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Report on settlement of the claim for compensation for land of John Downes, 1885-1886

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Unique IDA-00433976SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899DateBetween 2nd July 1885 and 19th January 1886Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Mayor, Thomas Playfair, on his settlement of the claim for compensation made by John Downes for land taken for the widening of Regent Street. Appended: Letter from Downes, Ultimo, accepting the offer of £100; letter signed J Down's [sic], 78 Mary Ann Street Ultimo, requesting £1200 compensation for property on 'Botany Road now Regent St Redfern'; Minute Paper from the City Surveyor, AC Mountain, noting the vagueness of the description of Downs' property on his Deeds and the failure of Downs to produce a plan showing the boundaries of his property at the time of subdivision; earlier Minute Paper by Mountain with sketch of land affected in relation to Queen, Regent and Wellington Streets and the property of Filmer and with annotation by the City Solicitor, George Merriman; Valuation by Richardson & Wrench, 98 Pitt St Sydney; Valuation by Mills & Pile, Land Sale Rooms, 130 Pitt St, noting the presence of 6 shops and dwellings on the land, and expressing doubt as to the extent of Downs' land; Scale plan of property and adjacents, showing Downs' property and a shop and Monumental Works near the corner of Wellington and Kensington Streets.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Source system ID21/17/5 [363]

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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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