Some remarks were then made concerning a little inaccuracy in the minutes and also the difficulty of keeping minutes correct when there is the least disturbance or confusion.

Councillor moved that the have the priviledge of taking the minutes and retaining them to copy some names from them, and after he has done that that he be instructed to destroy them. Carried by unanimous vote

Some more remarks were made relative to the difficulty of taking minutes when there is confusion.

agreed with the remarks made concerning taking minutes, but he was not in favor of relaxing or contracting the minutes but would prefer increasing and keeping them more full, and if there were other men in this council who were good at keeping minutes he was in [p. [38]]