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Memorandum - Complaint from WH Wells regarding removal of his name from survey of Argyle Street and Cut, 1849

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Unique IDA-00281174SeriesLetters Received [Municipal Council of Sydney]Date3rd November 1849Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionMemorandum from WH Wells, Assistant City Surveyor, to the Town Clerk, outlining the principle of maps, plans or surveys drawn being signed be signed by those who made them so that should a surveyor be required to prove any particular work, it can be easily discovered by whom the plan was prepared. Having completed the survey of Argyle Street together with the new cut and charted it in the catalogue as a document in this office, he finds that his original survey has been mutilated by his name having been erased and that of the City Surveyor instituted. He asks if this has been done in accordance with a resolution of Council or if he is prohibited from attaching his signature to the works he actually surveys. LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Number of pages1Volume number4

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID26/004/255

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Memorandum - Complaint from WH Wells regarding removal of his name from survey of Argyle Street and Cut, 1849

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