| Description | Council meeting, 30 August 1800
[Sederunt given]
The Council authorised Mr Thomson, present Treasurer of Aberdeen, to subscribe £20,000 to the New Streets Trustees, of which £15,000 to be used, as already resolved, for the formation of the South street and £5,000 for the North street. (11r - 11v)
The Council granted the application of William Raitt, merchant in Aberdeen, to erect a headstone on his late wife's grave in the Churchyard [St Nicholas Churchyard], on payment of £5 2 shillings to the Master of Kirk and Bridge Works, as the proposed headstone would be much larger than those ordinarily erected. (11v)
The Council suspended from further employment by the office bearers, Dr Andrew McKay, teacher of mathematics, who, despite receiving a salary of £20 from the Treasurer and Shoremaster, had repeatedly refused to assist in laying out the proposed new streets. (11v - 12r)
The Council admitted nine Craftsmen of different incorporations as Free Burgesses. [No names given.] (12r) |