| Description | Council meeting, 14 June 1806
[Sederunt given]
The Council admitted Alexander McKenzie as Freeman of his Craft. (241v)
The Council resolved to oppose the process of declarator before the Court of Session raised by the Patron, Convener and Deacons of the Trades (except the Bakers and the Wrights and Coopers) for themselves, and for the Convener Court of the Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen, concerning the Council's right to raise the dues payable to the Dean of Guild by craftsmen. The Council authorised the magistrates, as a committee, to attend the Court of Session, and to employ the Town's Agent and lawyers in Edinburgh to maintain the Council's privileges and particularly the Act of Council of 21 September 1801. (241v - 242r)
The Council recommended to the magistrates to plant the Hill of Gask, part of the Lands of Easter Skene, belonging to the Dean of Guild. (242r)
The Council authorised the magistrates to arrange the public roup of a feu of that part of the Town's Commonty lying west of the Lands of Hazlehead, between the New Skene Road and the Lands of Gateside and Whitemyres. (242r)
The Council authorised the magistrates to arrange the public roup of feus of stances on the south side of Queen Street, at the north end of the old Slaughter and Sale Markets, belonging to the Dean of Guild. (242r - 242v)
The Council fixed 18 May 1806 for the perambulation of the Town's Inner Marches, and for visiting the Bridge of Dee and the Bridge of Don. (242v)
The Council remitted to the magistrates, or any of them, to ascertain whether any quarries reserved to the Town had been opened on the Freedom Lands. (242v)
The Council elected Alexander Brebner Esq of Lairney, present Provost of Aberdeen, to be their Commissioner to the Convention of Royal Burghs to be held in Edinburgh on 8 July 1806, and elected Baillie William Shepherd to be his Assessor. (242v)
The Council remitted to the Baillies, or any of them, a process raised by James Mitchell, mason in Aberdeen, against James Harper, mason in Aberdeen, concerning a little house or office built by James Harper adjoining the property of James Mitchell. (242v - 243r) |