Hackney cab licenses and inspections

Unique IDAY-0062DescriptionHackney cab licenses and inspections. This activity also included the Inspector of Public Vehicles.

In May 1873 the Transit Commissioners wrote to Council seeking money paid to Council for licenses of vehicles to be passed to them.

As late as 2 October 1873 the Metropolitan Transit Commissioners were asking Council to appoint Mr Oram as Inspector of Public Vehicles under their By Laws for the remainder of the present year (without salary) in order to prevent a great public inconvenience arising through Mr Oram not being legally qualified to produce evidence in cases where licenses have been issued for public vehicles by the Corporation. Council replied it had no power to comply with the request. [CRS 11/6].

On 6 May 1875 the Finance Committee requested the City Solicitor to draft a bill to repeal the Public Vehicles Regulation Act and draft a new bill for the regulation of Public Vehicles. [CRS 11/7].
CreationSydney Corporation Act 1842, s93.
Council empowered to regulate drivers.

Municipalities Act 1867 s129 (Councils other than the City of Sydney): authority to charge fees on vehicles plying for hireAbolitionPublic Vehicles Act 1873, came into power 1 April 1873.
Control transferred to Board of Transit Commissioners.

Series

Minutes of the By-Laws Committee

City Solicitor's Letters

Petitions to Council

Printed Materials, 1837-1930

Letters Sent, 1842-1900

Letters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

Letters Received from the Colonial Secretary, 1842-1859

Reports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

Committee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899

Minutes of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney], 1846-1973

Minutes of Council, 1842 - ongoing [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

Description

Start date1st November 1842End date1st April 1873Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Suburban municipal government FN-0029 (01/01/1867 to 1/4/1873)
RELATED TO: Traffic management FN-0018 (01/11/1842 to 1/4/1873)

Identification

Source system ID62

Relationships

FunctionTraffic managementSuburban municipal government

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Hackney cab licenses and inspections