Municipal Neglect. to the Editor
SIR,--I would respectfully call the attention of the aldermen for the East Ward to the shockingly disgraceful condition of Fitzroy street east and west of Prince street. Since the latter…
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Council & local affairs, 1899
343 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 18
Correspondence. Municipal Reform. to the Editor
SIR,--"Old Hand" is a very appropriate name to put at the bottom of the letter appearing in Monday's ARGUS, for after giving a long string of ex- aldermen, including good men and…
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The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. PresentâAld. See (chair), Selman, Carson, Shore, Jordan, Johnson, Eggins, M'Farlane…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lord Mayor's Day, 9th NOVEMBER
Prince of Wales' Birthday in England is Lord Mayor's Day, when the new Chief Magistrate of the ancient city of London is formally inaugurated. For its display of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Grafton Council
THE usual meeting of the Council wat held on Wednesday. Present--The Mayor (in the chair), Ald. A. E, and C. T. Schwinghammer, M'Dermid, and Dr. Kearney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Municipal Reform. to the Editor
SIR,--In your issue of the 10th instant "Ratepayer" has again honored the public with a further expression of his opinion on the above question, but, unfortunately for himself and his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Grafon Municipal Council
The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—The Mayor, Ald, M'Dermid, Schwinghammer (2), Kearney. A subscription list to Patrictic fund was ordered…
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In the Legislative Council on Thursday. The Fisheries Act Amendment Bill was read a first time. The Council passed the Navigation…
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THE usual meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Present--The Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen M'Farlane, Eggins, Johnson, Kritsch, Jordan, Trent, Shore, and Carson…
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The regular meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—the Mayor, Ald. Carson, Trent, Kritsch, Eggins. M'Farlane, Shore, Johnson and Jordan. The Patriotic Fund Committee forwarded lists…
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In the Legislative Council on Thursday. The Early Closing Bill was read a second time on the voices, but several members threatened to have the measure radically…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unimproved Land Tax for Municipal Purposes. Sydney
Some thirty gentlemen representing municipalities waited on the Chief Secretary to-day to ask for an amendment of the law in respect to an anomaly which exists at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maclean Municipal Council. A Lively Meeting. Stormy Scenes
The regular meeting of the Maclean Council was held on Tuesday evening. Owing to the circumstance under which the previous meeting a month since had broken up, and the electricity with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Taxation
On Monday about 30 representatives of municipalities waited upon tho Colonial Secretary to urge the amendment of the Municipalities Act to provide for tho raising of revenue on the…
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A NUMBER of gentlemen representing the municipalities waited on the Colonial Secretary on Monday last, and urged the necessity of amending the law in regard…
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For the position of Mayor of Sydney, the election will take place next week. Sir Matthew Harris will again be a candidate, but whether he will be successful depends…
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This measure has been withdrawn for the present. It was seen that it could not be passed soon enough to make it effective in connection with the present elections,…
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In the Council on Tuesday. The message from the Assembly in regard to the Council's amendments in the Friendly Societies. Bill was considered in committee,…
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Alderman M'Donald was the only absentee on Tuesday evening. The resignations of T. A. Bateman of the position of Inspector of Nuisances and Inspector of Dairies…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Political and Social. (Notes by S.c.) the Municipal Elections
The day after to-morrow the municipal elections in connection with the City of Sydney will take place. There are seven vacancies to be filled, one of the candidates…
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