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Southern Highlands · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1904

171 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 9

Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

The council met on Thursday night last, when there were present: Ald. Stephens (Mayor), Rutherford, Stokes, Beaven, Kyngdon, Jones, and Oxley…

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Election of Mayor at Moss Vale. Ald. Aland Again Chosen

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

A special meeting of the Moss Vale council took place on Thursday night last for the purpose of electing a mayor. A full council was present. There…

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Mayor of Moss Yale

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

At the Moss Vale council chambers on Thursday evening last, Ald. E. Aland was elected-Mayor of that town for the fourth year in succession. He was nominated by…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, February 15Th, 1904

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

Present—His worship the mayor (in the chair), Aid. Jones, Taylor, Collard, Leighton-Jones, Salkeld, Hughes, and Carter…

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Moss Vale Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Moss Vale council was held on Monday evening last. The correspondence included a letter from the Public Works Department, stating that…

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Municipal Reform. the Ward System Condemned

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 3

As the spirit of reform seems just bow to permeate the air of New South Wales, it would not be ill-advised if the governing powers paid some little attention to the…

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Municipal Association Decisions

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

At the meeting of the Municipal Asso ciation in Sydney on Tuesday, in reply to the Tumut council as to whether there exists any method of recovering rates due…

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Mittagong Council

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

The usual meeting was held on Wednesday eveding last. Correspondence. Mr. W. Dowling asked the council to…

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Municipal Contracts. New Method of Procedure

Robertson Advocate · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 2

One of the most important duties of a municipal council is the consideration and acceptance of the annual tenders for the several public services…

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Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

The usual meeting of the Bowral council was held on Thursday evening last. Present: Ald. A. Stephens (Mayor), Rutherford, Stokes, Jones, Campbell, and Oxley…

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The Water Supply. Discussed by the Bowral Council

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

Under the head of Questions and Statements, the matter of a water supply came up for discussion at the last meeting of the Bowral Council…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 2

The council met on Thursday night last, when there were present: Ald. Stephen (Mayor), Rutherford, Stokes, Jones, Campbell, and Oxley. An…

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Bowral municipal Council

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 2

At a meeting of the council on Thursday evening a letter was received from the Railway Commissioners through Mr. McCourt stating, in reply…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday, 28Th February

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 2

Present—His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen W. Jones, Taylor, Collard, A. Garter, and Dr. Leighton-Jones.The minutes of last meeting were…

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Municipal Council. 2Nd March. 1904

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 4

A MEETING of the Finance Committee of the Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on the evening of above date. Owing to the…

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Moss Vale Council

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 2

The council inquired of the Municipal Association if the council had the power to compel the owner or occupier to remove blackberry bushes from the footpath…

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Sew Yorn's Mayor

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 6

Mr McCall[?] the new Mayer of new York, warted to be a soldier like his father, who commarded the arry of the potomer He was or in Dreedem in…

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Moss Vale Council. Monday. [?]Th March, 1904

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

Present: His worship the mayor (chair), Aldermen Leighton-Jones, Collard, Salkeld, and Carter. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Mittagong Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above council was held on Wednesday night, when there were present: aid, Leighton (chair), Wallie, Meriffield, Mealing, Westbury, Lake,…

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Bowral Municipal Council

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

A special meeting of the bove was held on Monday evening, the ordinary meeting of the previous Thursday having lapsed for went of a quorum. present: Aid. Stephens…

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