| Description | Council meeting, 8 February 1810
[Sederunt given]
The Clerk Depute reported that the Treasurer had borrowed sums to pay off certain interests and principal sums on 20 December 1809 particularly in relation to the costs incurred in the building of the new streets of Union Street, King Street and St Nicholas Street. Bills and bonds for the relevant sums had been issued to the following persons, with interest of five percent payable on 20 December 1810:
The Trustees of the late George Auldjo - £2000
James Leith in Nether Kinguidie - £100
Patrick Mitchell in Bogheads - £60
Alexander Stevenson in Millden - £150
The Rev Charles Gordon in Aberdeen - £320
Miss Christian Wales in Aberdeen - £100
Alexander Harvie in Swellend - £50
Helen Hunter in Aberdeen - £100
Miss Isabella Smith, Old Aberdeen - £200
Miss Elizabeth Smith, Old Aberdeen - £200
The Rev Dr Cruden, Nigg - £200
James Rust in Cotton - £50
George Sangster in Inverurie - £40
Robert Grant in Aberdeen - £500
George Cromar in Auchlossan - £120
John Black in Cornhill - £260
Miss May Cruden - £620
Dr David Cruden - £300
The Baker Trade - £200
Mr William Carnegie - £100
Mr McHardie, Minister of Crathie - £1000
George Calder in Aberdeen - £160
Janet Wyness, Aberdeen - £60
George Simmers, merchant in Aberdeen - £600
Andrew Fowler in Broadiach - £400
Leslie Whyte, servant at Aberdour - £50
Thomas Cowie, messenger - £50
Elspet Murray, servant to the late Mrs Cochran - £40
William Fraser in Johnshaven - £60
Miss May Clerk in addition to £500 - £900
Dr Watt at Knock in addition to £3000 - £1000
John Anderson in Strichen for the executors of the late Mr Anderson, Minister of Strichen, in addition to £400 - £100
Mr Paterson, Nigg, in addition to £110 - £40
Kirk Session of Nigg in addition to £40 - £28
Managers of the Infirmary in addition to £1300 - £700
Isabel Cruickshank in addition to £100 - £60
Thomas Duncan, Kinellar, in addition to £68 - £12
John Duncan in Cairntradlin in addition to £80 - £56
Mrs Margaret Brown in addition to £56 - £18
Andrew Keith in addition to £180 - £40
Miss Ann Copland in addition to £200 - £145
The Society of Advocates in addition to £300 - £100
(126v - 127r)
The Clerk Depute also reported that the Shoremaster had borrowed sums on 20 December 1809. Bills and bonds for the relevant sums had been issued to the following persons, with interest of five percent payable on 20 December 1810:
The Rev George Allan, Minister of Newhills - £600
Mr Elmslie, merchant in Old Meldrum - £400
The Rev Ludovick Grant, Minister of Methlic - £1250
The Kirk Session of Nigg in addition to £20 - £15
Alexander Allan and spouse in addition to £320 - £30
(127r - 127v)
The Council approved the application from the Police Commissioners requesting that part of the ground at the south end of Carmelite Street, furthest away from local houses, be retained by them for the purpose of a dunghill providing that no refuse or garbage of fish be deposited upon the ground and that the same be enclosed by a stone or brick wall of moderate height.
The Council also approved the sale by public roup of the lots of ground at the south end of Carmelite Street; lot number two, being the north- eastmost, was taken by George Clerihue, builder, at £5 yearly rent; lot number six, being the southmost and lying next to the tide, was taken by the Police Commissioners at £10 yearly rent; lot number seven, opposite lot six, was taken by Charles Winchester, advocate, for Mr Farquharson of Monaltrie, at £7 yearly rent. The other three lots were not taken.
(127v - 128v)
The Council approved the sale by public roup of the feu of the piece of ground situated on the west side of St Nicholas Street, south of Netherkirkgate, to Charles Winchester, advocate in Aberdeen, at the annual feu duty of 5 shillings per foot, commencing the first year's payment at Whitsunday 1811. (128v)
The Council remitted to a committee of magistrates the petition from Robert Johnston, blacksmith, and Alexander Milne, mason, proposing the purchase of a strip of ground between their houses built by them on the south part of Pow Creek Croft and those lately built by William Davidson in Virginia Street, due to their properties lying under water. (128v - 129r)
The Council admitted eight Burgesses of Guild. (129r)
The committee for the Harbour Improvements reported to the Council that it considered Mr Thomas Telford's report and recommendations for improvements in the Harbour desirable. Further that the Provost had met with the principal merchants, ship-owners, inhabitants along with the proprietors of the Raik and Stells of the River Dee to establish support for the Council's proposals. A letter had been received concerning the plans from Mr Forbes of Echt, representing the heritors of the said fishings, and this had been forwarded to Mr Telford. The Council also resolved to apply to the House of Commons for a new Harbour Act in order to defray the expense of the Harbour Improvements. A rough draft of the bill had already been framed by Alexander Gordon Esq, solicitor [principal points detailed] in which the Council applied to increase the Shore and Harbour Dues and the authorisation to borrow upon the credit of the rates up to £120,000. It was also suggested that a committee of six persons be established by annual election to give a statement of the accounts, these being the Sheriff Depute of the County (or his Substitute), the President of the Society of Shipmasters, the President of the Society of Advocates and the President of the Board of Police Commissioners, along with two Burgesses of Guild. All these recommendations having earlier been approved by the Dean of Guild Court were ratified by the Council, save Provost Young. (129r - 131r) |