New York as an Eighteenth Century Municipality: Prior to 1731, Part 1 |
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... Action on the order of the provincial authorities resented by the common council . . 112 Commission method abandoned in favor of leasing to highest bidder .. 112 Maintenance of dock 113 Repairs made at city's expense 113 Repairs ...
... Action on the order of the provincial authorities resented by the common council . . 112 Commission method abandoned in favor of leasing to highest bidder .. 112 Maintenance of dock 113 Repairs made at city's expense 113 Repairs ...
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... action of the court in doing away with the office of treasurer and in making the collector of monies cus- todian and disburser of the same - no disbursement being permitted without the order and signature of the mayor and secretary ...
... action of the court in doing away with the office of treasurer and in making the collector of monies cus- todian and disburser of the same - no disbursement being permitted without the order and signature of the mayor and secretary ...
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... action in the matter . Again , other measures such as involved schools and schoolmasters , emanated sometimes from the burgo- masters alone , sometimes from the court . * 3 In English New York there was the same practice of a court ...
... action in the matter . Again , other measures such as involved schools and schoolmasters , emanated sometimes from the burgo- masters alone , sometimes from the court . * 3 In English New York there was the same practice of a court ...
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... actions or suits . The reader will find in the chapter on " Ferries " a narration of the circumstances un- der which the Corporation commenced a " Process at Law Against Dirck Benson , the Lessee of the ferry . " In the chapter on ...
... actions or suits . The reader will find in the chapter on " Ferries " a narration of the circumstances un- der which the Corporation commenced a " Process at Law Against Dirck Benson , the Lessee of the ferry . " In the chapter on ...
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... , p . 29 . 3 This is a curious limitation that it does not seem easy to explain . ' Dongan charter in M. C. C. , vol . i , pp . 299-300 . Pleas for all Actions of Debt , Trespass upon ye 18 [ 18 NEW YORK IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
... , p . 29 . 3 This is a curious limitation that it does not seem easy to explain . ' Dongan charter in M. C. C. , vol . i , pp . 299-300 . Pleas for all Actions of Debt , Trespass upon ye 18 [ 18 NEW YORK IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
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³ Ibid aldermen appears appointed April boats bridge Brooklyn building burgher burgomasters and schepens carmen charge charter in M. C. C. chimneys Church Citty city clerk's city hall city's clerk colonial committee common council constable corporation coun Dongan charter Dutch East River election English erected February February 23 fees ferry house ferryman fire florins former freemen Governor Dongan granted guilders Harlem Ibid inhabitants interesting John John Cruger keeper land later Laws lease legislature lessee Lott magistrates Manhattan Manhattan Island March March 25 Marshall mayor mayor and aldermen Montgomerie Charter months municipal negro November ordered ordinance overseers paid penalty pence persons Peter Delanoy petition Petitioners poor pounds prison provincial received records regulations rent repairs reported revenue schout session sheriff shillings stivers streets vote wampum ward watch William York
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