| Description | COUNCIL REGISTER, VOLUME 71, FOLIOS 59v - 62v
Council meeting, 30 August 1824
[Sederunt given]
The Council made its Perambulation of the Inner Marches, the members having divided into two parties, and they were found to be generally clear.
The first party proceeded down the Shiprow and round the West Division and the following observations were made; the footpath along the Ferryhill Burn, opposite Mr Reid's garden, had been encroached upon and the west corner obstructed by a hedge; a dyke on the south side of the Denburn, built by William Duffus, pawnbroker, was too close to the Burn and accordingly, Mr John Smith, architect, was called upon to inspect it for encroachment; the Gilcomston Brewery Company were erecting buildings on ground held by them close upon the Burn and March; the footpath along the Burn of Broadford had been shut up at the south end by a timber railing in the line of the March and at the entrance to the Burn and so the members instructed Dr Dauney, the owner of the ground, to remove the obstruction and grant free access, particularly to the tacksman of the Town's Mills for cleaning out the mill lead.
The other party proceeded by the Gallowgatehead to the road leading to the Spittal and Old Aberdeen as far as March Stone sixty-two, where the Inner and Freedom Marches meet, thence to inspect the East Division and the following observations were made; March Stone sixty-two had been removed and placed on the road and an encroachment made by the Tailor Incorporation who had illegally built a dyke along the Spittal shutting up the road leading by the back of the Lunatic Asylum, kept by Mr Sherriffs, across to King Street. Whereupon Mr John White, Treasurer, turned down part of the dyke and, as witnessed by George Turreff, George Middleton and William Rae, all Town Sergeants, he took instruments in the hands of Alexander Cadenhead, Procurator Fiscal and Notary Public, protesting against the said encroachment; the iron chain at the end of the road leading from Footdee's Myre into the Links had been removed allowing horses and carts to pass that way, although it was designated as a footpath only, and so George Turreff was appointed to instruct the Hammermen Incorporation, who own the gound there, to replace the said chain; likewise, it was noted that carts had passed through Baltic Street, running into the Links through the property of Mr John Chalmers, builder, at the back of Catto's Square and it was recommended that Mr Smith erect a stone fence there in order to prevent all access by that road into the Links; a large quantity of rubbish had been deposited at the foot of Garvock's Wynd, opposite the back of the house lately erected by Mr Maitland; the area of the Links opposite the ropeworks of Messrs William and James Forbes had been greatly interfered with and the Company agreed to return the area to its previous state to the satisfaction of Mr John Smith; a quantity of rubbish had also been laid on the street opposite William, Simpson & Company's ironworks at Footdee, however it would appear this had been intended only to raise the road to its proper level.
(59v - 61v)
The Provost informed the Council that a report of 17 July 1824 by Messrs Gibb and Smith on the current state of disrepair of the Bridge of Dee recommended that a builder be employed to carry out a thorough repair programme costing approximately £150 to £200. It was not considered advisable to work on the Bridge of Don on account of the new bridge under consideration. As a result of the said report the Council resolved to employ Mr Rainie, mason, to carry out the necessary repairs to the Bridge of Dee. (62r - 62v) |