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Report recommending a lamp in Upper Forbes Street, 1864

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Unique IDA-00442718SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 5th January 1864 and 15th February 1864Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place a lamp in Upper Forbes St near the top of the hill about midway between the two lamps already existent. Appended: Letter from William Newman, 109 Upper Forbes St, on the need for a lamp at the top of the hill near Rose Hall where the road bends around the hill before descending to Ann St and cannot be seen in the dark; noting also need for road repairs; sketch map included; annotation by Edward Bell, City Engineer, noting existence of a lamp at the entrance to Rose Hall and another near the entrance to Mr Darley's premises, recommending a public lamp between the two and giving estimate for road repairs.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 ID24/03/1864/05

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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 in Upper Forbes Street, 1864