Municipal Reform. (To the Editor.)
Sir--His Worship the Mayor deserves great credit for his pluck in having commenced to reform the City Council. As his Worship has started this good work I would like to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1898
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Municipal
Some errors in figures crept into our report of Alderman Wynne's speech at Waverley on Saturday night. In the course of his remarks, he spoke of the "debenture debt" of £50,000 at 6 per cent, as being a "very bad…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Convention. High Court of Australia. to Consist of Not Less Than Two Judges. No Maximum Number Fixed. Should There Be Appeal to the Privy Council? Trial by Jury Agreed To. (From Our Special Reporters.) Melbourne
It was in no amiable frame of mind that the members of the Convention resumed their labours this morning. They were worn ont by the distressing heat of the two previous daya and nights,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Erskineville Council. Disorderly Conduct of Aldermen. Free Fight Among Ratepayers
At a meeting of the Erskineville Council held a fortnight ago, and reported in the "Herald" of January 24, Alderman Black presented a petition from residents and ratepayers of the North Ward…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Alderman Cowles at Mosman
Alderman O. Cowles, who is seeking re-election for the West Ward of the Borough of Mosman, addressed a large gathering of ratepayers at the local council-chambers last night. Mr. R. J. Fairbairn presided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parramatta Water. the Mayor Apologises
A special meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday to consider the matter of purchasing the land adjoining the Parramatta reservoir. Alderman Saunders moved the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Paddington Finances. Report of the Mayor
At the last meeting of the Paddington Council the Mayor (Alderman T. J. West) submitted a report of the year's proceedings. Regarding the finances, the report stated that at the beginning of the year there was a credit…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Borough of Paddington. The Mayor's Annual Report, Comments On Last Year's Depression
Some Interesting observations are made In the Mayor of Paddington's annual report, copies of which, were tabled at Monday night's meeting of the local council. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fight on the Stairs. Scene at the Erskineville Council
The proceedings of the Erskineville Council on Monday night were marked by a "scene," which the Mayor (Alderman Anderson) characterised as one of the most discreditable that had occurred in the borough, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Prevention of Nuisance. a Lively Half-hour At the Erskineville Council
Proceedings at Monday night's meeting of the Erskineville Council were somewhat out' of the ordinary, and at one period the outlook was so serious that the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Municipal Subsidy
The 2s 6d in the £ municipal subsidy cropped up at the Waverley Council last night, under cover of a letter from the Bankstown Council, asking the borough. to cooperate in sending a deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Elections. Nominations
Yesterday was the day fixed for the general nomination of candidates for election to vacancies in municipal councils. Most of the nominations have already been published in these columns. We give…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Municipal Elections
The North Brisbane municipal election to-day excited unusual interest. Contests were held in four wards, the excitement being principally in the Valley Ward, where the Mayor, Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal Councils. Ashfield
At the meeting of this council on January 25 the following were present: The Major (Alderman John Upward, J. P.), and Alderman Donpan, Mills, Brown, Lloyd, Robson, Josephson, and Broughton. Messrs. T. Hales,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Through the Old Land and the Continent. Municipal Notes and Observations. Which Is the Best Destructor for Sydney?
Some ten months ago I left Sydney by the Barbarossa for an extended tour through other countries, and as I combined pleasure with business, I now propose to give a brief account of my…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Municipal Amenities at Enfield
Some ill-feeling was shown at the Enfield Council meeting last night. At the last meeting Alderman Pilcher characterised a statement of the clerk as an "infamous falsehood." Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipalities and Typhoid. to the Editor
Sir, -- Allow me through your valuable paper to call the attention of the Health Board to the disgraceful way stagnant water is allowed to remain in the gutters of our suburbs. Can it be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →That Municipal Endowment
The Waverley Council last evening considered the request of the Bankstown Council for co-operation in a deputation to the Premier, requesting him to pay the special endowment of 2[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Municipal Elections
BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The Brisbane municipal elections took place to-day. Mr. M'Master was re-elected for the Valley, defeating Mr. Higgs, editor of the "Worker," by 581 to 434. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Elections. Official Nominations. Polling Day, Next
Nominations for vacancies in the various municipal councils throughout the colony were officially announced yesterday. The polling will be taken next Saturday in almost every district. Whore additions or alterations…
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