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Report on the resumption of properties in Campbell Street, 1884-1888

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Unique IDA-00433946SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899DateBetween 1st January 1884 and 16th October 1888Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Mayor, John Harris, on the resumption of properties in Campbell Street. The Mayor was authorised to negotiate terms with owners of properties required for the widening of the street. The owners were Mr Collins (No 6), New South Wales Mortgage Loan Company (no 7), William Dawson (No 8), Mr A Brown (No 9) (prices negotiated for each of preceding) and the St Joseph's Building Society (No 10). In the case of the latter, no title was produced. Appended: Valuation with detailed descriptions by Richardson & Wrench of each of the properties (Croft noted as owner of No 6, James Rutledge as agent for No 7, William Dawson owner of No 8, A Brown owner of No 9, E J Rubic as Executor of no 10); plan by City Surveyor, RW Richards of the area bounded by Campbell Street, Elizabeth Street, Wexford Street, Exeter Place and Foster Street and including Rice Lane and Exeter Lane showing buildings, 1834 building line for Campbell Street, and identifying Lot Nos 6-10 and occupiers of buildings thereon Simon F Bolger, Ah Kee Ong, Ah Kee and James Haylett; Letter from Department of Lands in reply to Council's request for the resumption of the properties detailing the history of the 1834 abandoned intent to resume and proclaim building lines; Letter from EJ Rubic 73 Elizabeth Street claiming compensation for the land on which the Tramway Hotel stands but not including the party wall and his property adjoining with frontage in Wexford Street; Letter Allen & Allen Solicitors on behalf of NSW Mortgage Loan Co; Memo from RW Richards to Town Clerk; Description of land relating to EJ Rubic by Richards; Copy of clauses of 'Reid's Act', 45 Vic No 28, 1881; Letter from NSW Mortgage Loan Co per CM Buck; Letter from W Dawson with plan of his premises at 54 and 56 Campbell Street and at 46 to 50 Campbell Street; Letter from J & M Donovan for MA Donovan re premises leased to Timothy Moran, grocery business on the corner of Campbell St and Macquarie Street South; Letter from John Dawson & Co Solicitors per PE Creswell on behalf of William Dawson urging that the matter be settled as he has received no income for the past four years; Letter from John Dawson, 88 Pitt Street, pointing out the hardship caused to his 'aged, poverty and health-stricken brother'; Letter John Dawson & Co urging action; Letter from William Dawson, Drayton Lodge, Kennedy Street, Glebe Point, stating the extreme hardship caused to him and his wife (combined ages 150 years); Letter John Dawson & Co; Memo from City Surveyor, RW Richards, to the Town Clerk with tracings and description of Dawson's property; Printed report by Council 'Correspondence etc in re Property Owned by Mr William Dawson in Campbell Street. Also, Letters showing the amounts of compensation required by other owners of property necessary to be resumed in order to widen Campbell Street. Ordered to be printed by Resolution of Council 18th February 1888' [Contains documents since January 1884]. LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID21/17/19 [817]

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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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