| Description | Council meeting, 1 July 1813
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The Council approved the Provost's report that the Treasurer had borrowed the following sums of money on the Town's account and for the public purposes of the community, and had granted bonds to the following persons, for payment with five per cent interest:
John Forbes in Pitcaple, in addition to £170 - £20 9 shillings 6 pence
John Mackie in Aberdeen - £24
Alexander Middleton in Bridgeend, in addition to £60 - £40
Alexander Booth in Pitblae, in addition to £20 - £20
William Cheyne, labourer, Aberdeen - £100
George Simmers, Aberdeen, in addition to £50 - £150
Janet Watt in Haughton, in addition to £80 - £50
Tarland Wright Society, in addition to £128 - £59 17 shillings
Janet Forest, widow of James Forest - £260
Margaret Stevenson in Tarves - £20
John Cruickshank in Leys of Lessendrum, in addition to £300 - £100
Patrick Moir in Upper Coullie, in addition to £80 - £30
Peter Joss in Mill of Lethenty, in addition to £140 - £20
Mary Cordiner in Park of Edinbanchory - £20
John Patersen in Ballochan - £80
William Cruickshank in Millside, in addition to £70 - £10
Alexander Bisset in Mill of Inveramsay, in addition to £800 - £200
William Duthie, weaver, Skene's Square - £22
James Wishart in Tarbothill - £200
Jean Thomson at Thainston - £100
James Davidson at Fintray, in addition to £160 - £240
James Rust at Cotton, in addition to £320 - £80
William Copland Turner, for the Managers of Trinity Chapel, in addition to £180 - £100
William Paterson senior, Strichen - £250
Alexander Glenny in Newbigging - £50
Lewis Regies Aberdeen, in addition to £80 - £15
Andrew Milne in Hawkhillock - £45
Alexander Strachan in Harlaw, in addition to £400 - £280
John Paterson, blacksmith in Aberdeen - £40
Robert Maitland in Balhagarty, in addition to £200 - £100
James Ellis in Fintray - £100
Alexander Ross, Postmaster in Kintore - £100
Mrs Jean Rose, widow of Mr Rose, Minister of Auchterless - £300
Alexander Reid in Darlethen, in addition to £150 - £50
James Rennie in Brooms of Lethenty - £22
Miss Middleton, Aberdeen - £30
Kirk Session of Aberdeen - £50
John Davidson in Stonehouse of Inverury, in addition to £300 - £60
George Smith in Pitscurrie - £73
John Maitland in Balhagarty, in addition to £180 - £100
Alexander Clerk in Howboat of Inverury, in addition to £50 - £20
Isaac Grant in Blackmill, in addition to £100 - £20
Jean Gibbon in Aberdeen, in addition to £32 - £8
William Milne in Easter Cairnie, in addition to £300 - £120
James Ogston in Whinwaters, Parish of New Deer - £64
Mr William Carnegie, Town Clerk - £525
John Donald, merchant in Aberdeen - £500
Ann Milne in Aberdeen - £20
John Kiloh in Old Meldrum, in addition to £40 - £35
Ann Booth in Eddyston - £30
William, James and John Monro in Aberdeen - £102
William Anderson, blacksmith at Fintray - £40
William Douglas, shoemaker in Aberdeen - £80
James Porter, merchant, Aberdeen - £300
John Hunter in Mills of Drum - £22
James Mackie at Mill of Potts, in addition to £1,500 - £100
Ann Davidson at Cotton - £80
Alexander Weir in Parkhill, in addition to £180 - £30
Janet Bain in Aberdeen - £30
Margaret Dunn, spouse to Alexander Gibb in Kintore - £42
John Leith, coppersmith - £400
John Knight at Millbowies - £40
Alexander Philp in Kirktoun of Kinnellar, in addition to £35 - £15
William Milne in Easter Cairnie - £120
Elizabeth Adam in Aberdeen - £105
Patrick Downie in Overtown of Fetterneer - £40
James Brown, merchant in Banff, in addition to £1,700 - £300
John Campbell, travelling merchant, in addition to £700 - £50
Andrew Forbes in Torrie, in addition to £40 - £20
John Dunn in Kincardine O'Neil, in addition to £180 - £20
Charles Diack in Loan of Durno, in addition to £224 10 shillings - £115 10 shillings
George Prott at Fintray, in addition to £40 - £20
Hugh Rose, road contractor, in addition to £150 - £60
George Burgess in Rosehall - £25
Margaret Creckert at Fintray - £66
Isobel Robertson, Aberdeen - £20
James Milne in Mill of Buchanston, in addition to £230 - £70
Arthur Smith at Blackhills - £800
Janet Cruickshank, Aberdeen - £80
Alexander Galen Esq, Aberdeen - £200
TOTAL: £8,365 16 shillings 6 pence
(1r - 2r)
The Council agreed to receive £1,000 from Miss Catharine Findlay, residing in Aberdeen, in return for the payment of an annuity of £85 during her lifetime. (2v)
The Council recommended that the two acres at the Point of Shortness, chosen on behalf of the Board of Ordnance by Captain Oldfield, Officer of the Royal Engineers, and Mr Gibb, Superintendent of Harbour Improvements, as the best site for the erection of a battery, should be transferred to the Government for the annual rent or feu duty of £10 per acre. The Council remitted to the standing committee to consider any other conditions with the Board of Ordnance. (2v - 3v)
The Council resolved to petition both Houses of Parliament against the proposed alteration in the Corn Laws. (3v)
The Council elected James Young Esq, present Provost of Aberdeen, to be their Commissioner to the Convention of Royal Burghs to be held in Edinburgh on 13 July 1813, and elected Baillie Robert Garden to be his Assessor. (3v)
The Council accepted the Act of Parliament, passed in the present session, for the further improvement of the Harbour of Aberdeen, enabling the Harbour Trustees to appropriate certain ground belonging to the Treasurer for the improvement of the Harbour, and enabling the Treasurer and the Harbour Trustees, as joint proprietors, to dispose of ground in and about the village of Footdee for the benefit of the Treasury and Harbour. (4r)
The Council agreed to receive £80 from Isobel Stronach, residing in Aberdeen, aged 72, in return for the payment of an annuity of £10 during her lifetime. (4r) |