Municipal Elections
Annandale.—Contrary to the custom in other boroughs Annandale has no wards the representatives being elocted for the borough as a whole. The Mayor (Alderman Allan-Taylor) has now definitely…
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Council & local affairs, 1898
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Municipal Endowment. Another Little Dodge
Mr. Reid, before leaving for Melbourne yesterday, let out a little piece of interesting information regarding municipal grants. He said that the new Muncipalities Act, which he has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Matters. Newtown. The Council Clerk
The question of the Newtown council clerk's dismissal was further discussed at Tuesday night's meeting of the local council. The matter came before the council in…
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A meeting of the Executive council was held today, under the presidency of the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Frederick Darley, In consequence of the absence of several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newtown Council. the Recent Trouble. Council Clerk Re-instated
Aa a result of the defalcations of the late assistant council clerk of Newtown (Mr. Deacon) it was resolved at a meeting of the council on December 22 last to dispense with the services of the council clerk (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attitude of Two Petersham Council
At last night's meeting of the Petersham Council the circular from the Hurstville Council was considered. Alderman Wheeler maintained that the council should protest against any alteration in the present constitution…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sailing Council and the Anniversary Regatta
IN a paragraph about the prospects of the coming Anniversary Regata the aquatic scribe on the DAILY TELEGRAPH—who, by the way, appears to be the special pleader…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Enfield Council. a Slight Breeze. Aldermanic Compliments
The usual serenity of the Enfold Council was slightly disturbed daring the usual meeting last night. The trouble arose out of a question asked by Alderman Hitchell as to whether any of the aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water and Sewerage Board. Discussion by the Marrickville Council. Increase in Representation and Reduction in Allowance
After having been on the business paper for the last four of five meetings without any discussion taking place thereon, the circular from four members of the Water and Sewerage Board was finally dealt with by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Councils. Balmain
The Mayor of Balmain (Alderman G. C. Murdoch) presided at the meeting of the Balmain Council on Tuesday night, January 11, when there were present—Aldermen Milne, Mills, William Wright-Williams, Cox. A. G…
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Waverley.—Last evening at Rush's Hotel, Oxford and Denison streets Waverley, ex-Alderman W. Martin addressed the electors of Lawson Ward, in the borough of Waverley. The attendance was…
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At a recent meeting of the Erskineville Council Some doubt was thrown on newspaper statements to the effect that the Premier had withdrawn his promise of an endowment for the current…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arrears of Municipal Rates. Proposal to Empower Councils to Sell Lands. Erskineville Rejects It
The question of the recovery of municipal rates, which in various ways has been before many, councils of late, gave rise to considerable discussion at the Erskineville Council meeting on Monday night. A letter was…
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The usual meeting of the Enfield Council took place on Tuesday evening, but portions of the proceedings were of an unusually breezy character. One of the aldermen started the ball rolling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Randwick and Avaverley Aldermen
Yesterday the Randwick and Waverley Councils played a match at Kensington, the latter winning by 6 runs. [?]At the luncheon Alderman Perry (Major of Randwick) proposed the health of the Waverley team. Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Newtown Council. Reinstatement of the Council Clerk
At a meeting of the Newtown Council, held some three weeks ago, to deal with the defalcations of the late assistant council clerk, it was decided to dispense with the services of the cuuncil clerk (Mr. Jesse…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Newtown Council Clerk
A special audit of the hooks of the Newtown Council was held a few weeks ago, which revealed serious defalcations on the part of the late assistant council clerk. The audit allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Refuse Trouble. Erskineville Council Petitioned
At the last meeting of the Erskineville Council Alderman Black presented a petition signed by twelve ratepayers, in which it was stated that a certain alderman had been depositing decayed…
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Rookwood.-The main interest at the forthcoming elections at Rookwood will be centered in the contest for the aud[?]torship, in view of the recent police court proceedings. Mr. Groves will stand for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Subsidies. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In your issue of this date you point out that "for tho year 1896 the Treasury contributions to local government in tins colony were a little under £125,000. The formers of the Act did not…
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