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Report recommending a lamp at the junction of Buckingham and Bedford Sts, 1861

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Unique IDA-00442599SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 27th May 1861 and 8th July 1861Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place a lamp at the junction of Buckingham and Bedford Sts. Appended: Memo from Chas H Woolcott, Town Clerk, with Council resolution to refer a petition to the Improvement Committee with regard to the cutting down of Bedford St and erection of a lamp; Memo from Edward Bell, City Engineer, recommending the cutting down of Bedford St at the same time as Buckingham St with estimate and also recommending erection of a lamp; Petition by the Deacon's Court of Chalmer's Presbyterian Church, Castlereagh St South complaining of the drainage of Bedford St running into and around the Church and of the lack of lighting: [signatories]: John Kelly, Elder; James Kay, Elder; James McSkiming, Elder; William Halley, Deacon; J Alexander, Deacon; James Barnet, Deacon; James Black, Deacon; John Dumble, Elder.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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

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Source system ID24/02/1861/31

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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 recommending a lamp at the junction of Buckingham and Bedford Sts, 1861