History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
" For a turn with his boat, for two horses, ten pence, and for any wore, four pence apiece ; and if they be driven over, half us much. " For single cattle, as much as a horse.
*' For a boat-loading ol cattle, as much as he hath for horses. '* For droves of cattle to be driven over and opening ye gates, twopence per piece.
" For feeding of cattle, three pence in silver.
'■ For feeding a horse one day or night with hay or graase, six pence."
WESTCHESTER.
before and a day after its expiration. The quit-rent which Johannes had to pay for this franchise to the Duke of York was ten shillings. This ferry was just north of what is now known as Godwin's Island, but the location of the inn is uncertain.
Verveelen was soon settled at Spuyten Duyvil, where, in addition to his duties as ferry-master, he was api)ointed constable. William Betts, Sr., and Kier Walters, a tenant of Archer's, were appointed overseers and assistants by the Governor. The next year (lijTO), Verveelen began " the making of a bridge over the marsh, between Papariuamin and Fordham.
It seems that William Betts, George Tippett and Jolm Hedger (Heddy), who lived some distance from the town of Fordham, proposed to the Governor that if they were excused from their proportion of work in making the causeway, they would make a bridge at their own charge over Bronx River, on the road leading to Esist Chester, which they said was also very necessary. Debate was had on this proposition in the Governor's presence at Fort James, Tippett, Betts and Hedger being present and also divers of the inhabitants of Fordham. The people of the town other than the three offered to help build the bridge over the Bronx "after ye causey shall first be finisht " as the causeway would be a difficult job the governor, finding that the proposition of the three townsmen tended to greater expedition in both works, ordered that the three persons would first join the rest of the town of Fordham in making the causeway, and that afterwards they all should join in making a convenient bridge over the Bronx.