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Report recommending that wagons sold by Mrs MA Peck be retained, 1873-1875

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Unique IDA-00435437SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 1st December 1873 and 1st June 1875Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee recommending that the wagons sold by Mrs MA Peck (widow of the late contractor for works on Sydney Common) to Samuel Graham for £30 be retained by the Corporation and Mr Graham be reimbursed. Appended: Letter from Graham stating that because of the delay in the delivery of the wagons at Moore Park, Messrs A & R Amos no longer need them and will have completed the line to Wagga Wagga; if purchase cost is refunded, then any further claim will be waived against the Council; previous Report of the Finance Committee recommending the sale of the wagons to Graham; Letter from Graham outlining the original offer to purchase the wagons and the agreement of the Mayor including their proposed disassembly by the wheelwright, Glasson, and the subsequent withdrawal of permission after he had bought them from Mrs Peck. Graham had purchased them on behalf of A & R Amos, contractors for the Railway extension from Yass to Wagga Wagga; annotations by the City Solicitor; Memo from the Treasurer that the trucks were purchased by Mr Endicott on behalf of the Sydney Common Fund.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Page number97-105, 93Volume number17

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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 ID22/17/97

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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 that wagons sold by Mrs MA Peck be retained, 1873-1875