| Description | COUNCIL REGISTER, VOLUME 71, FOLIOS 104r - 116r
Council meeting, 27 September 1825
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The Council remitted to the new Council to procure a renewal of the Harbour Act, to take all necessary steps to erect a new bridge over the River Don as specified in the recent Act of Parliament and to follow up the plan proposed for dividing the Parish of St Nicholas into separate parishes and for uncollegiating the East and West Churches under the sanction of the Court of Teinds. (104r)
The Chamberlain, Mr Hardie, laid before the Council a statement of the money borrowed by the Treasurer on 20 December 1824 in terms of the Act of Council of 16 December 1824 [abstract of accounts engrossed 111v]. Promissory notes for the relevant sums had been issued to the following persons:
TOWN'S OFFICE BEARERS
Dean of Guild - £29,090
Master of Kirk and Bridge Works - £7,880
Master of Mortifications - £27,156 13 shillings 4 pence
Master of the Guild Brethren's Hospital - £5,845
Lady Durris's mortification - £1,300
John Nicol's mortification - £125
George Davidson's mortification - £2,500
TOTAL: £73,896 13 shillings 4 pence
(104v)
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
Gordon's Hospital - £8,400
Infirmary - £2,500
Lunatic Asylum - £1,765
St Paul's Chapel - £500
Poor's Hospital - £1,450
James Thain's Charity School - £2,000
John Davidson's Trustees - £1,500
Poor's Hospital for Sunday Schools - £40
Bakers Trade's mortification - £650
Convener Court, Old Aberdeen - £320
Bridge of Dee Society - £120
Gardener Fraternity, Old Aberdeen - £240
Gardener Society, Monymusk - £100
Hammermen Trade, Old Aberdeen - £190
Merchant Society, Old Aberdeen - £600
Managers of Coal Fund, Aberdeen - £1,650
Robert Moir's Trustees - £200
Quaker Society, Aberdeen - £630
Roman Catholic Clergy - £1,000
St Machar's Lodge, Aberdeen - £285
Slater Society, Aberdeen - £65
Shoemaker Trade, Old Aberdeen - £90
St Andrew's Society, Aberdeen - £1,150
Trades Hospital, Aberdeen - £320
Trades Widows Fund - £1,100
Wright and Cooper Trade - £600
Kirk Session of Aberdeen - £100
Kirk Session of Auchindoer - £100
Kirk Session of Belhelvie - £200
Kirk Session of Bourtie - £125
Kirk Session of Dyce - £150
Kirk Session of Fintray - £100
Kirk Session of Kildrumy - £100
Kirk Session of Keithhall - £100
Kirk Session of Kintore - £110
Kirk Session of Kemnay - £180
Kirk Session of Monymusk - £350
Kirk Session of Methlick - £410
Kirk Session of Nether Banchory - £525
Kirk Session of Nigg - £525
Kirk Session of Newhills - £100
Kirk Session of Old Machar - £525
Kirk Session of Old Machar - £275
Kirk Session of Old Machar - £100
Sickman's Friend, Old Machar - £500
Treasurer of Old Aberdeen - £250
TOTAL: £32,260
(105r - 105v)
INDIVIDUAL CREDITORS
Heirs of William Anderson - £1,120
Alexander Argo, Foveran - £100
Trustees of George Auldjo - £2,400
John Anderson, Strichen - £1,000
Mrs William Anderson - £150
Elizabeth Adam, Aberdeen - £150
Charlotte Anderson, Spittal - £140
Alexander Argo, Haddohouse - £130
Alexander Adamson, Strichen - £300
James Allan, Pettens - £340
James and John Adam, Arnedlie - £50
James Allan and Christian Cooper - £100
George Angus, watchmaker - £250
John Anderson of Candacraig - £100
Executors of William Alexander - £100
John Bruce, McDuff - £600
George Bannerman, Parkhill - £225
James Bisset, Drumdurno - £230
James Bisset, Drumdurno, for Ronald - £240
James Bisset, Drumdurno, for Ronald - £240
Alexander Bisset, Hill of Inveramsay - £1,100
Mrs Professor Beattie - £450
Alexander Brown, sailmaker - £200
Margaret Bower, Aberdour - £250
Andrew Black, Forresterhill - £200
George Booth and William Morison - £320
Rev Dr Black, Tarves - £1,300
Trustees of William Beattie - £300
Executor of Mrs Barbara Burnett - £200
James Black, Loirston - £160
Alexander Brown, mariner - £260
John Buchan, slater - £100
Isabella Burnett, Aberdeen - £100
Martha Beverly, Old Aberdeen - £160
Alexander Booth, Badenscoth - £50
Alexander Bain, Newburgh - £90
Elspet Bisset, Elrick - £40
Ann Bain, Aberdeen - £80
Ann Bonnar, Aberdeen - £40
Elizabeth Blake, Aberdeen - £100
Elspet Brown, Aberdeen - £100
George Burgess, Newmachar - £70
Mrs Black, Tarves - £500
Janet Cruickshank or Bothwell - £230
Dr David Cruden - £1260
Dr David Cruden - £50
Kennedy Clerk's Trustees - £750
John and Alexander Cushnie - £450
John Cruickshank, Huntly - £1,100
Charles Copland's Heirs - £830
Helen Cross, Aberdeen - £650
William Collie, Park of Drum - £200
Elizabeth Cruickshank's Executors - £600
John Cruickshank, Kinmuck - £260
Mr James Cromar, Aberdeen - £200
Moses Copland, Tough - £500
Adam Coutts, advocate - £150
Major Champion's Trustees - £900
Barbara Catanach and husband - £280
May Cruickshank, Aberdeen - £450
Alexander Connan, Balnakettle - £100
Jean Cruickshank, Kinmuck - £100
John Collie, Drumoak - £190
Helen Cruickshank, Aberdeen - £70
Margaret Crokart, Fintray - £175
Jean Coutts, Aberdeen - £50
Elizabeth Crombie, Torrie - £35
Dr Robert Cooper, Kintore - £500
Alexander Copland, advocate - £900
Mrs Elizabeth Copland or Ogilvy - £110
Samuel Duncan, Sapphock - £170
Mrs Elizabeth Duncan, Gilcomston - £1,400
John Dawson, Pitcandlich - £70
John Davidson, Inverury - £400
Trustee of Jean Deans - £180
Trustee of Alexander Duff - £100
Charles Diack in Chapel - £330
Ann Davidson, Cotton - £100
Patrick Downie, Overtown - £300
Alexander Dalgarno, Old Aberdeen - £100
Heirs of Robert Duncan - £650
William Dickson, Castlefraser - £400
Susan Duthie, Stonehaven - £210
William Duncan, Foveran - £100
William Duncan, Blackburn - £130
Mrs Professor Duncan - £500
Elizabeth Duncan or Leys - £100
Thomas Duncan, Kinellar - £60
William Douglas, Aberdeen - £80
George Duncan, Foveran - £100
William Duthie, Aberdeen - £45
Margaret Dunn, Kintore - £40
Andrew Downie, Newmachar - £40
Charles Duncan, Kinellar - £60
John Dunn, tailor, Aberdeen - £600
John Davidson, Legart - £100
Catherine Davidson and George Shepherd - £100
Jean Davidson - £50
George Duthie, Netherley - £40
Miss Margaret Duff - £60
William Dunn, tobacconist - £400
Alexander Dalgarno, merchant - £2,000
Peter Esson, Millhead - £170
John Ewen, Elsick - £40
George Ewen, Elsick - £170
James Ellis, Fintray - £80
George Emslie, Gilcomston - £110
Andrew Fowler, Broadiach - £900
George Fowler, Skene - £130
Andrew Fowler, silversmith - £150
Arthur Forbes, Drumgask - £200
John Forbes, Pitcaple - £200
Trustees of William Forbes of Skellater - £1,000
Dr George French, Aberdeen - £625
Rev John Finlater, Cairnie - £600
James Ferguson, Kinmundy - £600
Isabel Fowler, Kintore - £100
Arthur Farquhar, shoemaker - £600
Christian Forbes, Spittal - £100
Margaret Farquhar, Aberdeen - £100
Alexander Florence, merchant, Aberdeen - £200
Captain Arthur Farquhar RN - £280
Mrs Farquhar, Aberdeen - £100
William Forbes, Parkhill - £40
Isabel Forsyth or Wilson, Aberdeen - £60
Alexander Galen Esq, Aberdeen - £1,100
Alexander Galen Esq, Aberdeen, for John Burnett's Trustees - £500
Alexander Galen Esq, Aberdeen, for Isabel Simpson's Executors - £350
Mrs Margaret Grant, Aberdeen - £700
Helen Gellie, Aberdeen - £400
Margaret Gall, Aberdeen - £120
Isabel Gordon, Aberdeen - £200
Helen Gray, Aberdeen - £200
Elizabeth Gellie, Aberdeen - £100
Robert Garden, Trustee of R Grant - £260
Mrs Mary Garden or Duff - £500
Isaac Grant, Blackmill - £100
James Grassie, Aberdeen - £100
Robert Grant of Druminner - £1,600
Jean Gordon, Aberdeen - £600
Captain Green's Trustees - £700
Margaret, Jean and Barbara Garden - £400
Jean Grant, Aberdeen - £120
James Gray, Methlick - £200
James Gray, Kinmuck - £100
Helen Garden, Aberdeen - £125
John Glennie, Lethenty - £100
Christian Gellan, Skene - £60
Margaret Gellan, Aberdeen - £80
Elizabeth Garden, Newmachar - £40
Agnes Grant and Jean Thomson, Drum - £90
Heirs of Mr Harper, Kildrumy - £500
John Horne, Aberdeen - £400
Helen Henderson, Aberdeen - £300
Peter Hay of Hayfield - £750
Charles Hacket, Aberdeen - £1,400
John Hunter, Aberdeen - £280
James Hendry, Newburgh - £100
John Hendry of Corse - £1,000
David Hutcheon, advocate - £100
David Hutcheon, advocate, for Trustees of James Clunes - £750
David Hutcheon, advocate, for Trustees of Alexander Shaw - £1,600
David Hutcheon, advocate, for Trustees of Dr Copland - £135
Isabel Hunter, Aberdeen - £50
Ann Hunter, Aberdeen - £60
Hugh Harper, Mill of Midstrath - £50
Mary Henderson, Aberdeen - £80
Catherine Innes, Dundee - £2,000
Peter Joss in Lethenty - £110
Alexander Imlay, printer, Aberdeen - £460
William Johnston, merchant, Aberdeen - £300
James Johnston and spouse - £90
Jane, Elizabeth and Keith Johnston - £150
Margaret Johnston, Aberdeen - £30
Isabel Innes, Aberdeen - £60
Mrs Christian Knowles or Henry - £200
Peter Keil, Huntly - £80
James Leith, Kingoadie - £100
Harry Lumsden, advocate - £2,000
Executors of Isabel Leonard - £525
Alexander Law, Monymusk - £220
William Lumsden, Aberdeen - £2,000
John Leith, coppersmith - £600
Ann Leitch, Gilcomston - £100
Jean Leslie, Old Aberdeen - £110
George Lamb Esq - £210
Rev John Leslie, Fintray - £1,600
George Laing, Haddohouse - £80
James Milne, Buchanston - £300
Patrick Mitchell, Bogheads - £160
Patrick Moir, Upper Coullie - £165
George Milne, Pitgersie - £110
Mary McKenzie, Damhead - £270
William Mair, Allethin - £500
William Middleton, Drumore - £150
Mrs Agnes Monro, Aberdeen - £750
William Milne, Easter Cairnie - £420
David Moir, Knockhall - £200
Robert Moir, Tarty - £500
John Maitland, Balhagarty - £100
John Maitland as Executor of Alexander Strachan - £580
Alexander Middleton, Bridgend - £150
Trustees of Mrs John and Mrs James Moir - £900
Robert Mutch, Greenbrae - £140
Samuel Middleton, Aberdeen Bank - £200
Peter McCombie, Bogheads - £100
William Morice, Westfield - £100
Alexander Milne, Petennan - £150
Janet Moir, Gilcomston - £200
Elizabeth Mills, Woodside - £300
Trustees of John Murray - £230
Alexander McKenzie, Skene Square - £220
Alexander McDonald, Kildrumy - £240
Executors of John Mitchell - £150
Alexander Middleton, Mill of Ennets - £100
William Murdoh, Bourtie - £80
Mary A F Masson's Executors - £110
Alexander Mutch, Longhill - £100
Ann McPherson, Newton - £80
Isabel Milne, Cairndaie - £120
Thomas Middleton, Boginglack - £90
Robert Morice, Aberdeen - £60
John Maich, Dalry House - £80
William Meston, Inverury - £100
Alexander Molison, Kintore - £100
James Milne, Concraig - £100
Rev Dr Mearns - £300
Rev Dr Morison - £450
James Murray, advocate - £100
Margaret Mcherson, Cargarff - £30
Jean Meston, Glentanner - £50
William Masson, Corachree - £50
Jean Menzies, Fintray - £40
Rev William Mitchell, Clola - £60
Ann Mackie, Aberdeen - £30
John Meston, dyer, Aberdeen - £50
Mary McPherson, Aberdeen - £75
Miss Martha Norton, London - £1,100
John Nairn, Aberdeen - £100
Teresa Ogilvie, Aberdeen - £410
Rev William Paterson, Nigg - £325
James Philip, Kendal - £100
George Philip and spouse, Buckie - £160
John Paterson, Ballochan - £210
James Porter, merchant, Aberdeen - £300
Elspet Prott and John Reid, Mill of Cavin - £200
Alexander Philip, Kinellar - £100
George Prott, Cowstones - £70
James Petrie, Executor of William Anderson - £110
John Paterson, Aberdeen - £95
Margaret Philip or Mann, Aberdeen - £30
Jean Paterson, Old Aberdeen - £90
Charles Prott - £60
Mrs Elizabeth Ross, Kintore - £560
Alexander Ronald, Inveramsay - £1,940
George Ronald, Inveramsay - £200
James Rust, Cotton - £800
Alexander Robertson, Spittal - £100
Alexander Reid, Dorlethen - £135
George Reid, Firbogs - £135
Hugh Rose, road contractor - £240
Samuel Ritchie, Gilmorton - £200
Executors of Ann Ronald - £100
Jean Ross and Charles Middleton - £200
James Riddel, Foveran - £100
William Ronald - £240
John Rae, Gilcomston - £100
William Russel, confectioner, Aberdeen - £110
Margaret Ronald and Margaret Law - £80
John Rae, Old Mill - £50
Jean Runcie, Aberdeen - £35
James Rannie, Lethenty - £40
Isabel Robertson, Aberdeen - £40
George Rae, Murcar - £40
Catharine Robertson, Aberdeen - £60
Helen and Ann Reid, Kingswells - £75
Thomas and William Rae - £70
Helen Ross, Mains of Corse - £50
Robert Robertson and children - £292 10 shillings
Janet Reid or Milne - £100
John Robertson, Glenburnie - £1,000
Alexander Smith of Blackhills - £500
Alexander Strachan, Millden - £380
Isabel Smith, Old Aberdeen - £200
Elizabeth Smith, Old Aberdeen - £200
George Simmers of Cults - £600
Executors of James Strachan, wright - £600
Janet Simpson, Aberdeen - £280
Marjory Sim or Lumsden - £100
Executors of George Simmers - £300
John Strachan, Tillioch - £1,000
John Strachan, Executor of William Frost - £50
George Storey, Aberdeen - £2000
Arthur Smith, Blackhills - £1,000
Alexander Stuart, Aberdeen - £110
John Shed, Culfort - £250
James Smith, slater, Aberdeen - £200
Rev Alexander Smith, Huntly - £500
Alexander Smith, Cruden - £100
Mary and Alexander Sangster, Thainston - £400
Jean Smith or Robertson - £492 10 shillings
Mary Ann Simpson, Aberdeen - £500
Elspet Simmers, Aberdeen - £400
William Smith, Bridge of Don - £170
James Strachan, bookseller - £1,250
John Simpson, Tanfield - £100
William Stuart, advocate - £1,000
John Strachan, Stocket - £500
Elizabeth and Helen Smith, Aberdeen - £230
Jean Smith, Old Aberdeen - £80
John Skinner, Aberdeen - £75
Mary Scott, Foveran - £30
Captain David Scott RN - £1,200
Alexander Scott and Jean Anderson - £60
John Silver, Swellhead - £30
Rev Dr Thomson - £400
Christian Tocker and Peter Fraser - £270
John Taylor, Uppermill, Cruden - £150
Rev Alexander Thom, Aberdeen - £100
Peter Taws, Kinellar - £60
Peter Thomson, Aberdeen - £60
William Urquhart, Fyvie - £300
William Urquhart and Ann Duff, Aberdeen - £100
Miss Rebecca Urquhart, Craigston - £500
Mary Valentine, Executor of Alexander Reid - £40
Mrs Walker, Skene - £400
William Walker, Borrowston - £250
John Wishart, Tarbethill - £860
William Wishart, Aberdeen - £1,100
William Wright, Old Aberdeen - £140
Alexander Wright, Thornton - £100
Dr George Watt - £2,500
Peter Walker, Lumphart - £150
George Walker, Fyvie - £400
Leslie Whyte, Gordon Castle - £325
Heirs of P Wattie, Corriehoul - £150
Isabel Walker, Colliston - £50
Trustees of John Watt, Cove - £10
Margaret Wood, Findon - £40
Margaret Watson, Aberdeen - £125
Sergeant Robert Young, Aberdeen - £350
George Yeats and Samuel Lightfoot - £210
Widow and family of William Hendry - £80
TOTAL: £112,570
(105v - 111r)
Sum due the Banking Company of Aberdeen on account on security of the Shoremaster's bill, endorsed by the Treasurer - £5,400
(111r)
CREDITORS NOT YET SETTLED:
John Allan - £32 3 shillings 6 pence
John Catanach - £120 19 shillings 5 pence
Heirs of William Copland - £240 17 shillings 6 pence
James Downie - £74 15 shillings 10 pence
Sir William Johnston - £15 10 shillings 6 pence
Miss Kynock - £74 12 shillings 6 pence
Catherine Middleton - £324 11 shillings 4 pence
Agnes Marr - £73 6 shillings 1 pence
John Paterson, Glengarden - £151 14 shillings 8 pence
John Troup - £30 7 shillings 2 pence
Peter Wilkie's Creditors - £97 18 shillings 9 pence
Heirs of Thomas Ritchie - £380
Tarland Wright Society - £375 4 shillings 2 pence
TOTAL: £1,992 1 shilling 5 pence
(111r)
The Provost reported to the Council that the whole Treasury debts were now settled and paid off and that the Trustees for the Treasury of Aberdeen had denuded of the Trust in favour of the magistrates and Council. The Council expressed themselves gratified by the Provost's statement and authorised the Treasurer to grant a discharge to the Trustees for the balance in their hands paid over to him. (112r - 113r)
The Provost reported to the Council on the arrangements proposed by the magistrates for the management of Treasury concerns, especially as regards the extensive property belonging to the Town. They recommended that the City Chamberlain, Mr Hardie, who had lately held the position of agent and cashier for the Trustees, should be charged with the responsibility of describing to intending purchasers the nature and extent of the properties and buildings which still remained unproductive and to revise the articles of roup and associated documents. They suggested an augmentation in his salary, to include his clerk, to £300 per annum. The magistrates further advocated that the Treasury be conducted with the utmost economy and therefore that any claim on the emoluments which could be derived from drawing conveyances of properties to feuars and other writings should be renounced. All of which the Council approved. (113r - 114v)
Mr Carnegie, Town Clerk, delivered a statement to the Council communicating his willingness to renounce his claim on the fees and emoluments which he formerly derived from the drawing of conveyances and other transfers of subjects belonging to the Treasury of Aberdeen. (114v - 115r)
Mr Hardie, City Chamberlain, likewise renounced his claim on the fees and emoluments which he formerly derived from the drawing of conveyances and other transfers of subjects belonging to the Treasury of Aberdeen. However he suggested that he would be grateful for a small addition to the £30 allowance he received for a clerk. (115r - 116r)
The Council approved the liberal conduct of Mr Carnegie and Mr Hardie in this regard. (116r) |