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City Solicitor's Letters
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Unique IDAS-0876DateBetween 20th October 1843 and 31st December 1853Date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionThis series contains letters written to the Town Clerk by the City Solicitor George Nichol and his clerk (?) Henry Green.
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 CRS 26.
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Start Date: 20/10/1843
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End Date: 24/11/1853Relationship summaryCREATED BY: City Solicitor AG-0074 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED 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-92 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Legal services AY-67 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Hackney cab licenses and inspections AY-62 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Water supply AY-44 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Drafting of By laws AY-34 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Property valuation and assessment AY-13 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Regulation of produce, fish and livestock markets AY-2 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) LanguageEnglish (eng)
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 CRS 26.
Start Date qual:
Start Date: 20/10/1843
End Date qual:
End Date: 24/11/1853Relationship summaryCREATED BY: City Solicitor AG-0074 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED 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-92 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Legal services AY-67 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Hackney cab licenses and inspections AY-62 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Water supply AY-44 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Drafting of By laws AY-34 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Property valuation and assessment AY-13 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) RELATED TO: Regulation of produce, fish and livestock markets AY-2 (20/10/1843 to 24/11/1853) LanguageEnglish (eng)
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Related seriesCity Solicitor's Packets, 1834-1977 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]Register of Matters Referred to the City SolicitorCreating 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
City Solicitor's Letters (20/10/1843 - 31/12/1853), [AS-0876]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 20 Apr 2025, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/63437