Document: Appointment of P. Wolpherts van Couwenhoven as city surveyor

At the session, present: the honorable lords high councilors, Nicasius de Sille, J. La Montagne and the honorable fiscal Cornelis van Tienhoven, appeared the honorable Allard Antony and Oloff Stevensen Kortlant, burgomasters of this city of Amsterdam in New Netherland, and proposed to the lords high councilors how necessary it was that proper attention and care be given to the survey of buildings, requesting as a result, whereas the one surveyor Poulis Leendersen vande Grift was sailing to Curasao with the honorable general Petrus Stuyvesant and the honorable fiscal Tienhoven was the only surveyor present, that in addition to him another capable person qualified thereto be chosen and appointed as surveyor in place of the former surveyor the honorable Lubbertus van Dincklagen.

The high councilors having regarded the proposal put forth by the aforesaid burgomasters, have appointed as surveyor from the double number nominated by the magistrates of this city, Pieter Wolphertsen van Couwenhoven, former schepen of this city. Thus done at the session held in Amsterdam in New Netherland, ady ut supra.