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Report recommending adoption of new levels for part of Bourke Street, 1858

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Unique IDA-00441805SeriesReports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 7th August 1858 and 30th August 1858Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee recommending the adoption of new levels for part of Bourke St to avoid injury to properties at the northern end of the street. Appended: Memo from Chas H Woolcott, Town Clerk, referring a petition to the Committee with annotation by Edward Bell, City Engineer; Petition of freeholders in Bourke St north and vicinity stating that levels as recently marked by the City Engineer's Department will raise the footway and block the entrances to their houses: [signatories]: [page 1]: Stephen Jones; Nathaniel Wallis; Thomas Wm Ferrington; Thomas Emins; David Sims; Alex Long; Jesse Sweeney; Semeul Williams; William Keating; George Johnson; George C Hayes; John Sand; John Holloran; Mathew Lynch; WS Sothern; Thos Pendergast; Mrs Donelly; [page 2]: Mrs Wright (her mark); Janet Brown; James Ireland; James Perry; Wm Harmer; Michl Carroll; JT Higgins; Thomas Donolon; John Good; Edwd Newcome; Jacob Stayner; John Doherty; James Evers; James Fale; Alfred Proudfoot; Louis Leuba; WE Henderson; Henry S Castle.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number4, 76Volume number23

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Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives.

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Source system ID23/4/076

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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 adoption of new levels for part of Bourke Street, 1858