| Description | Council meeting, 2 August 1810
The Council approved the sale by public roup of the lease for seven years of the Fishing and Croft of Poldown at Bridge of Dee belonging to the Master of Mortification, to James Spalding, advocate in Aberdeen, on behalf of John Davidson, merchant in Aberdeen, at the yearly rent of £100. (167v - 168r)
The Council approved the sale by public roup to Mr Robert Gibbon, merchant in Aberdeen, of the lease for three years from Martinmas 1810 of the piece of ground currently held by Mr Gibbon as a dock and shipyard, situated on the east side of the High Road leading from Footdee to the Pocra Quay, at the yearly rent of £10. (168r)
The Council resolved to increase the salary of the post of Superintendent of the Shore Metters and to advertise the position in the Aberdeen Journal following the death of James Singer, the former post-holder. (168r)
The Council accorded a vote of thanks to James Farquhar Esq, Member of Parliament for the District, for his services in carrying the Harbour Act through Parliament. (169v)
The Council resumed consideration of the memorial from Mr David Hume, advocate and Professor of Scots Law, giving his opinion on whether the Council had grounds to institute an action of reduction of the lease of the Shore and Harbour Dues to Alexander More. They subsequently resolved, with the exception of Baillie William Shepherd and Mr Johnston, to institute the said action before the Court of Session and remitted to a committee of magistrates and the Shoremaster this responsibility. Further, the Provost instructed the Clerk to employ an agent as the Town's Agent in Edinburgh, as Mr Innes of Cowie had declined the agency. (168v - 169r)
The Clerk Depute reported that the Treasurer had borrowed sums to pay off certain interests and principal sums on 20 June 1810 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 June 1811:
New Streets [Union Street and King Street]:
John Forbes in Pitcaple - £130
Alexander Robertson in Parkhill - £100
Lewis Wright, sergeant in the 71st Regiment - £150
David Moir in Mains of Knockhall - £200
Peter Moir in Monymusk - £50
George Littlejohn in Newhills - £45
George Duncan in Foveran, in addition to £70 - £25
William Rust in Todhill, in addition to £150 - £20
George Ronald in Inveramsay, in addition to £240 - £20
Alexander Ronald there, in addition to £780 - £70
Alexander Weir in Parkhill, in addition to £120 - £20
Patrick Mitchell in New Machar, in addition to £130 - £30
Peter Joss in Mill of Lethenty, in addition to £76 - £34
Mrs Ann Reid in Aberdeen, in addition to £100 - £100
James Rust in Cotton, in addition to £145 - £75
Mr Monro, Minister at Huntly, in addition to £700 - £300
Baillie Galen, in addition to £800 - £200
William Johnston in Banff, in addition to £900 - £300
John Donald, merchant in Aberdeen, in addition to £1100 - £100
Alexander Martin, flesher, in addition to £70 - £30
John Melvin in Lethenty, in addition to £150 - £10
Jean Smith in Chapel of Garioch, in addition to £69 - £11
Ann Ross in Aberdeen, in addition to £25 - £8
Richard McLean at Footdee, in addition to £117 - £11
James Jaffray in Old Aberdeen, in addition to £140 - £20
John Collie in Netherpark of Drum - £200
Rev George Forbes, Strathdon - £500
St Nicholas Street:
The Managers of the Trinity Chapel - £100
James Gillespie in Aberdeen - £500
Miss Marjory Leonard - £150
Mrs Urquhart of Craigston - £1500
Mr Cruickshank, Minister at Turreff - £300
The Society of Quakers - £370
Miss May Cruden - £640
Alexander Strachan in Harlaw - £100
William Ranken in Strichen - £300
John Michie in Curgarff - £190
John Hunter - £100
William Fraser, merchant in Johnshaven - £100
Arthur Strachan in Peterculter - £100
John Black, late in Cornhill - £220
Mrs Catharine Ramsay in Aberdeen - £50
George Symmers, acting executor of Miss May Clerk on account of Jean Clerk - £50
Dr French - £700
Mearnshire Road:
Isabel Wilson in Aberdeen, in addition to £140 - £20
Hugh Clunes in Inverury, in addition to £50 - £10
(169r - 170r)
The Clerk Depute reported that the Shoremaster had borrowed sums to pay off certain interests and principal sums on 20 June 1810. Bills and bonds for the relevant sums had been issued to the following persons, with interest of five percent payable on 20 June 1811:
Baillie McCombie - £1000
Torry Society of Fishers, in addition to £105 - £42
(170r) |