Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1675-1776 Volume 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...to the N Treasurer to pay to James Welsh, John Welsh, 251 Michael Cornelisse and Jacobus Delamontagne Warrant Issued Bellmen of this City or Order the sum of Six pounds Curr Money of New York in full of their sallary as Bellman and Watch of this City from the first day of November last to the first day of this Instant December Order'd that no Brickmakers or Charcoale Burners within this City and Corporation do fell or Cutt down any Trees Firewood or Timber upon the Commons of this City for Burning of Bricks or Making of Charcole upon pain of being prosecuted at Law as Trespassers. And it is hereby further Ordered that it shall and may be Lawfull for any Freeman of this Corporation to Carry away and take to his own use any firewood or Timber that shall be found felled or Cutt down and lying upon the Commons of this City. Provided the same be not Carryed of the said Commons by the Person or Persons who shall so have Cutt & felled down the same in two days after the same is so Cutt and felled down. City of ), - Att A Common Council held at the New York j City Hall of the said City on Tuesday the 13 day of December Anno Dorn 1720 Present Robert Walter ESqr Mayor David Jamison ESqr Recorder Edward Blagge Jacobus Kip John Cruger Phillip Cortlandt 482 Oliver Teller Andries Maerschalck William Roome Johannes Roosevelt Phillip Cortlandt The Petition of Thomas Hooke was read praying A Lease of some Land between the Kings highway and his Lott lying near the saw kill Bridge on A Reasonable Annual Rent in Order to preserve the Timber growing thereon from being Cutt down and destroyed & for preserving the Stream running to his Mill-Assistants. Resolved that the said Land desired by the Petitioner be Leased and lett to farm. and that Alderman Blagge Alderma...