Second Ward-Jacob Ten Eyck and John Glen, aldermen; John R. Bleecker and John Beekman, assistants; David Groesbeck, Jr. and Jacob Bleeker constables. Third Ward-Abraham Douw, Harme Gansevoort, aldermen; Peter de Wandelaer, Joh's Ja. Lansingh, assistants; Hendrick Everse, William Gt van den Bergh, constables. The Common Councill appointed John Roseboom for city treasurer or chamberlain; Johannis Seger for marchall. 1752, Nov. 3. This board appointed the following persons fire masters for this city for the ensueing year: John Van Deusen, Peter Lansing, for the first ward; Anthony Bleecker, Samuel Pruyn for ye second ward; Johannis Becker, Jun'r, Anthony van der See, for ye third ward. Ordered that warrents be given to the fire masters of each ward accordingly, and that the clerk sign the same by order of the Common Councill. Whereas Mr. James Stevenson, by an order of the mayor, aldermen and assistants of this city received from ye treasurer of New York the sum of £250, New York money, which said sum of money was allowed by the Generall Assembly to this corporation. Resolved by this board that Mr. James Stevenson's bond be discharged out of the said £250, which bond with the interest amount to £139:13; done accordingly. That the overplus remain in his hands till further orders. It is further Resolved that on the King's birthday, which will be the tenth of this instant month, shall be spent the sum of three pound ten shillings. 1752, Dec. 6. Resolved by this board that ye clark write a Letter, directed to Harme Knickerbaker, Johannis de Wandelaer and Wouter Groesbeek, to consult with the rest of their neighbours to send a proper person to give an answer wether they will consent to leave the disputes for the rent and arrearages due to us to three indifferent persons, and make their answer on or before the 25 day of this instant, December, otherwise they may expect to be prosecuted, and that the clerk sign the same in behalf of the Common Councill. 1753, Jan. 9. Resolved that an order be drawn upon the treasurer to deliver unto Joh's Seger all the paper money now in his custody belonging to this city to pay Jacob Ten Eyck part of a bond, and that ye clerk sign ye same in behalf of the Common Councill. By vertue of the above order, Joh's Seger delivered here in Common Councill the sum of thirty pounds in paper bills. Mr. James Stevenson has this day delivered in Common Councill the sum of one hundred and ten pounds seven shillings, which being the remainder of the two hundred and fifty pounds which he has received by vertue of an order from the Common Councill from ye treasurer in York. This board has this day in Common Councill paid to Jacob Ten Eyck the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds, and also one pound ten shillings interest for ye same, in part of a bond of two hundred pounds and have taken receipts upon the back of the said bond for the same. This board sends by Joh's Seger one Bag with eighteen pounds twelve shillings in pennys and one five shilling bill, as also a note of hand from Marta Mynderse for twelve pounds, to deliver ye treasurer and take a receipt for the same, which receipt is to be delivered to ye mayor. 1753, April 6. Resolved that an order be drawn on the treasurer to pay Joh's Seger £3:2 in pennis and 3 skipple wheat, and charge his account for ye same. John Flansburgh 6s. for mending ye Stocks. To 1743, May 8. This board ordered the clerk to draw an order on the city treasurer to pay Elisabeth van Olinde the sum of three pounds ten shillings out of the seven pounds allowed to John Bell ye 7th day of December, 1745, for being hangman and whipper and charge the same to his account; the clerk to sign in behalf of the Common Councill. John Fontfreyde, French Merchant a Permitt. 3 12 Colin Gibson, Taylor... 1 16 Joseph Hall, Silver Smith. 1 16 Benjamin Wallace.. 3 0 Edward Cumpston, Merchant... 3 12 ANCIENT BURIAL GROUND. [It appears by the following document found among the common council papers, that the plot of ground used for sepulture on the west of Eagle street, between State and Lancaster streets, was appropriated to that purpose in 1789. The property owned by the Lutheran church on Park street was the site of their allotment as a burial place. Before this time each church had its grave yard adjacent to or near the church to which it belonged. The Dutch Reformed Church was at the foot of State street, and its grave yard was where the Middle Dutch Church now stands. The Lutheran Church was where the Centre Market stands and its grave yard adjoined on the south. The Episcopal was in State street opposite to Chapel stree t,and its grave yard near the present site of St. Peter's. The Presbyterian Church was near the corner of Grand and Hudson streets, and its grave yard adjoined on the east. The High Dutch Church, as it is here called, was between Patroon and Orange streets, west of Ten Broeck, with its grave yard adjoining. It was now proposed to have a common burial place, and the site recommended by the Committee was adopted by the common council.] The committee appointed to locate a place for a common burying ground for the city report that on the east adjoining the lot on which the barracks were burned lately conveyed by the board to Barent Bleeker on which a vault has lately been made is five acres of ground very proper to be appropriated for that purpose being of excellent soil and a very gradual descent and on the Southern declivity of the hill, will never prove pernicious to the springs which supply the city with water and which is a very important objection to the present burying in the ground of the Episcopal and Lutheran churches the boundaries of which common burying ground we would locate as follows: bounded on the North by Prince street, on the East by Duke street, on the South by Predeau street, on the West by the lot of Barent Bleeker in which the vault is made which ground contains five acres. Sept. 19, 1789. THOS. HUN, The committee further report that the most eastern acre of the above burying ground be granted to the corporation of the Presbyterian church, and the next acre to the Episcopal church, and the next acre to the Lutherian church, and the east half of the third acre be for the reformed high Dutch church, and the most western acre and remaining half acre to the Dutch church. AGREEMENT WITH THE WHARF We the Trustees of the Associated Company of Proprietors of the Wharves and Quays in the City of Albany being fully impowered by the Articles of our Association to receive any additional Associates do hereby covenant and agree to and with the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Albany, to receive into our Association, the Public Wharves belonging to the said City, for and during the term of our Association. Provided, that the rates of Wharfage shall be continued during the said term at one shilling and sixpence per Ton, and in the same proportion by the day; and we do in behalf of ourselves and Associates further covenant and agree to and with the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the said City of Albany, that we will pay to the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, or their order, the full proportion of all monies which shall be collected for Wharfage and other Duties arising from or upon the said Wharves and Quays aforesaid, estimated according to the number of feet of Wharf owned by each of the said Associated Proprietors, deducting only the Expense of Collection and the rents of the Wharves leased by the said Proprietors from other persons. And we do further covenant and agree to and with the said Mayor, Alder |