| Description | Council meeting, 9 December 1801
[Sederunt given]
The Council remitted to the committee appointed to arrange the sale of the Lands and Barony of Muchals to proceed with the sale on 21 December 1801 at whatever price they consider adequate. (69v)
The Council agreed to petition the House of Commons to continue the prohibition on the distillation of spirits from grain, which expires on 1 January 1802. The Council directed the Provost to deliver the petition to James Chalmer Esq, solicitor at London, for presentation to any Member of Parliament of his acquaintance. (69v)
The Council remitted to the magistrates, the Dean of Guild and the Treasurer, or any three of them, to consider the petition of Alexander Brebner, William Forbes, George Tower & Company and George Davidson, proprietors of houses and grounds in the Shorelands along the north side of the Quay, together with the plan by Mr Fletcher, engineer, for the removal of nuisances caused by the Shoreland ditches. (70r)
The Council allocated the Poor's Funds for 1802. The following alterations were made to sums granted.
Payments to the poor from the Guild Brethren's Hospital Charge:
William Smith, late merchant - an additional sum of £2
Helen Collie, daughter of George Collie - an additional sum of £2
Eleanor Dyce, widow of James Dyce - an additional sum of £3
James Duncan, son of Robert Duncan - an additional sum of £1
Christian Paterson, Mrs Gibb - an additional sum of £2
Elspet Allan - an additional sum of £2
Margaret Orchie - an additional sum of £2
James Byres, Burgess - an additional sum of £2
Ann Thomson - an additional sum of £1 10 shillings
Isabel Steel, widow of Alexander Steven, to be settled on the charge - £4
Samuel Duncan junior, to be settled on the charge - £8
Agnes Black, daughter of John Black, to be settled on the charge - £3
Margaret Legg, Elspet Legg and Elizabeth Gatt, granddaughters of George Collie, to be settled on the charge - £1 10 shillings each
Pensions for the poor from the Guild Box:
Mary Tower, daughter of John Tower - an additional sum of £1
Christian Lamb, widow of John Aiken, merchant - to be settled on a pension of £10 yearly
Margaret Milne, daughter of Alexander Milne, merchant - to be settled on a pension of £6 yearly
Dr Guild's orphan bursaries of £4 yearly:
2 children of [no name given] Darling and Patricia Rolland, his spouse
A son of the late Arthur Gibbon, shipmaster
Jean Guild's orphan bursaries of £3 yearly:
A child of John Pittendreigh, merchant
Payments to the poor from Katherine Rolland's mortification:
[No name given] Cumine, widow of Arthur Gibbon - an additional sum of £3 to her pension
Katherine Adam - an additional sum of £1 to her pension
Jean Cruickshank, neice of the late Mrs Helen Cruickshank - to be settled on the mortification for £2 10 shillings
Payments to the poor from Barbara Menzies' mortification:
Jean Moir, daughter of James Moir - an additional sum of £1 5 shillings to her allowance
Janet Smith, sister of William Smith, Burgess - £1 10 shillings
Payments from the Bedlam Fund:
Mrs Bowers, widow of Alexander Bowers - an additional sum of 20 shillings
Payments to the poor from Christian Gordon's mortification:
Miss Cecilia Rankin - £5
The Council directed all other pensions from the Town's funds, as listed in the office bearer's books at Michaelmas 1801, to be continued unaltered. (70r - 71r) |