| Description | Council meeting, 10 December 1806
[Sederunt given]
The Council allocated aid from the Poor's Fund to the following applicants:
Jean Gordon, widow of Thomas Gordon - £6
Agnes Stewart, widow of George Melvin - £4
A child of Agnes Stewart - £4 (orphan's bursary from Dr Guild's mortification)
Janet Urquhart, widow of John Allan - £5
Isabel Dick, widow of William Strachan, baker - £6
Mary Smith, widow of James Smith - £6
David Rose, merchant - £5
A child of Peter Milne - £4 (orphan's bursary from Dr Guild's mortification)
Isabel Brander, daughter of Alexander Brander - £3
Mary Silver, daughter of James Silver, slater - £3
Isabel Smith, daughter of William Smith - £4
Elizabeth Crombie, daughter of Alexander Crombie - £8
Mrs Richard Smith - £6
Jean Leiper, daughter of the late Mr Leiper, writing-master - £6
The following were granted additional sums to their existing pensions from the Poor's Fund:
Barbara Reid, widow of John Spring - £1
Ann Walker, daughter of Andrew Walker - £1
Ann Smith, widow of George Moir - £4 (over & above the allowance to her children)
Christian Gray, widow of John Findlater - £1
Margaret Pyper, widow of William Donald - £1
Jean Cruickshank, widow of James Cruickshank junior - £1
Diana Donald, daughter of Andrew Donald - £1
Sophia Gray, daughter of William Gray - £1
David Thom, merchant - £1
Jean Watson, widow of George Smith - £1
Helen Collie - £1
John Shand - £2
Mrs Mowat Keith - £2
The Council directed all other pensions from the Town's Funds to be continued unaltered. (4r - 5r)
The Council refused the application from Messrs George Tower & Company for a renewal of the lease on their ropeworks in the Links, and decided to let the ground by public roup. (5r) |