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Memorial - Request for the City to tender for cutting of the rock at Argyle Street Dawes Point, 1844

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Unique IDA-01150006SeriesPetitions to CouncilAlternative titleArgyle cutDate3rd January 1844Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionPetition number 17. Memorial [petition] of the undersigned citizens of Sydney regretting that the City Surveyor reports that the cut through the rock in Argyle Street cannot be accomplished for under a cost of £4000 with a breadth of 22 feet or £1000 with a breadth of 60 feet. That if such an extraordinary expenditure were necessary it would debar them from the hope of ever seeing that very useful and much desired work carried into completion. That considering the estimates of the other intelligent individuals perfectly acquainted with the locality and nature of the said rock, the aforesaid estimates of the City Surveyor appear to them highly extravagant and much greater than the expense of the work incur. The memorialists pray that advertisements in the name of the City Council be published inviting tenders to cut through the rock in Argyle Street, at a breadth of 40 feet, and construct the necessary bridges across Prince Street and Cumberland Street.

Signed:
[page 3]
[Column 1] J W Munn; William Mamoley; Jno B Metcalfe [John B Metcalfe]; M Metcalfe; Wm Bushell [William Bushell]; J A Eisher; Jno Hopkins [John Hopkins]; George Paton; Murdoch Mackay; Thomas Holliwell; Saml Murphy [Samuel Murphy]; William Wills; John McMillan; Thomas Stevens; Jas Lucas [James Lucas]; John Lihz; Thomas Bluit; Wm Mildwaters [William Mildwaters]; G Aldridge; Charles King; Geo Jamieson [George Jamieson]; James Brown; William Andrews;
[Column 2] Thos Adams [Thomas Adams]; John Lyall; John Blattner; Robt Stow [Robert Stow]; Hy Moore [Henry Moore]; Wm Brown [William Brown]; G Robinson; John Dalley; Joseph James; Thomas Short; J E Smith; Saml Salter [Samuel Salter]; Robert Melville; Thos Fielden [Thomas Fielden]; James Watson; John Thompson; Jhon Morando [John Morando]; Geo Talbot [George Talbot]; Benjn Yabsley [Benjamin Yabsley]; Thos Robinson [Thomas Robinson];

[page 4]
[Column 1] John Allingham; John Gehearty; Thos Purnell [Thomas Purnell]; Alexander Chape; J C Cohen; J D Podger; Willm Williams {William Williams]; Wm Newland [William Newland]; James B Laughton; Richard Pinder; Samuell Wood; A H Bayliss; Evans Jones; Henry Hayden; Joseph Spier; Thos Ryan [Thomas Ryan]; John Redgrave; Charles Baker; John Crook; Robert Jones, M Point; J Perkins; Fredk Wilhelm [Frederick Wilhelm]; William Richardson; George Tallentine; John Elliott;
[Column 2] Thos Deloitte [Thomas Deloitte]; Thacker Mason & Co; Mashfield Mason; Wm Walkorst [William Walkorst]; Thos Shaw [Thomas Shaw]; T Byrne; G Flemming; John Dingwall; J J Collins; John Spithill; John Waddell; John Gavin; Lewis Routledge; James Brown; Martyn Monibes; James Robb; Wm Pendray Jun [William Pendray Junior]; Alf Ross; Gosling Brown & Co; Alexander Douglas; Saml Hebblewhite [Samuel Hebblewhite]; Wm Webb [William Webb]; Adam Bunley; Alfred Bradbury; W N Palmer; A Campbell;

[page 5]
[Column 1] E D Barlow; C M Penny; Wm Adnum [William Adnum]; A Hart; F Irwin Junr; Kemp & Fairfax; Wm Murray [William Murray]; John Johnson; John Stirling; Jas Sheppard [James Sheppard]; Robinson Dawson & Co; Campbell; Thos Place [Thomas Place] his mark; Jno Cooper [John Cooper], Argyle St; John Tingcombe; Samuel Zons; Edwd Salmon [Edward Salmon]; E Hancock; Wm Ranken Scott [William Ranken Scott]; Wm Hopkinson [William Hopkinson];
[Column 2] Samuel Ashmore; Alfred Daniels; Gadsden & Scewerkrop.

LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

Numbering & Quality

Number of pages5Volume number1

Address

Street nameArgyleStreet typeStreetSuburbDawes PointPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Address

Street nameArgyleStreet typeStreetSuburbMillers PointPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Alternative ID875-44-017a875-44-017b

Relationships

CollectionDawes Point / Tar-RaMillers PointOrganisationSydney City Council

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Memorial - Request for the City to tender for cutting of the rock at Argyle Street Dawes Point, 1844

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