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It was governed by a 'boroughreeve' and two constables elected annually at the court-leet.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. Leslie Stephen 1868
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In the same year he invented his improved screw-lathe; and in the following year, at the request of the boroughreeve and constables of Manchester, he contrived an oscillating and rotating wet gas meter of a new kind, which enabled them to sell gas by measure.
Industrial Biography Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1863
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In the same year he invented his improved screw-lathe; and in the following year, at the request of the boroughreeve and constables of Manchester, he contrived an oscillating and rotating wet gas meter of a new kind, which enabled them to sell gas by measure.
Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Samuel Smiles 1858
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