Municipal Taxation
Mr. A. J. Vogan writes.—At last the ratepayers of the more sparsely-populated wards are awakening to the fact that they will have to pay not only their own much increased…
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Council & local affairs, 1908
4,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 231
Municipal Assessments. Should the W. and S. Board Contribute?
The Water and Sewerage Board obtains, for the purpose of striking its rates, particulars from the local councils of the assessments of rateable properties. Many of these bodies hold…
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The City Council has dispensed with 40 of its employees owing to being short of money. The council has a big overdraft at the bank, and has been notified that the overdraft must…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blacktown Shire Council
The regular meeting of the Blacktown Shire Council was held on Wednesday Present: The President (Councillor Willmet) and Councillors, Sherlock, Angus…
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The ordinary meeting of the above council was held in the Council Chambers, Blacktown, on Wednesday afternoon. Present:—Councillors Willmot (President),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blue Mountains Shire
A meeting of the Blue Mountain Shire Council was held at the Mechanics' Institute. Lawson, on Monday last Present, the full council, as well as Mr Lennon, shire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eastwood Council
A special meeting of the Eastwood Council was held on Saturday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. A. Johnson), and Aldermen Small, Butlin, Campbell…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Penrith Council
The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Monday night last. Present—The Mayor (Ald Higgions), Ald Judges, Hand, Clissold, Long, Vine, Masters, and Neale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auburn Council
The ordinary meeting of the council was held on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Furnival), and Aldermen Gibbons, Lightfoot, Morice, Vore, Gray…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rockwood Council
The ordinary meeting of the council was held on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H.J. Larcombe), and Aldermen Schofield, West, Dundon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter's Hill Council
The fortnightly meeting was held on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman E. M. Betts), and Aldermen McNeil, Windeyer, Turner, Aspinall and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Prospect and Sherwood Council
The fortnightly meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present: Mayor B. Crowe; and Aldermen Pavesi, Freame…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Council Board Waterloo
The regular meeting of the Waterloo Council was held on Thursday night, the Mayor (Alderman Ross) presiding. DECAYED FRUIT…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liverpool Council. The Valuation and Rates
This council met on Tuesday. Present: Mayor William Alexander Smith, Aldermen Rouse, Suttor, Harvison, Whitfield, Shepherd, Cahalan, Davis, Thorn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cabramatta and Canley Vale. The Council
This council met on Monday. Present: Mayor Stimson, Aldermen Hamilton, Ryan, Asimus, Bailey, Dobbie, McBurney and Johnston…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Trouble About Signs City Council's Bylaws
The City Council's bylaws relating to the regulation of signs promises to provide a continued source of trouble. The C[?]y Ratepayers' Association has issued a circular, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Redfern Lighting Inquiry. Electrician and Employee. Council Endorses the Dismissal
The lighting committee of Redfern Council, which comprises the whole council, met on Wednesday night to investigate the dismissal by the electrician of an employee…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pure Milk For Babes. Weak-Kneed Councillors. Let the Press do the Work. The Mayor Takes a Stand
The correspondence at Tuesday's meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Council included a letter from the Health authorities, stating that in three samples…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Young Architect's Triumph. £38,250 Fee for London County Council Hall
A LITTLE over a month ago a cable was received announcing the fact that the design of Mr. Ralph Knott, a young and hitherto unknown London architect, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"A Deadly Game." Experiences of a Rock-chopper. Labor Council Asks for a Report
The "deadly" rock-chopping work was referred to at the last meeting of the Sydney Labor Council, on a communication from an ex-rock-chopper respecting his…
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