Document: Minute of the appearance of burgomaster Van Cortland and ex-treasurer Anthony before the council

[several lines lost] [ ] of the director general and councilors [ ] of 22 January last [ ] deviating[i] from the current account), to explain some entries in the said account mainly concerning those items which, according to the honorable Allard Anthony, were given to Captain Coninck and his people, together amounting to ƒ1194½. The aforesaid honorable Oloff Stevensz declared that these items, with his communication and knowledge (because at that time he was also governing burgomaster) were given and provided by Allard Anthony to Captain Coninck and his people. Also some of the same items [ were given ] with the approval and in the presence of Cornelis van Tienhoven, former fiscal and schout of this city, and this as compensation for the said captain’s effort made to the service of, and for the best of, this city, both in his aligning the streets, as well as the steady work done by his people for some months in a row in reinforcing the palisades, sheathing the city gate and the city hall, etc.—necessary works, whose labor, if figured against wages here in this country, would cost at least three times as much, yes, come to more than what was figured for it. Therefore, the said burgomasters claimed that, for the best of this city, the sum had been well spent by them.

The report having been heard by the director general and councilors, the said burgomasters Oloff Stevensz and Allard Anthony are ordered to provide the meeting with a written report concerning these and further [ spent ] monies regarding the said account. Dated as above.

[several lines lost] Tonneman

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