e uee his r coll ctions of a floo which, uring r ign of " n Mary , huts — 12 1 82 e 20 ee we e e e ed e Dumbuck e e e th March, 7 , having ris n f t r r ct n ar [tw lv mil s b o e t h e d e e of t h e e be t h e b d e of and e a v or inary l v l riv r, low ri g Glasgow] , c rtain b e e d .
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