Right of Appeal to the Privy Council
At a largely-attended meeting of fire and marine underwriters, held at the Exchange, it was resolved that the following message should be handed to the Premier for…
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Council & local affairs, 1900
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Privy Council. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Now that the appeal to the Privy Council is being discussed at select conclaves and open meetings, it is, perhaps, worth while to quote the well-known words of Lord Brougham upon this subject. Writing in 1813, he…
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The regular meeting of this council was held on the 3rd instant, the Mayor (Alderman Gilliver, J.P.) and a full council being present. Payments were authorised amounting to £20 15s 7d, and the recommendation of the finance…
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At the North Sydney Police Court yesterday, Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., presided over an appeal court, at which appeals against the assessments of the valuers of the borough of North Sydney were heard…
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The municipal assessments for the current year were estimated to yield £646 1ls 4d over last year's rates. During last week the appeal court was held, and the town clerk…
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Speaking on the occasion of the official opening of the new Fire Brigade station at Burwood on Saturday, Mr. See once again promised that the Government will give…
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Ordinary meeting held on Thursday. Present: Mayor William Gilliver, J.P., and the full Council. The Finance Committee recommended…
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The general purposes committee of the City Council resumed consideration of the reorganisation scheme yesterday. The motion upon which the council had adjourned the previous…
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The usual weekly meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday. The Governor presided. The business dealt with was of a formal character, and chiefly dealing with plague…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Welcomed at Albury. An Indignant Mayor. ALBURY
Wires from Melbourne had flashed the news that Lieutenant Dowling was on the express, and a patriotic crowd of over a thousand persons, headed by a band, welcomed his return…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Council. Garbage Destruction
The City Council sat yesterday in committee of general purposes, Alderman M. Chapman, in the absence of the Mayor, presding in the early part of the afternoon, but…
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The City Council has resolved to compel owners of property within the city boundaries to conuect all dwellings with the stormwater sewers constructed many years ago by the corporation, and a new bylaw…
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The Premier was asked last night it there were any fresh developments in reference to the appointment of new members to the Legislative Council. "None," said Mr. Lyne, in a tone,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney City Council. General Purposes Committee
A meeting of the general purposes committee of the Sydney City Council was held yesterday afternoon, Alderman M. Chapman presiding. There were present—Aldermen H. Chap[?]an, Dess, Dymock,…
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Critics have censured the city aldermen for their incapacity for serious fulfilment of their duties, for their failure to grasp their opportunities, for their refusal to amend their faults…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Those Council Appointments. a Prospective List. Some Labor Nominees
The proposed new appointments to the Legislative Council were not dealt with by the Executive Council yesterday, and it is understood they are to be further considered at a Cabinet meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Council and Law. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—Your reporter's account this evening of the interview with a City Council's officer on the above subject clearly shows that what has been so often advocated with reference to the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prospect and Sherwood Council. A Breezy meeting—That Overdraft—Unauthorized Trec-Felling
The ordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman E. P. Pearce), and Aldermen Miller, Cooper, Waugh, Jones, Jamieson…
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THE General Purposes Committee of the City Council met yesterday, and after sitting two hours decided that sanitary inspectors should hold certificates of competency. It was also…
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Sir,--Your timely lending article of the 23rd ultimo upon the proposed Building Act prompts me to again address you on the above subject. Before going into my subject, I venture a few…
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