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Letter: J Clayton, TC Melbourne, sending information about the cleansing of Melbourne by contract.

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Unique IDA-00328970SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 25th October 1898 and 28th October 1898Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: J Clayton, TC Melbourne, sending information about the cleansing of Melbourne by contract. Cost is £14,000 per annum including repairs to plant, cost of disinfectants, supervision etc. Melbourne has an area of about 6000 acres, with streets 80 miles in length and usually 99 feet wide. It has approximately 30 miles of lanes and alleys. The City Surveyor says he is "strongly in favour of the contract system as against day labour and would not think of reverting to the latter method unless with a clear understanding that, as the Officer responsible for the work, he was to have an absolutely free hand, unhampered by any outside influence, in the selection and removal of all men engaged therein." copy was sent to Alderman Taylor.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Letter: J Clayton, TC Melbourne, sending information about the cleansing of Melbourne by contract.