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Committee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899

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Unique IDAS-0021Start dateBetween 23rd November 1842 and 21st December 1899Start date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundShort descriptionThis series consists of reports from various committees including the Water, Police, Lighting, Finance, By Laws, Improvement, Board of Works, General Purposes, Markets and Hackney Carriages Committees, as well as the City Commissioners, 1842-1899. It also contains reports of special committees appointed to look into and report on particular matters.DescriptionThis series consists of reports from the Water, Police, Lighting, Finance, By Laws, Improvement, Board of Works, General Purposes, Markets and Hackney Carriages Committees, as well as the City Commissioners, 1842-1899.

The reports were created by a range of committees including:
- Electric Lighting Committee (AG-0121)
- Board of Health (AG-0126)
- Hackney Carriages Committee (AG-0131)
- Market Committee (AG-0127)
- Finance Committee I (AG-0124)
- General Purposes Committee (AG-0123)
- Board of Works Committee (AG-0120)
- Improvement Committee (AG-0119)
- Water Committee (AG-0118)
- Lighting Committee (AG-0115)
- Police Committee (AG-0114)
- By-Laws Committee (AG-0113)
- Garbage Disposal Committee (AG-0096)

The series also contains reports of special committees appointed to look into and report on particular matters; volumes of memoranda from the Town Clerk to committees, and some minutes of committees. Letters received and registered into the series AS-0026 that were referred to a committee are pasted into the volumes with the relevant report. This includes a large number of petitions.

Topics covered by committee reports were wide-ranging and covered many small matters within Council's jurisdiction. These included staff matters, police, plans for a new Sydney Town Hall, water supply improvements, drainage, etc. Some returns and estimates are included for the 1840s and 1850s reports.

This series is in the form of bound volumes which are indexed at the front according to the subject under consideration by the committee. There are also a number of folders with no index.
Relationship summaryPRECEDED BY: Reports of the Improvement Committee AS-0023 (11/1/1847)
PRECEDED BY: Reports of the Finance Committee I AS-0022 (12/1/1899)
RELATED TO: Minutes of the Water Committee AS-0019 (04/12/1847 to 30/10/1879)
RELATED TO: Letters Received AS-0026 (21/01/1843 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Allocation and changes of street names and street numbers AY-0051 (21/11/1875 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Health inspections of premises AY-0033 (15/6/1899 to 15/6/1899)
RELATED TO: Architectural and engineering design and drafting AY-0087 (06/12/1843 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Contractual arrangements for the supply of goods and services AY-0077 (23/12/1842 to 06/12/1852)
RELATED TO: Personnel and employee management and services AY-0070 (23/11/1842 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Fire prevention AY-0065 (21/01/1844 to 10/2/1851)
RELATED TO: Traffic regulation and control AY-0053 (19/10/1847 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Administration of municipal elections AY-0052 (07/10/1843 to 09/11/1843)
RELATED TO: Construction and repair of bridges, overpasses and tunnels AY-0049 (19/10/1847 to 27/12/1849)
RELATED TO: Sewerage services AY-0045 (11/05/1854 to 26/10/1860)
RELATED TO: Management of sports facilities, swimming pools, recreation and community centres AY-0037 (21/10/1850 to 07/04/1857)
RELATED TO: Management of Council property AY-0019 (23/11/1842 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Property valuation and assessment AY-0013 (19/12/1842 to 23/12/1850)
RELATED TO: Disposal of waste by punting, tipping or destruction AY-0008 (11/05/1854 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Construction and maintenance of buildings and structures AY-0001 (25/02/1843 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Minutes of the Improvement Committee AS-0010 (10/03/1845 to 26/10/1860)
RELATED TO: Minutes of the General Purposes Committee AS-0008 (23/03/1899 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Ceremonial events and civic occasions AY-0056 (30/12/1862 to 21/02/1868)
RELATED TO: Hackney cab licenses and inspections AY-0062 (18/11/1847 to 23/11/1871)
RELATED TO: Financial management AY-0071 (10/10/1843 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Road construction and maintenance AY-0047 (16/09/1843 to 28/10/1860)
RELATED TO: Drafting of By laws AY-0034 (30/11/1842 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Water supply AY-0044 (25/11/1842 to 31/12/1878)
RELATED TO: Provision of street lighting AY-0025 (30/11/1842 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Removal of waste from streets, public places and premises AY-0005 (18/04/1843 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Regulation of produce, fish and livestock markets AY-0002 (12/10/1842 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Meetings of Council and Committees AY-0060 (23/11/1842 to 21/12/1899)
RELATED TO: Levying and collection of police rates AY-0076 (25/11/1842 to 31/12/1844)
RELATED TO: Ordinance and by-law enforcement, abatement of nuisances AY-0055 (13/03/1843 to 23/11/1871) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Report of the Finances Committee on a letter regarding payment of sureties for Andrew Higgins

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council

Index of By Laws, City of Sydney Council, 1870-1871

Index of By Laws, City of Sydney Council, 1865-1869

Index of special committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1859-1860

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1885-1888

Index of special committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1857-1858

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1853

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1852

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1850

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1849

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1848

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1845

Index of various committee reports, City of Sydney Council, 1844

Index of manuscript reports, City of Sydney Council, 1842-1843

Report on the supply of water to the City, 1853

Report on a Petition for the repair of roads, Cook Ward, 1850-1851

Report of Lighting Committee on the subject of Lighting the City, 1850-1851

Report on the Financial Affairs of the Corporation, 1851-1852

Report of the Lighting Committee for the year ending 31 October 1851

Report of the Improvement Committee from 1 November 1850 to 31 October 1851

Report of the Water Committee from 1 November 1850 to 31 October 1851

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Minutes of the By-Laws Committee

Reports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892

Reports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

Reports of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney]

Minutes of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

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

Minutes of Special Committees, 1857-1950 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access noteReviewed by Janet Villata, 14/10/2020

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Source system ID21System of arrangementChronological

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Digitisation statusFully digitised

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Committee Reports. 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 CouncilPreceding seriesReports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]Reports of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney]Related seriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]Minutes of the Water Committee, 1847-1879Minutes of the General Purposes Committee, 1899-1973Minutes of the Improvement Committee [Municipal Council of Sydney], 1843-1891Creating agenciesGarbage Disposal CommitteeBy-Laws CommitteePolice Committee, 1842-1846Lighting CommitteeWater CommitteeImprovement CommitteeBoard of Works CommitteeGeneral Purposes CommitteeFinance Committee IMarket CommitteeHackney Carriages CommitteeBoard of HealthElectric Lighting CommitteeRelated activitiesOrdinance and by-law enforcement, abatement of nuisancesLevying and collection of police ratesMeetings of Council and CommitteesRegulation of produce, fish and livestock marketsRemoval of waste from streets, public places and premisesProvision of street lightingWater supplyDrafting of By lawsRoad construction and maintenanceFinancial managementHackney cab licenses and inspectionsCeremonial events and civic occasionsHealth inspections of premisesAllocation and changes of street names and street numbersConstruction and maintenance of buildings and structuresDisposal of waste by punting, tipping or destructionProperty valuation and assessmentManagement of Council propertyManagement of sports facilities, swimming pools, recreation and community centresSewerage servicesConstruction and repair of bridges, overpasses and tunnelsAdministration of municipal electionsTraffic regulation and controlFire preventionPersonnel and employee management and servicesContractual arrangements for the supply of goods and servicesArchitectural and engineering design and drafting

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Committee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899