Municipal Statistics
THE following information respecting the borough is taken from a return furnished by the town clerk to the government statistician:— The estimated number of dwellings within…
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Council & local affairs, 1895
316 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 16
Liability of Aldermen—A Serious State of Affairs
ON Tuesday last the Full Court decided in the case "ex parte T. H. Dearin, re Wm. Davis," that as Davis, an alderman of the Redfern Municipal Council, had entered into a contract with the…
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The bill to enable colonial judges to sit on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was introduced in the House of Lords this evening. Lord Knutsford (formerly Secretary of State for…
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The municipal bodies are sorely exercised in their minds as to aldermen being contractors. Under the recent ruling of the supreme court almost every alderman is more…
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A SPECIAL MEETING of the Burrows Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman…
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London, May 28.--Though the bill to enable colonial judges to sit on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council contains no provision for salaries, it is understood that the Imperial…
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Though the bill to enable colonial judges to sit on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council contains no provision for salaries, it it understood that the…
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Mr. J. F. Hogan, member for Mid-Tipperary, who recently visited Australia, has given notice in the House of Commons that he will move that an annual grant of £3000 be made to reimburse the…
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THE notices of appeals against the municipal arrangement, received within the time allowed, number 362 from 106 appellants. In addition about 200 were sent in late; and…
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YASS, Tuesday.—Owing to the decision of the Supreme Court with regard to the liability of members of municipal councils, five alderman of the Yass Council would not take part in the municipal…
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THERE are 106 appellants against the municipal assessment, the properties concerned numbering 362. Besides these, however, 200 appeals were sent in after the time, and the Council has to decide whether…
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Bathurst, Wednesday.--At the local police court this morning the Mayor and aldermen of the borough appeared before the police magistrate to answer summonses charging them with…
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THE usual fortnightly meeting of the Burrows Municipal Council having lapsed on Tuesday evening through want of a quorum, the only Aldermen present being…
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THE municipal council meet at 7.30 this evening when it is expected many of the appeals against the assessment will be amicably settled between the parties and the council…
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THE friendly appeal court appointed to be held by the Council last evening did not take place, the Mayor and aldermen refusing to sit in consequence of the recent Supreme Court decision in the case of…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the borough council was summoned for Friday evening to consider appeals received against the assessment and to try to arrive at amicable settlement…
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In the city council to-day the mayor's report was to the effect that retrenchment was absolutely necessary, as the revenue, owing to friendly appeals against assessments, would…
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THE attention of ratepayers who have appealed against the municipal assessment on their properties is directed to the advertisement elsewhere with respect to the friendly appeal court, the first…
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THE Court of Petty Sessions for the purpose of hearing appeals against the municipal assessment for the current year was opened yesterday morning before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., Oliver, and Wombey…
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From the people's House there comes a shout, "The tariff of Dibbs must go," And the guileless voters, exulting, sing, "Let's give 'em a cheer, ho, ho."…
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