Legal Opinions Books, 1924-1984

Description

Unique IDAS-1089DateBetween 29th November 1924 and 31st July 1984Date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionThese volumes contain legal opinions by the City Solicitors relating to roadways. The volumes were compiled by staff of the City Engineer's Department.

They includes matters relating to: alignment and realignment of roads, resumptions, width of streets and lanes, alteration of road levels, drainage, acquisition of land to splay corners, status of laneways as public or private, street widening, power of Council to deal with widths of lanes after subdivisions, and dedication of land. Particular cases such as the erection of a police call box on a public roadway, or public drains running through private property, are also dealt with.

The books also include wording to be used in public notices or dealings with the public and other authorities. The opinions are mostly typescript with the occasional handwritten one.

The volumes are not indexed.

Volume 3 was not transferred to Archives and is missing.
Relationship summaryCREATED BY: City Engineers Department I AG-0005 (01/06/1936 to 31/07/1984)
CREATED BY: City Engineering and Building Surveyors Department AG-0061 (31/08/1928 to 01/06/1936)
CREATED BY: City Engineer and City Surveyors Department II AG-0088 (03/07/1925 to 31/08/1928)
RELATED TO: Roadway Control Books AS-1088 (c. 01/01/1929 to 31/07/1984)
RELATED TO: Legal services AY-67 (03/07/1925 to 31/07/1984)
RELATED TO: Resumptions of land AY-26 (03/07/1925 to 31/07/1984)
RELATED TO: Road construction and maintenance AY-47 (03/07/1925 to 31/07/1984) LanguageEnglish (eng)

Item

Premises Nos. 12-14 Crown St,, East Sydney - construction of driveway.

State Environmental Planning Policy No. 10 (SEPP 10) - Resubdivision application.

Premises: No. 1/127-139 Macleay St, Potts Point. Proposed strata subdivision.

68 Macarthur St, Ultimo - rateable status.

Realignment of roads under the Main Roads Act, 1924 - Question of Council's powers and

Notice to demmolish & re-erect defective fence situated on footway between McLeay St & Billyard

Albion Place, Sydney - Enquiry re status. Lanes: Bridge St, to Dalley St, Sydney.

Council property - Victoria St, Potts Point - Assessment No. 15850.

1-7 Queens Ave, Rushcutters Bay.

Lang Rd - traffic restrictions.

Harbour St, Sydney, in the vicinity of City Markets area - suggested closure on Sundays to conduct

Strata Titles Act, 1973

Camden Lane, Pyrmont. Inquiry re status.

Lansdowne Lane, Surry Hills - status

Leases under Section 519 B of the Local Governm,ent Act 1919

Napoleon St & Kent St, Sydney - Underground Substation No. 906

Public Roads (Amendment) Act, 1969

Saunders St, Pyrmont - application by Sydney County Council to lay conduits beneath roadway at

334-336 George St & Ash St - question of ownership.

Hourigan Lane, Darlinghurst - proposed acquisition of part at rear of Nos. 145-153 Victoria St.

City Rd, Darlington - footbridge - indemnity by University of Sydney - Insurance.

Pathway between Victoria St & Beaconsfield Lane, Alexandria.

Premises Nos. 12-14 Crown St, East Sydney - construction of driveway.

Box

CSA011149

CSA011148

Series

Roadway Control Books, 1834-1987

City Engineer's Miscellaneous Books, 1881-1993 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney / South Sydney Council]

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Legal Opinions Books, 1924-1984