Only Three Aldermen In 100 Years
In the past 100 years the Ward of Cripplegate, one of the largest and most highly rated divisions of the City of London, has possessed only three aldermen, a remarkable instance…
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Council & local affairs, 1907
445 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 21 of 23
Dubbo Municipal Council. Fortnightly Meeting
THE fortnightly meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present:--The Mayor (Alderman McGuinn), Alderman Ryan, Tighe, Ritter, Hives, Bain,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reserves in the Municipality. Conference Between the Mayor and the District Surveyor
AT the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening, the Council Clerk read the following letters sent to the local District Surveyor by instructions from his Worship the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Childish Aldekman. Causes Commotion in the Council. and Succeeds in Wasting T1me
Monday last was the ordinary meeting night of the Council of the Bourke Municipality, and, as usual, several aldermen had to wait fully twenty minutes for…
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THE time is rapidly drawing near when this Municipality, in common with others, will have to consider the basis of taxation for the coming year. The Local Government Act…
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The fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Leah), Alds. Cornish, Hogan, Phillips, Duffy,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. the Shire Council and Mr. Miller. If It Is Not a Lane What Is It ? (To the Editor.)
Sir,—In your last issue appears a challenge for £25. made by the President of the Gilgandra Shire Council, requesting me to prove that a demand was made by him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Municipal Railway In England
Bradford has the first municipal railway in England, for on September 9, the Lord Mayor of the city drove the first train over a light railway, about twelve miles long,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Municipal Reform. (To the Editor of the Western Herald.)
Sir,—If a reasonable measure of Reform in the method of rating is to be brought into operation next year, the question should be taken up now. The right people to take it up…
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The usual [?] meeting of the shows was held at the Council Chambers on Monday last. Present Councilors garden (President), [?] Berryman Hitchen…
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The ordinary meeting of the Council was held, on Thursday evening of last week. Present:—Ald Moxon (Deputy-Mayar), Alds. Feely,…
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The ordinary meeting of the Municipal Council will be held on Monday nest. The following motion will be submitted by Alderman Ritter:— That a ¾ water pipe…
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AT the forthcoming meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council, on Monday next, Alderman Ritter it to move : "That a three-quarter inch water pipe be laid within the outer enclosure of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Municipal Rating System. Issue of a Special Proclamation
A MATTER of considerable concern to Shires and Municipalities is the issue of a proclamation relating to rates. Although a new Local Government system is at work the old system of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipal Reform. (To the Editor of the Dubbo" Liberal")
Sir, is a reasonable measure of reform in the method of rating is to be brought into operation next year,the question should be taken up now. The right people to take it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Macquarie Shire Council
The usual monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council was held on Saturday, when there were present the president (Cr. R. T. B. Gaden), and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bear Garden. Yet Another Howling Farce. Alderman Kelly Resigns
Members of the Municipal Council met on Thursday night with the understood intention of transacting business—the sequel will show how far…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Council
The monthly meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council was held on Friday last. Present: Councillors Witter (chair)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bourke Alderman
The monotony of a pressman's life at Bourke has some pleasing variations. In a country town scribes are at times hard pushed to manufacture copy that…
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