N.

2953 (Issued)

N°

2954 (Issued)

N

2955 (Issued)

No

2956 (Issued)

Stephen Terhune

ORDERED the Mayor issue his Warrant to the Treasurer of this City to pay to Jacob Clock or Order the Sum of £42 199, in full of his Account for Work by him done for this Corporation as Pr his said Account audited by the Committee sworn to, and allowed of by this Board.

ORDERED the like to Isaac J Stoutenburgh or Order the Sum of £4 12 6 in full of his Account for Cleaning & Setting one of the Fire Engines &c: as Pr his said Account audited by the Committee and allowed of by this Board.

ORDERED the like to William Leetch or Order the Sum of £35 in full of his Acc! for sweeping the Fly Market for 8 Weeks as Pr said Account audited by the Committee and allowed of by this Board.

[511] ORDERED the like to John R Mesier or order the Sum of £55: 19:9, in full of his Acct for Money by him advanced & paid for this Corporation; to several Cartmen for filling up the Dock belonging to this Corporation at the North River.

ORDERED the like to Adolph Benson or Order the Sum of 2957 £252 in full of his Acc! for work done upon the publick (Issued) Roads; as Pr said Acc! audited by the Committee sworn to, and allowed of by this Board.

N° 2958
Issued

ORDERED the like to John Faulkner or order the Sum of £48 12 (out of the Lamp & Watch Money) in full of his Account for money due to himself & others for Watching this City as Pr the said Acct audited by the Committee sworn to and allowed of by this Board.

N° 2959

N 2960
Issued)

No 2961 (Issued

N° 2962 (Issued)

N° 2963
(Issued)

N. 2964 (Issued)

N

ORDERED the like to Patrick Walsh, or order the Sum of £45 189 (as above)

ORDERED the like to James Selover or order the Sum of £6 196, in full of his Acct for his Care & Trouble in Attending the Guard House on the Battery &c:

ORDERED the like to Davis Hunt or order the Sum of £320 in full of his acc! for keeping in Repair the Engine belonging to the Out Ward &c as p' said Acc! audited by the Committee, sworn to and allowed of by this board.

[512] ORDERED the like to John Myer or order the Sum of £986 in full of his Account for so much Money by him advanced for the Use of this Corporation

ORDERED the like to John Robins Mesier Ext of Abm Mesier deceased or order the Sum of £31:19:1 in full of their Acct ag! this Corporation for sundry Goods sold to this Board by the said Abm Mesier in his life Time.

ORDERED the like to Francis Child or order the Sum of £35 170, in full of his Acct for Victualling sundry Prisoners &c: from the 25 of June 1775, to the 25 September last as p' his said Acc! audited by the Committee, sworn to and allowed of by this Board.

ORDERED the like to Alexander Moncrieff or Order the Sum of £42 12:9% for Money by him expended on Acc of the Bridewell, including his Salary as pr said Acct au(Issued) dited by the Committee, sworn to & allowed of by this Board.

2965

N 2966 (Issued)

ORDERED the like to George Bell or Order the Sum of £1 9:6, in full of his Acc! for a Quantity of Boards sold this Corporation as pr his said Acct audited by the Committee, sworn to, and allowed of by this Board.

No

2967 (Issued)

N

2968 (Issued)

N

2969 (Issued)

N

2970 (Issued)

No 2971 (Issued)

N: 2972 (Issued)

[513] ORDERED the like to Abm Van Gelder or Order the Sum of £313:6, in full of his Account for money by him advanced for this Corporation, in purchasing Wood for the City Guard

ORDERED the like to Samuel Balding or order the Sum of £2: 13:6 in full of his Account for Work done for this Corporation: as pr his said Account audited by the Committee, sworn to & allowed of by this Board.

ORDERED the like to George Stanton or order the Sum of £21 16:4 in full of his Acc! for Work Done to a Fire Engine &c. as Pr his said Acc! audited by the Committee, sworn to and allowed of by this Board

ORDERED the like to John Abeel or order the Sum of £10 in Consideration of Extraordinary Services by him done for this Corporation

ORDERED the like to Phoebe Barnes or order the Sum of £30 for a Years Interest on her Bond from this Corporation due the 29 of Nov Instant.

ORDERED the like to Philena Barnes or order the Sum of £35 for a Years Interest on her Bond from this Corporation due the 2d of Nov Instant

[514] ORDERED that David H. Mellows be appointed Foreman of the Fire Engine belonging to the Out Ward in the Room of Jn? Quackenboss who belongs to the Continental Army, Cornelius Bennet in the Room of the said David Henry Mellows, and Peter Van der Hooff in the Room of John Stout.

ORDERED the Mayor issue his warrant to the Treasurer No 2973 of this City to pay to Stephen Allen the Sum of £10, being (Issued) what this Board agreed to give him for keeping the new Road in Repair for one Year.

N° 2974

Issued

ORDERED the like to John Dikeman Esq' or Order the Sum of £47: I, for so much by him advanced for this Corporation for Expences attending the Publick Roads &c

[515] City of SS; New-york

AT a Common Council held at the City Hall of the said City on Friday the 1st Day of December Anno Dom: 1775.

Present Whitehead Hicks Esqr Mayor

Jno Watts Jun' Esq' Recorder

N° 2975

(Issued)

N

ORDERED the Mayor issue his Warrant to the Treasurer of this City to pay to Robert Hull or order the Sum of £976 in full of his Acc! against this Corporation.

ORDERED the like to Abm Van Gelder or Order the Sum of £73 10 to be paid by him to the several Constables, in such proportion as the same was advanced & expended (Issued) by them in pursuit of the Men who robbed Thomas Ash some time since.

2976

[516] City of New York

SS

AT a Common Council held at the City Hall of the said City on Tuesday the 5th of Dec 1775

Present. Whitehead Hicks Esq Mayor

ORDERED that the assize of Rye bread, be as follows flour at 10/ Pr hundred, a Rye loaf to weigh 21⁄2" for 4 Coppers

And further ORDERED that no other Rye Bread be made for Sale within this City, than according to the Above, and that all Bakers within the Same, take notice thereof and make their bread accordingly ORDERD that the Mayor Issue his Warrant to the TreasNo urer of this City to pay to Abraham Van Gelder the Sum of 2977 £25 the same to be by him Employed, and paid away to the (Issued) Several Persons who were aiding and assisting in the Apprehending of two felons the 26th of November 1774, agreable to a Report of a Committee of this board filed this day.

No 2978

Issued

ORDERD the Mayor Issue his Warrant as above to pay to Johannis Myer messenger and doorkeeper to this board or order the Sum of £3: 15 for a Quarters Sallary due unto him and ending the 28th of November last

[517] City of Iss:

New-York

Ar a Common Council held at the City Hall of the said City on Tuesday the 19th Day of December 1775.

Present Whitehead Hicks Esq' Mayor

N 2979

ORDERED the Mayor issue his Warrant to the Treasurer to pay to John Faulkner or Order the Sum of £45: 15:9 (Out of the Lamp & Watch Money) in full of his Account (Issued) for Money due to himself & others for Watching this City as Pr the said Acct audited by the Committee sworn to and allowed of by this Board.

N 2980

ORDERED the like to Patrick Walsh or order £45 18:9 (out of the Lamp & Watch Money)