Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 11

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Excerpt from Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 11: Myllar-NichollsWilliam mylne (d. 17 brother of Robert, was entered apprentice on 27 Dec. 1750, and was with his brother in Rome in 1755-6. He was admitted freemason in Edinburgh in 1758, and was deacon of masons in 17 61 - 2 and 1765 He became architect to the city of Edinburgh, member of the town council, and convener of trades in 1765. On 27 Aug. 1765 he contracted for the erection of the North Bridge, part of the walls and abutments on the north side of which gave way on 3 Aug. 1769, when the work was already well advanced towards completion. Differences arose between the town council and Mylne respecting the in creased expense of finishing the bridge, and the (question was brought before the House of Lor s in 1770. Terms were, however, agreed upon, and the bridge was completed in 1772 (view in Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh, i. He afterwards removed to Dublin, where be effected great improvements in the waterworks of the city. He died 6 March 1790, and was buried in St. Catherine's Church, Dublin, where a tablet to his memory was placed by his brother Robert.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.