The Late Alderman Royan
At the last meeting of the Manly Council, the Mayor (Alderman W. H. Fletcher) made sympathetic reference to the death of Alderman R. F. Royan, one of tho newest members of the council,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1899
3,966 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 199
The Domain and the Council
There is a perkier tone observable, even in Geebung journalism, to-day for "The Domain" has declared itself, and on that side. Mr. George Perry had sacrificed his stump in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Premier on the Council's Amendments
It is stated that the Premier is opposed to the amendments introduced last week into the Enabling Bill. How does this coincide with Mr. Reid's recent utterances? The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federation. the Council's Amendments. Excited Any-price Federalists. Gradually Cooling Off
This week should relieve the tension now felt in political circles over a possible conflict between the two Houses in connection with the Federal Enabling Bill. Both the Assembly and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting in the Domain. Action of the Council Endorsed. the Feeling Against the Bill
A mass meeting was held in the Domain on Sunday afternoon, at which the action of the Legislative Council with regard to the Federal Enabling Bill was enthusiastically endorsed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Valuations. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—The valuers for Randwick in their report to the council complain of "many residents" refusing to give them the rental values of their properties. The matter is in their hands, and when going their rounds…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Northern News. The Lambton Municipality. NEWCASTLE
It is stated that the recent trouble in the Lambton municipality will form the subject of a ease at the Lambton Police Court on Friday next. It is said the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Auburn Municipal Election
The retirement of Alderman Lewis having created a vacancy, in the Auburn Council, another municipal election will have to be held before the talk over the last is fairly finished. There are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mayor's Ruling. Trouble in the Leichhardt Council
UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY OF THE CHAIR. Chaos was the order of business at last night's meeting of the Leichhardt Council. The previous meeting had been adjourned in confusion, and the ratepayers appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Executive Council
The usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, the Lieutenant-Governor (Sir Frederick Darley) presiding. Only business of a routine and formal character was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australasian Cricket Council
Mr. E. J. Briscoe reported to the New South Wales Cricket Association last night that at the meeting of the Australasian Cricket Council, a fortnight ago, it had been proposed by the representatives of Victoria and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ructions at Leichhardt. Another Lively Meeting a Mayor's Prerogative
It is a Jong time since the proceedings at Leichhardt Council were so lively as those of last evening. The ratepayers must have got scent of something good, for at a very early hour that part…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parramatta Council. The Lighting of the Borough
The fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta council was held last night, Mayor T. R. Moxham presiding. A report tabled included interesting information in respect of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ex-loud Mayor of Manchester. the Future of the Ship Canal. a Splendid Market for Australian Produce
Amongst the passengers on board the Moans, the San Francisco mail steamer, which arrived yesterday, was Alderman J. F. Roberts, ex-Lord Mayor of Manchester, who is the founder and principal of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federation. Government and Council. What May Happen. the Prospects of a Fight. the Premier Hopes for a Peaceful Settlement
A Cabinet meeting is to be held this morning to consider what course the Government should adopt in regard to the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Federal Enabling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Matters
A number of residents of Bexley Ward, in the Hurstville municipality, being dissatisfied at what they consider the unjust treatment meted out to the ward by the Hurstville Council, are taking…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Municipal. a Question of Park Maintenance
At the meeting of the Redfern Council on Thursday night Alderman Howe directed attention to the dilapidated state of the fencing at Redfern Park, and asked that it be repaired and repainted at the cost of the council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parramatta Council. The mayor to the Absent One—The Mayor in Alderman Techey's Light.—Out of Order
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday evening last. Present, Mayor Moxham and Aldermen Price, Toohey, Allen, Noller,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Manchester Mayor
Alderman J. F. Roberts, ex-Mayor of Manchester, does not tell us much that is actually new of the industrial metropolis of the north but meeting such a man face to face, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ingle burn Council
A special meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday. Present: Alderman Whitehouse (Mayer), Aldermen Latter, Collins, Percival, Livingston and McInnes…
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