Alderman Waugh and Rate Summonses
THE position of Alderman Wa[?]gh in relation to the indiscriminate issue of summonses for the recovery of unpaid rates has been frequently referred to, and he has at times been…
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Council & local affairs, 1900
305 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 16
Municipal Council. Special Meeting
A SPECIAL meeting of the council was held last night. There were present—Alderman Wright (Mayor), Retallick, Davitt, Williams, Beskeen, Harvy, Wise, Warren, and Linnane,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Conduct of the Mayor. to the Editor
SIR,—We have had several letters lately trying to inform us who Jabez Wright is; but I think no letter could tell us who Jabez Wright is or what he is capable of doing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mayor Wright and the Hospital Ball. Discussion by the Hospital Committee. Alleged Insult by an Official. No More Meetings in the Town Hall
AT the monthly meeting of the committee of the Hospital last night the chairman (Mr. Avery) reported that the committee was unable to obtain the use of the council…
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At the Parkes police court yesterday Alderman Bowditch sued Alderman Metcalfe for slander, for calling him "a thing" at a meeting of the local council and refusing to…
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SIR,—Your correspondent "William J. Baser," being one of t'other side who has so long ruled the roost[?]i[?] Broken Hill, shows a jealousy borne in the first instance of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayor and the Town Hall. Concession to the Charities
A FLUTTER was caused in social and business circles last week by the announcement that the Mayor (Alderman Wright), acting on a resolution of the council, had refused to allow…
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Mr. Joseph Chamberlain states that owing to the necessity of conferring with the colonies regarding the appointment of additional judges to the Council, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Breaches of the Municipal Bylaws
MR. POLKINGHORNE, inspector of nuisances, had the usual batch of offenders for breaches of the sanitary regulations before the Police Court today. Mrs. M'Kennie and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Big Slander Case. Alderman M'Elhone the Defendant. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
In the Jury Court yesterday, before Chief Justice Darley, the hearing of a big slander action was begun—Richards, late Sydney city surveyor, versus Alderman M'Elhone…
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The Council was occupied all the evening in discussing the amendments to the Commonwealth Bill…
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THE ordinary meeting of the municipal council will be held to-night. There are several matters of importance to be dealt with, among them being the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[By Telegraph.] Debate in the Legislative Council. SYDNEY
In the Legislative Council last night, Mr. Suttor, as member of the Government in the Upper Chamber, moved,—"That this House, while it would have preferred that…
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The Supply Bill passed its third r[?]a[?]ling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Conduct of the Mayor. to the Editor
SIR,—It seems to me a great many correspondents think we have no right to criticise our public men. I am pleased to know that we have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Council. a Quarrelsome Family. Stonewalling and Vituperation
THE ordinary meeting of the municipal council was held last night. Present: Aldermen Wright (Mayor), Retallick, Williams, Hendry, Beskeen, Wi[?]e, Warren, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fallowing appeared in yesterday's Second Edition:— Reorganising Municipal Business
WHEN the Mayor (Alderman Wright) took office in February last be avowed his intention ot entering on a reorganising campaign in regard to the conduct of municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Council. Adjourned Meeting. Disorderly Scenes Continued.)
THE adjourned meeting of the council was held last night [?] the aldermen were in attendance except aldermenh Waugh, Harvy, and Gubbins…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Reorganisation. to the Editor
SIR,—I noticed a paragraph a day or two ago wherein the Mayor is reported to have taken credit for reorganising the offices of the council. So far us appearances go at…
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MR. R. W. ENGLISH, C.E., writes a letter (which in the present state of the law we are not able to print at length) expressing the opinion that "in con equences of the…
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