City Council
A finance committee meeting of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held on Thursday afternoon. Present—The Mayor (Alderman A. J. Riley), and Aldermen Beare, Bryen, Buckle…
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Council & local affairs, 1887
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Friends in Council
Johnny Macintosh was not present when the Legislative Council met on Tuesday afternoon. Nor was De Salis. The fact is that a certain coolness, almost an enmity, has arisen, between…
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Mr. WEBB (Newcastle) moved—"That it is desirable that a wheel tax be embodied in the Local Government Act." Seconded by Mr. BENNETT (Wickham.)…
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The fifth annual session of the Municipal Association was continued yesterday, when there was a large attendance of delegates. The Mayor of Sydney (president) occupied the chair…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Municipal Association of the Metropolitan Group held a meeting to-day in the Town-hail, to consider the provisions of the Health Act Amendment…
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The Municipal Council of Sydney met in committee of finance yesterday afternoon. There were present The Mayor (Alderman A. J. Riley), in the chair; Aldermen Beare, Bryen, Buckle, Burdekin, Chapman, Hardie Hart,…
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The fifth session, of the Municipal Association of New South Wales continued its sittings at the Town Hall yesterday. The proceedings were commenced by the Mayor of Sydney (Mr. A. J. Riley. M.L.A.), but the chair was…
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A meeting of the Penrith Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present the full Council. MINUTES.' The minutes of the previous meeting were read…
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THE general fortnightly meeting of the Liverpool Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last. Present:— The Mayor (Mr. N. G. Bull[?]in the chair, and…
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THE fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday evening. [?] The Mayor (Mr. John Nobbe) and A[?] Unwin. Fewsater, Ritchie, Marshall [?]…
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LONDON, September 30.—Alderman Polydore de Keyser has been selected for the office of Lord Mayor of London for the coming year. [Mr. de Keyser has been for many years the proprietor…
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Among the batch of Mayors in Great Britain recently knighted at the instance of Lord Salisbury, Sir Edwin Gaunt, the Mayor of Leeds, is worthy of notice. He began to work hard when…
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LONDON, Friday.--Alderman Polydore De Keyser has been selected as the next occupant of the Lord Mayor's chair…
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The opening sports of the No. 1 Saltwater Swimming Bath of the Sydney Bathing Company, recently erected in Pitt-street, were held this afternoon. The Mayor (Mr. A. J. Riley, M.L.A.) and an influential company were…
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A meeting of the ratepayers of North Willoughby was held of the School of Arts, Mowbray-road, yesterday evening, for the purpose of enabling the two gentlemen who were getting a petition signed, asking the Government…
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The City Council is again in trouble. When the Bradford cases were discovered, it might reasonably have been hoped that every account of the corporation would have been so examined that at least there…
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The Standing Order prescribing the hour at which the House is to meet on each sitting day is similar to the one that has been in vogue for some years. The Assembly this session altered its hour or meeting to…
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In reply to Dr. Creed, Mr. Salomons stated that it was not considered desirable at present to lay before the Council the whole of General Schaw's report on the defences of the colony. He also…
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Mr. Polydore de Keyser, alderman for the Ward of Farringdon Without, has been elected Lor[?] Mayor of London…
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At the last meeting of the Canterbury Council a letter was received from the clerk (Mr. H. M. Innes) declining to receive three months' notice to leave ; his appointment was a yearly one,…
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