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Minutes - Water Committee 1847-1853. Volume 19/1 included a decision to appoint a sub-committee to

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Unique IDA-00433242SeriesMinutes of the Water CommitteeDateBetween 4th December 1847 and 30th December 1853FormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionMinutes - Water Committee 1847-1853. Volume 19/1 included a decision to appoint a sub-committee to examine Messrs. Tooth's premises and report on the terms upon which water could be supplied (4 & 11 Dec 1847); decision to pay four men for assisting at a fire at Elizabeth and Campbell Streets (4 Dec 1847); decision that a sub-committee be appointed to inspect Lachlan Swamp and discuss all matters relating to the supply of water to the city including the state of the street fountains (11 Dec 1847 & 8 Jan 1848); decision to require each house to have a separate cistern (18 Dec 1847 & 8 Jan 1848); discussion of the examination of licensed plumbers on the subject of laying pipes and recommendation to employ a competent plumber as superintendent of water works (28 Jan 1848 & 4 Feb); improvements to the tunnel in Hyde Park (28 Apr 1848, 5 May 1848 & 23 Jun 1848); petition from Mr. Sharp for relief on account of sickness from walking in the tunnel (25 Aug 1948); decision to have 100 copies of a city plan showing the line of the water pipes lithographed (23 & 30 Nov 1848); recommendation by the City Surveyor that a larger extent of land be granted to the Corporation at Lachlan Swamp and along the line of the tunnel (12 Jul 1849 & 28 Feb 1850); decision to erect fountains at various points in the city with cast iron casings (20 Aug 1849); decision to place an advertisement in the newspapers calling upon all parties supplied with water to pay their rates or legal proceedings will be taken (4, 11 & 18 Oct 1849); recommendation by the City Surveyor for the construction of a dam and fencing at Lachlan Swamp and for men to be employed in cleaning out the shafts and tunnel (6, 10, 12, 20, 31 Dec 1849, 10 & 17 Jan 1850, 3 & 30 Oct 1850); the City Surveyor to survey the Sydney Common and describe every swamp, spring or water course for the purpose of devising means for supplying Sydney with water (20 & 27 Dec 1849); City Surveyor to keep a book containing a daily register of the height of the water at both ends of the tunnel (23 Mar 1850); recommendation that a fire brigade of 12 men be established from the men employed on the Corporation works, that they reside in the vicinity of the Engine House and that badges be provided for each man (16 Jan 1851 & 2 Oct 1851); report that at a fire in Pitt Street the fireman of the Insurance Company (Mr Bown) obstructed and assaulted one of the Corporation firemen (James Dale) while in the execution of his duty (5 & 26 Jun 1851, 17 Jul 1851); dismissal of a number of officers due to drunkenness and insolence (various); decision to employ men for watering the streets of the city (26 Jun 1851, 3 & 31 Jul 1851); discussion of a reservoir at Lachlan Swamp for supplying the higher portions of the city with water and having a reserve supply for a week (24 Nov 1851); decision that because of the decrease in the height of water in the tunnel it is necessary to limit the supply of water to certain factories and decision to turn off the water from the city between 6 pm and 6am daily (31 Dec 1852, 3 Jan 1853, 4, 11 & 25 Feb 1853); decision to make Park Street the dividing line, instead of Liverpool Street, for supplying the Northern and Southern portions of the city (10 Jun 1853); decision to supply water for the use of people residing at the Botanical Gardens & horses employed there - not to be used for gardening, horticulture or botanical purposes (27 Jun 1853).LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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Minutes - Water Committee 1847-1853. Volume 19/1 included a decision to appoint a sub-committee to