1734, July 20. The following Letter was writt and sent to Mr. Johannis Cuyler: Sir: The Mayor, Aldermen and Comonalty being intended to have a friendly conversation wt you concerning the ground in dispute betwixt the city and you, desire to meet wt you at the City hall on twesday next at three o'clock in the afternoon, and if your conveniency will not then allow, desire you may appoint another day. This Board this day agreed wt Mattys Flensburgh to sett up 300 Stockadoes more in the same manner and on the same conditions as those agreed for the 24th June last. 1734, August 17. Symon Danielse presented a petition to this Board praying that they would dispose of a certain tract or piece of wood land lying contiguous to him and belonging to this city, for which he would pay a reasonable consideration. The petition was in the words following, viz: To the worshipful Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Comonalty of the city of Albany in Comon Council convened, the humble Petition of Symon Danielse sheweth, That whereas there is a certain tract or piece of pine wood land belonging to the city of Albany, lying at Schaahkook having to the north Schaahkooks Road, to the east part of your Petitioners land and part the hills, which hills adjoins to the aforesd land and stretches southward to where your Petitioners Mill stands and ten yards over the creek on which said mill stands and which said land lyes very contiguous to your Petitioner. Therefore prays that your worships will be pleased to dispose of the same to your Petitioner who is willing to pay a reasonable consideration for the same, which if your worships be pleased to grant, your worships Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray, &c. This Board having taken the above Petition into consideration Resolve that the Petitioner shall have the sd certain tract or piece of pine wood land as hereinafter bounded, viz: To the north and west Schaahkooks Road as it now runs, to the east part by his land and part by the hills, which hills joins to the sd land and stretches southward along said hills to the creek where his Griss Mill now stands and so along the north side of the creek westerly till it comes to Hudson's River, for the sum of sixty pounds, of which thirty pound to be paid the first day of October now next ensuing by the delivery of the deed, and the other thirty pound on or before the first day of January 1735, for which he is to give Bond. Resolved that the mayor in behalf of the comonalty execute said deed and cause the city seal to be thereunto affixed. Jeremiah Pamerton this day paid his bond of fifteen pound due to the city, which was cancelled by order of this Board. 1734, August 24. Resolved by this Board to write a Letter to David Verplank which was in the following words, viz: Sir: The Mayor, Aldermen and Comonalty desire that you will be pleased to come up and indeavour to agree wt them to give libertye to sett the Stockadoes for fortifying the city over your lott where the fence now stands. If you cannot conveniently come up, please to signifie your consent thereto by a letter under your hand, else the mayor, &c. will be obliged to issue out a sumons to appraise the value of sd ground according to the directions of the act of Assembly made for that purpose. By order of the Mayor, Aldermen and Comonalty. To Mr. David Verplank. JA. STEVENSON, D Clerk. Resolved by this Board that the Mayor in the name of the Comonalty shall execute to Benjamin Bratt at the desire of Albert Ryckman, a deed for a lott of ground lying on the Plain, and sold by the mayor, aldermen and comonalty the first day of December, 1686, as by the minutes of that day may appear. It is lott No. 27, having to the west the lott late of Philip Dffreest, to the east the lane, to the north the lott of Jacob Bogaert decd, and to the south the lott belonging to the heirs of Jan Janse Bleecker, as the same is in fence. An order was drawn on Barent Bratt, treasurer, to pay to John Groesbeeck £17:13:9, being for four great guns and carriages for the use of the city. 1734, Sept. 29. In pursuance of the directions of the Charter of the city of Albany, two Aldermen, two Assistants and one constable were chosen for each ward by plurality of voices of the several inhabitants of the said city who had a right to vote, and are returned as follows, viz: Johan's Pruyn, Jun'r, Constable. Barent Bratt was chosen City Chamberlain. 1734, Oct. 29. This day appeared Johan's Wyngaert and Zechariah Zieckelsy and agreed with the Comon Council to go round every night and to call every hour from ten a clock to four in the morning at all the following places of the city what a clock and what weather it is, viz: At Frederick Myndertse's corner, Obadiah Cooper's corner, the Mayor's corner, Philip Livingston's, the English Church, Johan's Lansingh's Jun'r, the Well of Gys. bert Marcellis's, Hendrick Ten Eyck's corner, the Recorder's, John Waters's, Jacob Lansingh's, Leendert Gaansevoort's and Henry Holland's for which services they are to have each eight pounds and each six shillings for candles. To begin this next night and to end the last night of April next ensuing, and in case any complaints are sufficiently made out agt them of the neglect of their duty, they or either of them neglecting are to be discharged without payment for the time they have served. 1734, Nov. 9. Abraham Defreest appeared before this Board and desired to buy a ps of pine wood land lying at Schaahtekook adjoining to Simon Danielse's land on the north side of Schaahtekook's Road. Johannis Vischer, one of the aldermen, is appointed by this board to go and view sa land and bring a report of the same. The following fire masters were appointed by this board for the year ensuing, viz: First Ward-Jacob Maase and Dirck Winne. Second Ward-Jacob Verplank and Symon Veeder. Third Ward-Johannis Goewy and Abram Witbeck. 1734, Nov. 20. This board sold this day unto Abram Defreest twenty-one morgans of the pine wood land which he desired to buy last Comon Council, lying and being upon the hill at the back of Symon Danielse's land, beginning about one hundred yards from the ridge of the hill and so along the north side of the road that leads to Schaahtekook at about fifty yards distance from the road, containing two hundred yard in breadth along the road keeping said distance from said road with a streight line till giving the same distance of two hundred yards in the rear another streight line to run to the place where first begun, will make up the sd quantity of twenty-one morgans, he being to pay therefore the sum of twenty-five pounds; that is to say, twelve pound ten shillings the first day of July next and twelve pound ten shillings, the remainder, on the first day of July 1736, for which sums he is to give bond and also the yearly rent of two fatt hens for ever. The first payment to begin on the first day of February 173. Resolved by this board that indentures shall be drawn accordingly, and that the mayor in behalf of the comonalty shall cause the city seal to be thereto affixed and the same to be entered on the publick records. John Lindesay, Esq. produced a commission for sheriff of the city and county of Albany for the year ensuing, and took his oath of office before this board. 1734, Nov. 26. This board agreed wt Johan's Seger to furnish fire wood and to make fire for the Comon Council and Mayors Court for the sum of thirty shillings for one year. This Board agreed wt Evert Wendell and Richard Williams, Esqr's, Atty's at Law, to give their opinions in writing under their hand signed by them, whether or not the Corporation can legally grant a deed to Peter Brower for the land he purchased of the Indians lying at Tienenderogue, which is part of the land contained in the Indian deed which John Depeyster, Esq'r, late mayor of this city, had in his custody wt other writings and which he says is destroyed for which their advice so given under hand as af, this Board is to pay each of them twenty shillings. 1734, Nov. 29. Evert Wendell and Richard Williams Esqrs. Attorneys at Law, gave in their opinion in writ ing under their hands and seals concerning Peter Brower's deed, according to their agreement last Comon Council which was in the words following. viz: The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of Albany having desired our opinion concerning a Tract of land comprehended within the limitts and boundaries of one thousand acres of land scituate at Tiennenoroge granted by his city charter to the mayor, aldermen and comonalty of the city of Albany of which tract of land. one Peter Brower having made a purchase from the Indian owners and now petition the sd mayor, aldermen and comonalty that they will confirm his said purchase there if the sd mayor, aldermen, &c., can comply with said petition. Upon perusal of the sd Charter we find a Lycence to purchase and a Grant in fee simple for one thousand acres of low or meadow land at Tiennonderoge to the mayor, aldermen, &c. af for part of which said Peter Brower hath obtained an Indian purchase for the term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years. We e are therefore humbly of opinion and do advise the said mayor, aldermen and comonalty upon the said Peter |