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Minutes of the Finance Committee: "B": Payment of accounts; officers’ salaries; collection of

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Unique IDA-00432632SeriesMinutes of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 6th December 1858 and 30th December 1863FormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionMinutes of the Finance Committee: "B": Payment of accounts; officers’ salaries; collection of rates; debentures; claims for compensation for damage to horses, carts, boats and cabs; referrals to City Solicitor to take action over various matters; reduction in pay to City carters; correspondence from M. Josephson saying that if Council is not prepared to paint the premises at King Street used as a Town Hall inside and out they must give up possession of the building at expiration of lease [3/6/1859]; injury to Mt Little’s pony; reduction in staff at Botany Water Works and Pennant Hills Quarry; warrants to be issued for non-payment of rates; appointment of additional bailiffs; requests for more staff; relief to Michael FitzPatrick for loss of both arms at Quarry; dispute over cast iron water pipes; reduction in staff wages; purchase of metal; non payment of rent by lessee of Ladies Baths; court cases; protests against rates; lease of Council property; gratuity to Collector of Citizen’s Lists; yearly specifications; reductions in rent; omnibus proprietors requesting reduction in license fees; dispute with McBeath and Williams over preparation of the City Assessment books; payment for land resumed for water purposes; dispute with Pyrmont Bridge Company; amalgamation of Office of Overseer of Cleansing Streets and Inspector of Nuisances; negotiations with Lands Department for piece of land in the Domain to erect a tent for the Inter Colonial Cricket Match; complaint from City Health Officer that he was refused access to Darlinghurst Gaol to investigate fever emanating from there, and request that he report on the manner of removal of prisoners to vessel lying at Berry’s Bay; congratulatory address to Prince of Wales for his marriage.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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Bell, Edward

Lord, Edward

McBeath, David

Oatley, Frederick

Oliphant, Robert

Roe, John R

Templeton, William Ralph

Woolcott, Charles Henry

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Minutes of the Finance Committee: "B": Payment of accounts; officers’ salaries; collection of