Letter - Resolution to light city with gas or oil and calls for tenders of lamp posts, 1848

Description

Unique IDA-01205946SeriesLetters Sent, 1842-1900Date10th August 1848Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Letterpress CopybookDescriptionAdvising that the Council resolved based on the Lighting Committee Report now under consideration; 1. That the whole of the City be lit by either gas or oil; 2. That each ward where a lamp is erected shall be liable for a Lighting Rate; 3. That the Council agree to pay the Gas Company 5 pounds 5 shillings per light per annum for 200 lamps for 3 years. 99 additional lamps to be placed according to the Lighting Committee report and 76 additional oil lamps until gas is available; 4. The Committee to call for tenders for the 76 lamps and lamp posts. 5. The Committee to report where oil lamps should be placed in Cook and Phillip Wards in areas not previously provided for and not included in the list submitted to the Gas Company. From: John Rae, Town Clerk To: Chairman of the Lighting CommitteeLanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Volume number4

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Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access noteRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID48/268

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Letters Sent by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Letter - Resolution to light city with gas or oil and calls for tenders of lamp posts, 1848