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Report recommending repairs to southern end of Charles Street by forming roadway, 1860

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Unique IDA-00442016SeriesReports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 30th April 1860 and 9th June 1860Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee recommending repairs to the southern end of Charles St by forming the roadway and water channels but noting that it is impossible to do the same at the northern end as the houses have been built at a low level. Appended: Memo from Chas H Woolcott, Town Clerk, with Council resolution to refer the petition to the Committee with annotations by Edward Bell, City Engineer & Surveyor, reporting that Charles St is in a "miserable state" but explaining that any work on the southern section might increase the dampness of the houses there and might make the Council liable to legal action (particularly in the case of Mr Harwood) for damage to property; Bell notes that signatories to the petition appear to be mostly ratepayers and suggests no action to the southern portion unless owners of those houses sign a petition; Petition from owners, occupiers and ratepayers in vicinity of Charles St situated between Woolloomooloo St and Bay St stating that heavy rains have washed away the street exposing water pipes and foundations of some houses and requesting repairs: [signatories, most noted as ratepayer and of Charles St unless otherwise noted] [p1]: Louis Leulea; John Moore; Charles Lane; [p2]: Charles Nichols; William Rowett; Johan Burns; George Johnson; Wm Harmer; William Dalziel; Samuel Baylis; JF Robertson; Ritter; Edwd Nurcombe [Newcombe]; John Fox; Cornelious Joyner; Mrs Harrold; Mrs J Young; John Dyer; John Hong; John Wright; Alfred Vaughan; George Eccles; Mrs Adshead; Edward Flaherty; L Vivian; W Williamson; Samuel Bell; William Smyth; J Robert Heaton; JJ Walsh; Michael Lumas; John James Lynch, Woolloomooloo St; H Lynch; Thos Donton; WS Sotheren, Woolloomooloo St; WH Carrick, Bourke St; Sidney Edwards, Forbes? St.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number6, 2023Volume number23

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Source system ID6/23/2023

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Report recommending repairs to southern end of Charles Street by forming roadway, 1860