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Yearly Report on the Water and Sewerage Works for 1866, 1854-1867

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Unique IDA-00434852SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1854 and 4th March 1867Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee submitting a Yearly Report on the Water and Sewerage Works for 1866 performed under the Water and Sewerage Acts prepared for the Parliament of NSW in terms of Section 75 of the Corporation Act of 1857. Appended: Draft of the Report - Water: uninterrupted supply achieved, breakages repaired, effects of the drought (drop in levels in Reservoirs, suspension for a few weeks of street watering and shut off supply during the night), High Level Reservoir at Paddington completed, contract entered into for the construction of 3 dams between the Lachlan Swamp and Botany with work now proceeding, cleaning out of Upper Mill Reservoir at Botany, passing of the Sydney Corporation Powers Extension Act has allowed Council to recover water rates from every building on streets where mains are laid, satisfactory performance of contractors to supply coal, castings and general stores, quantities of piping laid and old mains replaced; - Sewerage: Works at Woolloomooloo Bay, William St, Cleveland Paddocks, Tank Stream, quantities of stoneware pipe drains laid, examination of all main sewers constructed since 1854 and details of defects found and repairs made; - Financial: statements furnished.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Page number15, 65Volume number10

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives when using these records.

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Source system ID22/10/15/65

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original reports by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The records have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that these are historical records and the language used within the records was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Yearly Report on the Water and Sewerage Works for 1866, 1854-1867