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City Engineer specification and estimate for repairing Duke Street and Sydney Lane, 1853-60

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Unique IDA-00441992SeriesReports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 4th October 1853 and 9th January 1860Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee submitting a specification and estimate from the City Engineer for repairing Duke St and Sydney Lane and recommending the calling of tenders for the work. Appended: Petition [1] (31 August 1857) from residents or owners of property in the neighbourhood of Dowling St and Duke St in the vicinity of their junction with Sydney Lane complaining of the drainage of large amounts of water from Victoria St to Quarry St into Duke St, Sydney Lane and thence along Dowling St causing annoyance and injury to property: [signatories, all freeholders in Duke St]: Richard McKnight; Cornelius O'Neal; Charles Gill; James Doyle; John Mackey; FJ Garrick; JF Garrick; Patrick Obrien (his mark); Richard Hill; WS Sothen [Sotheren?]; WS Sotheren; William Beck; William Whitehead; Memo from Chas H Woolcott, Town Clerk, with Council resolution to refer the petition to the Committee with annotations by Edward Bell, City Engineer, (including reference to Mr Goold's house in Kent St), and by TR Roe, City Surveyor; Petition [2] (25 October 1858) by ratepayers of Duke St and Sydney Lane, requesting repair and referring to the original proclamation of the street (Government Gazette, 4 October 1853, defined by boundaries of grants of Busby and Douglas): [signatories]: [p1] Peter Punch; Nicholas Punch; Edwd Punch; James Punch; James Doyle; John Mackey; William Whitehead; George Chapman; Charles Enderby; Thomas H Watts; John Donaldson; Francis Cohen; [p2] George Chapman; Patrick O'Brien; William Beck; Charles Roberts; Francis Venteman; William Robertson; Mrs Benson; John Boyd; Robbert Heaney; Cornelius O Neal; William Heaton; Francis Stack; Mrs Garven; Richard Hill; Francis Churchill; Robert Masters; John Sheehy; Michael Sheehy; Patrick Sheehy; FJ Garrick; Jas Garrick; Richd McKnight; Henry Crode; [p3] James Thomas; John Edgecombe; James Evers; John Stanley; Fotheringham Junior; William Brown; Daniel Bullock; James O'Brine; Thomas Kenrick; Denis Keeffe; Thomas Davoren; John Penrick; Timothy Foley; Richard Harnett; Richd Underwood; George Kenney; William King; Edmond Harold; James Bloxham; Robert Sime; James White; Terence McCreagh; Martin Burns; Michael Maguire; Johlayxe; John Lauler; Patrick Dourtey; John Hourigan; M McInnes; John Mcmanus; FB Davidson; John Jackson; Paddie Vitie; annotations by Edward Bell, City Engineer, noting that to properly drain Victoria St would require a drain or sewer through rock for a distance of 980 yards; Memo from TR Roe, City Surveyor, with estimates for Duke St and Sydney Lane.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number6, 02 (a)Volume 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 ID23/6/02 (a)

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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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City Engineer specification and estimate for repairing Duke Street and Sydney Lane, 1853-60