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Council & local affairs, 1887

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Municipal Association

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1887 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The monthly meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Municipal Association was held at the Town Hall on Monday afternoon, there being present Messrs. W. A. Hutchinson…

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Municipal Division

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1887 · page 3

Mr. Humphrey, of Bexley, a very old resident, and now an alderman for Hurstville, has submitted a description defining the boundaries of the three proposed wards. The wards are…

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Municipal Association of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1887 · page 4

A monthly meeting of the committee of the Municipal Association of New South Wales was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon There were present:—Messrs. W. A. Hutchinson (in the chair), M. J. Hammond, Joseph…

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Municipal Councils. Marrickville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1887 · page 4

The fortnightly meeting of the Marrickville Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, at the Marrickville Town Hall, there being present—his Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. Graham), and Aldermen M'Coy, Elliott, Cook,…

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Correspondence. Our Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1887 · page 3

EDITOR CUMBERLAND MERCURY — If you think it a matter that the public should know how one alderman, or a number of aldermen, treat their brother alderman at the Council…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1887 · page 6

An appeal court was held yesterday before Mr. A. M. Fisher, D.S.M., in the St. Leonards Court-house against the assessments of the borough of St. Leonards. A large number of…

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Munioipal Council. Kogarah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 July 1887 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the above council was held on Tuesday evening last at the School of Arts, Kogarah. Present: The Mayor (E. Hogben), with Aldermen D. Read, Wise, Carroll, English, Tracey, M`Rae, and Carr[?]thers…

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Municipal Endowments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 July 1887 · page 4

The whole of the municipal councils are now receiving circulars from the Treasury, stating that the Government special endowment of 6s. in the £ on the total amount of the general…

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Municipal. Newtown

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 July 1887 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of this council was held on July 19 Present: The Mayor (Alderman Bellemy) and Aldermen Nelson, Tabrett, J. Smith, Eggleton, Lane, Whately,…

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The City CounciL Appointment of Acting-mayor

Evening News · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 6

A meeting of the City Council was held on Thursday in the Town Hall. In the absence of the Mayor, who is at present in Adelaide, Alderman Chapman presided; and the following…

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City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 2

A special meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday, there being present the acting-Mayor (Alderman Chapman), in the chair, Aldermen J. Harris, Kippax, Hardie,…

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Centennial Park. Action of the City Council

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 3

At the City Council yesterday the question of the proposed resumption of the Lachlan Reserve for the purpose of forming a Centennial Park was brought forward by the…

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Municipal Audits and Municipal Auditors. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 3

Sir,—I would like to call attention to what I conside[?] either a great neglect in carrying out of the provisions of our present municipal law or a very serious defect in that law itself; and, as the half-yearly audits of municipal…

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Municipal Councils. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 7

A meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held yesterday afternoon. Alderman Chapman presided, and there were also present:—Aldermen Kippax, Buckle, M. Harris, Bryen, Beare, Hardie, J. D. Young, J. Harris,…

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West Botany Municipality. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 6

Sir.--The Municipal Council of West Botany will receive from the property-owners along the eastern side of the Rocky Point-road, Rockdale from the Wesleyan Church to Skidmore's…

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Municipal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 2

At a meeting of the Alexandria Council held on Wednesday evening, the Mayor reported that in an interview with an an officer of the Sewerage Department be had been informed…

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Municipal Council. Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 July 1887 · page 9

A special meeting of the Parramatta Borough Council was held on Friday afternoon, to consider the expediency of making application for power to borrow a further sum of £15,000 for the purpose of carrying out…

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Penrith Municipal Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 July 1887 · page 4

A meeting of the Penrith Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Ald. Cross, Smeaton, Riley, Paskin, and Farrel…

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Granville. Municipal Council

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1887 · page 3

ON Wednesday last the Granville Municipal Council held their regular fortnightly meeting. Present: The Mayor (Mr. John Nobbs) and Aldermen Unwin, Flower, Grimwood, Allen,…

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