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Letter: Gervase Best, Forbes St Woolloomooloo, requesting purchase by Council to allow rebuilding

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Unique IDA-00308358SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 20th April 1882 and 29th May 1882Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: Gervase Best, Forbes St Woolloomooloo, requesting purchase by Council to allow rebuilding of his house at the corner of Plunkett & MacLean Sts following flooding above the ground floor because Forbes St level was raised by the Corporation re surface drainage, followed by a copy of the Town Clerk's reply dated 27/5/82 denying responsibility. (Note: Beare: 20/4/82 John H. This is an absurd request. Nothing could at once discharge such a volume of water as fell on 5th inst. (7in in 4½ hours) and it was unprecedented in Sydney for 30 years. I believe this matter has already been brought before Committee: ACM; 2722/4/82. 11/5/82 Inform accordingly: JH. 29/5/82 infd) LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Letter: Gervase Best, Forbes St Woolloomooloo, requesting purchase by Council to allow rebuilding