Council Clerk Dies Suddenly
During the hearing of appeals at the council chambers at St. Marys this morning by Mr. Brown. P.M. against the municipal assessments. Mr. Joseph Paskins the council clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1908
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At the Council Board Glebe
The inspector reported to the last meeting that owners of stables and stores had been notified to comply with the Act to lay brick flooring. The Mayor stated that some had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council's Assessment. Appeal Court at Newtown
There were a large number of cases of appeal against the assessment of the Erskineville Council down for hearing before Mr. Clarke, D.S.M., at the Newtown Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Caledonia. Meeting of the General Council
Files which arrived from Noumea Yesterday by the Ville de la Ciotat contain the following news. The General Council of the colony has been convoked for an extraordinary session of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The City Council and the Suburbs. Mr. Rooke's Conclusions
In the course of his report (dated March 2, 1908) upon the working of the electric light department of the City Council, Mr. Rooke refers particularly to the supply of light by the City…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trades and Labour. Municipal Employees
The Municipal Employees' Union met last night at the Trades Hall, Mr. J. Tirrell being in the chair. Alderman W. P. Fitzgerald was present, and addressed the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Appeals Technical Points Upheld
The municipality of Erskineville came into conflict for the first time with its ratepayers in the matter of municipal assessments yesterday at the Newtown Appeal Court, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Electrical Workshops Proposed Establishment
Now that the city electric light plant is growing so large a great deal of repairing, &c., is necessary. Alderman A. Kelly therefore proposes that the City Council should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Matters
Council clerks will find these notes of great interest and value, hence in kindly supplying us with information regarding the ratings and doings of their municipalities, they will find they are receiving equally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman's Narrow Escape
Reference was made at the meeting of the Camperdown Council to the unclean condition of the lanes in the municipality. This, several alcermen argued, was due to the action of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Alderman Farewelled Richmond
Alderman W. H. Dalton, who is leaving for Cessnock in a few days, and who has been a resident for 15 years, was tendered a public farewell at a smoke concert at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Mayor Pleased
The Lord Mayor, Alderman Hughes, expressed his gratification that the American fleet would first visit Sydney. It was only right, he said, that the visitors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →St. George Election. Alderman W. Taylor's Candidature
Ald. W. Taylor addressed a large gathering at Kogarah last evening in support of his candidature for the St. George seat Ald. N. P. Nielsen presided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fight For St. George. Alderman Taylor's Candidature
Matters in connection with the St. George election are progressing satisfactorily. The gentlemen who submitted themselves for selection in the Liberal cause are abiding by their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dealing with a Deadlock. Aldermen in a Bad Mood
The Waverley deadlock, which arose out of the rescinding of a resolution accepting a certain tender for asphalting, and passing another resolution in favor of another contractor, came to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parramatta Council
This council met on Monday evening. Present :The Mayor (Aldermen W.P.Noller), Aldermen Price, Champion, Jago, Treier, DeLow, Granger, Barrlett,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Competitive Designs City Council Buildings
The circumstance that a committee of experts is now drawing up conditions on which the City Council proposes to invite competitive designs for reconstructing the Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Clerk for St. Marys Dies in Council Chamber. St. Marys
Joseph S. Paskin, council clerk of St. Marys, died suddenly at his office this morning. The Appeal Court for the municipality was sitting at the Council Chambers, St,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Council Clerk's Sudden Death. St. Marys
Mr. Joseph Samuel Paskin, council clerk to St. Marys municipality, died suddenly while conducting business at the municipal appeal court to-day. Deceased, who was over 60…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Late Mr. Lenehan. a Council's Sympathy
At the meeting of the North Sydney Council on Tuesday night the Mayor (Alderman Carter) expressed deep regret for the death of Mr. Lenehan. Government Astronomer. He spoke…
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