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Report on water laid on to the yards and Bakehouse attached to Mr Barker's Mills, 1847

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Unique IDA-00434346SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899DateBetween 5th February 1847 and 30th December 1847Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Water Committee on water laid on to the yards and Bakehouse attached to Mr Barker's Mills via a branch line from the pipe to Messrs Walkers Cloth Factory in Sussex Street. Committee determined that proper procedures had not been followed prior to the connection of the water but that there were extenuating circumstances within the office of the City Surveyor and that there had been no intention by Mr Barker to avoid regulation or payment. Appended: Letter of City Surveyor, Sheilds; letter from Thomas Barker; order from Sheilds to Aitken, licensed plumber; minutes of evidence to the Committee - Sheilds, Mr Walker of J. Walker & Co, Thomas Barker Junior (nephew), Aitken, Thomas Barker, Harris; copy of letter from J. Walker & Co to the City Surveyor; copy of letter from J. Walker & Co to the Town Clerk, Rae.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID21/5/327 [699]

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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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