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Report on petition from Lessee of Corporation Water Fountains, 1866

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Unique IDA-00438721SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 2nd May 1866 and 19th November 1866Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee on a Petition from King Short, Lessee of the Corporation Water Fountains, asking for compensation or the cancelling of his lease, as he purchased the lease in the belief that he would have exclusive rights to sell water to vessels in the Harbour as in previous years but has found that lessees of private wharfs have been selling Corporation water. Committee recommended that the lease be cancelled and that the Lease of the Fountains be advertised. Appended: Letter from PC Brown, Pitt St, on behalf of Short with annotation by Rd Driver, City Solicitor, that Short has no legal claim; Letter from Short detailing water supply etc with annotation by Driver.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Page number38, 199Volume number9

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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 ID22/9/38/199

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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 on petition from Lessee of Corporation Water Fountains, 1866