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Report on the settlement of the claim of the contractors for Centennial Hall columns, 1886-1887

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Unique IDA-00433928SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899DateBetween 16th December 1886 and 22nd November 1887Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Mayor, AJ Riley, on the settlement of the claim of the contractors, Stewart & Co, for the Centennial Hall for the erection of Columns. Council had agreed on a substitution of materials for the columns and requested a reduction in cost; contractors had taken the matter to the Supreme Court but now had agreed on a negotiated settlement. Appended: Memorandum of Agreement between Stuart & Co and Council signed by Salters Barker, attorney for Stuart & Co, and George Merriman, City Solicitor; Memo from Henry J Daniels, Town Clerk pro tem, to Finance Committee; Memo from George McRae, City Architect pro tem, to the Town Clerk; Memo from McRae to Mayor; Letter J Stewart & Co with offer of reduction; Letter from J Stewart & Co re the choice of columns; Letter from Sheerin & Hennessy, Architects, advising Council re columns, signed by John F Hennessy; Memo McRae to the Mayor; Letter from J Stewart & Co; Letter J Hennessy; Memo George Merriman to HJ Daniels; Letter from J Stewart & Co to Mayor; Letter from J Stewart & Co to Mayor with copy of letter by Salter & Barker; Letter from George McRae to Stewart & Co; Memo McRae to Mayor; Letter from Stewart & Co advising matter in hands of solicitor; Letter from Stewart & Co to Mayor; copy letter from George Merriman, City Solicitor, to Salter & Barker, solicitors Castlereagh St North.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID21/17/14 [633]

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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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