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To whom certificates are given according to ye direc- tions of ye said act
Att a Comon Councill held in the City Hall of Albany this 13th day of March 1715
The Petition of John Dunbar praying a relcase for a small piece of ground without ye southcast gate of ye sd city being read. Resolved that the same shall be taken in consideration
The Petition of severall inhabitants of the first and second wards of this city praying twelve pounds towards making a well at the east end of ye Joncker street in ye first ward of ye said city being read. Resolved that the same shall be taken in consideration
The Comonalty having taken ye sd Petition in consid- eration and granted that twelve pounds shall be paid out of the publick money of the said city towards making of
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the sd well after the wells in the second and third wards of ye said city which are ordered to be made be finished
The petition of Abraham Truex of ye said city cooper praying the liberty to build a shed or workshop on the west end of ye market house in the Joncker street being read. Resolved yt ye same shall be taken in considera- tion
Whereas Johannis Knickerbocker Lowis Viele Dirk Van Veghten Daniel Ketlehuyn Johannis D'Wandlaer Corset Vedder and Marte Dellemont who have farmed each a farm from the former Comonalty of this city in 1709 who are obliged by their severall indentures to pay each the yearly acknowledgement of thirty seven & one half bushells good merchandable winter wheat unto the mayor aldermen & comonalty in the months of January and February every year for ever after the first day of May 1715 whereby one years rent is expired last Feb- ruary
And whereas the said tenants take no regard to their sd indentures but delay to pay the said thirty seven & one- half bushells of wheat,
It is therefore Resolved that Teunis Brat treasurer of ye sd city be appointed to signifie unto the sd tenants that they do forthwith come to pay unto him ye said rent of thirty seaven and one half bushels of wheat due from each of them from ye sd lands on or before the 15th day of April next and on neglect thereof to distrain accord- ing to ye instant of ye sª indentures
The comonality have at ye request of Peter Ryckman sold unto him for y" sume of three pounds a small peece of ground scituate lying and being in the said city being ve vacancy on ye west of ye lott of ground of Harme & Tobias Ryckman on the south of the lotts of William Hilton & the said Peter Ryckman on the east of the lotts of Major Dirk Wessels Samuel Babington Jan Lansingh and the heirs of Gabriel Thompson and on the north of ye comon land
Orderd that a release shall be drawn of ye same lott of ground that ye mayor shall in behalf of ye comonality
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sign the said release and yt ye same shall be entered on ye public records
Resolved yt ye constable of ye respective wards of this city shall give warning to ye inhabitants of their severall wards that they appear on Wensday next between 10 & 12 a clock before the aldermen of ye said wards to show ye stockados each inhabitant has ride pursuant to ye last assesment on penalty of three shillings for each stocado which is not ride as aforesaid
Att a Mayors Court hield at the City Hall of Albany the 27th day of April 1716 The following persons (to witt)
Andries Hanse Scherpe Adam Dingman
Adam Meichel Smith Peter Van Olinda
Symon Hawse
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who did in open court take the oaths by law appointed to be taken instead of ye oaths of allegiance & supremacy subscribe ye test and make repeat and swear to and sub- scribe the abjuration oaths pursuant to the directions of an act of generall assembly of the colony of New York entituled an act declareing that all those of foreign birth heretofore inhabiting within this colony and dying seized of any lands tenements and hereditaments shall be for ever hereafter deemed taken and esteemed to have been naturalized & for naturalizing all protestants of foreign birth now inhabiting within this colony To whom cer- tificates are to be given according to the directions of ye said act
Att a Comon Councill held in the City of Albany the 28th of March 1716
Goose Van Schaick Esq'r alderman and Johannis. Ten Broeck assistant have layd before the Comon Councill a draift of ye land called Evert Wendells flatts within yº bounds of this city under ye hand of ye deputy surveyor ye said surveyor haveing surveyd ye same as directed
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pursuant to an order of comon councill to them given for Samuel Babington gentleman containing in ye whole fifteen acres and three rod as by the said survey may appear
It is likewise orderd that the mayor in behalf of the comonalty shall give a conveyance of ye same by way of indenture reserving to ye city for ever ye yearly rent of three bushels and three pecks good merchantable winter wheat yearly for ever the first payment to commence on ye 25th dạy of March 1721
Resolved that an ordinance be issued forth that all ye respective inhabitants within this city do severally clean the streets from ye dung dust chipps & filth lying before their houses or lotts in ye said streets, and that all wood & stone except for present building or coopers wood be removed out of the sd streets before ye 15th of April next ensueing on penalty of paying for every default after- wards by them made the sume of six shillings to ye use of ye sherrif or any constable who shall sue for the same and that hereafter if any dung dust chips or filth shall be found (on any Saturday after twelve a clock at noon) lying in the said streets against the house or lott of any person within the said city yt such person shall pay also for such default and contempt the like sume of six shil- lings to be sued for as aforesd and that hoggs or swine belonging to any of ye sd inhabitants be ringd with one ring in the nose before Saturday night next, and remaine ringd from that time, and if the hog or swine of any person as aforesaid shall be found not ringd the owner of such hog or swine shall pay for every such default or neglect the sume of six shillings to the sherrif or consta- ble who shall sue for the same
April 7 .- The petition of Johannis De Wandlaer Dirk Van Veghten Lowis Peterse Viele Johannis Knicker- backer Corset Vedder and Marte Dellemont praying to have allowance to pay no rent or acknowledgment for ye time their quiet and peaceable settlement of ye lands in their possession has been hindered by the enemy w'h
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petition being read the comonalty haveing taken ye same into their consideration and do abate unto the said petitioners three half years rent for ye lands mentioned in their sevarall indentures for ye years 1715 1716 1718
Provided they shall pay ye first payment on or before ye 21th of this instant and the remainder for ye other two half years on the time expressd in their sd indentures for ye paying of ye whole rent and when such payment shall be made they shall have a receipt from ye treasurer in full for one year
The persons appointed by the comonality to lay out some land within ye limitts or bounds of this city near Schaahkook who bring return by a draft from ye deputy surveyor what they have layen out
Whereupon it is resolved yt ye following advertisement shall be put up in this city
Advertisement.
These are to give notice to ye freemen and inhabitants of ye city of Albany that on ye 18th of May next in the City Hall of ye said city ye comonalty of ye said city or as many of them as shall be present will expose to sale by a public vendue to ye highest bidder ye four following lotts or parcels of land belonging to ye said city with condition that there shall be paid for ever after the expiration of five year one scheple of good merchandable winter wheat for every two acres of land
Two lots of ye said land are scituate and being on ye east side of Schaahkooks creek and over against the plantation of La Fleur each lott contains forty eight acres the whole is bounded party by y river and a pine point on ye east by a small run of water being ye north bounds of Schaahkooks patent on ye south and south east by ye hill on ye west by Schaahkooks creek to each of said lotts is to be added ten acres of wood land being a pine point is bound on ye north by ye river on ye east and south by the aforesaid tract of land -
One of y' sd lotts of land consists in two flatts one contains thirteen acres begining by a roak which lyes
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on ye side of Schaahkooks creek from thence along y" sª creek to a small run of water, from thence along ye said run of water to the hills thence along ye hills to ye place were first begun
The other flatt contains sixteen acres it begins seventy two rodd from ye aforesaid runn of water by a black oak tree thence along ye great creek till where ye creek runs by ye foot of ye hill thence along the said foot of ye hill to ye place first begun to. which is to be added thirty one acres of y" best wood land which lyes most convenient to ye said flatts
One other lott of land consists also in two flatts one contains twelve acres being one English mile distance from ye last mentioned flatt begining by a white pine tree which stands just upon ye bank of ye river thence along ye river to a small run of water thence along the said run to a stone bank thence along the said bank to y' place where first begun the other peece contains 15 acres bounded on ye west by ye river on ye south by a run of water on ye east by ye pine woods on ye north by two white pine trees to which is to be added thirty three acres of ye best wood land which lyes most convenient to ye said lott
May 22 .- It is resolved that ye following ordinance shall be publishd relating the assize on bread and beer
By the Mayor Recorder Aldermen & Comonalty of ye City of Albany
An Ordinance.
Whereas ye comonalty of y" said city are credibly informd that severall bakers within this city do take excessive prices for their bread and victualers for beer, for y" preventing whereof it is resolved by ye aforesaid comonalty that it shall be ordaind publishd and declard and it is hereof ordaind publishd and declard that from and after ye date hereof or until further order no baker or other person within the said city and libertys thereof shall receive more for one pound of white bread baked of good fine flower to weigh one pound shall be sold for one
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penny half penny and bread of cornel to weigh three pound shall be sold for three pence on penalty of forfiet- ing the bread and be liable to be bound over to the sessions and that one pot of good strong beer shall be sold for three pence on penalty that the retailer or retailers do forfiet their lycence
This day the comonalty agreed with Jacobus Luycasse & Jacob Schermerhorn Jun'r to sett up ye Stockados where they are wanting about this city which they are to square at two sides & scharpe at ye top and to sett them three foot in ye ground which they are to perform at or before primo July next for which they shall be paid six pence a piece and give bond of £15 to perform said agreement
Att the request of Philip Livingston in behalf of Johannis Dwandlaer ye comonalty have appointed Joh's Hansen & Peter Winne to go to Schaahkook at ye charge of ye said Dwandlaer to show him where the Mudder kill is he haveing some dispute with Daniel Ketelhuyn who incroaches on his land, which said persons are impowered to order ye said Wandlaer to make his fence where the said Mudder kill is
Att a Comon Council, held in the Citty hall of Albany the 19th of June 1716
By the Mayor Aldermen & Comonalty of the City of Albany
An Ordinance.
Whereas complaint has been made that severall sold- iers of this his majestys garison are very much inticed to drink especially at unseasonable hours in ye night where- by great mischief may issue forth at this juncture that ye Indians of ye five nations have had a misunderstanding with the said soldiers for preventing of any accidents which may happen for the future
It is resolved y' it shall be ordaind publishd & declard and it hereby ordaind publishd and declard that if any victualer retailer or inkeeper who shall entertain or sell any liquor to any soldier or soldiers belonging to this garrison, after nine a clock at night, or taptoo
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beat shall forfit for every soldier so entertaind as aforcsd the sume of six shillings for the behoof the sherrif who shall sue for ye same before any of his majestys justices of ye peace within this city
Given in Albany the 19th day of June in the second year of his majesties reign Anno Do. 1716
Orderd that an ordinance be publishd that ye assize of white bread made of fine flower to weigh one pound shall be sold for one penny half penny, and bread of cornell to weigh three pound shall be sold for three pence on penalty of forfieting ye bread and be liable to be bound over to ye sessions and that one pott of good strong beer shall be sold for three pence on penalty of forfieting their lycence
Pursuant to ye resolution of ye comonalty on ye 22th May last Joh's Hansen and Poter Winne then appointed to show Johannis Dwandlaer to ye Mudder kill who report that they have shown him ye said kill and have found the said Mudder kill to be to the eastward of ye sd Dwandlaers house at ye side of the swamp where the sd Dwandlaer has now made his partition fence
July 4 .- The comonalty have this day layd out the street without ye south gate of ye said city on the south side of y" house of Frederick Myndertse & other lott of Sweer Marcelis which street streches up westerly and contains in breath twenty three foot and eight inches rynlands measure
The Comonalty do grant unto Frederick Myndertse to build a shop on ye north side of his house of fifteen foot in breath and leave six foot between ye said shop and ye stockados, for a passage, and he being obliged in time of war when ye Comonalty or their successors shall think needfull to break down ye said shop
Att a Comon Councill held in ye City Hall of Albany ye 22th of September 1716
Ordered that by vertue of an act of generall assembly of ye colony of New York entituled an act for ye better [ Annals, vii.] 6
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repairing of the city of Albany a warrant be directed iinto ye assessors of ye said city to appear in the city of Albany on ye 25th instant at nine a clock in ye morning yt day then & there to take their oaths for well truely equally and inpartially and in due proportion as it shall appear unto them according to the best of their under- standing to assess and rate all & every the inhabitants residents & sojourners of ye sd city and deliver such es- timate in ye. clerks office of the sd city & county on or before 29th instant
The following persons vizt. Joh's Cuyler Esq'r recorder Hendrick Hansen Johannis Roseboom Abraham Cuyler Esqr's aldermen Hendrick Roseboom Johannis Hansen and Joh's Ten Broeck assistants are hereby appointed a comittee to view & auditt ye accounts of this city & bring in their reports on the 29th instant
Orderd that advertizements be put up given notice to all persons that have any account or lawfull claim on this city to deliver y" same unto Teunis Brat city cham- berlain on or before ye 27th instant
Resolved that the street between the house of Jacob Lansing and ye lott of Jacob Visger running up west- ward shall be regulated, & also ye street runing between the houses of Johannis Mingaels & Arient Pruyn north- ward till behind ye lott of ye widow of Jan Dirkse to w'h end ye following persons are appointed vizt Johannis Cuyler Esquire recorder Hendrick Hansen Johannis Roseboom Gysbert Marcelis Johannis Ten Broeck and Peter Winne or any three of them, who are to employ a surveyor at ye charge of ye said city to lay out the sd streets & the lotts of ground without ye gate late belong- ing unto Andries D'Vos and others, and cause a draft to be made thereof & make a report of ye same as soon as conveniently may be
City of Albany the 29th day of September 1716 This day being appointed by the city charter for the aldermen of the sd city to bring their return of ye alder-
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men assistants & constables choisen by ye inhabitants of the said city to serve for the ensuing year who are as follows
First Ward.
Aldermen. Assistants.
Goose Van Schaick Peter Ryckman
Johannis Schuyler Johannis Ten Broeck
Daniel Hogan Constable Second Ward.
Johannis Roseboom Nicholas Blecker
Abraham Cuyler Johannis Lansing Jun'r
Myndt Lansingh Constable Third Ward.
Hendrick Hansen Johannis Hansen
Wessel Ten Broeck Dirk Ten Broeck
Will Vanden Bergh Constable Teunis Brat Chamberlaine Mathys Nak High Constable
The assessors of this city have pursuant to ye warrant unto them directed delivered in their estimates in the clerks office of ye said city & county amounting in all to £2400 whereon is layd six pence on the pound which doth amount to £60
Orderd that warrants be directed unto ye collector to collect ye said sum and pay the same unto Teunis Brat city chamberlain on or before the 13th day of October next deducting nine pence per pound for collecting ye same
Att a Comon Councill held in ye City Hall of Albany ye 14th day of December 1716
The following persons are appointd to be fire masters for ye ensuing year
First Ward.
Johannis Beeckman Volkert Dow
Second Ward.
Jocob Bogaert Jun'r Arent Pryn
Third Ward.
Isaac Fonda Jacob Miller
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Resolved that a warrant be directed unto ye said fire masters for yt purpose
Philip Livingston produces a petition of Lowis Viele praying the Comonalty to appoint one of their meeting to show were the mudder kill is that he may without any molestation or hinderance of Daniel Ketelhuyn make his fence who he says incroaches on his land because the sd Ketelhuyn raises a dispute where ye sd mudder is ye sd petitioner being willing to pay those who shall be ap- pointed
Resolved that Johannis Hansen & Dirk Ten Broeck be appointed to show the said petitioner where the said mudder creek is yt he may make his fence without any molestation of ye sd Daniel Ketelhuyn
Philip Livingston in behalf of Hendrick Roelofse desires yt ye Comonalty will be pleased to dispose unto him the tract of land belonging unto the Corporation lying and being over against the farm where Lafluer formerly livd
Whereupon it resolved that the following two lotts of land scituate & being on ye east side of ye Schaahkooks Creek over against y" plantation where Lafluer formerly livd each lott containing fortyeight acres the whole is bounded party by the river and a pine point on the east of a small run of water
Att a Comon Councill held in ye City Hall of Albany ye 15th day of January 1714
Conditions whereon the mayor, recorder, aldermen and comonalty of the city of Albany design to expose to sale at publick vendue to the highest bidder or bidders the following two lotts of land scituate lying aud being on the east side of Schaahkooks Creek and over against the plantation of Lafieur containing in all fourtyeight morgan and bounded part thereof by ye river and by a pine point on the east by a small run of water it being the north bounds of Schaahkook on the south & south east by the hill on the west by Schaahkooks Creek to each of the said lotts is to be added ten acres of wood
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land being a pine point is bounded on the north by the river on the east & south by ye aforsesaid tract of land
The farmer of any of the said lotts shall be obliged to pay in two payments the money he shall farm any of the said lotts for, vizt half thereof primo May next and the other half primo May 1718 for which he is to enter forthwith in a penal bond and is to pay yearly and every year for ever in months of January or February after ye month of May 1723 twenty one bushells & three quarter good merchandable winter wheat for which he is to exchange indentures for payment of the said yearly atknowledgement, and ye Comonalty shall forthwith give a release to the farmer of any of ye said lotts with such condition & provisos as ye other tenants of Schaahkook have in their indentures, the farmers shall be obliged to divide ye sd lotts at their own charge and pay ye charge of writing
The said two lott of land being put up in vendue and no person appearing to bid a reasonable price for ye same one of the Comonalty farmd the said lotts and doth by consent of ye Comonalty quite his pretention to the same
The Petition of Corsett Vedder being taken in consid- eration
Resolved that Wessell Ten Broeck Johannis Roseboom Esquires aldermen Johannis Hansen Dirk Ten Broeck assistants shall go to Schaahkook with ye surveyor and Philip Livingston to measure the land of Daniel Ketel- huyn adjoining to ye said Corsett Vedders land and take exact bounderis of ye said Vedders land of which he has yet received no release of which they are to make return to ye Comonalty as soon as conveniently may be
The Comonalty have granted unto Bartho Pickard his heirs & assigns a lott of ground at the Verrebegh on the north side of ye highway over against (or near to it) the house of Isaac Valkenburgh for which he shall pay yearly two shillings and six pence
Whereas ye chamberlain of this city complains that Caleb Beck of Schinectady is severall year in arrear for his liberty to draw or sell liquor by retaile. Resolved
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that he be ordered to make an account how much he is in arrear, and that Mr. John Collins be employd to prose- cute the said Caleb Beck in behalf of ye Comonalty
February 18 -The indentures between the Comonalty of this city and Colo. Killiaen Van Renselaer being read concerning his grant unto the inhabitants and freeholders of ye sd city & liberties thereof to have free ingress egress & regress by themselves or servants to ride cut & carry away out of sd manor of Renselaers wyck from any part thereof wood and stone for building fencing fewell and matterialls for all uses as they ye said inhabitants and freeholders shall have occasion for during the term of twenty two years ensuing ye feast day of saint Michael the Archangell last past for the consideration of ten pounds current money of New York and a fatt sheep as by the said indentures may at large appear which is ap- provd of
Resolved by ye Comonalty that the mayor of the said city do sign yd said indentures in behalf of himself and ye Comonalty of ye said city and orderd ye city seale to be thereunto affixed & that ye same be enterd on ye publick records of ye sd city and county
March 12 .- The Petition of Cornelis Van Schelluyne being read praying a grant for a small piece of ground to come in front with a straight line with ye house of Elbert Gerritse and lott of ground of Jan Gerritse, that he may build his house regular which is resolved to be taken in consideration
Att a Mayors Court held in ye City Hall of Albany ye 26th day of March 1717
The Court opened
Thomas Williams plentive by John Collins his attorney
Gysbert Marcelis defendant by Evert Wendell his attorney
The attorney for defendant alledges that ye sumonce was not served on ye defendant in due time & therefore not obliged to answer
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The Court is opinion that ye same is served according to the directions of ye act of generall assembly of ye prov- ince of New York in that case made and provided
April 9. - Thomas Williams plentive by John Collins his attorney
Gysbert Marcelis defendant appears
April 23 .- Thomas Williams appears by his attorney John Collins
Gysbert Marcelis appears by his attorney Evert Wen- dell
A Habeus Corpus being produced by defendants att'y from the Supreme Court to remove ye said action to the Supreme Court in New York the said Habeas Corpus is allowed by the court
Att a Comon Council held in ye City Hall of Albany the 17th of April 1717
The Petition of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Barclay being read desireing to purchase from the Comonalty a piece of ground without ye stockados beginning about 30 or 40 yards on the west of the horse guard blockhouse extending from thence to the gate which is at the block- house at the Luthren Church thence southerly with a straight line on ye corner of ye fence of Johannis Mingael leaving a comon road to the place first mentiond
The Comonalty have taken the said petition in their consideration and are of opinion not as yet to dispose of the said ground but that ye said Barclay shall have the refuzall of a lott of ground at ye said place when they shall dispose any there
. May 21 .- The petition of Daniel Ketelhuyn being read desireing such an abatement of rent as the rest of the inhabitants of Schaahkook have been favourd with which was granted
May 22 .- Resolved that ye ground on ye plain shall be layd out and surveyd in order to be disposed of at a pub- lick vendue to je best advantage and for ye accomodation of ye inhabitants of this city, reserving unto Mr. Barclay ye refuzall of a lott according to ye resolution of Comon
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Councill dated ye 17th of April last. To which end the following persons are appointed a Comittee vizt Wessell Ten Broeck Esquire alderman Peter Ryckman and Joh's Lansingh assistants who are to employ a surveyor and bring in their report in Comon Councill as soon as con- veniently may be
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