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Letter - Liability for attendance of fire engines of parties whose premises catch fire, 1850

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Unique IDA-00503198SeriesCity Solicitor's Letters, circa 1843-1853DateBetween 12th March 1850 and 23rd March 1850Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionMemo from City Solicitor: Memo from GR Nichols to the Town Clerk giving advice requested by the Water Committee in regard to the liability of parties whose premises or chimneys take fire for the expenses of attendance by the fire engines. It is his opinion that a Justice convicting a person for offending against clause 69 of the Building Act, 8William4no6 (see also Callaghan Vol 1 p86) can award such a penalty.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number261Volume number1

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

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Source system ID876/1/261

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original records of 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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Letter - Liability for attendance of fire engines of parties whose premises catch fire, 1850