Municipal Retrenchment
IN an article published on Saturday we dwelt at some length with the proposed retrenchment in connection with the City Council. It was pointed out that in the…
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Council & local affairs, 1888
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Municipal
In the Leichhardt Council the following are the retiring aldermen :--East Ward, Alderman J. Young; Middle Ward, The Mayor (Alderman B. R. Moore): West Ward, Alderman C…
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ALDERMAN J. HARRIS formally entered upon the duties of his office as Mayor of the city this morning. A number of the aldermen met in the Mayor's room, and…
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Sir,--The strictures passed upon the appointments of Mr. John Davies and Dr. Renwick to the Legislative Council, as given in the letter of Mr. F. B. M'Lean in your issue of to-day, are…
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IN the coarse of conversation to-day with a representative of this journal. Alderman Harris said he proposes in the coarse of a few days to have a careful inspection of…
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The Mayor of Parramatta has been requested to convene a special meeting of the council for Friday afternoon next to consider the following resolution of which due notice has been given by Alderman Taylor,—"That in…
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Yesterday Alderman John Harris entered officially upon his duties as Mayor of Sydney for this year. During the morning nearly all the aldermen, as well as a large number of…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Mr. J. B. Dickson, one of the representatives for Queensland at the forthcoming meeting of the Federal Coun[?], will leave here on his way to Hobart…
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ROCKHAMPTON, This Day.--Rutter the defaulting ex-Mayor of North Rockhampton's case came before the Police Court to-day, but the hearing was…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Tuesday. -- J. W. Ratter, Mayor of Rockhampton, who was arrested the other day on a charge of forgery, was to have been tried at the Police Court this…
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Mr. J. W. Rutter, Mayor of North Rockhampton, who is charged with having forged several promissory-notes, attempted to commit suicide this morning by slabbing himself on the left breast with a steel…
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ON the 29th of August last an influential deputation from municipal bodies waited upon Sir Henry Parkes (Colonial Secretary), to ask for an additional endowment…
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The ordinary meeting of this council was held last night, there being present: Aldermen Bellemey (Mayor), Pierce, Jolly, O'Connell, Nelson, Smith, Tabrett, Eggleton, Medway and…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday.--Rutter, the defaulting ex-mayor of North Rockhampton, has been removed to the gaol hospital. His case will be heard next…
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HOBART, Wednesday.--Mr. A. L Clarke, Attorney-General, and Mr. E. N. C. Braddon, Minister for Lands, hare been appointed to represent Tasmania at the Federal Council in the place of…
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The borough of West Botany was incorporated on the 13th of January, 1871. It has an area of about six square miles, and is bounded on the north by Cook's River, on the south by George's River,…
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A meeting of the North Willoughby Council was hold on Tuesday, at 7.30 p.m. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Fleming, Simpson, Ludowici, Welch, and Fuller. "The finance report, showing £205 13s. 11d. due for works…
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One of the last acts of the retiring Mayor, Mr. A. J. Riley, was to preside at a finance meeting of the City Council, at which very considerable reductions were made in the salaries of the whole of the…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- Municipal troubles are now commencing for the year. Mr. Alexander Mathieson was elected without opposition for Carrington…
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BOCREE, This Day.--The Town Clerk here has been suspended, and an officer has been appointed temporarily to discharge his duties. This step has been…
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