Lord Mayor on Slums
It is well known that the Lord Mayor is no friend of slums, and any fair attack upon those in Sydney is safe to meet with his approval. Yesterday he expressed to a representative of…
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Council & local affairs, 1909
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An Undecided Battle. City Aldermen and the Federal Spirit
The city works committee last week decided to recommend the acceptance of Messrs Langley. Eros' tender for the supply of 2,500,000 in hardwood blocks at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Council
A meeting of the City Council was held last night, the Lord Mayor (Alderman Taylor) presiding. SUSSEX AND HAY-STREETS RESUMPTION. It was decided that the property at the intersection…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Mayor's Position. Unruly Meeting. Parkes
A special meeting of the municipal council was held last night to consider a motion affirming "that the methods adopted in the recent appointment of the Mayor do not meet…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Homebush Saleyards. Inspected by the Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor yesterday paid a Visit of inspection to the Homebush saleyards, and after casually viewing the surroundings expressed himself very well satisfied with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homebush Saleyards. Increased Accommodation. Lord Mayor Takes Action
Doubtless in consequence of the many complaints to the selling agents against the inadequate accommodation for sheep and lambs at the Homebush fat stock saleyards, the Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Plague. Action by Lord Mayor. Inspector of Nuisances Suspended
At the City Council meeting last evening it was announced that the Lord Mayor had suspended for neglect of duty Mr. John Duncan, inspector of nuisances, and that a further…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Willoughby's Weil Being. a Model Sanitary Suburb. Mayor's Annual Report
The following satisfactory particulars are from the annual report submitted by the Mayor (Alderman G. F. Bailey), at Monday's meeting of the Willoughby Council:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fleecing of the Orchardist. Lord Mayor Urged to Wage War
The Lord Mayor of Sydney recently received the following letter by post, with a £1 note enclosed:— "I write to compliment you upon all the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →At the Council Board Burwood
At the last meeting of the Burwood Council the question of how to deal equitably with persons subdividing land within a municipality in the matter of forming and making streets, providing proper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homebush Saleyards. Comprehensive Scheme. Council's Position
A meeting of stock agents, fat stock buyers, and representatives of graziers was held at Aarons' Exchange Hotel yesterday, to deal further with the matter of the request for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flemington Saleyards. City Council and Government
The Lord Mayor having made an inspection of the Flemington saleyards, informed a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday that he was very well satisfied with the manner in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →City Council's Inspectors. Another Officer Suspended
The Lord Mayor stated this morning that he had suspended Inspector A. B. Cox, of the Sanitary Department, for alleged neglect of duty. The suspensions of Chief Inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Business of the City. Council Decisions
The fortnightly meeting of the City Council was held last night. DEBENTURES. It was decided:--…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ironwork in Public Buildings Necessity for Inspection Deputation to the Lord Mayor
A deputation representing the Iron Trades' Association waited upon the Lord Mayor of Sydney this morning and urged that a practical inspector should be appointed to examine all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Slum Resumption. City Council and Trades Hall
"I am pleased to see that the Trades Hall is taking so keen an interest in this very desirable improvement," the Lord Mayor said yesterday. "But I should like to point out that the council is fully alive to its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Slum Areas. What the Council Have Done
"I am pleased to see that the Trades Hall are taking such an active interest in the very desirable question of slum improvement," said the Lord Mayor this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Watson's Bay Ferry Service Complaints by Vaucluse Council
At the Vaucluse Council on Tuesday night the Mayor (Alderman Gilliver) drew attention to the recent irregular running of the ferry service, and to the inconvenience to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Oxford-st. How It Affects Shopkeepers Compensation Asked Fo[?] Deputation to the Lord Mayor
A large and representative deputation of Oxford-street shopkeepers, who are non-leaseholders, waited upon the Lord Mayor this morning, and asked that they might be given some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Homebush Mutiny. a History of the Yards. Enormous Profits by the City Council
To thoroughly grasp the position of both the stock agents and the City Council in regard to the Homebush saleyards mutiny it is necessary to go back a little. The saleyards…
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