Municipal Trading. Royal Commission. Foreshadowed. London
Mr. W. Long, President of the Local Government Board, was present at the annual dinner to the Municipal Corporations Association…
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Council & local affairs, 1903
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Waverley Municipal Estimates
At Die last meeting of Hie Waverley Municipal Council the Mayor (Alderman Blunt) submitted an estimate of the probable revenue and expenditure for the current year. The income anticipated was £10,533. After…
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LONDON, Sunday Afternoon. -- Speaking yesterday at a dinner given by the Municipal Corporations' Association, Mr. W. H. Long, President of tho Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle. a Resolute Mayor. Protecting Municipal Gasworks. Newcastle
An interesting position has been raided by the Mayor of Waratah (Alderman Brave) About 14 years age the Waratah municipality established a gasworks of its own. It is stated as a matter of history that, before embarking…
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The amounts received on account of this fund to date are as follow:—Amount previously acknowledged. £13,234 11s 6d; contributions from the congregations of the Presbyterian Church of…
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The fund is controlled by a committee of citizens. The honorary [?] are Messrs. George Maiden, Frank Grimley, and J. Randal Carey, and the honorary secretaries are Messrs. Thomas Nesbitt…
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The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held to-night. The Mayor, Alderman Cann, presided. The improvement committee recommended that an application from the Honeysuckle Fire Brigade for a grant of £50 be…
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Mr. Justice Pring, in Chambers yesterday, had before him a matter arising out of the recent libel action brought against the Tung Wah Newspaper Co. by William George Robert Lee. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramatta and District. the Council Loan
The Parramatta Council met last night in committee and considered for the second t[?]uc Mr. T. M. Slattery's claim for commission on the flotation of the municipal loan of £56,000. It was decided, after explanation by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rocks Resumptions. Control by the Harbor Trust. the Loud Mayor's Objections. Mr. Waddell in Reply
In "The Daily Telegraph" of March 20 some remarks by the Lord Mayor are published regarding the decision of the Government to hand over the control of the Rocks resumption area to the…
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Sir.—Referring to the proposal of the Government to hand over control of the Rocks resumptions to the Harbour Trust Commisioners, I [?] on reference to section 27 of the Sydney Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Rocks. Policy of State Control. Defended by the Treasurer. Do-nothing Policy of the City Council
In Friday's issue of the " S. M. Herald " a statement was published from the Lord Mayor (Alderman Thomas Hughes) relative to the action of the Government in handing over the control of the…
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The Lord Mayor of Sydney recently announced the willingness of the City Council to takeover the Rocks resumed area which is now vested in the Harbour Trust. This proposal is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Matters. How Business Is Conducted at Bexley
The Bexley Council meeting of Monday evening was again the scene of some lively discussions. For the last four or five meetings the business has been disposed of without any of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wyalong Municipal Affairs. West Wyalong
The publication of the Wyalong municipal balance-sheet for the half-year ending February 2 shows that the total amount of rates received during the half-year was £78. The list of liabilities set…
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The merit of committee work, so largely adopted by the City Council, came up incidentally after today's committee meeting, when members met, at the invitation of the Lord Mayor, to drink the health of…
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LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Speaking yesterday at a dinner given by the Municipal Corporations' Association, Mr. W. H. Long. President of the Local Government…
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At the City Council meeting last evening Alderman Thompson, the council's representative on the Fire Brigades Board, in a report to the council, said: --…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Drought. the Lord Mayor's Fund
The fund is controlled by a committee of citizens. The honorary treasurers are Messrs. George Maiden, Frank Grimley, and J. Randal Carey, and the honorary seeretaries are Messrs. Thomas Nesbitt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ryde Council
The fortnightly meeting was held on Friday. Present : the Mayor (Alderman E. M. Betts, J.P.) in the chair, and Aldermen Tucker, Thompson, Goodwin, [?] Anderson, Cox,…
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