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those running from the river being one hun- dred feet wide and the cross streets were originally eighty feet wide, but the plan be- ing afterwards changed the streets between \Vater and Grafton were reduced to forty feet. Outside of the town there was laid out a common of one hundred acres which was originally intended for a public park. This was afterward granted away from time to time by Governor Fanning and it now forms part of the city of Charlottetown.

As early as June, 1769, a petition was sent home asking for a church, a court house and jail. The request being granted, a small, one-story building about forty feet long and twenty-six wide was erected as a prison upon Pownal square. This was after- wards replaced by a building on the site of the present jail, and it was afterwards made over and added to until we have as anoma- ment to the city the present beautiful archi- tectural structure known a few years ago as “Harvie’s Brig.” A court house was erected about the same period, being built on the western comer of Queen and King streets, where Mr. John McEachern now has his of- fice. This building was owned by John Cam- bridge and was rented to the Government at thirty pounds a year.

The first Episcopal church services were also held in this building by the Rev. Theophilus DesBrisay, who was the first protestant clergyman stationed on‘the Island. It was also decided about 1778 to build a barracks for which a site was chosen at the east side of Queen and King streets, opposite the court house. Here the troops were quartered amid the rejoicing of the people as they did not feel safe being left without protection while the Americans were at war with England, for fear of another invasion such as took place in I 776 after the troops had been withdrawn.

In 1799 the new barracks were built at the southwest end of the town, near where the city hospital now stands. It consisted of two separate ranges of buildings each two hundred and sixty feet long and front- ing each other, with spacious parade grounds between them. They would accommodate upwards of three hundred men, with their oflicers. A handsome colonnade ran along the south of each range and the whole was painted white, presenting quite a respect- able appwrance. Military affairs were then very different from now. The soldiers were a jolly set of fellows, both officers and men helped to make the town lively and prosper- ous as they spent a great deal of money. The oflicers kept up considerable style, but- lers and coachmen were not unconunon sights, as these gentlemen considered such necessary to their high position.

The principal) fortification, called

George’s Battery, was built on the bank of .

the river directly opposite the harbor’s mouth. To the right of this, facing the har- bor, was a second fortress, which is now

known as Port Edward. On the south side ,

of the harbor and opposite these batteries, 3 third one was built. On the western side of the entrance to the harbor another fort and

block house were built as a further protec- tion.

In 1802 a new court house and an Epis— copal church were erected on Queen square near Queen street. The church was opposite Beer and Goi’f’s store and the court house on the site of the present scales. At that time the post office was in the court house. The Legislature also met there until the present provincial building was erected. A market house was built on Queen square in 1823 at

a cost of four hundred and twenty—six-

pounds. It stood in the center of Great George street where the provincial building

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