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Engineering Survey Plans

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Unique IDAS-0517Start dateBetween 1st January 1937 and 1st January 1988Start date qualifiercircaFormatPlanDescriptionThis series consists of original master drawings of footway and road layouts and includes contours and levels (height of land compared to sea level). These plans are used as a reference when Council wants to construct or reconstruct footways or to compile a profile of levels for the entire city.

The drawings also include street name, outline of buildings, name or function of building and building lines. The information was initially noted in a level book on site and then transferred to the plan in the office. The level books are retained in the plan rooms.

The City Engineer's Department arranged to microfilm approximately 12,000 plans including Engineering Survey plans in the 1970's. The master negative microfilm is contained in [CRS 99], Microfilm of Plans, and copies are held in Archives and the plan rooms. The microfilm is not certified by the Town Clerk and is therefore inadmissible as evidence in litigation under the Evidence Reproduction Act 1967. However, under entry No. 7 in the City Engineer's Plans Disposition Schedule Engineering Survey Plans are retained permanently so there is no reason to microfilm the plans again with a certificate.

The plans are arranged numerically. A consecutive plan number is assigned to each job (street or section of street), followed by a sheet number where numerous plans relate to the same job, for example 239/1, 239/2 etc. The plans are stamped either "Footway" or "Engineering Survey". The plans were previously known as footway drawings in the Department. The plans are controlled by a card index specifically created for this series which is arranged alphabetically by street name.

When the Council of the City of South Sydney was created in 1989 those Engineering Survey plans relating to South Sydney were removed to the plans room of that Council. All Engineering Survey plans created by the Sydney City Council after January 1989 are assigned a prefix of 556 in the plan number.

Start Date qual: c.
Start Date: 01/01/1937
End Date qual: c.
End Date: 01/01/1988Relationship summaryCONTROLLED BY: City Engineers Plans Register AS-1090 (c. 01/01/1937 to c. 01/01/1988)
CREATED BY: City Engineers Department I AG-0005 (01/01/1937 to 01/01/1988)
RELATED TO: Surveying AY-46 (01/01/1937 to 01/01/1988)
RELATED TO: Road construction and maintenance AY-47 (01/01/1937 to 01/01/1988) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Source system ID517System of arrangementNumerical by plan number

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Controlled by seriesCity Engineers Plans RegisterCreating agenciesCity Engineer's Department IRelated activitiesRoad construction and maintenanceSurveying

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