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City Solicitor's Letters, circa 1843-1853

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Unique IDAS-0876DateBetween 20th October 1843 and 31st December 1853Date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundShort descriptionThis series contains letters written to the Town Clerk by the City Solicitor George Nichol and his clerk (?) Henry Green, between 1843-1853.DescriptionThis series contains letters written to the Town Clerk by the City Solicitor George Nichol and his clerk (?) Henry Green. These were created by the office of the City Solicitor AG-0074 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853).

Most of the letters are in response to requests from Council for the City Solicitor's opinion. The subjects include Council's power to assess properties; the powers of various Council officers; by-laws for the markets; standing orders; recovering money owed to Council; preparing bonds for rate collectors; removing fences encroaching on the public way; application forms for hackney cab licenses; agreements for the supply of water from the City Water Works; and interpretation of the Sydney Corporation Act.

The letters also include associated correspondence from Council Officers such as the City Surveyor and the District Surveyor.

There is no numbering system to the letters, and only the second volume is indexed.

It appears that during 1853 letters from the City Solicitor ceased to be separated, and were placed with the rest of letters received by Council in AS-0026.
Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Register of Matters Referred to the City Solicitor AS-0877 (01/01/1843 to 01/01/1853)
RELATED TO: City Solicitors Packets AS-0056 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853)
RELATED TO: Oaths of office, fidelity bonds and duties of disclosure AY-0092 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853)
RELATED TO: Legal services AY-0067 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Hackney cab licenses and inspections AY-0062 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853)
RELATED TO: Water supply AY-0044 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Drafting of By laws AY-0034 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853)
RELATED TO: Property valuation and assessment AY-0013 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853)
RELATED TO: Regulation of produce, fish and livestock markets AY-0002 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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City Solicitor's Letters - Volume 2, 1851-1852

City Solicitor's Letters - Volume 1, 1843-1850

Letter - Advise not to counter-sign payment to Mr Golden for extra services yet, 1853

Letter - Forwards bill of costs for work performed, 1853

Letter - Opinion that the Building Act will meet Council requirements, 1853

Letter - Opinion that the reparation offered by Captain Forrester can be accepted, 1853

Letter - Opinion that repairs mentioned in a letter from Lewis Samuel can be permitted, 1853

Letter - Progress of the cause The Corporation v Wilson, 1853

Letter - Expended the amount given in the cause The Corporation v Cooper, 1853

Letter - Request for copies of bonds or agreements made, The Corporation v Stubbs, 1853

Letter - Opinion on proposal of Charles Moore to put in a new front to his shop, 1853

Letter - Advice on several matters raised by Mr Golden, Building Surveyor, 1853

Letter - Advice relating to the removal of two sheds obstructing Harrington Street, 1853

Letter - Advice relating to the lease of premises used as the Town Hall, 1853

Letter - Presentatino of Bill of Costs to 28 December 1852, 1852

Letter - Presentation of Bill of Costs for the months of August, September and October, 1852

Letter - Presentatino of costs for bonds of Collectors of Electors Lists, 1852

Letter - requests payment of his Bill of Costs as City Solicitor, 1852

Letter - Opinion that George Hill is not liable for the fine imposed for resigning his office, 1852

Letter - Mr Alderman Wilshire is not liable to any penalties for non-acceptance of offices, 1852

Letter - Transmission of documents about supply of water by agreement to James Wright, 1852

Letter - Mayor and Town Clerk cannot legally sign cheques for payment of Corporate moneys, 1852

Letter - Advice about Golden's power under section 94 14Vic41, the Corporation Act, 1852

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Register of Matters Referred to the City Solicitor, 1859-1893

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

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original records of the Municipal Council of Sydney. The records have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that these are historical records and the language used within the records was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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OrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated seriesCity Solicitor's Packets, 1834-1977 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]Register of Matters Referred to the City Solicitor, 1859-1893Creating agenciesCity SolicitorRelated activitiesRegulation of produce, fish and livestock marketsProperty valuation and assessmentDrafting of By lawsWater supplyHackney cab licenses and inspectionsLegal servicesOaths of office, fidelity bonds and duties of disclosure

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