Allum, John

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Unique IDPE-004665SurnameAllumGiven namesJohnBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1855-1888Biographical noteBiographical details:
Employed by the City for 33 years.
NSW BDMs Registry: Death 5980/1913 ALLUM JOHN [parents] RICHARD & NANCY registered at ASHFIELD

Death & Funeral notices [ref: SMH 8 May 1913 p7 &8]

Obituary: age 92, resident of NSW for 61 years, born in Kent: [ref: The Sun (Sydney) 10 May 1913 p1]

Probate Notice [ref: SMH 10 May 1913 p16]

Articles on retrenchments at Council and Letters by Allum to Sydney Morning Herald in 1888: [ref: SMH 6 August 1888]; “The Mayor’s Retrenchment Scheme” [ref: SMH 7 August 1888 p8]; “Sydney Municipal Council, The Dismissal of Officers” (Report of Council Meeting 14 Aug) [ref: SMH 15 August 1888 p11]; Letters by John Allum: “Loss of Revenue in the City” [ref: SMH 12 October 1888 p3]; “The City Finances”, [ref: SMH 18 October 1888 p5]

Details from contemporary sources:
1855 Superintendent of City Water Works -Application - 26 March [ref: 26/15/333]
1855 £220 pa - Salaries of Officers for 1855 [ref: City Commissioners' Meeting 23 January 1855]
1855 Appointed 30 March 1855 [ref: 7/8/160]
1856 Report on need for mains - September [ref: 26/025/826]
1857 £220 pa - Recommendations June 1857 [ref: 22/1/09]
1857 Inspector of City Water Service - Appointed 8 September - sureties W Imber & William Cooper [ref: 26/30/423]
1857 New sureties offered, 15 September - James Tighe & Henry Horley [ref: 26/31/442]
1857 Suspended and reinstated, November [ref: Council Meeting 9 November 1857]; {Council Meeting 16 November 1857]; [ref: Council Meeting 23 November 1857]
1857 Alderman Golden censured re threats to Allum re employment of Barron [ref: Council Meeting 23 November 1857]
1858 £220 pa - Salaries of Officers 1 July 1858 [ref: 27/12/58/488]
1859 New securities offered, June: Henry Horley & Maurice O'Rourke [ref: 21/24 (a)]
1859 Appointed Collector of Water Rates 5 July 1859 [ref: Council Meeting 5 July 1859]
1859 £3/17/-week - requests increase, August [ref: 26/41/759]
1860 Requests increase - additional duties -; January [ref: 26/44/074]
1860 Suspended 3 February 1860 - water laid on without official notice [ref: 21/16/1 [33]]
1860 Requests reason for suspension - February [ref: 26/44/103]
1860 Requests permission to explain - February [ref: 26/44/111]
1860 Suspended - censurable - reinstated - 10 February [ref: 27/13/60/96]
1860 Request definition of duties - 10 February - co-signed by Clayton [ref: 26/44/118]
1861 Allum did not disconnect AGL, January [ref: 26/48/011]
1863 Requests increase [ref: 26/60/047]
1864 Salaries of Officers 1864 - requests increase [ref: 22/7/3/11]
1865 Bell on division of duties for Allum & Clayton - July [ref: 26/74/665]
1868 Salaries of Officers 1868 - request increase [ref: 22/11/8½/71]
1869 Report, February [ref: 26/95/150]
1870 Finance Committee recommend extra pay for extra work - April [ref: 22/13/41/313]
1872 To fill in for Robertson (Inspector of Water Service) on 2 weeks leave; September [ref: 26/117/851]
1873 Request increase - January [ref: 26/119/016]
1873 Salaries of Officers 1873, 1st report of Finance Committee - request increase [ref: 22/14/52/337]
1873 Salaries of Officers 1873, 2nd report - request increase [ref: 22/15/4/41]
1874 Salaries of Officers 1874 - request increase [ref: 22/15/49/309]
1876 Salaries of Officers 1876 - request increase, December 1875 [ref: 22/17/189]
1877 Salaries of Officers 1877 - request increase (stood over) [ref: 22/17/413]
1878 £300 pa - Salaries of Officers: 1878 - request increase [ref: 22/17/711]
1880 £325 pa - Salary Schedule 1879-80 - Finance Committee recommendation [ref: 22/18/125/689]
1880 Request leave to visit Wollongong, March [ref: 26/163/435]
1880 Finance Committee recommendations for 1880 - reorganisation - to become Rates Ledger Keeper [ref: 22/19/63]
1880 Sub-Committee on working of Corporation, August [ref: 22/20/47]
1881 Salaries of Officers 1881 [ref: 22/21/2]
1881 Mayor's Report - Salary Schedule 1881 - to take charge of Receiving Branch [ref: 21/16/66 [369]]
1881 £350 pa - request increase December - granted for 1882 [ref: 26/181/2256]
1882 Salaries of Officers 1882 [ref: 22/22/54]
1883 £350 Financial Committee recommendations for salaries 1883 [ref: Sydney Daily Telegraph 14 December 1882]
1884 £350 pa - Mayor's Report - Salary Schedule 1884 [ref: 21/16/123 [891]]
1884 Salaries of Officers 1884 [ref: 22/26/86]
1885 Salaries of Officers 1885 [ref: 22/29/11(c)]
1885 £350pa -Salaries of Officers 1885 [ref: Daily Telegraph 14 January 1885]
1885 £350 pa - List of Officers & Servants - position, salary, duties - ordered by Council 9 September 1885 [ref: 30/001/094]
1886 Salaries of Officers 1886 [ref: 22/31/6(f)]
1886 Referee for nephew Armstrong - February [ref: 26/210/333]
1887 Treasurer Lines expresses confidence in - October [ref: 22/34/47]
1887 Salaries of Officers 1887-1888 [ref: 22/35/5(b)]
1888 Changes re MWSS Board - request retirement allowance - May - employed 33 years - not granted [ref: 26/229/934]
1888 Request leave of absence - August [ref: 26/230/001338]
1888 Mayor dispensing with services - August [ref: 21/17/16 [801]]
1888 Request salary owing for September - claim not admitted [ref: 26/231/1650]
1889 Disappointed with termination payment - request for 4 months’ salary refused, January [ref: 26/232/173]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-000110

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Register of premises inspected by Inspector of Water Services J Allum, 1859-1860

City Surveyor's Correspondence and Water Rate Register, Volume 1, 1854-1860

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