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1737, June 27. This day the mayor, aldermen and commonalty resolved to make an entertainment for the Governour and some company at Mrs. Kitcheners on thursday the thirtieth instant, and accordingly sent for Mrs. Kitchener and agreed with her to pay two shillings and sixpence for every man that eats there.
1737, July 16. This day sold to Douwe Fonda a lott of ground scituate, lying and being in the second ward of the city of Albany, ranging on the same course with the lower row of houses on the east side of the pearle street, beginning three rodd and three feet from the corner lott belonging to Jan Maase, and so keeping the same dis- tance of three rodd and three feet for the street as far as the above sold lott runns, which is to the length of one hundred foot Rynland measure, containing in breadth on the front fifty feet, in length on both sides one hundred feet Rynland measure, and in breadth on the rear fifteen foot wood measure, for which lott of ground as above described the said Douwe Fonda agrees to pay ninety pounds New York money in manner and form following, that is to say, thirty pounds the first day of May next en- suing, thirty pounds more the first day of May then next ensuing, and thirty pounds, the last payment to compleat the said sum of ninety pounds the first day of May seven- teen hundred and forty, for which he is to give his bond.
Resolved that the mayor in name of the mayor, alder- men and comonalty execute a deed for said lott of ground - and affix the city seal thereunto.
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1737, August 29. Resolved and order'd by this board that the street between Hendrick Ten Eyck's Guilleyn Verplanck's and Johannis Bleecker's be so that both sides meet with a drain in the middle; also the street between Anthony van Schaick's and Johan's Beekman to the east corner of the house of Schieboleth Bogardus and the lott belonging to Cor's Cuyler, be paved in the same manner by the inhabitants, freeholders and citizens whose houses or lotts front said street, on or before the first day of October now next ensuing, under penalty of forty shillings for every week after the sd first day of Octo- ber that the same streets shall remain unpaved. Ordered that the marshall of this city serve a copy of this resolu- tion on every citizen, inhabitant and ffreeholder whose buildings or lotts of ground front sd streets.
Resolved that Johannis Tenbroeck be allowed twenty shillinge to make a bridge in the Yoncker street on the east side of the well opposite to the widow Livingston's.
Allowed to Anthony Bratt for making a bridge near to the Dutch church, five pounds and two shillings.
Allowed to Anthony Bratt and Jesse Deforeest three pounds twelve shillings, for one year's salary for keeping the roads in repair to the 26 June last.
1737, Sept. 12. Whereas on the eighteenth day of February last past, Jan Wemp agreed with this board for a certain piece or parcel of low land lying at Tien- nenderoge in the Mohawks country, now in the posses- sion of the sd Wemp (as in and by the minutes of that day may appear), for the yearly rent there mentioned, and the said land being now surveyed by Major Jacob Glen, who swore yt to the best of his skill and capacity sd survey was exactly made, and that the same is bounded and contains as followeth, viz: Beginning at the north- west corner by the River, running from thence south eighty-two degrees east, twenty-six rodd, thence south sixty-seven degrees east twenty-one rodd, twenty-seven degrees west thirty-two rodd, thence south forty-five degrees east fifty rodd, thence north sixty-five degrees east twenty-eight rodd and one half rodd, thence north
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seventeen degrees thirty minutes east sixty rodd, thence south seventy-nine degrees east twenty-eight rodd, thence north thirty degrees east thirteen rodd and one half rodd, thence north sixty-nine degrees east sixty- seven rodd, to Drills Cripple Bush, thence north fifty-five degrees west ninety-nine rodd to the River, and so along the river to the place where first begun, containing in the whole twenty-two morgans Rynland measure and no more, for which the sd Jan Wemp agreed to pay twenty-two skipple of good and merchantable winter wheat in the month of January or February yearly, and also covenanted to pay one skipple of wheat as aforesd for every morgan of land which may hereafter happen to be found to be contained in the above mentioned piece or parcel of low land.
Sold to Abraham Lansingh a small piece or triangle of ground, beginning at the north-west corner of his house and so running westerly on the same course with his house twenty-seven feet in length, at the end of which twenty-seven feet it is two feet and one half foot broad, from thence with a streight line to the north-west corner post of his fence, for which he agreed to pay forty shil- lings.
Sold to Dirck Tenbroeck a certain small piece of ground, beginning near the north-east corner of his now dwelling house, and so running to where his gate now stands, containing in breadth two feet and in length thirty-one feet, for which he agreed to pay forty shillings.
Resolved that the mayor or the mayor, aldermen and comonalty, execute deeds for the abovementioned ground to the abovementioned persons and affix the city seal to the same, and that Jan Wemp give bond under penalty of five hundred pounds for performance of his part of his agreement.
1737, Sept. 28. This day the Comon Council made an ordinance concerning the electing of two constables in each ward, and laying a fine on any inhabitant who may be chosen for constable or any other office, and that shall deny, neglect or refuse to serve as a constable or
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other officer after being duly chosen or appointed thereto and was as follows, viz:
Be it ordained by the mayor, aldermen and comonalty, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that the inhabitants of each ward within this city do meet in the most publick and usual place of meeting in their re- spective wards, and there by majority of voices elect and choose two able and sufficient inhabitants of their re- spective wards to serve as constables for the year ensu- ing and till others be appointed and sworn in their place.
Be it further ordained by the authority afd that if any person or persons whatsoever being an inhabitant wtin this city shall deny, neglect or refuse to serve as a con- stable or other officer win this city, being duly chosen or appointed thereto, shall for every such denial, neglect or refusal forfiet and pay the sum of six pounds to be re- covered in any court of record to be held within this city for the use of the corporation.
1737, Sept. 29. Pursuant to the directions of the Charter this being the day appointed for electing of aldermen, assistants and constables to serve for the year ensuing, the following persons were chosen, viz :
First Ward-Johannis Tenbroeck and Johannis Van- derheyden, aldermen; Hendrick Bries and Isaac Boghaert, assistants; Roeliff Kidney and Harme Bogardus, consta - bles.
Second Ward-Hans Hansen and Johannis Roseboom, Jun'r, aldermen; Douwe Fonda and John Glen, assist- ants; Jacob Bogardus and Isaac Verplanck, constables.
Third Ward-Leendert Gaansevoort and Ryckert Hansen, aldermen; Anthony Bratt and Peter Schuyler, assistants; Jacob Pruyn and Peter Dewandelaer, con- stables.
The Comon Council appointed Johannis Js : Lansingh, high constable. Barent Bratt, city chamberlain, and order'd him to enter into bond with security as usual.
1737, Nov. 8. The Comon Council appointed the fol- lowing persons fire masters for the year ensuing, viz : [ Annals, x.] 8
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First Ward-Peter v. Alen, Luykas Wyngaert, Jun'r.
Second Ward-Barnardus Harsen, Abraham A. Lan- singh.
Third Ward-Jacobus Schuyler and Gerrit J'se Lan- singh.
1737, Nov. 12. This day sold to Jurie Scherp a small Vley or meadow lying at Schaahkook in the county of Albany, scituated easterly from the now dwelling house of the sd Jurie Scherp, beginning under the foot of a hill by a black oak tree standing at the south-west end of said hill, running westerly about one hundred yards to a pitch pine tree, from thence northerly about four hundred yards to another pitch pine tree, thence easterly about one hundred and fifty yards to a white oak tree under the foot of said hills to the place where first begun, contain- ing about six morgans or twelve acres, more or less, for which he agrees to pay twelve pounds the first day of November next, for payment whereof he is to give bond. Resolved that the mayor on behalf of the mayor, alder- men and comonalty, execute a deed for the same and affix the city seal thereunto.
1733, January 14. Reyer Gerritse and Barent Bratt, exe'rs of the last will and testament of John Rosie, late of the city of Albany, decd, appeared before this board and acquainted them that the sd John Rosie, by his said last will and testament, bequeathed to Roeliff Kidney twenty-five pounds to pay for the lott of ground whereon his dwelling house now stands, on condition the mayor, aldermen and comonalty convey said lott of ground to him the sd Roeliff Kidney and his heirs. The lott con- tains in length one hundred and twenty foot, in breadth thirty-seven foot and a half; bounded on the south by the house and lott of Gerrit Bratt and Barnardus Bratt, on the east the street on the north the house and lott of Jacobus Radliff, charges and writing to be paid out of sd twenty-five pounds. Resolved that the mayor on behalf of the mayor, aldermen and comonalty execute a deed for the same and cause the seal of the sd city to be thereunto affixed.
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The following Petition was delivered into the Comon Council:
To the worshipful mayor, aldermen and comonalty of the city of Albany in comon council convened. The humble Petition of Jacob Boghaert most humbly sheweth:
That whereas there is a piece of unimproved ground belonging to the city of Albany, lying on both sides of foxes creek on the south side of the Middle Bergh, be- ginning where a small creek called the Snider creek runns into sd foxes creek, and so running along both sides of sd foxes creek till another small creek from the Middle Bergh runns into sd foxes creek.
Your worships Petitioner humbly prays that if said piece of unimproved ground be to be disposed off, your petitioner humbly prays that he may be permitted to treat wt your worships for the same, being willing to purchase the same at a reasonable price. And your worships Petioner shall ever pray. JACOB BOGHAERT.
1738, March 28. Resolved by this board that Barent Bratt, the city treasurer, sell to the inhabitants of this city, who shall require it, one hundred skipple of wheat, whereof each family shall have but three skipple, and that he keep an exact account of every person's name that he sells the same to, and that he take no more than three shillings per skipple, but it must be ready money.
1738, June 3. Resolved by this board that Barent Bratt, city treasurer, sell to the inhabitants of this city one hundred and fifty skipple of the wheat belonging to this corporation at 3s. 3d. per skipple ready money, and that he keep an exact accout of the names of the persons to whom he sells it, and that no family have more than one bag.
1738. July 8. The following Petition was deliver'd unto the Common Councill:
The humble Petition of Nicolas Groesbeeck of Schaah- kook in the county of Albany, Humbly sheweth, that whereas there is a fall of water upon Tamheneck creek at Schaakook, commonly called the fourth fall, fit to
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erect a saw mill on, your Petitioner prays that your worships would grant unto him the reversion of the said fall together with one morgan of land on each side of the said creek and a right to cutt saw logs on the lands belonging to the said city at Schaahkook aforesaid near the said fall, on such reasonable terms as your worships and he shall best agree. And your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray. NICOLAS GROESBEECK.
Resolved by this board that Leendert Gansevoort and Dowe Fonda go and view the fall petition'd for by Nico- laes Grosbeek and the land near it, that they may be able to report to the comonality what land and quantity logs there is near said fall.
Resolved by this board that Barent Bratt, city treas- urer, sell to the inhabitants of this city one hundred skeple wheat belonging to this corporation at 3s. 3d. per sk: ready money, and that he keeps an exact acct of the names of the persons to whom he sells it, and that no family have more than one bag.
Peter Viele haveing made application to this board to make a dam a little above the mill on Lewis's creek, which is granted him accordingly.
Maria Bratt, widow, pursuant to the tenor of her In- denture wt the mayor, aldermen and comonalty offer'd to them the refusal of her farm for three hundred and ten pounds, payable in three years. Resolved by this board that the sd Maria Bratt may sell her farm to any other person under the same restriction as she bought it, this board not being inclined to purchase the same.
1738, Sept. 1. The following Letter was wrote to Collo. Ph. Schuyler, Collo. Jer. Renselaer, Capt. Peter Winne, Capt. Robt Livingston, Jun'r, and Arent Bratt, Esq., members for the city and county of Albany, viz :
Gentlemen : We are now to desire the favour of you to lay before the assembly the Petition of the Justices of the city and county of Albany sent to you some years ago, setting forth the necessity we ly under of having a new City Hall built for sd city and county, which has lain dormant ever since.
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As you well know the absolute want there is of a City Hall, we earnestly hope you'll lay it before the house and use your endeavour to promote the same and gett a bill past for that end.
Ordered Barent Bratt, the treasurer to sell the remain- der of the wheat belonging to the Corporation at three shillings per skipple, and that he keep an accott of the names of ye persons to whom he sells, and that no person have more than one skipple at a time.
The following Petition was sent to the General Assem- bly, viz :
To the Honourable General Assembly of the province of New York. The humble Petition of the mayor; aldermen and comonalty of the city of Albany hum- bly sheweth,
That your Honours Petitioners humbly conceive that it would greatly contribute to the ease and benefit of the inhabitants of the city and county of Albany, if the Excise of said city and county was lett to farm to ye corporation of the city of Albany, and whereas your worships Peti- tioners are willing to farm the same for the year ensuing at the same rate that it was lett for this present year, Your Honours Petitioners humbly pray they may be ad- mitted to farm the same as aforesd.
1738, Sept. 29. Pursuant to the directions of the Charter of the city of Albany, this being the day ap- pointed for the electing of aldermen, assistants and con- stables for sd city, and also for appointing a chamberlain, the following persons were chosen, viz :
First Ward-Johannis Tenbroeck and John Schuyler, Jun'r, aldermen; Isaac Boghaert and William Waldron, assistants; John Bratt and Andries van Woert, consta- bles.
Second Ward -- Hans Hansen and Johan's Cuyler, Jun'r, aldermen; Douwe Fonda and John Glen, assistants; Jo- han's Joh'se Beeckman and Egbert Egbertse, constables.
Third Ward-Leendert Gansevoort and Ryckart Han- sen, aldermen; Anthony Bratt and Gerrit C. Vanden- bergh, assistants; Anthony Ten Eyck and Hend'k Han- sen, constables.
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Barent Bratt was appointed chamberlain for the year ensuing and order'd to enter into bond w' security as usual.
Adriaen Bratt was appointed high constable.
1738, October 28. John Lyndesay, Esq. produced a comission under the broad seal of the province of New York constituting him high sheriff of the city and county of Albany, and took the oaths appointed by law and also the oath for the due execution of his office.
The following persons were appointed fire masters, viz :
First Ward-William Hogan, Jun'r and Jacobus v. Valkenburgh.
Second Ward-Johan's Beeckman, Jun'r and Johan's G. Roseboom.
Third Ward-Abraham Douwe and Cornelis Ten Broeck.
1739, April 21. The following Petition was delivered into Comon Council :
The humble Petition of Evert Saxby humbly sheweth, That your Pet'r is inclinable to purchase from your Wors'ps a small piece of ground lying on a northerly Branch of the Beavers creek, provided your Wor'ps shall think fitt to sell the same to your Pet'r.
Therefore your Pet'r most humbly prays your Worships to take the premises into your consideration and to ad- mitt your Pet'nr to treat with you at your next meeting relating the same, and your Pet'r will pray, &c.
EVERT SAXBY.
Resolved to take the above Petition into consideration.
1739, April 30. The following Petition was delivered into Comon Council:
The humble Petition of Johannis Quackenboss most humbly sheweth, That your Worships Pet'nr is inclina- ble to purchase a small piece of pasture ground lying at Schaahkook, containing about two morgans, lying on the south side of his dwelling house and the north side of the road that leads to Stone Arabia, provided your W'ps think fitt to sell the same.
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Your W'ps Pet'nr most humbly prays that you will be pleased to take the same into consideration and admitt your Pet'nr to treat abt the prem's, and y'r W'ps Pet'r as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Resolved by this board that whereas the Comon Coun- cil at their last meetting laid a mulct of six pence for every horse, cow, &c. that should be impounded in the new pound made by the Min'r, Elders and Deacons of the Dutch church. considering that the said mulct is too little, inlarge said mulct or fine to eighteen pence for each offence.
Resolved by this board that Capt Edward Clarke be presented with his freedom of this city and that the mayor set the city seal thereto and sign it on the one hand and the clerk on the other.
Evert Saxby appeared before this board and pursuant to his Petition delivered in at last meeting agreed for the piece of ground then petitioned for, for the yearly rent of six shillings, to be paid on the first day of May yearly, first paymt to begin the first day of May 1745. Not to be sold by him, his heirs or assigns, unless refusal at the lowest price be first given to the mayor, aldermen and comonalty, and if his peaceable possession be interrupted by war no rent is to be paid for the time he is hindered or disturbed.
1739, May 12. This day the Common Council sold to Abraham Fort a piece of wood land lying at Schaahkook for the consideration of three pounds, to be paid the first of February next, containing about four morgan.
Sold to Isaac ffort a piece of wood land lying at Schaah- kook, for the consideration of three pounds twelve shil- lings, payable the first day of February next, containing in the whole about six morgans.
Sold to Johannis Ouderkerk, for the consideration of fifteen pounds, a piece of wood land lying at Still Water on the east side of Hudson's river, containing in the whole about ten morgan.
Sold to Johannis Quackenboss, for the consideration of seven pounds, a small Vley or Meadow lying at Schaah-
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kook, about one thousand paces to the southward of the house where he now lives, on the east side of the road that leads to Stone Arabia, containing about two morgans and one eight part of a morgan, to be paid the first day of May 1741.
1739, Sept. 1. This day John Courtney laid before this board a Petition praying that he might be admitted the benefit of the agreement that Peter De Garmoy made with the mayor, aldermen and comonalty the 14th day of July 1719, for a lott of ground scituate, lying and be- ing at the bottom of the Gallows hill on the south of the lott of Jeronimus Van Vlieren, containing in breadth thirty-five foot and in length one hundred and twenty foot wood measure, and that for the sum of forty pound. The Petitioner having satisfied the said De Garmoy for his right.
This board sent for Peter De Garmoy and asked him if John Courtney had satisfied him for the improvements he had made on said lott of ground, and if he was willing that his right should be transferr'd to said Courtney, if he paid the consideration money, to which De Garmoy answered that Courtney had satisfied him and that he desired the said lott of ground might be conveyed to the said John Courtney. Then the mayor, aldermen and comonalty sold to the said John Courtney the said lott of ground scituate, lying and being as afª, bounded now the north by the house and lott of ground now in the possession of Manus Carlan, on the south by the house now in the possession of containing in breadth thirty-five foot, and in length one hundred and twenty foot wood measure as aforest, for which the said John Courtney agreed to pay the sum of twenty pounds in manner following, to witt, six pounds part thereof forth- with, seven pounds part thereof the first day of Septem- ber 1740, and seven pounds the remainder thereof the first day of September 1741, writings to be given him when he makes the last paymt.
Sold this day to Johannis Seger, for the sum of twelve pounds to be paid six pounds the first day of May now
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next ensuing and the other six pounds the first day of May 1741, a certain Jott of wood land scituate, lying and being to the westward of the city of Albany on the south side of the Ruyten kill.
1739, Sept. 6. The mayor, aldermen and comonalty this day bought from Thomas Williams for and in con- sideration of thirteen pounds ten shillings, a certain lott of ground on the east side of the city of Albany over against the lotts of Albert Ryckman, dec'd and Jacob Boghaert, containing in length and breadth five rodd eight foot and a half.
Drawn an order on Barent Bratt, the treasurer, to pay to the said Thomas Williams thirteen pounds ten shill- ings the consideration mentioned above.
1739, Sept. 28. Memorandum, That whereas Abra- ham Fort of Schaahkook, yeoman, made his complaint to this board that part of his land for which he pays an yearly rent to this corporation was washed away some years ago, yet he has punctually paid the full rent for the same hitherto, but prays he may be eased for the future according to the quantity lost.
This board Resolved that as soon as the said Abraham Fort makes appear what quantity is lost he shall be eased for a proportionable share of the rent.
1739, Sept. 29. Pursuant to the directions of the Charter of this city this being the day appointed for electing aldermen, assistants and constables, for sd city and also for appointing a chamberlain, the following per- sons were chosen and appointed :
First Ward-John Schuyler, Jun'r and Gerrit v. Bent- huysen, Esq's, aldermen; William Waldron and Robert Lansing, assistants; Richard Martin and Jacobus Van Benthuysen, assistants [sic].
Second Ward-Johannis Cuyler, Jun'r, and Johan's Roseboom, Jun'r, Esq's, aldermen; John Glen and Jacob H. Ten Eyck, assistants; Johannis Joh'se Lansingh and Jacob Ab: Lansingh, constables.
Third Ward-Leendert Gansevoort and Ryckart Han- sen, Esq's, aldermen, Anthony Bratt and Johan's Quack-
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enboss, assistants; Jacob Boghaert, Jun'r and Hendrick Van Ness, constables.
Barent Bratt was appointed city chamberlain for the year ensuing and ordered to enter into bond wt security as usual.
Hendrick Hansen was appointed high constable.
1739, Oct. 27. Henry Holland, Esqr. produced a comission under the broad seal of the Province of New York constituting him high sheriff of the city and county of' Albany and took the oaths appointed by law and for the due execution of said office.
The following order was made, viz:
Whereas complaint has been made to this board that there lyes a great many stones and rubbish in the narrow lane between Jacob Vischer and Jacob Lansingh's, this board doth hereby order the said Jacob Vischer and Jacob Lansingh to said stones and rubbish to be carried away on or before the tenth day of November next under the penalty of twenty shillings for every week said stones and rubbish shall be in sd lane after the sd tenth day of November next. Ordered that Jacob Vischer and Jacob Lansingh be each served with a copy of this rule.
Johannis Lansingh and Jacobus Kidney appointed fire masters for the first ward. Michael Bassett and Hen- drick Gerritse appointed fire masters for the second ward. Cornelis Van Ness and Adam Yates appointed fire mas- ters for the third ward.
1740, April 8. The mayor haveing acquainted this board that Collo. Henry Van Rensselaer haveing an ac- tion depending in the Supreme Court of the Province of New York has desired the said mayor to attend at New York with the originall Charter of this city to give evi- dence. To which this board agreed.
1740, May 13. Resolved by this board that a fire en- gine be sent for of the same size with that the city now hath, and that the mayor with any two of this board agree with some proper person to send for one from Eng- land as cheap as they can and by the first oppertunity.
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