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Webber (Webbers), Cornelius, elected
constable, Bowery, 4:387; sworn,
396.
Webber, Frederick, elected a constable,

Bowery, 4: 469; ineligible, 471; again
elected, 5:63; sworn, 66.

Webber (Webbers), Isaac, elected con-
stable, Bowery, 5: 154; sworn, 156.
Webber (Webbers), Jacob, Lease or-
dered to, 6: 208-9.

Webber (Webbers), Wolfert (01-
vert), sworn overseer, Bowery, 1:
71; chosen constable, 116; elected
common councilman, 170; elected
assistant, Out Ward, 204; confirmed,
207; sworn, 208; named assistant in
Dongan Charter, 297; elected as-
sessor, 367, 381, 422; 2:15, 117;
listed voter, West Ward, 169, 171;
again elected assistant, 286, 308;
sworn, 289, 311; ground long known
as meadow of, 6:263.

Webber, Wolfert, Jr., elected collector,
Bowery, 3: 148; elected surveyor of
highways, 182.

Webbers, see Webber.

Webly, Walter, Order of James Shore
on, I: 49.

Webster, Francis, elected a constable,
Dock Ward, 6:431; sworn, 435.
Webster, John, Account of, ordered
paid, 7: 125.

Wedrest, James, Property of, taxed,
I: 57.

Weeds ordered plucked up, I: 230.
Weeks, Miles Peartree, once publicly
whipped, 4: 358.

Weigh-house, Recorder to report on,
I: 220; claim for right to, to be
made on the Governor, 221, 222; com-
mittee to wait on the Governor for
answer to petition regarding, 233;
text of petition, 239-40; revenue from,
granted to city for repairs on forti-
fications, 269; warrant to collector
to assign, 269; former rates to be en-
forced for the year, 270-1; A. Gras-
sett rents the, 270-1; committee of
the whole on disposition of the, 270;
collector at, appointed, 8: 143.
Weigh House Street, width of, 4:66;
ordered continued from foot of
Custom House St. to the East River,
267; wharfage of, belongs to the
corporation, 5: 404.

Weighing, Money for, ordered to be
paid by A. Grasset to the mayor, I:

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Weighmasters' accounts, Committee to
audit the, I: 320.

Weigh-money to be accounted for to
city, 8: 143.

Weights and measures, English, to be
used, 1:3; sheriff to enforce ordi-
nance concerning, 27-8; committee to
procure standard, 159; to be sealed
at City Hall, 167-8; sealer of, 174;
fee for sealing of, 218, 245; marks of,
222, 246; treasurer ordered to com-
plete a standard set of, 228, 248; to
be kept in City Hall, 228, 248;
mayor's account for, ordered paid,
383; ordinance concerning sealing,
389, 392; 2:22, 184, 223; mark of,
389; to be sealed, 4: 110.
Weights, Troy, scales and measures,
Set of standard, to be ordered from
London, 2:454; 3: 56-7; warrant for
cost of, 94; to be delivered to the
mayor, 221.

Welch (Welsh), James, appointed bell-
man, 3:20, 51, 79, 94, 103, 109, 131;
ordered paid, 32, 61, 79, 93, 103, 114,
131, 140, 155, 174, 190, 201, 216, 226,
245, 247.

Welch (Welsh), John, bellman,

or-

dered paid, 3: 174, 190, 201, 216, 226,
245, 247, 344, 360, 368, 378; reap-
pointed, 333, 360.

Welch, Matthew, mariner, appointed
public whipper, 5: 329; fed at public
expense; committed with family to
poorhouse, 332; ordered paid salary,
341, 349, 355; paid salary, 361, 370,
383; leaves city, 387.

Welch (Walsh), Patrick, appointed
high constable, 7: 318, 379, 448; 8:
57, 108; sworn, 7: 321, 382, 450; 8:
60, III; ordered reimbursed, 7: 342;
ordered paid, 418, 455; 8:8, 19, 26,
31, 38, 42, 46, 54, 62, 65, 70, 71, 74,
80, 83, 90, 93, 95, 98, 99, 101, 105,
II2, 116, 119, 124, 128, 133, 136
(twice), 138; warrant issued to, 54.
Welch, William, see Welsh, William.
Well, new, near widow Lewis' house,
Assessment for, 1: 190; account of
P. de Riemer for repairing, allowed,
234; ordered built at upper end of
New Street, 2: 57; ordered made at
barn at the ferry, 84; permission
granted for, in Dock Street, 149; ap-
propriation for, in Broad Street near
the watch house, 4: 191; next the
watch house ordered repaired and
pump put in, 5: 144; appropriation
for a public, near house of Mr. Bo-
henna, 164-5; in New Street, 219;
ordered sunk near Spring Garden
in Broadway, 223; leave to sink

Well (continued)—

a, near John and Nassau Streets,
granted, 223; ordered sunk in Cort-
landt Street and in Dey Street, 234;
payments for, 240; leave to O. Hunt
to sink well in street fronting the
Battery, 255; paid for sinking well
in Cortlandt Street, 266; in Beek-
man Street, 268; in Broad Street,
302; in Ferry Street, 398; opposite
Spring Garden, 435; near the Os-
wego market, 444; of six foot diam-
eter in Maiden Lane, 445; in Bar-
clay Street, 459; opposite G. Harri-
son's in West Ward, 459; ordered
sunk opposite Mr. De Grusha's in
West Ward, 459; near Kissick's in
West Ward, 465, 477; appropriation
for a, opposite Johannes Alstyn's in
Maiden Lane, 466; opposite James
Mills in West Ward, 476; in Van
Dewater Street in Montgomerie
Ward, 478; near James Williss's
in North Ward, 6: 10; near house
of A. Brass, 53; near Mr. Wood's
in Montgomerie Ward, 140; upper
end of Nassau Street, 148; near Mr.
Wood's in Queen Street, 158; for
filling up well of F. Ousterman, 179;
allowed for well near Division
Street, 190; in Mill Street, 253; in
West Ward, 288; near the Spring
Garden, 330; at poorhouse, 356;
appropriation for, in Warren Street,
368; in Little Dock Street, 422; near
corner of J. Bogert's building in
Montgomerie Ward, 423; in street
fronting College in West Ward, 423,
453; in Carman's Street, in the Dock
Ward, 443; at west end of Beaver
Street, 7:43; in Broadway, 48; in
Barclay Street, 79; on Golden Hill,
near corner of Mr. Duryees, corner
of St. George's Chapel yard and at
hay machine near widow Walton's,
121, 123, 124, 125; fronting market
at Peck's Slip, 125; opposite James
Leary's in West Ward, 129; behind
the barracks, 129; near Cuyler's
sugar house, 129; in street behind
old English Church in West Ward,
129; at Beekman's Slip, 134; oppo-
site house of G. W. Beekman, 134;
in Division Street, 134; in Hanover
Square, 140; on the Dock between
Coffee House and Fly Market, 161;
near new Presbyterian meeting
house, 224; four, 224; between
Coenties market and the Long
Bridge to be dug out, 224; near
John Latham's in Montgomerie
Ward, 245-6, 275; in Wall Street,

Well (continued) —

268; in Maiden Lane, 282; in Frank-
ford Street, 290; in King's Street,
306; appropriation for, in North
Ward, opposite house of De Lap-
laine, 415-16; at site for reservoir
on Great George Street, 8:43; water
approved and well ordered enlarged,
47-8; cleaning well in gaol yard, 101.
Well in Broadway built by Bogaert
and Shahane, Use of, by others for-
bidden, 3:57.

Well near King's Farm, People near
the, to contribute to the cost of, 2:
113.

Well and pump in Van Cleaft Street,
Paid for, 5: 300.

Well and pump near New Dutch
Church, Payment on, 5: 212.
Well rope and cordage, Payment for,
4:364.

Wells, George, appointed fireman,
West Ward, 6:314.

Wells, James, elected assessor, Dock
Ward, 7: 230, 317; sworn, 238; draft
of grant to, ordered prepared, 370;
grant to, signed, 389.
Wells, John, Indenture of, as servant
to George Hannay, 1:82-3.
Wells, Obadiah, Account of, ordered
paid, 6: 174, 329; 7: 280, 310, 418;
8:14, 75, 102, 125; elected assessor,
Bowery, 6: 265, 304; 7:35, 83, 127,
184, 230; absent at swearing in, 87;
sworn, 132, 238; elected collector,
6: 346; petition of, et al., for leave to
renew existing leases, 379-80; re-
ferred, 380; petition of, et al., grant-
ed, 7:270; lease to, ordered deliv-
ered, 338, 345; glass, etc.. delivered
to, 371; petition of, for renewal of
lease with abatement, granted, 8: 68.
Wells, Philip, Difference between, and
Frederick Phillips, 1:87.

Wells, ordered to be dug by the dwell-
ers on several streets, I: 46-7; com-
mittee on places for public, 179; re-
port on, 181; ordered made of stone,
181; committee to audit the charges
for making, 185; report of, 187; half
cost to be rated upon the inhabitants,
185; division made by the mayor for
assessing, 185-6; warrant for col-
lecting, 186; ordered repaired, 361;
committee on public, 428; certain,
ordered closed and filled, 2: 263;
charge for mending the public, al-
lowed De Riemer, 373; draft of a
Bill for keeping public wells and
pumps in repair read, 5:35; Bill to
raise a tax for repairing, approved
and sent to the Council, 386.

Welsh (Welch), William, Property of,
taxed, 1: 62; anchorage money paid
by, approved, 122; mentioned, 124;
elected constable, 157; appointed to
collect tax arrears, 167, 169-70, 172-3,
183, 186; elected constable, North
Ward; sworn, 214.
Welsh, see also Welch.
Wendall, see Wendell.
Wendell (Wendall), Abraham, elected
assessor, East Ward, 2:271, 286,
329, 383; elected assistant, 415;
sworn, 421; on auditing committee,
423; reports, 438, 439, 440; on sur-
vey committee, 425; on committee to
view land, 447; elected alderman,
449; sworn; sworn justice of peace,
451; on committee to choose bell-
men, 452; reports, 454; on auditing
committee, 453; reports, 3:9-10;
added to committee to consider pro-
posals of dock lessees, 6; reports,
9; re-elected alderman, 15; sworn;
commissioned justice of peace, 17;
on committee to let dock, 36; on
committee to establish cullers' rates,
etc., 38; re-elected alderman, 45;
sworn, etc., 48; on auditing com-
mittee, 50; re-elected alderman, 69;
sworn, etc., 73; on committee to
inspect disputed election returns, 70;
reports, 72; on auditing committee,
74; re-elected alderman, 99; sworn,
etc., 101-2; on auditing committee,
III; on committee to support claim
that Thos. Coddrington agreed to
serve in Assembly gratis, 119; re-
elected alderman, 127; sworn, 129;
on committee to choose bellmen,
131; complaint against, for encroach-
ment, 312.

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Wendle,
House of, 5: 40.
Wendover, Hercules, blacksmith, ap-
pointed fireman, 4: 437-8; deceased,
5:85.

Wendover, Hercules, Jr., see Wind-
over, Hercules, Jr.

Wendover, Thomas,

Thomas.

see

Windover,

Wenham, Hon. Capt. Thomas, ap-
pointed to attend survey,

chosen

elected

I: 267;
Overseer of
poor, 429;
alderman, South Ward,
2:55; on committee to examine
state of ferry, 63; reports, 64;
on committee to revise laws, 63;
reports, 63-4; ordered
treasurer in recovering corporation
assist
books, etc., from Capt. E. Willson; on
committee for new City Hall, 66; on
auditing committee; on committee to
look up ancient city rights, 69; re-

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Wenham (continued)-

port; on auditing committee, 74; on
committee to enlarge market-house,
75; on committee to farm ground of
old City Hall, 78; on committee to
arrange for new market-house, 83,
84; on committee to clear City Hall
grounds, 84.

Wenman, Richard, Account of, ordered

paid, 7: 369, 457; 8: 38, 83, 126, 135.
Wenman, Thomas, upholsterer, Ac-
count of, ordered paid, 3:353, 471;
elected constable, West Ward, 452;
sworn, 455, 479; 4: 30, 43, 281 (East
Ward); sworn deputy constable, 70,
230, 281, 445, 474; 5:6, 34, 103, 132,
158; appointed city marshal, 4:204;
account of, ordered paid, 299, 359,
458; 5: 45 (for services concerning

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Werden, Jo[hn], deputy customs com-
missioner, I: 198.
Wessell, see Wessells.

Wessells, David, taxed for new dock,
I: 30.

Wessells, Derrick, Property of, taxed,
I:53.

Wessells, Evert, taxed for new dock,

1:30; property of, taxed, 56.
Wessells, Evert, appointed fireman,
Dock Ward, 7: 101, 146, 258, 386.
Wessells, Francis (Frans), swears al-
legiance to the crown, I: 12; to take
care of public well, 181, 185; agree-
ment with, for land, 2: 149; listed
voter, East Ward, 175, 178; account
of, entered, 430; bad debt of, 4:416.
Wessells, Hartman, taxed for new
dock, 1:31.

Wessells, Hendrick (Henry), smith,
taxed for new dock, I: 31; property
of, taxed, 56.

Wessells,

Wessells, John, House of, I: 185.
John, appointed fireman,
South Ward, 7:100,
Ward), 257.

144 (West

Wessells (Wessellse), Lawrence
(Laurance, Low, Lowres), taxed for
new dock, 1:35; listed city creditor,
43; property of, taxed, 56; in dock-
age arrears, 128; house of, 190.
Wessells, Mary, widow, ordered given
hearing on petition, 5: 14; petition
of, for water lot referred, 14-15;
ordered heard, 84; petition of. re-
ferred, 292-3; unfavorably reported
on, 205.
Wessells (Wesselse), Peter, taxed for
the new dock, I: 33; listed city cred-
itor, 44, 45; property of, taxed, 58;
discharged as carman, 64; read-
mitted, 65.

Wessells, Peter, House of, 7: 304, 305.
Wessells (Wessell), Warner, hatter,

taxed for new dock, I: 34; property
of, taxed, 52; listed voter, South
Ward, 2: 164, 166.
Wessells, Wessell, elected assessor,
Dock Ward, 3:99, 126; signs peti-
tion to have opening of Cortlandt
Street recorded in Common Council
minutes, 4: 182; grant of water lot
to, ordered executed, 226; returned
elected assistant, 275; election of,
protested, 276; protest sustained,
279; as a grand juryman, signs
character testimonial to Jas. Alex-
ander, Esq., 326; corporation debtor,
416; 6:79.

Wessellse, see Wessells.
Wesselse, see Wessells.

West, (Weste, Westt), John, deputy

clerk of Mayor's Court, 1:13, 16;
taxed for new dock, 34; commis-
sioned city clerk, [1680,] 8:146-7

(Appendix); [1683,] I : 107, 108;
commission of, read and published,
109; brings in accounts of Capt. Wm.
Dyre, 124; deputy secretary for Gov.
Andros, 198, 199; confirmed town
clerk in Dongan Charter, 296; ap-
pointed clerk of peace and clerk of
Court of Pleas, 300; right of, de-
ceased, in land, mentioned, 355; land
formerly belonging to, as boundary,
356.

West Great Dock, Committee on terms
for grants of the water lots at the,
7: 371; report proposals, and grants
made, 376.

West India Company to enjoy all
farms and houses, 2:49; debts due
by the, 51.

West Indies, Trade with, fallen off, 2:
33, 37; advantages to, 46.
West Ward, Boundaries of the, I: 113;
election of councilman ordered for,
158, 288; Abraham Corbett chosen
councilman from the, 159; new as-
sessor to be chosen in the, 265;
scrutiny of election for alderman in,
2:56; committee to examine poll of
electors of, and make return of the
election, 58; a new committee named,
59; new return made and approved,
60; scrutiny of election of 1701 in,
166-71; poll list demanded by mayor
and refused, 166; list of persons who
voted, 168-71; returns of inspectors,
167-71; warrant issued for election
of an assessor in the, 237; order for
election of constable in, 267; J. W.
Roome elected, 267; election of as-
sessor in, 378; election of a constable,

West Ward (continued)-

384, 417, 425; election of a collector
ordered in, 3:34; of an assistant,
40, 51 of a constable, 46, 49; of an
alderman, 50; of a constable, 148-9,
395; election of constable ordered in,
3:485; 4: 155, 230-1, 276, 390, 392,
394, 399, 470; 4:443; 5:4, 99, 156,
179, 226; of an alderman, 245;
scrutiny of election ordered, 246;
election of constable, 277, 309, 312;
6:34, 36, 67, 69; scrutiny of elec-
tion ordered, 347; report, 351; scru-
tiny ordered, 7: 36; of assessor and
constable, 42, 44; committee on
streets in, 206; scrutiny of election
for alderman and assistant, 232, 233;
decision, 235; election of assistant,
8:71.

Westchester gaol, Paid for transport-
ing prisoner to, 7:39.

Westerhout, Jeremiah, listed voter,
South Ward, 2: 164, 166.

Westerhouts, Adrian, agreement_with,
for land condemned for New Street,
I: 174.

Weston, Anne, taken with her children
to Staten Island by marshal, 5: 22.
Weston, Richard, appointed hay
weigher, 6: 299.

Wetherhead, John, appointed election

returning officer, West Ward, 7:
314, 374, 444; 8:53; lease assigned
to, 7: 395; returns election of assist-
ant alderman, 8:71.
Weylandt patent, Report on extent of
the, 6: 199.

Weyman, Mary, of Philadelphia,
Counsel of, petition to have her land
rights respected, 7:84-5.
Weyman (Wayman), William, elected
constable, South Ward, 6:33; in-
eligible, 37; again elected, 65; fined
for refusing to serve, 69; petition of,
as counsel, to have land rights of
clients considered, referred, 7:84-5.
Weyman, Messrs. Parker &, ordered
paid for printing "billeting tickets,"

6: 142.

Wharf, out of repair, 1:86; benefit of,
asked for the city, 110; allowed, III;
cost of needed repairs, 126; condi-
tions imposed on, taken off, 127;
P. Stoutenburgh appointed overseer
of work on, 153; each house to pro-
vide a man to work on, 153; tax
levy for, 154; committee to draw up
orders concerning, 179; on repairs to
the, 194; every one ordered to com-
plete his, 196; inhabitants on water
side summoned to build, 226, 227;
account for work done on, ordered

Wharf (continued)-

paid, 233; twenty-five feet at end of,
to be sold, 256; petition of R. Wal-
ters for removal of, to low water
mark, 2:99.

Wharf and pier in front of the New
Market at North River, Paid on
building the, 7: 319.

Wharf and platform at lower end of
Wall Street, Paid for making, 5:174.
Wharf at end of Pearl Street, 1.
Blanchard warned to stop building,
5:58.

Wharf at Smith's Vly, Committee on
cost of city's, I: 285.

Wharf between Great

Dock and

Whitehall to be built by A. Rutgers,

4: 220.

Wharf by the City Hall to be repaired,
1:358.

Wharf by the Dock, Committee to
inspect the making of the city's part
of the, the slip and the bridge, 1:
417.

Wharf by the Market house at south
end of Broad Street to be repaired,
3: 109.

Wharf in East River, J. Roosevelt
warned to stop building, 5:58.
Wharf in rear of Mr. Outman's lot

in Dock Street, Payment for re-
moval of, I: 417.

Wharf of Frederick Phillips to be
made twenty-five feet broad, I: 200.
Wharf on east side of little bridge

at end of Broad Street to be built
by J. Van Cortlandt, I: 393.
Wharf or pier adjoining Mr. Peck's
lot, Committee to survey, 5:317.
Wharf or street from wharf fronting

City Hall to wharf in Queen Street
to be built by inhabitants of Dock
Street, I: 406, 407-8.

Wharf to be built by each purchaser
of lot on Smith's Vly, I: 278.
Wharf, see also Dock.

Wharf Street, Encroachments on, to
be punished, 2:376-7.
Wharfage, Expense of, 7:161.
Wharves, Order for completion of, re-
peated, I: 225; further time allowed,
234, 235, 249; committee to inspect,
250; report delinquents, 251; to be
built by city, 279; of the Dock to be
kept in repair, 364; laid by W. Beek-
man without authority, 2: 245; pe-
tition of Beekman granted, 248;
committee to inspect, appointed, 292;
report bad condtion of, 294; to be
repaired, 3: 142, 143; committee to
inspect damages by storm, 325; re-
port and repairs ordered, 325-6; en-

Wharves (continued)—

closing Great Dock to be repaired,
3:228; repairing, 4:341; paid for,
360, 488, 493; alderman and council-
man in each ward to have charge of
repairs of, 6:10.

Wharves and buildings on city's land
on Nassau Island to be pulled down,

3: 171.

Wharves and slip in Queen Street
fronting East River to be built by
G. Beeckman, 2:237.

Wharves and slips on water front from
Wall Street to be built by purchasers
of lots, 1: 368.

Wharves at Burling's Slip in danger-
ous condition, 6:216.
Wharves between Whitehall Slip and

the old crane, Petition for leave to
lay a block in East River to protect,
7:289.

Wharves of Dock Street, Cartway to
run into slip from, to be laid out,
2:80.

Wharves on East River, Purchasers
of land to have free use of, I: 420.
Wharves on East River from Burgers
Path to Theobald's Slip to be built,
2:325.

Whealer, see Wheeler.
Whearby, see Wherley,
Wheat, Exportation of, forbidden, 1:
16; price of, 18, repealed, 66; flour
of summer, not to be exported nor
mixed with that of winter, 39; or
flour to have preference in carting,
219, 246; dearer than formerly, 254;
measurer of, appointed, 217, 243;
New York a ready market for, 2:
46; petition to the Governor's Coun-
cil regarding the scarcity of, 399;
petition for prohibition of exporta-
tion of, 5: 19, 20.

Wheat and grain, Committee on regu-
lations for measuring, 8: 18, 67-8.
Wheelbarrows, Purchase of four, 4:

211.

Wheeler, Abraham, elected a constable,
North Ward, 5:272; sworn, 277;
house of, 300.

Wheeler, Isaac, sworn deputy constable,
5:277.
Wheeler

(Whealer), James, elected
constable, Bowery, 6:66; sworn,
69.
Wheeler, Jonathan, elected a constable,
West Ward, 5: 231; absent at swear-
ing in, 236.

Wherley (Whearby, Whirly), Abra-
ham, taxed for new dock, 1:26, 37;
listed city creditor, 45; property of,
taxed, 53.

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