Cape Council of Policy
234
1660-01-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 234
- Date
- 1660-01-07
- Year
- 1660
English translation
Considering that the covering with the newly invented baked tiles on the water grain mill has succeeded very well, and has created a good fireproof roof for outside fire, whereas in contrast the thatched roof (with which all of the Comp's houses inside and outside the fort are still covered) poses a great risk from outside fire and flying sparks from chimneys and otherwise, which most recently became apparent during the burning of Freeman Henri Boom's house, when one had one's hands full, preserving the said Comp's thatched roofs with water pouring from the flying sparks, etc., It is, after mature deliberation, at the disposal of the E. Compe. and in order to ensure the greatest security of the said houses and their contents, it was deemed most necessary, and accordingly resolved, to have all of the Company's houses covered with backed tiles, and to have the reed removed, as well as to see to it that it can be sold to the freemen, in order to meet the new expenses as much as possible; then, with the free stone and tile backer, Wouter Cornelisz Mostart (who is also a free miller) first agrees for the E. Compe. To prepare as many tiles as will be required for the aforementioned fineness, namely 6 inches wide and 12 inches Rijnlandt long, for 10 guilders per thousand, to be covered on the roof, provided that the E. Company, at their own expense, will have them brought back from the kiln by carts or wagons.
And furthermore, the tile deck must also have very straight slats sawn. It has also been agreed with the independent wood sawer, Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen, that the E. Company will supply the necessary slats, with a sawing diameter of at least an inch square, for 13 guilders. the hundred feet of planks, of which they shall be sawn.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope for the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
And furthermore, the tile deck must also have very straight slats sawn. It has also been agreed with the independent wood sawer, Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen, that the E. Company will supply the necessary slats, with a sawing diameter of at least an inch square, for 13 guilders. the hundred feet of planks, of which they shall be sawn.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope for the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Gesien dat het decken met de nieuw g’inventeerde gebacken tighels op de waeter corenmeulen seer wel is succederende, ende een goet brandtvrij dack voor buijten vuur is maeckende, daer ter contrarie het rietdack (waermede alle des Comps. huijsinge binnen ende buyten t’ fort noch maer gedeckt sijn) groot perijckel van buijten vuur ende vliegende voncken, uijt schoorsteenen ende andersints sijn loopende, soo laast gebleecken is by het verbranden van den vrijborger Henr. Booms huijs, als wanneer men de handen vol werck hadt, de gemelte Comps. rietdacken met waetergieten voor de vliegende voncken te bewaeren &a., Soo is nae rijpe deliberatie ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. ende om de meeste verseeckertheijt der gemelte huijsingen ende ingebergde waeren, op ‘t hoogste nodig g’acht, ende volgens dien oock geresolveert, alle des Comps. huijsing en, met gebacken tighels te laeten decken, ende ‘t riedt doen affneemen, mitsgaeders sien ‘t selve aan de vrijeluijden te vercoopen, om daermeede de nieuwe oncosten noch soo veel mogelijck tegemoet te coomen; sijnde dan met den vrij steen ende tighel backer, Wouter Cornelisz Mostart (die oock vrij meulenaer is) g’accordeert ten aldereersten voor d’ E. Compe. gereet te maecken, soo veel tighelsz als ten fine voorsz sullen vereijsschen, naementlijck nae de vorm van 6 duijm breet, ende 12 duijm Rijnlandts langh voor 10 gl. ‘t duijsent heel op ‘t dack gedeckt te tellen, mits d’ E. Compe. op haer costen daertegen hem deselve van den oven, met carren ofte waegens weder sal laeten bijhaelen.
Ende nademael tot do. tigheldack oock seer rechte latten moeten wesen gesaeght, Soo is met den vrij houtsaeger, Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen mede g’accordeert, d’ E. Compe. daertoe de vereijsschende latten te leveren, de saegsnee min als een duijm in ‘t viercandt voor 13 gl. de hondert voet planckx, daer se van sullen gesaeght worden.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Ende nademael tot do. tigheldack oock seer rechte latten moeten wesen gesaeght, Soo is met den vrij houtsaeger, Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhuijsen mede g’accordeert, d’ E. Compe. daertoe de vereijsschende latten te leveren, de saegsnee min als een duijm in ‘t viercandt voor 13 gl. de hondert voet planckx, daer se van sullen gesaeght worden.
Aldus geresolveert ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daege ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.