Unique IDAY-0046Description*** This activity applies to all Councils ***
Refers to land surveying in its modern usage: calculating land levels and distances etc for the purpose of ensuring accurate mapping and measurements. This is not the same as common C19 usage where the term "surveyors" was used to describe officials with the power and responsibility to perform (or manage) a variety of tasks ranging from street cleansing to building regulation and environmental engineering.CreationSydney Corporation Act 1842 ss80, 82.
Council empowered to repair, extend and open new streets.
Municipalities Act 1867 s117 (for Councils other than the City of Sydney): care construction and management of public roads other than main roads.
Start date1st November 1842End date1st November 1842Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Suburban municipal government FN-0029 (01/01/1867 to 31/12/1948)
RELATED TO: Streets engineering FN-0016 (01/11/1842)
