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Letter: McEuen & Co, 97 Cannon St, London EC.to Mayor. Mr Ald Buckle of Sydney, now in England

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Unique IDA-00323966SeriesLetters Received [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 8th July 1892 and 6th October 1892Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: McEuen & Co, 97 Cannon St, London EC.to Mayor. Mr Ald Buckle of Sydney, now in England spoke to us with reference to paving the Sydney footpaths with asphalt, asked us to obtain information. He is at present away in Ireland, and has given us liberty to writing direct. We are agents of Compagine Generale des Asphaltes de France, an English compay, and proprietors of the principal Asphalt Mines in France and Sicily, practically have paved the entire city of Paris....we will lay a trial area and if satisfactory, pave at 20/- per sq yd. Notes: Ack receipt. ack. HJD: keep out. For City Surv report; RWR: of opinion price too high, if Mayor deem it necessary to look into further, can be done. Letter #2, error in previous, not correct we are sole proprietors of Val de Travers Mines, should be of the Seyssel Mines and... letter #3, gone over figures with Mr Delans, the manager , for compfressed Asphalt with 6" Portland Cement and 2" compressed asphalt, 20/- per sq yd; for mastic asphalt with 4" hydraulic lime concrete and 13/16" mastic, 10/- oer sq yd. If you enter in a contract with, we will keep footpaths in repair for a number of years free of charge.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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