Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . uildings. Itwas constituted a parliamentary burgh in 1832, and bythe burgh reform act of 1833 the number of thecouncillors was reduced from 13 to 9. Since that time,part of the generalpolice act has beenadopted, and thereare now a provost, 3bailies, and 5 coun-cillors. The corpora-tion revenue, in 1833,was £1889 ; in 1865,£4150 ; in 1883, in-clusive of gas-work,£13,999. The policeforce consists of 9men (1 to every1473 of the popula-tion), .and the yearlypay of the superin-tendent is £14
Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . uildings. Itwas constituted a parliamentary burgh in 1832, and bythe burgh reform act of 1833 the number of thecouncillors was reduced from 13 to 9. Since that time,part of the generalpolice act has beenadopted, and thereare now a provost, 3bailies, and 5 coun-cillors. The corpora-tion revenue, in 1833,was £1889 ; in 1865,£4150 ; in 1883, in-clusive of gas-work,£13,999. The policeforce consists of 9men (1 to every1473 of the popula-tion), .and the yearlypay of the superin-tendent is £143. Thetown has a head postoffice, with money order, savings bank, insurance, andtelegraph departments ; branch offices of the Bank ofScotland, Clydesdale, Royal, and Union Banks; agenciesof 31 insurance companies ; and several good is a Liberal newspaper, The Port-Glasjow Observer(1875), published every Saturday. Among the miscel-laneous institutions may be noticed a Volunteer DrillHall, an Oddfellows Hall, a Public Library and HeadingBoom, and the usual benevolent societies. Thero is a. Seal of rort 01as<ow. weekly market on Friday, and a three days fair on theMonday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before the firstThursday of July. There is a burgh court every Thurs-day ; ordinary justice of peace courts are held onalternate Mondays; and justice of peace small debtcourts on the first Monday of every month. Port-Glasgow unites with Dumbarton, Renfrew, Ruther-glen, and Kilmarnock in sending a member to servein parliament. Parliamentary constituency (1885) 1387 ;municipal 1847. Valuation (1876) £36,983, (1885)£54,040. Pop. (1841) 6938, (1861) 7214, (1871) 9851,(1881) 10,802, of whom 5482 were males and 5320females. Houses (1881) 2166 inhabited, 188 unin-habited, and 1 building. The population of the policeburgh, of which the boundary extends farther W andincludes part of the parish of Easter Greenock, was, in1881, 13,224. Port-Gordon, a fishing village in Eathven pa
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