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It is further ordered if any stone, wood or lomber lay in the way to hinder the said work shall be removed and taken away by the owners therof when required by the makers of the sd Drain on forfeiture of six shillings for each Day, to be recovered as aforesaid. Dated in the City hall of Albany this twenty eighth Day of July in the thirteenth year of his Maj's Reign, Annoq Domini 1727.
Att a Comon Councill held in the City hall of Albany the 26th Day of September Annoq Domini 1727.
After advertisements having been put up at the most public places of this city that persons who had any just demands on this city should bring in their accou'ts and
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demands on or before the 25th instant unto Barent Bratt, City Treasurer, whereupon the said accounts and de- mands being this day examined and allowed in Comon Councill amounting to ninety one pound nineteen shillings seven pence half penny, and a warrant isued to the Trea- surer for the payment thereof accordingly, viz :
To Jeremiah Van Rensselaer for fire wood, &c., of ye last year to ye 29th of September last and one fat sheep - - £10:00:00
To Philip Livingston, per agreement - 15:18:00
To August's Turck, £7:10, fire 20s. - 8:10:00
To Jacob Egmont for one year sellery as Bell- mna and for fire wood together - 13:10:00
To Joha's Seger, Bellman, do .
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To Rachel, wid'w of John Redliff - . 6:00:00
To Harmanus Wendell for one years House Rent expired ye first of May 1727 7:10:00
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Att a meting of ye Recorder, Aldermen and Assistants at the City hall of Albany this 29th Day of Septem- ber Annoq. Do. 1727.
This Day being appointed by ye Charter of ye City of Albany for the Aldermen of each respective ward within the said city to make Return of ye Aldermen, Assistants and Constables to serve for ye ensuing year, who are as follows:
First Ward.
Aldermen. Assistants.
Harmanus Wendell Tobias Ryckman
Ryer Garretse Henry Holland, Jun'r Johannis V. Der Heyden, Constable. [ Annals, ix.] 3
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Second Ward.
Hendrick Roseboom Gysbert Roseboom
Barent Sanders Gerrit Roseboom Jun'r
Gerrit A. Lansingh, Constable. Third Ward.
Dirck Ten Broeck Johan's Ostrander
Peter Winne Gerrit G. Lansingh
Evert Jacobse Evertse, Constable.
Barent Bratt is appointed Chamberlain by this meting for ye ensuing year, and Jellis De Garmoy is appointed high Constable for the ensuing year.
Att a meeting of ye Recorder, Aldermen and Assistants at ye City hall of Albany this 14th October, Anno Do. 1727.
This Day being appointed by the Charter of the City of Albany for the Aldermen, Assistants & Constables of the said city to be sworn, who are sworn as followeth for the ensuing year:
Aldermen-For the first ward, Harmanus Wendell, Reyer Gerritse, Esq'rs; for the second ward, Hend'k Roseboom, Barent Sanders ; for the third ward, Dirck Ten Broeck.
Assistants-For the first ward, Tobias Ryckman; for the second ward, Gysbert Roseboom, Gerrit Roseboom; for the third ward, Gerrit G. Lansing, Johan's Ostrande.
High Constable-Jellis D. Germoy.
Constable-For the second ward, Gerrit A. Lansing.
Att a Comon Councill held in the City of Albany the 24th Day of October Annoq Domini 1727-Present, Rut- ger Bleecker, Esq'r, Mayor, Harmanis Wendell, Hendrick Roseboom, Barent Sanders, Dirck Ten Broeck, Peter Winne, Esq s, Aldermen ; Tobyas Ryck- man, Johannis Ostrander, Gerrit Lansing, Jun'r, Gysbert Roseboom, Garrit Roseboom, Jun'r, Henry Holland, Jun'r, Assistants.
Resolved, the same day by ye Comon Councill to peti- tion the General Assembly to enable the said Comon Councill by an act of sd General Assembly to raise the
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sum of forty pounds yearly for the term of five years for defraying the necessary charges of this city, viz:
To the Honorable ye General Assembly of the Province of New York.
The humble Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen & Assist- ants of the city of Albany, in Common Councill, most Humbly sheweth,
That the yearly income of ye City Corporation doth not amount to as much as will defray the necessary charges of the said city;
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray yt it may be enacted by the General Assembly that ye Mayor, Alder- men and Assistants for the time being may be enabled to raise by taxes yearly for the time and space of five years a certain sum, not exceeding forty pounds, and to have leave to bring in a bill accordingly, and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray, &c.
Albany, the 24th October 1727.
It is further Resolved yt the freeholders of ye city of Albany who have Lands or Grounds fronting on ye East near or to Hudsons River be desired to produce their titles to ye same in order yt ye Common Council may be the better enabled to consider of finding out proper ways and means for docking and regulateing of streets on the east thereof along Hudsons River, and that such titles be produced in Common Council at the City hall of this city on the 10th day of November next.
Att A Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 29th Day of November Annoq Domini 1727.
Be it Resolved & Ordained yt for each ward in this city be appointed two sufficient persons for fire masters and if the persons so appointed shall refuse or neglect- ing shall be fined thirty shillings for each offence. And accordingly the persons where appointed are viz:
For the first ward, Hendrick Halen Beeck, Johan's Van Olinda; second ward, Myndert Geveren, Johan's De Garmoy; and third ward, Benjamin Bratt, Jesse De Frest.
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This Day appeared in Common Council Jacob Egmont & desired he might be continued in the office of Bellman for ye ensuing year, commencing the 14th of October last past and ending ye 14th October next, to go round every other night every hour from ten a clock to four in the Winter and from ten a clock to three in the Summer and to call at all the usual places of the city what a clock and what weather it is, for the which he is to have the sum of thirteen pounds and ten shillings wherein is included three pounds for fire wood.
And the mayor informs this Common Council that Joh's Zeeger has requested him to continue in the same office for the ensuing year from ye 14th of October last past and ending the 14th October next ensuing, for which service he is to have ten pounds and ten shillings in mo- ney and three pounds in wood.
Whereas John De Peyster, Esq'r brings an account into this Common Council for eight shillings and Mattheus Flansburgh brings an acct into this Common Council for one pound & four shillings.
Ordered yt the Treasurer of the City of Albany pay the same.
It is likewise ordered yt the Treasurer pays the sum of four shillings to Augustinis Turck for service done for the Corporation.
It was Resolved at this meeting to publish the follow- ing ordinance :
By the worshipful Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Assistants of the City of Albany.
An Ordinance.
Whereas several persons within the city and county of Albany do presume to sell Strong Liquor by retail with- out being duly lycensed or without speaking to any of the magistrates within the said city that they are enclin'd to take such Lycense, It is therefore Resolved by the mayor, recorder, aldermen and assistants of the said city to ordain, publish and declare and it is hereby ordained, published and declard that no person or persons within the sd city or county shall sell or dispose of any Strong
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Liquor by retail unless he, she or they shall be duly Ly- censed by the mayor of the sd city on penalty of five pounds for each default & during the absence of the sd mayor yt who are enclind to take such Lycense do ac- quaint the Recorder of ye sd city therewt and those who he approves to be proper and able persons may sell by retail during the absence of the mayor, & no other person or persons whatsoever on the like penalty of five pounds for ye use of any person or persons yt shall sue for the same. Given in Albany this 29th day of Novemb. in the first year of his Maj's Reign Annoq. Domini 1727.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 30th Day of November Annoq. Domini 1727.
Whereas the mayor haveing yesterday by Augustinus Turck, Marchel of this city, warned two Gentleman re- siding at the house of Mayesen Hunn not to sell or dis- pose of any merchandizes by retail, nevertheless it appears they have not regarded the sd warning and have disposed of merchandizes by retail as appears by information on oath of Daniel Hogan to whome they have sold this day a pocket book for two shillings and three pence and to Joha's Lansing 8} yds of Ribon at 9 pence pr yd and seven prs of Gloves for twelf shillings, Resolved yt the sd per- sons be sent for to appear here before this board forth- with; they appeared accordingly and where fined twelf shillings, which they paid.
Whereas Dirck Ten Broeck Esq'r brings in an accout at this Common Council of sixteen pounds nineteen shil- lings and one pence, which was lodged in his hands, for which he has rendered an accout of the disbursement of fifteen pounds seven shillings & one pound twelf shillings and one pence, being the ballance of the above sixteen pounds nineteen shillings and one pence, which he has delivered here in Common Council, ordered ye same be left with ye City Treasurer.
Whereas several of the Tenants at Schahkook who hold land under this corporation have neglected to pay their rents according to the tenour of their indentures,
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It is therefore Resolved that if those persons who have neglected as aforesaid nor given satisfaction do not pay or give sufficient security for the same on or before the 15th of January next ensuing the date hereof that they shall be prosecuted according to the tenour of their re- spective Indentures.
Resolved that they shall be served with a copy hereof.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 31st Day of Jan'y Annoq Domini 172-7.
This day appeared in Common Council Joachim Van Der Heyden and offered to sale the land at Schachtekook now in his possessions to the sd Comon Council accord- ing to the tennor of the Indentures, but they not thinking meet to purchase the same, have unanimously agreed yt ye same to Hendrius Roelisse Vander Wercke, provided yt the Land remains liable to pay or discharge ye yearly acknowledgement in arrear to ye first of March 1724.
It is also agreed by ye sd Common Council yt the sd Joachim Vander Heyden be acquited and discharged from the acknowledgement which he was to have paid in ye year 1737, having had ye misfortune to have his house and barn burnt down to ye Ground.
It is also Resolved yt ye Chamberlain of this city do pay ye several creditors of this city, viz : Augustus Turck, Rachell Ranliff, Joha's Seager and other small debts, in wheat at ye currt price.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 15th Day of March Annoq Domini 172-3.
A Petition presented in the Common Council which is as follows:
To the worshipfull Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Comonalty of the city of Albany.
The humble Petition of Joh's Knickerbacker, Lewis Viele, Dirck Van Vechte and John Groesbeeck.
Whereas there is a fitt Creek at Schaahkook within the bounds of land belonging to the Corporation of the said city fitt for a Sawmill, and your Petitioners being
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inclind to build such a mill on a fall on s' Creek for their use and the neighborhood --
Wherefore your Petitioners most humbly pray yt your worships will be pleased to grant them liberty to erect such a mill with previledge to cutt and ride saws logs out of ye Land of ye sd Corporation on such reasonable terms as your worships shall seem reasonable, and your Peti- tioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.
J. k. BACKER JOHANNIS GROESBEECK
syn . LEWIS + VIELE merk syn DIRCK V. ++ VAN VECHTE.
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It is Resolved yt the said petition be taken in consid- eration.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this nineth Day of April Annoq Domini 1728.
A Petition presented in Common Council which is as follows :
1728 March 26th. To the Mayor, Recorder, Alder- men and Commonalty of the city of Albany.
Gentlemen, my humble Request is that if there be a lott of ground to be disposed of next to Gerrit Van San- tens, south of his lott & west of ye Block house, to con- tain six rod in length & thirty foot broad (for ready money) I hope I may have the first offer & shall remaine your obliged servant. JOHANNIS KIDDENIE.
It is Resolved yt ye sd Petition be taken in considera- tion.
A Petition presented in Common Council which is as follows :
To the worshipfull ye Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of Albany.
The humble Petition of Pieter Fonda.
Whereas there is a pece of Ground in the city belong- ing to the Corporation on the north side of ye house &
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lott of Abraham Lansing, & y'r Petitioner being inclynd to buy the same for to build thereon,
Wherefore y'r Petitioner most humble pray yt y'r wor- ships will be pleased to lett him have a lott thereof about 30 foot in ye front & in length as long as the lott of said Lansing on such a reasonable prys as your worships shall think reasonable, & y'r petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray. PIETER FONDA.
Albany ye 9 Ap'l 1728.
Att a Common Council held in ye City hall of Albany this 13th Day of April Annoq Domini 1728.
Wynant V. D. Bergh appeared in person before this Common Council & requested to purchase a certain parcel of Ground seituate lying in Foxes Creek, and bounded on the east by ye pasture ground of the heirs of William Gysbertse, in length westward 15 rod in breadth 7 rod Ryland masure. Resolved the sd Wynant shall have the said Ground for the sume of twenty five pounds to be payed one half thereof in October next ensuing and the other half thereof in October then next, provided there be a road left on ye south side along ye said ground and paying ye charges of writeing.
That ye conveyance be granted for ye same accordingly to be executed by ye Mayor of the city.
Peter Bogert, Anthony Bratt, Peter C. Schuyler and Gysbert Roseboom by there Petition dated ye 13th of April ano. 1728 sett forth yt there is a piece of ground lying & being within ye city limites on ye south side of Foxes Creeke thereunto adjoining oposite to ye west part of ye pasture ground of ye heirs of Will. Gybertse V. D. Bergh, containing in length ten rod & in breadth south & north five rod Ryland measure, being fitt for tan yards and pitts, & y'r Petitioners being inclyned to by ye same for there use, & humble prays yt they may have ye same at such resonable consideration as ye Common Council shall seem most fitt & resonable: Resolved yt ye Petition- ers shall have ye sd Ground for ye sume of twelf pounds and paying ye charges of writeing, that ye conveyance be
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granted for ye same accordingly, to be executed by the Mayor of ye city.
A Petition of Abegel Verplanck being presented heirin Common Council to purchage a pece of Ground belong- ing to the city lying in the second ward of this city be- hind ye lott of Johan's Harmse Visher & to ye south of ye lott of ye said Verplanck, being 10 or 15 foott in ye front & in length as ye said lott of ye sd Verplanck.
Resolved yt ye sd Petition be taken in consideration.
A Petition of John Oliver being presented heir in Common Council for to purchage a lott of Ground lying between Joh's Radliff & ye widow Casperse.
Resolved yt ye sd petition be taken in consideration.
John Masen V. Bloemendal appeared in person before . this Common Council, requested to purchage a certain small peice of Ground seituate & lying in ye second ward to ye north of ye lott of ye sd Jan Masen V. Bloe'l, being an engal runing from ye north west corner of ye lott of ye sª Masen V. Bloem'l to ye north west corner of ye house of Douwe Fonda.
Resolved ye sd Jan Masen V. Bloemendal shall have ye sd ground for ye sume of twelf pounds & paying ye charges of writeing. That ye conveyance be granted for the same accordingly, to be executed by ye Mayor of ye city:
Att a Common Council held in ye City hall of Albany this 30th Day of April Annoq Domini 1728.
Luykas Hooghkerck appears before this Common Council & makes application & requests to have two acres of ground upon ye Gallo hill adjoining & near a small run of water for ye term of fifty years for ye use of a Brick kiln & plain.
Resolved yt ye sd Luykas Hoghkerck his heirs & assigns shall have ye sd Ground for ye term aforesd, provided he or they pay therefore to the Treasurer of this city the sum of twelf shillings yearly & every year during the time aforesd & yt he doth not stup op ye Roods & passes at or near ye sd ground nor the cours of ye run of water.
Resolved also yt a lease be granted unto ye said hoogh- kerk accordingly, to be executed by the mayor of the city.
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Abraham Vosburg appears before this Common Council and makes application & requests to have two acres of ground upon ye Gallo hill adjouning at both side of a small run of water being by east of ye ground of Luykas Hoghkerck for the term of twenty five years for ye use of a brick kiln and plain. Resolved yt ye sd Abraham Vos- burgh his heirs & assigns shall have ye sd ground for ye term aforesd, provided he or they pay therefore to the Treasurer of this city ye sum of twelf shillings yearly & every year during ye time aforesd & yt he doth not stup op ye rood & passage at or near ye sd ground nor ye cours of ye run of water. Resolved also yt a lease be granted unto ye s1 Vosburgh accordingly, to be executed by the mayor of ye city.
Wilhelmiss V. D. Bergh appears in person before this Common Council & makes application & request to have ye use of a sartin small persell of ground lying to ye west of ye ground of ye heirs of Jan Gerritse, dec'd, on or near a creek or run of water which is said to be within ye limits of this corporation, for ye use of ye sd Wilhelmus & Nicolaes Groesbeeck to dig & prepare clay for bricks for ye term of six years. Resolved yt ye sd request be granted, provided to pay therefore yearly and every year during ye said time ye sum of tenn shilling unto the Trea- surer of this city, dot to stup op any usual rood or passage nor to make use of more than one acre of ground along ye sd run of water.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 10th Day of May Annoq Domini 1728.
Resolved yt his Excell'y John Montgomerie Esq'r, the Governor be addressed & congratulated by the mayor, recorder, aldermen & commonality on his Excelly's safe arivel unto this Province of New York, which adrass was signed in common council accordingly.
Resolved yt Mr. Harmanus Wendell & Mr. Barent San- ders do present the same unto his Excell'cy.
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Att a Comon Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 25th day of June Annoq Domini 1728.
Mem. that Johan's Pruyn and Christopher Yates having made application for a piece of ground adjoyning Foxes Creek within the limits of this city, vizt, bounded on the west by ground of Peter Bogart, Peter P. Schuyler, An- thony Bratt, & Gysbert Roseboom, & east by a small run of water proceeding from the fountain on the top of the hill, & on the north by sd foxes Creek, containing in length along the said creek eight rod & in breadth six rod and a quarter all Rynlands measure, which was granted accordingly, they paying for the same the sum of twelf pounds currant money of this Province on the delivery of the Indenture or Conveyance which is to be executed by ye mayor of this city payin the charges of the ' same.
Att a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 9th Day of July Annoq Domini 1728.
In persuance of a Resolution of comon councill of ye 13th April last the mayor hath this day executed ye con- veyance for a certain percel of ground mentioned in ye sd minutes of comon council, Resolved yt ye sd conveyance be entered in ye Publick Records.
In persuance of a Resolution of comon councill of ye 25th June last ye mayor hath this day executed ye con- veyance for a certain percel of ground mentioned in ye sd minutes of comon councill, Resolved yt ye s1 conveyance be entered in ye public records.
Att a Comon Councill held in ye City hall of Albany this 10th Day of July Annoq Domini 1728.
In persuance of a Resolution of comon conncill of ye 13th of April last the mayor hath this day executed ye conveyance for a curtain percel of ground mentioned in ye sd minutes of comon councill, Resolved yt ye sd con- veyance be entered in ye public records.
In persuance of a Resolution of comon councill of ye 13th of April last ye mayor hath this day executed ye
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conveyance for a certain percel of ground mentioned in ye sd minutes of comon councill, Resolved yt ye sd con- veyance be entered in ye public Records.
Att a Comon Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 3d Day of August Anno Di 1728.
The mayor having proposed to purchase a certain small parcell of ground seituate lying and being within this city limits on Foxes Creek opposite the west part of the pas- ture ground of the heirs of William Gysbertse Van Den Bergh, containing in length along the sd Foxes Creek five rod and in breadth five rod and in length in the rear four rod, all Rynland measure, together with the use of sd creek for the length of sd five rod on ye north of said ground bounded on the east by the ground of Peter Bo- gart, Anthony Bratt, Gysbert Roseboom and Peter Schuy- ler, on the south and west by ye Comons, on the north by Foxes Creek as aforesaid. Resolved that the said mayor shall have the sd parcell of ground for the sum of five pounds five shillings current money of New York, & that conveyance for the same be granted accordingly to his proposall unto Nicolaes Bleecker to be executed by the mayor.
Resolved that the bridge in the first ward by Jeremiah Schuyler be repaired with all expedition by the aldermen and assistants of sd ward and that the charges thereof shall be paid as soon as possible.
Resolved also that the bridge of the third ward by the tanyards be mended by the recorder, aldermen and assistants of sd ward, and also that boards or planks be laid on the north of Jan Evertse house. Resolved also that the said be paid as afore.
Att a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 12th Day of September Annoq Domini 1728.
By the worshipfull Mayor, Aldermen and Assistants of ye city of Albany.
An Ordinance.
Whereas severall streets and lanes within this city are
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so much lumberd and filld up with wood, stones, dirt filth and dung, to the great grievance of the Inhabitants, for the preventing whereof
Be it ordained, published and declared by the mayor, aldermen and assistants of the said city in common council convened to be hereby ordained by the authority of the same that all persons within ye sd city shall on or before the 20th instant do cause the said streets, lanes & allies before their respective houses & lotts of ground to be cleared of all such wood, stone, dirt, filth and dung and so to continue to do the same untill the 20th of Octo- ber next, and that all timber & stone for building and coopers wood be regularly piled up on or before the said 20th instant (timber and stone for present building only excepted) all on the penalty of six shillings for every such neglect or default on any of the articles aforesaid, for the behoof of the sheriff who may sue for the same, to be re- covered before the mayor, recorder or any one of the aldermen within the sd city. Dated in Albany this 12th day of September 1728.
Att a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 21st Day of Sept Annoq Domini 1728.
It is Resolued yt advertisement be put op on ye most. useall places of ye city of Albany that all person or per- sons who have any just debts or demands due from ye corportion of the city of Albany bring in their acct or demands to Barent Bratt, City Treasurer on or before Friday next, being ye 27th instant.
Att a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 29th Day of September Annoq Domini 1728.
In persuance of the Directions of the Charter of the city of Albany two aldermen, two assistants and one constable being chosen this day in each respective ward of sd city by plurallity of votes by the inhabitance of each respective ward who have right to chuse and return be- ing made, who are as followed:
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First Ward.
Aldermen. Assistants.
Ryer Gerretse Isaac Lansingh
Edward Holland Johan's V. Der Heyden
Johan's Vander Heyden, Jr., Constable.
Second Ward.
Hendrick Roseboom Gerrit Roseboom Jun'r
Barent Sanders Gysbert Roseboom
Johannis Joh's Beeckman, Constable. Third Ward.
Peter Winne Gerrit G. Lansingh
Jacob Visger Richart Hansen
Edward Williams Constable.
Barent Bratt is appointed Chamberlain by this meet- ing for ye ensuing year.
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