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Report of improvements for the year ending 30th June 1846

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Unique IDA-00433475SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899DateBetween 1st July 1845 and 13th October 1846Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee for the year ending 30th June 1846. Report lists: streets and work done on them during the year; drains constructed; expenditure on men, tools, materials; recommendations to enforce regulations against throwing rubbish and ashes on the streets; stock pile of stone and flags from the Argyle St cut; attention drawn to unfenced dangerous excavations in the City; little progress made on the proclamation and alignment of Streets not yet proclaimed or aligned, and communications with the NSW government on the matter. Streets referred to in the report: George, Charlotte Place, Essex Lane, Spring, Pitt, York, Market, Argyle, King, Sussex, Kent, Liverpool, Castlereagh, Parramatta, Bligh, Cumberland, Windmill, Prince, Albion, Elizabeth, Phillip, Gloucester, Willmott, Hunter, Hay-market Lane, Park, Elizabeth, Erskine, Druitt, Harris, William, Elizabeth Street South.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Committee Reports created by Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Report of improvements for the year ending 30th June 1846