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Report recommending settlement of action against Charles Moore, 1867

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Unique IDA-00434882SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 5th August 1867 and 15th August 1867Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee 12 August 1867 submitting and recommending the arrangement entered into by the Mayor for the amicable settlement of the action brought by Messrs Talbot & Son against Charles Moore [Mayor]. Terms of the arrangement included rebuilding by Council of the walls of Talbot & Son's Stores in Macquarie Street and repair of all damage caused by the filling up of Macquarie Street, rebuilding of their vault, payment of £250 to Talbot & Son, erection of steps with Talbot's consent in the reserved passage from Circular Quay to Macquarie St with free public access to the space under the steps and no interference with the entrance to the vault, permission for Talbot & Son to have exclusive use of the excavation under Macquarie Street, and payment of all costs, in consideration of which Talbot & Son would withdraw the record in this action and abandon it. Council rejected the agreement. Appended: Memo from Rd Driver, City Solicitor, with copy of terms of settlement originally signed by Driver and Staunton Spain, attorney for Talbot & Son, recommending its acceptance.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Page number44, 253Volume 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 ID22/10/44/253

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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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Report recommending settlement of action against Charles Moore, 1867