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Minutes of the Water Committee, 1847-1879

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Unique IDAS-0019Start dateBetween 4th December 1847 and 30th October 1879Start date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - HardcoverShort descriptionThis series was the minutes of the Water Committee, 1847-1879. The Committee was responsible for the supply of water to the City and suburbs, setting of water rates and exemptions, licensing of plumbers, making and publishing of by-laws relating to water supply and the erection of fountains. It also maintained Council's fire engines. DescriptionThe volumes in this series were the official signed minutes of the Water Committee (AG-0118) for the period 25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888. This committee was one of the first appointed by Council on 25 November 1842 but it does not appear to have kept minutes as such from 1842 to 1847. However, numerous reports were presented to Council which are contained in Committee Reports (AS-0021). The committee ceased on 21 February 1888.

The committee was responsible for the supply of water to the City and suburbs, setting of water rates and exemptions, licensing of plumbers, cancelling plumbers' licences due to breaches of regulations, making and publishing of by-laws relating to water supply, and the erection of fountains. It also maintained Council's fire engines.

The minutes also recorded matters such as the purchase of materials for the operation and maintenance of the water system, construction and repair of street fountains, budget estimates, engineer’s reports, returns of water laid-on, returns of the number of men employed on waterworks, weekly returns of days, works, wages, newspaper cuttings, and a copy of 39 VIC No. 7, An Act for preventing the pollution of the water supplied to the City of Sydney and its suburbs dated 11 July 1875.

Both volumes were handwritten and were indexed at the front of each volume. The indexes listed the subject matter and the relevant page number in the minutes. Often the subject matter referred to names of individuals requesting water supply. The back of volume 1 (A-00433242) also indexed the date, cost and number of men employed on works in certain areas of the city.

The following volumes of Water Committee records are held by State Records NSW: Minutes for 14 May 1857 to 25 November 1858 (reference 7/362) and reports for 11 January 1858 to 24 November 1859 (reference 7/364-365).
Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Management of parks and reserves AY-0084 (7/06/1866 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Fire prevention AY-0065 (4/12/1847 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Surveying AY-0046 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Purchase and sale of land and buildings AY-0018 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Drainage works and maintenance AY-0101 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Sewerage services AY-0045 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Levying and collection of rates AY-14 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888) RELATED TO: Architectural and engineering design and drafting AY-87 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Contractual arrangements for the supply of goods and services AY-0077 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Construction and repair of bridges, overpasses and tunnels AY-0049 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Construction and maintenance of buildings and structures AY-0001 (06/07/1844 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Management of contracts with private service providers AY-0121 (4/12/1847 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Meetings of Council and Committees AY-0060 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Personnel and employee management and services AY-0070 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Water supply AY-0044 (25/11/1842 to 21/02/1888)
RELATED TO: Drafting of By laws AY-0034 (22/11/1847 to 21/02/1888) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Minutes - Water Committee 1847-1853. Volume 19/1 included a decision to appoint a sub-committee to

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CSA047187

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Committee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899

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Public access statusOpen to public access

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Source system ID19System of arrangementChronological

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Digitisation statusNot digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Minutes of the Water Committee of 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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OrganisationSydney City CouncilCreating agenciesWater CommitteeRelated activitiesDrafting of By lawsWater supplyPersonnel and employee management and servicesMeetings of Council and CommitteesManagement of contracts with private service providersConstruction and maintenance of buildings and structuresConstruction and repair of bridges, overpasses and tunnelsContractual arrangements for the supply of goods and servicesArchitectural and engineering design and draftingLevying and collection of ratesSewerage servicesDrainage works and maintenancePurchase and sale of land and buildingsSurveyingFire preventionManagement of parks and reserves

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Minutes of the Water Committee, 1847-1879