bee truth; The Cort haue and doe hereby Condemne ye sd Gilbert wheeler to pay as a fyne ye sume of fower pound; for his sd trespasse, according to ye Expresse Lawe of ye Governmt togeather ye Costs (als) Execution.
The Crt haue this day authorized and appointed William Boyles to bee survr & overseer of ye highwayes from the faales to Poetquessink Creek; hee to take care that ye sd highwayes bee made good & passable, wth bridges over all myry & dirty places; betweene this & ye next Cort and all ye Inhabitants Living wthin ye Compasse abovesd to bee reddy to doe & compleat ye sd way upon due warning given by ye sd overseer; the unwilling to bee fyned according to former order & practize;
The Cort adjorned till ye 2d Teusday of ye month of Septembr next.
[Edward Armstrong, editor], The Record of the Court at Upland, in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Historical Society, Memoirs, VII, Philadelphia, 1860), 189-194.
76. Records of a City Government (1700)
BY THE MAYOR, RECORDER, ALDERMEN, AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF ALBANY
Very few borough or city governments existed in the colonies; this extract sets forth the activity of one of them. — Bibliography: A. J. Weise, History of the City of Albany, ch. x.
ATT a Common Councill held in ye Citty of Albany ye 14th of May, 1700.
It is concluded and thought requisite that ye streets within this Citty be cleared, each Inhabitant before his door, and to remove ye fyre wood thereof, and whoever shall be founde driveing a wagon or cart through ye streets, and ye drivers not walking afoot, shall forfeit for each such offence ye sum of 3s, as likewise for such as are neglecting to clean the street, and remove the wood before their doors.
It is further considered and ordered that ye Constables shall take their turns on ye sabbath day to prevent drawing of strong drink in tipling houses, and breaking the sabbath day, and whosoever shall be founde drawing of any strong liquor in said houses to any person, shall forfeit ye summe of twenty shillings for each offence.
