The Lord Mayor's Minute
The following is the full text of the Lord Mayor's minute on the subject:--"This subject is one which will commend itself to the intelligence of the council, and…
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Council & local affairs, 1909
4,589 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 230
Closing Shire Roads
At last meeting of McIntyre (Inverell) shire council a letter was received from the lands department with regard to the closing of a certain road,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Administration. Lord Mayor's Warning
The city's servants will handle a large amount of money this year. Yesterday, in a minute, the Lord Mayor asked them to be carctul of waste. He wrote:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lord Mayor on the Warpath
When seen this morning regarding the disclosures which have been made regarding plague rats at Miller's Point, the Lord Mayor stated to an "Evening News" reporter that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Township in the Shire
The complaint made on behalf of Hornsby in the letter from Mr. O. G. Roberts which we published yesterday is one that may be expected under shire government, from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crystal Palace Failure. the Lord Mayor's Proposal
LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Crystal Palace Company has financially failed. The Lord Mayor is considering a scheme lo organise a national park and museum there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unimproved Value Taxation. Debated by City Alderman. Postponed for a Year
The financial committee of the City Council having decided yesterday to adhere to the present system of taxation on rental value of properly, supplemented by the [?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labour Council's Call
It was announced at last night's meeting of the Sydney Labour Council that some unions had now struck levies for the assistance of the mon, women, and children at Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shire Subscriptions to "Farmer and Settler."
Several shires have authorised the subscription to the "Farmer and tier" for the shire officers. At last meeting of Merriwa council it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney City Council Auctioneers
Fruitgrowers of Cumberland and elsewhere asked the lord mayor of Sydney on Friday to do for them what he has done for the fishermen. They…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Labor Council and Immigration
The Sydney Labor Council, will enter upon Their anti-immigration campaign on Monday week next, when a big demonstration will be made in the Protestant Hall against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Upper Richmond River Council
At the quarterly meeting (the president, Mr. W. G. Simpson, in the chair) there were present the following delegates:— Messrs. F. Ekert…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Meetings. Abercrombie (Rockley)
The engineer reported abnormal rains during January, and much damage to roads generally. The council resolved to make…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle. Can a Council Rate Itself?
At the City Police Court yesterday, Mr. Meares, S.M., gave his reserved decision In a rating ease, where the Newcastle Municipal Council had sought to recover £5 9s, as a rate…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rating on Unimproved Values How It Will Affect Sydney. Interview with the Lord Mayor
Regarding the system of rating on the unimproved value of the land, which is now possible in Sydney under the powers conferred on the City Council by the Act passed during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clerks' Conditions. Levelling Up Movement. Supported by Labour Council
At last night's meeting of the Labour Council the secretary of the United Clerks' Union, Mr. Mercer, brought under notice the report dealing with the condition of clerks…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fish Oh! City Council's New Experiment. Successful Salmon Sales
The new departure of the City Council this morning in offering a consignment of Canadian salmon (imported in 15lb boxes) at the Woolloomooloo Fish Markets, for sale by auction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Land Problem. Labour Council Comments. Sunny Ridge Farms. an Official Reply
We have been supplied with the following official statement:— On the 19th instant an article appeared in the "Sydney Morning Herald" under the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Public Meetings to Be Held. to the Editor. Support of the Labor Council
At the meeting of the Sydney Labor Council last night the subject of the United clerks' Union's report on alleged sweating in clerical employment was brought forward by Mr. Harod Sir,--In the report by the union officials on the above they have Mated that "Legal clerks now and again receive special payments for the delivery of writs and special processes, and so on."They might be informed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Tenants
A decision was given to-day by Mr. Mears, S.M., in the case in which the City Council sought to recover £5 9s, alleged to be owing by S. Barnett, a tenant of the new municipal…
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