Removal of waste from streets, public places and premises

Unique IDAY-0005DescriptionCleansing of garbage and offensive matter by collection from streets, public places and from private property. Includes removal of graffiti from buildings and public places generally. The first record of this activity appears to be in the Minutes of the Board of Works Committee (later the Improvement Committee) for 3 November 1843, when the Committee approved the payment of 26 pounds to James Briers for cleansing Phillip and Cook Wards during the months of September and October. (CRS 10/1).

The Improvement Committee, with the City Health Officer, seems to have been responsible for most of this activity as it was responsible for the hiring of the horses and carts that did most of the work. In 1860, the Health Officer reports to the Improvement Committee that he has inspected a site in Surry Hills suitable for the future deposit of night soil from the City. This site was "the hollow at the north side of the former proposed cemetary (sic) on the Randwick Road". (CRS 10/5, 19 April 1860).

On 30 March 1876 Alderman Rowe moved that it be referred to “The Inspector of Nuisances to report as to the desirability of employing a brigade of boys to collect and remove the dust, horse dung etc from the streets at a given price per bushel or load”. The motion was agreed to. On 6 April 1876 under the heading “Horse dung brigade”, Alderman Rowe moved that the Committee recommend to Council “that a brigade consisting of boys be employed for removing horse dung and other nuisances from the streets of the City” was lost. [CRS 11/7].

On 14 February 1901 Alderman Kelly withdrew a motion “that the system of boy labour, now in practice, for cleaning the streets, be abolished and men employed instead, at 7 [shillings] per day”. [CRS 11/13].

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South Sydney City Council Works Committee Agenda Papers

South Sydney City Council Planning and Development Committee Agenda Papers

Environment Committee Agenda Papers

Leichhardt General Correspondence and Subject Files

Cultural and City Care Committee Agenda Papers

General Correspondence and Subject Files

Lord Mayor Sartor's Subject Files

Public Relations Photograph Library

City Surveyor's Specifications

City Surveyor's Contracts

Advertisements

Memoranda Book

Mayor's Instructions

Petitions to Council

Journal of Mayor John Young

City Cleansing Engineer's Files

Cleansing Services Review Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes

Cultural and City Services Committee Agenda Papers

Paddington Correspondence and Subject Files

City Surveyor's Department Letter Books

Minute Book of Improvement Committee [Redfern Municipal Council]

Erskineville Correspondence and Subject Files

Darlington Correspondence and Subject Files

Description

Start date1st November 1842End date1st November 1842Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Suburban municipal government FN-0029 (03/08/1859 to 31/12/1948)
RELATED TO: Garbage and refuse cleansing FN-0003 (01/11/1842)

Identification

Source system ID5

Relationships

FunctionGarbage and refuse cleansingSuburban municipal government

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Removal of waste from streets, public places and premises