The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 5th, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. A petition from Henry Ream, Deputy Surveyor of a district of the county of Lancaster, praying that the townships of Bart, Little Britain, Drumore, Lancaster, Manor and Conestogoe, may be annexed to his district, was read, and an order taken that the said petition be referred to the Surveyor General to take order thereon. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 6th, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. The committee to whom was referred the account and vouchers of Evan Owen, for the expence of opening and clearing the Nescopeck road, delivered in a report, which was read, and on motion and by special order, the same was read the second time, and adopted, as follows, vizt: The committee to whom was referred the account of Evan Owen, beg leave to report: That it appears to your committee that Council, by their act of April the seventh, 1787, did appoint Evan Owen to mark the best rout for the public road provided for by act of Assembly of the twenty-ninth day of March, in the same year, intituled "An Act for opening a road between the river Susquehanna, at the falls of Nescopeck, and the Lehigh, at or near the Union Sawmill." That it further appears by act of Council of June the twenty-third, 1788, that the said Evan Owen was appointed to open the said road, leading from the falls of Nescopeck to the Lehigh, to be made sixty feet wide; that it further appears, that one hundred and fifty pounds only has been appropriated by law for the purposes aforesaid, and that the account of the said Evan Owen amounts to two hundred and thirty-one pounds fourteen shillings and seven pence, a difference of eighty-one pounds fourteen shillings and seven pence; therefore your committee recommend the following resolution : Resolved, That the account of Evan Owen, with the vouchers and extracts of the several acts of Council relative thereto, be transmitted to the Honorable General Assembly. Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition of the members of Assembly from the county of Northampton, praying that Thomas Hartman might be removed from the offices of Justices of the Peace and Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition cannot be complied with. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 7th, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President, The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President. Mr. Dennison laid before the Board an account of sundry articles of necessary cloathing furnished to John Franklin, a State prisoner, agreeably to the minute of the seventh instant, amounting to four pounds sixteen shillings; which being read, an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Dennison, for the said sum, to enable him to pay for the said cloathing. Agreeably to the Comptroller General's reports, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of Messrs. Dunlap and Claypoole, for the sum of sixtythree pounds fifteen shillings and four pence, amount of their account for printing done for Council, and for stationary and newspapers, furnished for their use between the eighth day of January and December seventeenth, 1788. In favor of William Bradford, Junior, for two hundred and twenty-nine pounds three shillings and four pence, being eleven months' salary as Attorney General of the State, from the thirtyfirst day of March, 1788, till the first of March, 1789. Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom it was referred to ascertain the value of the lots in the reserved tract of land opposite Pittsburgh, occupied by Daniel Elliott, Resolved, That the out lots, No. 23 and 24, containing eighteen acres and sixty-eight perches of land, be valued at seven pounds five shillings and nine pence per acre in certificates; and the out lot, number 272, containing ten acres, at five pounds per acre in certificates; and that a patent issue for the said out lots, No. 23 No. 24 and 272, together with the annexed town lots, to West Elliott, agreeably to the request of Daniel Elliott, upon payment of the valuation aforesaid. On motion, Resolved, That the Comptroller General be instructed to settle. the amount of James Dinwidde at eighteen shillings and nine pence specie per diem, for his services as an Express to the western counties, agreeably to the minute of Council of the twenty-seventh of December, 1788. The Council met. PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 11th, 1789. PRESENT: His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. Agreeably to the reports of the several Committee, to whom were referred the accounts of Messieurs Stephen Balliett and William Armstrong, and of Brigadier General John Lacy. Two orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: One in favor of Messieurs Stephen Balliett and William Armstrong, for one hundred and seventy-three pounds five shillings and four penee, for their services and expences as Commissioners appointed agreeably to resolution of Assembly dated March 27th, 1788, to ascertain the quantity and quality of the land at and near Wyoming, in Luzerne county, claimed by Pennsylvania owners; and the other in favor of Brigadier General John Lacey, for one hundred and sixtyfour pounds ten shillings and one penny, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines, amount of his account for a ballance of his pay and rations as Brigadier General of militia in 1778, and of his aids, &ca., for two horses in actual service taken by the enemy, for monies received and paid by him to Commissioners for purchasing supplies for the army, and for sundry expences in collect ing horses for the army in the year 1780, according to the Comptroller General's report. Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom was referred the petition of a number of the inhabitants of Westmoreland county, containing complaints of oppressive conduct in the Prothonotarys of said county, Resolved, That previous to Councils going into an investigation of the complaints against the said Prothonotary, the complainants be directed to furnish to the Board, in writing, the particular charges alluded to in their petition, and the evidence they have to adduce in support thereof. Upon the petition of James Doran, confined in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, stating that he was convicted of larceny in March, 1787, and sentenced to two years' hard labor, and to pay to the Commonwealth a fine of thirty shillings, praying . remission of the said fine, Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be granted. Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom was referred the representation of the Comptroller General, respecting some part of the estate of Andrew Elliott forfeited to the Commonwealth, which remains unsold, Resolved, That such part of Andrew Elliott's estate which has been duly forfeited to this Commonwealth, and has not already been disposed of, be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, according to law. On motion, Resolved, That Amos Gregg, Richard Willing, Abraham Smith, Zebulun Potts and Nathan Dennison, be appointed a Committee to confer with the Committee of the General Assembly appointed to examine the accounts of the Comptroller General. Agreeably to the minute of Council of the fourth instant, the Comptroller General made report upon the petition of William Price, which was then referred to him; and the same being read and considered, Resolved, That the prayer of the petition aforesaid cannot be granted, and that the petitioner have leave to withdraw the same. A petition from Barnet Jacobs, praying Council to direct a settlement of his account for money advanced to a recruiting officer in the year 1777, and a petition from Hannah Koller, of the county of Berks, praying remission of some arrearages of tavern licence fees and excise, which are due from her to the State, were read; and thereupon, Resolved, That Council cannot grant the prayer of the petitioners, and that they have leave to withdraw their several petitions. |