Penrith Municipal Council
A MEETING of the Penrith Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aid. T. Cross, Smeaton, Long, T. Smith, Clissold, Price, and T. R. Smith…
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Council & local affairs, 1885
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Damages against the Council
The action brought by Mr. Broadhead against the Balmain Borough Council was heard on Wednesday and Thursday last, at the District Court, before Mr. Justice Wilkins…
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Appeals against the assessment for rates of the Randwick Borough Council were heard to-day in the Water Police Court, before Mr. W. Johnson D.S.M. Mr F. Gannon appeared for the Borough Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydney Water Supply. Me. Dalley, the Mayor, and Mr. Moriarty. Something Must Now Be Done. Provisions for a Temporary Supply
This morning the Mayor of Sydney (Mr. T. Playfair) had an interview with the acting-Colonial Secretary (Mr. Dalley) and Messrs. Moriarty (Government Engineer-in-chief), and Henfon (of the City…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →England and Russia. a Russian Council Summoned the British Proposals. Reported Occupation of Meruchak Denied
London, May 1.--The "Standard" contains the statement that the Czar of Russia has summoned a council to consider the British proposal to arbitrate with regard to the question…
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This council met yesterday afternoon, there being present, the Mayor, Alderman Wright, Day, Graham, Andrews, O'Connell, Hume, Berry, Williamson, Stanley, and M'Laughlin. The finance…
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MR. Mayor Playfair has discovered that the City Council is spending too much money, and therefore he has found it necessary to "put the screw on ." It is pity such a course has to be…
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A special meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Municipal Association was held in the Town Hall on Monday afternoon. Mr. W. A. Hutchinson, M.P., occupied the chair. The other…
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Alderman Jago, of the St. Leonards Borough Council, left for London on Sunday morning in the R.M.S.; Thames. The Prince of Wales steamer accompanied, the mail steamer to the Heads, and on board were the…
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Appeals against the assessment for rates of the Randwick Borough Council were heard on Saturday in the Water Police Court, before Mr. W. Johnson, D.S.M…
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On Saturday the Mayor of Sydney (Mr. T. Piayfair) had an interview with the acting-Colonial Secretary (Mr. Dailey) and Messrs. Moriarty (Government…
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This council met lest evening, when there were present--the Mayor, Aldermen Hearn, Davison, Moore, Arguimban, Scott, Waiting, and Evans. The Mayor asked that the council would authorise…
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At the meeting of the Petersham Council on Tuesday night a letter was read from Mr. E. J. Henry, resigning his seat aa an alderman for Sydenham Ward. The letter was addressed to the Mayor…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Friday afternoon last for the, purpose of striking a rate for the current year. There were present:—The…
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Archbishop Gould, of Victoria, has convened a synod of the Roman Catholic clergy of the archdiocese of Melbourne, to meet in St. Patrick's Cathedral on the 19th May, to discuss and arrange…
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The Mayor of Sydney (Mr. T. Playfair) waited on Tuesday on the acting-Colonial Secretary, with reference to what took place at the interview held on Saturday, concerning the water supply for Sydney…
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The Municipal Conference met this morning, when memorials on the subject of various matters were adopted, and will be laid before the different Ministers as soon as a day is fixed. The principal…
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In the Water Police Court a question of interest to borough councils was raised in the case of Searson v. Harrison for breach of by-laws in the borough of Waverley. For the defence it was held that as the…
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Sir,—I observe in daily papers that the Government have for Rome time been desirous to arrange with municipalities to take over the management of the main roads passing through their respective…
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A now departure in the Mayoral festivities of the year toot place on Wednesday evening, when, instead of the annual ball, his Worship the Mayor, Mr. Thomas Playfair, gave an assembly, which was…
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