Municipal Money Matters
BOWRAL, Monday.--In connection with the difficulty which has arisen between the Municipal Council and the City Bank with regard to the gasworks overdraft, It was decided, at a meeting of…
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Council & local affairs, 1898
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Municipal Sanitary Conference
The Leichhardt Council has arranged with the neighboring councils of Petersham, Ashfield. and Marrickville for a second conference to discuss, and, if deemed advisable, to come to some…
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Without personal inspection it is impossible for the ordinary-citizen to form any adequate idea of what is meant by the slums of Sydney. He does not come in contact with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Slums of Sydney. Second Mayoral Visit of Inspection. Rookeries in Denison and Gipps Wards. the Mayor and the London County Council
On Tuesday, May 3, the Mayor of Sydney, (Alderman, Matthew Harris), recognising the danger of the dilapidated rookeries that unfortunately exist in different parts of the city, paid…
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Before the Prospect and Sherwood Appeal Court, on May 25, at Parramatta Courthouse, was closed, Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., the chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir Julian Salomons on the Convention Bill. the Canadian Constitution. As Compared with the United States. After a Hundred Years' Experience. 'Canada Avoided America's Dangers. the High Court and the Privy Council. Queensland Should Be in the Federation. Ii
None of the distinguished lawyers who have used their ability and groat skill as advocates, in magnifying the benefits, by avoiding the burthens and difficulties of their proposal, have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. Drummoyne Aldermen v. Ryde Aldermen
The third annual match between the aldermen of the Drummoyne and Ryde councils was played on Saturday afternoon at the Gladesville Oval, in the presence of a large…
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At the Paddington Town Hall on Saturday evening last Mr. Alderman J. H. Howard was entertained at a social evening, which proved to be of a most enthusiastic and pleasant character. Mr…
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Sir,--The reference made in your columns under the above heading is misleading, and many would be inclined to think that it is a difficult matter to find anyone willing to take the…
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A special meeting of the Balmain Council was held on Tuesday evening to decide what action should be taken with regard to Weston-road. The matter formed the subject of a deputation…
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The Chief Justice, in the big water rights case, in which the question of the reasonable use of water in New South Wales rivers was raised, said:--"I shall now read to you a passage from…
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Any doubt as to the payment of the special grant of 2s 6d in the £ to municipalities was dis-sipated by the Premier to-day when he incidentally informed a deputation from the suburban…
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At the meeting of the above council on May 27 the following were present:—The Mayor (Alderman T. Hodson J.P.) and Aldermen Lipscomb, Filcher, Weil, Eaton Addis, and Walker. Mr. D. C. Roberts's application for…
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A meeting of the finance committee of the City Council was held yesterday. There were present— Alderman M. Harris, M.L.A. (Mayor), J. Harris, M. and H. Chapman, Dean, Jessep, Norton,…
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The question of wharfage rentals and resumption of land at Moore Park, in connection with which negotiations have been proceeding between the council and the Minister…
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At the meeting of the Camperdown Council on Tuesday night Alderman Larkin moved—"That application be made to the Sewerage Department for the refund of the sum of £4521 19s, money spent…
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At the council meeting on May 31 the assessors presented their report, in which they stated:—"The number of appellants was 61, representing a total assessed value of £4261 10s. We adjusted 31 cases for a reduction of £332…
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Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S. M., presided at a Court of Appeal for the Waverley municipal assessments at the Paddington Police Court yesterday. In all 128 appeals were heard, 90 of which were reduced, and…
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A rather knotty question was brought under discussion at the last meeting of the Balmain council,with reference to the levying of the general rate for the current municipal…
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With a view to allotting each officer employed in the Borough of Balmain their proper duties, and also to make inquiry as to the cost of the working of the borough…
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