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Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid that no person or persons within the limits of this city do pre- sume to build or erect any house, out house or stable front- ing any street or lane within this city without notice first given to the mayor or recorder of this city to prevent irregularity, and that no person or persons do build or erect any stable or out house to lodge any straw or hay on any place where it fronts any street or lane without the approbation of the mayor, recorder, aldermen and. assistants on penalty of ten pounds, to be recovered in any Court of Record for the behoof of this corporation.
Dated in Albany this 14th day of June A. D. 1729.
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Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 25th Day of June Annoq Domini 1729.
By the worshipfull the mayor, recorder, aldermen and comonality of the city of Albany.
An Ordinance.
Be it ordained, published and declared that no person or persons shall ride or drive with waggon or cart any of the farr nations of Indians or any of their wives or children, or any of their bever, peltry or other effects from the westward towards this city nearer than two hundred yards to the west of the city fence upon the hill behind the fort, upon pain and forfieture of ten pounds, to be recovered in any court of record within this county one half thereof for the use of the high sheriff and the other half for the use and behoof of this corporation.
That no person or persons within the said city shall at any time after the date hereof suffer any farr Indian or Indians or Squas coming from the westward to lodge in his or their houses, warehouses or elsewhere, shall for every Indian or Squa he, they or she shall svffer to lodge as aforesd, forfiet the sume of ten pounds to be recovered for the use as aforesaid.
That no person or persons whatsoever shall after the arrival of any farr Indian or Indians or Squas address themselves or speak to them by signs or otherwise of and concerning trade at any place without their houses and within the city limitts upon pain and forfieture of three pounds to be recovered and for the use as aforesd.
And that no person or persons make use or imploy any Broker or Brokers, be it Christians or Indians in respect of such trade within the city limitt upon pain and for- fieture of five pounds to be recovered in manner and for the use as aforesd, so that such farr Indians have the liberty to trade through the whole city where they plese. Dated in Albany this 25th day of June A. D. 1729.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 2d Day of July Annoq Dom. 1729.
Resolved that the following Letter be sended to the
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Represent's of the city and county of Albany at present convened in General Assembly :
Gentlemen-By what account we have from Canada we have reason to believe that an expedition is intended, weither the designe is against Oswego or Albany is un- known to us, the great preperation of warr they makes us belive it may be as well against Albany as against Oswego, whenever they have the least ceartanty of a warr to be intended by the King of france : and considering the circumstances of this city being in no state of Defence, we think it heighly necessary that this city should be fortefyed & inclosed as sone as posaball be it this Sum- mer with Stockados if necessety requires it; and whereas it can not be done without an act of Generall Assembly we humbly desire you may move the hono. the Generall Assembly that it may be enacted accordingly and to the end that such fortefying may be done on"the most cheap- est and surest way, we are humbly of opinein that it is to be done by way of assm' either how many Stockados or how many foot each person is to furnish or to inclose according to their estates and capassity and that if such incloser should come through any particular mans ground that the damage thereby sustained be appraised by indif- erent persons in order that such persons be satisfyd for such damage and that such block houses as want to be removed may be sett on such plases were it be adjudged for the best defence and that the county may assist the city in a reasonable perportion in fortefying the city as aforesd. Time will nott permit us to call a meeting of ' Justices as being informed the house will adjourn in a short time, but we are assured that severall of the county Justices will gladly join with the Corporation.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 24th July Ao. Dni 1729.
Abraham Vosburgh made applicateon to the common council to purchage a certain lott of ground lying and being on the west of the land of Hendrick Halen Beeck, 120 foot to the westward thereof, to contain in length 150
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foot to the westward and in breadth north and south 50 foot, all Rynland measure.
Which request being considered & thereupon agreed with the sd Abraham Vosburgh that he shall have the said lott for the sum of twenty pounds currant money of the province of New York to be paid within the time of six months after the date hereof, on payment thereof he is to have a title for the same to be executed by the mayor of the city.
Johannis Seger has made application to the common council to purchage a certain lott of ground lying and being to the westward of the land of Hendrick Halen- beeck on the hill on the south side of the lott of Abraham Vosburgh thereunto adjoyning, to contain in length 150 foot to the westward & in breadth south and north 50 foot, all Rynland measure; which request being consid- ered and thereupon agreed with the said Johannis Seger that he shall have the sd lott for the sume of twenty pounds currant money of the province of New York, to be paid in four years time, every year five pounds on the first of November, for which he is to give his bond at the receipt of his Transport to be executed by the mayor of the city.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 9th August Annoq Domini 1729.
Mr. Cuyler appeared in common council and proposed that whereas there is an ordinance made the 14th June last past for regulating & paveing of severall streets & lanes within this city that he is intended to make a fence on the east side of the lott now in dispute between him and Janetje Cregeer and to pave the street on the east side of the lott as is directed in said ordinance, and that he may for the present be excused of paveing the north side of the sd lott for the reasons aforesaid and the shortness of the time limited by the said ordinance.
Resolved that the same shall be considered.
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Att a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 13th day of August Ao. Do. 1729.
In pursuance of an ordinance made the 14th June 1729, It is ordered and directed in common council yt the street or lane on the east of Abraham Cuyler, Nicholas Bleecker, and Johan's Cuyler shall be paved from the one side to the other by the owners or tenants whose lotts front the sd lane, as well on the east side as on the west side, in the manner following, that is to say, at the north corner of ye stabel of Ruben Van Vechte and opposite to the south part of the lott of Abraham Cuyler the paveings are to be raised six inches in the middle of the street & from thence regularly to have a decent of two inches and a quarter on every fifteen foot untill you come to ye north corner of the boulting house of Jacob Lansingh, from thence with ye same decent of at least two inches and a quarter of an inche on every fifteen foot in the street or lane between the houses & lotts of Jacob Lan- singh and the house & lott of Jacob Vischer, untill you come into Brewer street, and that there be a decent from each side of ye sd streets or lanes to the middle of ye sd streets of 5 inches and that the severall owners or tenants whose houses or ground fronts or joyns the sd streets or lanes shall be served with a copy of this minute.
At a Common Council held in the City hall of ye City of Albany this 19th Day of August 1729.
Whereas severall of the late and present Justices have made request to the mayor and recorder for to have the originall City Charter upon the Tryall between the Att'y Gen'l and severall of the present and late Justices of the city and county of Albany, whereupon the Mayor and Recorder made answer to the Justices that they woed calld the comon council and have there oppenion and resolution upon that metter, whereupon it is Resolved now in common council that the said Charter be produced upon the said Tryal if the mayor or commonallity shall thereunto be lawfully compelled by a speciall writ of subpena and otherwise not.
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Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 30th Day of August Annoq Domini 1729.
By the worshipfull Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Albany.
Whereas by an ordinance made & published the 14th day of June 1729, It was thereby ordained and declared that severall streets & lanes within this city shall be paved as in and by the said ordinance was directed on or before the first day of September next ensuing, & whereas severall of the inhabitants of this city have made appli- cation to severall of the members of the common council that time for finnissing of the said pavements may be prelonged by reason of severall impediments they mett with since the publishing of the aforesaid ordinance, Be it therefore ordained, published and declared by the authority aforesd that the Time for finishing of the said pavement be prolonged untill the first day of October now next ensuing and that all and every other the arti- cles, causes and penaltys specifeyed in the aforesaid ordinance shall continue in full force and virtue.
Dated in Albany this 30th day of August 1729.
Att a meeting of the Recorder, Aldermen and Common Council in the City hall of Albany this 29th day of September Annoq Domini 1729.
In persvance 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 said city by plurality of votes by the inhabitants of each respective ward who have rite to chuse and return being made, who are as follows :
First Ward.
Aldermen. Assistants.
Ryer Gerritse Isaac Lansing
Tobias Ryckman Johannis Van Ostrande
Hendrick Hallenbeck, Constable.
Second. Ward.
Cornelis Cuyler Gerlyn Ver Planck
Jacob Beeckman Johannis J. Beeckman
Hendrick Vanduersen, Constable.
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Third Ward.
Samuel C. Pruyn Gerrit G. Lansingh.
Jacob Lansingh, John Vischer
Peter Goewey, Constable. Barent Bradt is appointed Chamberlain by this meet- ing for the ensueing year.
Johannis Dirckse Vander Heyden is appointed High Constable for the ensueing year.
Att a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 13th Day of October Annoq Domini 1729.
It is Resollved yt advertisements be put op un the most usuall places of ye city of Albany that all person or per- sons who have any just debts or demands due from the corporation of the city of Albany bring in their accounts or demands to Barent Bratt, City Treasurer, on or before the first day of November next.
Whereas Ryer Gerritse, Edward Holland, Isaac Lan- singh & Gerrit G. Lansingh where appointed by the Common Council in February last to go to Schaghtekook for the service of the corporation, which sd service they have duly performed.
Resolved that they be paid by the corporation for such their service and expences.
Whereas Gerrit G. Lansingh has according to agree- ment with the corporation made a bridge over the Rutten Kill near the the Leuteren church for the sum of four pounds.
Resolved that the said Gerrit G. Lansingh be payd the sd sum by the corporation.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 14th Day of October Annoq Domini 1729.
The following aldermen, assistants and constables are sworn for the insuing year (viz. )
The first ward, Ryer Gerritse & Tobias Ryckman Esq's, aldermen; Johannis Van Ostrande, assistant.
The second ward, Jacob Beekman Esq'r, alderman; Gerluyn Ver Planck, assistant; Hend. Vanduersen, con- stable.
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The third ward, Jacob Lansingh & Sam'l Pruyn Esq's, aldermen; Gerrit G. Lansingh and John Visser, assist- ants; Peter Goewey, constable.
Barent Bratt, sworn as city chamberlain or treasurer.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 11th Day of November 1729.
John De Peyster Esq. mayor, produced a commission under the broad seal of this Province for mayor of the city of Albany, coroner & clerk of the market for the in- suing year, and toke the oaths appointed by law and the oaths for the due performance of the sd offices.
Cornelis Cuyler was sent for and appeared in common council and toke the oaths appointed by law and the oaths for the due performance of this office as alderman for the sd city.
Isaac Lansingh & Johan's Joha's Beeckman where sent for and appeared in common council and toke the oaths appointed by law and the oaths for the due performance of their office as assistants for ye sd city.
Whereupon the sd Cornelis Cuyler, Isaac Lansingh & Johan's J. Beeckman where admited as members in com- mon council.
Att a Common Council held in the hall of Albany this 14th Day of November Annoq Domini 1729.
By the worshipfull Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Comality of the City of Albany.
An Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the mayor, recorder, aldermen and comonality of the city of Albany convened in common council, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that the aldermen & assistants of each respective ward within this city do appoint two sufficient persons in every ward within the sd city to be viewers of the chimneys and hearths, who shall view the same once in every fourteen days and where they find any defective to give notice, that the same may be swept or mended at such time as in their discretion they shall think fit, and
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if any persons shall neglect or refuse their direction herein they shall forfeit for each offence the sume of three shillings & that if any chimney shall be on fire after notice given by the said viewers for the cleaning of the same, the dweller in such house to whom notice thereof shall be so given shall forfeit for every chimney that shall be so on fire the sum of six shillings for the use of this city, & if the said Viewers shall neglect or refuse to execute the duty hereby required shall for each offence forfeit the sum of six shillings for the use of said city.
And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid that none but such as are lisenced by the mayor of this city do persume to keep publick houses to sell any wine, beer or other strong liquors by retail or a less quantity at one time than five gallons within this city and county of Albany, under the penalty of five pounds for the use of the said city.
By the above ordenance it is ordered that fire masters shall be appointed for the ensuing year for each respect- ive ward for the city of Albany who where hereby ap- pointed & are as followed (viz).
First ward, Abraham Vosburgh & Johannis Reddcliff. Second ward, Johan's G. Lansingh & Douwe Fonda.
Third ward. Gysbert Vanden Bergh & Hendrick Ridder.
The severall acc'ts as debts due from the corporation here under named where examined by the common council and allowed are as folloowed, amounting to eighty seven pounds nine shillings and three pence, and a warrant issued to the treasurer for the payment thereof accord- ingly (viz)
To Jeremiah Van Rensselaer for firewood & one fat sheep - -
- £10: 0: 0
To Philip Livingston, 15:18: 0 - -
To Augustinus Turck & Johan's Seger 8:10: 0
- To Johannis Seger, .
13:10: 0
To Jacob Egmont -
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13:10: 0
To Ragel wed. of Joh's Radlef - . - 5: 0: 0
To Dirck Bratt for Candels
5: 5: 0
Carried over
£71:13: 0
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Brought over
£71:13: 0
To Rutger Bleecker -
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1:13: 9
To John De Peyster -
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2:16: 0
To Isaac Lansing
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0:13: 6
To Ryer Gerritse -
0:12: 0
To Gerrit G. Lansingh
0:12: 0
To John Rosie -
0:19: 1}
To Math'w Flansburgh
1:12: 0
To Benjamin Brat -
0:17: 6
To William Hogan -
0:15: 9
To Johannis Wendell
.
.
0: 5: 0
To Gerrit G. Lansingh
.
4: 0: 0
To Edward Holland -
.
0:19: 7₺
£87:09:3
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 23th Day of November 1729.
The Commonality have this day sold unto Jacobus Raddeliff a lott of ground seituate, lying and being at the foot of the gallows hill on the north side of the house & lott where Roliff Kiddeny now lives in, containing in length one hundred and twenty foot wood measure & in breath thirty foot Ryland measure, having on the eest the street on the south the lott where the sd Roliff Kid- deny now lives in, and on the west and north the com- mons, for which the said Jacobus Reddeliff is to pay the sume of twenty two pounds in two equall payments, - eleven pounds att or before the first day of May next, at which said time he is to have a release, and the remain- ing part which is eleven pounds on or before the first day of May one thousand seven hundred thirty & one, and for the last payment he is to give bond.
It is ordered that the mayor in behalf of the common- ality shall sign the Release for the said lott of ground, affix the city seale thereto and that the same be entered on the public records of the said city and county.
Have also sold this day unto Jonathan Broecks a lott of ground seituate, lying and being at the foot of the
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gallows hill on the north side of the lott of Jacobus Raddeliff, containing in length one hundred and twenty foot wood measure & in breath thirty foot Ryland meas- ure, having on the east the street, on the south the lott of Jacobus Raddeliff and on the west and north the com- mons, for which the said Jonathan Broecks is to pay the sume of twenty-two pounds in two equall payments, eleven pounds at or before the first day of May next, at · which said time he is to have a release, and the remaining part which is eleven pounds on or before the first day of May one thousand seven hundred thirty & one, and for the last payment he is to give a bond.
It is ordered that the mayor in behalf of the common- ality shall sign the Release for the said lott of ground, affix the city seale thereto and that the same be entered on the publick records of the said city and county.
Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 20th Day of December Annoq. Domini 1729. This day allowed and approved the following accounts, and issued a warrant to the Treasurer for the payment thereof, being four pounds four shillings and three pence.
To Anthony Bogardus £2:13:6
To Peter Winne .
1: 7:0
To David Van Dyck .
3:9
£4:04:3
" The commonality have this day sold unto Jan Winne a lott of ground seituate, lying and being at the foot of the gallows hill on the north side of the lott of Jonathan Broecks, containing in length one hundred and twenty foot wood measure & in breath on the front to the east side of said lott thirty foot Ryland measure, and on the rear of said lott twenty-five foot Ryland measure, having on the east the street, on the south the lott of Jonathan Broecks and on the west & north the Comons, for which the said Jan Winne is to pay the sume of twenty-two pounds in two equal payments, eleven at or before the first day of May next, at which said time he is to have a release, and the [ Annals, ix.] 6
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remaining part which is eleven pounds on or before the first day of May one thousand seven hundred thirty and one & for the last payment he is to give bond.
It is ordered that the mayor in behalf of the common- ality shall sign the release for the said lott of ground, affix the city seal thereto and that the same be entered on the publick records of the said city and county.
Resolved that no grounds within this city belonged to the corporation be sold hereafter but in Publick Vendue.
Att a Common Council held in ye City hall of Albany this 10th Day of February Annoq Domini 1738.
Hendrick Vander Wercke appeared here in common council and made his complaint that the Farm formerly belonged to Dirck Van Der Heyden & now to him, has lost considerabely by the water streem of the Schaah- kook Creek, and the commonality heretefore haveing sued the same to be but seventeen morgaen & hundred and thirty-two rod instead of twenty morgein, whereupon it is Resolved that the said Hendrick Vander Wercke shall hereafter pay yearly and every year in the month of January or February twenty four bushells and three pecks good merchantable Winter wheat instead of 30 bushell in the former indenture, and is to enter in new indenture with the commonality for the same, which the mayor in behalf of the commonality is to execute.
Whereas John De Peyster Esq'r, mayor, Dirck Ten Broeck Esq'r, recorder, Ryer Gerritse, Jacob Lansing, Cornelis Cuyler Esq'rs, aldermen, Johannis Ostrande, John Vischer and Johannis Joh's Beeckman, assistants, are appointed to go to the Moquas country to purchase of the Indians of the Moquas country the flatts on both side of the Janedorogos Creek heretofore granted by Governour Dungan to this corporation by the city Char- ter, Whereupon it is hereby resolved that the said com- mittee here above named have foull power to act and agree with the said Indians upon such condition as they shall judge most beneficial for this city.
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Att a Common Council held in the City hall of Albany this 11th Day of February Annoq Domini 1738.
Abraham Fort & Isaac Fort appeared here in common council and made their complaint that the farm formerly belonged to Dirck Vander Heyden & lately belonged Ja- cob Fort and now to them has lost considerabely by the water streem of the Schaahkook Creek & the common- ality heretofore having fenced and survayed the said farm and found the same to be but nineteen morgain and one hundred and twenty seven rod instead of twenty morgain, whereupon it is resolved that the said Abraham Fort & Isaac Fort shall hereafter pay yearly and every year in the month of January or February twenty six bushell and one peck of good merchantable Winter wheat instead of 30 bushell in the former indenture, and they are to enter in new Indenture with the commonality for the same, which the mayor in behalf of the commonality is to execute.
At a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 12th Day of February Annoq Domini 17-38.
Peter Binneway appeared here in common council and made his complaint that the farm formly belonged to Direk Brat & now to him has lost considerabely by the water streem of the Schaahkook Creek and the common- ality heretefore haveing fenced & survayed the said farm and found the same to be but nineteen morgain and seven- teen rod instead of twenty morgain, whereupon it is re- solved that the said Peter Binneway shall hereafter pay yearly & every year in the month of January or February twenty-four bushell and three peck good merchantable Winter wheat instead of thirty bushell in the former in- denture, and is to enter in new indenture with the com- monality for the same which the mayor in behalf of the commonality is to execute.
At a Common Councill held in the City hall of Albany this 24th Day of February Annoq Domini 17-38. John De Peyster Esq., mayor, Dirck Ten Broeck Esq.,
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Recorder, Ryer Gerritse, Jacob Lansingh, and Cornelis Cuyler Esq'rs, aldermen, Johannis Ostrande, John Vis- cher and Johannis Joh's Beeckman, assistants, who where appointed the 10th. instant to go to the Moquas country in order to purchases of the Indians of the Moquas coun- try the flatts on both side of Janoderogos Creek herete- fore granted by Governour Dungan to the corporation by the City Charter, and made their return in writting of their proceedings in the Moquas country, which return is lodged with the mayor.
The charges accrued by the occasion of the aforesaid journey & the severall meetings with the Indians in the city are as followed :
To Johannis Lansingh, as per acct -
- £1: 3: 3
To Evert Wendell's as per do.
. 6: 8: 0
To John De Peyster, as pr do.
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5:12: 9
To Dirck Tenbroeck, as pr do. -
7: 2: 73
To Cornelius Cuyler, as pr do. .
3: 1:6
To Isaac Lansingh, as pr do. . .
1: 1: 3
To Jacob Lansingh, as pr do.
3:11: 3}
To Johannis Ostrande, as pr do. ·
1: 4: 0
To Ryer Gerritse, as pr do.
1: 4: 0
To Johannis Vischer, as pr do. -
-
1:16: 0
To Johannis Joh's Beekman, do.
2: 8:10
To. Tobyas Ryckman for a barrell of Bier .- 16: 0
£35:08.9
The severall above accounts amounting to thirty-five pounds eight shillings & nine pence are allowed and aproved, wereupon it is Resolved that an order shall be issued out to the City Treasurer for the payment thereof.
It is ordered that Barent Brat, City Treasurer, shall pay unto Johannis Seger the sume of one pound two shillings & six pence for one month service as bellman from ye 14th October 1729 to the fourteenth of November last.
Whereas Johannis Dirkse Vander Heyden was ap- pointed high constable of this city by the commonality the 29th September last & since the sd Vander Heyden
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