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Report recommending laying five hydrants in Bridge Street at request of residents, 1863-64

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Unique IDA-00439491SeriesReports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 17th September 1863 and 11th July 1864Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee recommending the laying of 5 hydrants in Bridge Street at the request of residents who have agreed to pay four pence half penny in the pound. Appended: Petition from merchants, traders, householders and residents residing in or about Bridge St: [signatories]: [p1]: [left column]: J de V Lamb; Henry Stokes; Spencer Roberts; J Grafton Ross, manager Colonial Sugar Refining Co; R Peel Raymond; JL Deloitte; A Tornaghi, 28 Bridge St; Joske Bros & Co & Mason; Reading & Wellbank; JB Metcalfe & Co; [right column]: M Metcalfe; Charles Bath; F Reyling; Greville & Bird; Charles Bird; Charles Tost, 10 Bridge St; WP Woolcott; [p2] Joseph Sly, Bridge St; G Zuccani, Bridge St; F Seghers, 14 Bridge St; annotation by Edward Bell, City Engineer; Petition from ratepayers and householders of Bridge Street agreeing to pay for the water if the Council install the hydrants; [signatories]: [left column]: Colonial Sugar Refinery Co per J Grafton Ross, Manager; John Blake (his mark), witness J Lyons; F Seghers; James Stuart; F Reyling; G Zuccani; M Cohen; M Metcalfe; Reading & Wellbank; pro Mason Bros, E Gould; [right column]: Lamb Parbury & Co; Molison & Black; R Peel Raymond; Thos C Street; A Joske; JH Cleeve & Co; WP Woolcott.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number14, 162Volume number23

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Source system ID23/14/162

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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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Report recommending laying five hydrants in Bridge Street at request of residents, 1863-64