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Report recommending to place two lamps in Market Street West, 1871

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Unique IDA-00443015SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 1st May 1871 and 21st September 1871Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place two lamps in Market Street West: one on the north side between York Street and Clarence Street, and another on the south side between Kent Street and Sussex Street. Appended: Memo from Edward Bell, City Engineer; Petition from the undersigned ratepayers and householders of Market Street West for more lighting between York Street and Pyrmont Bridge, where a number of low, disorderly characters gather about the doorsteps of Public Houses, before midnight, committing disgusting nuisances: [signatories] [page 1] [column 1] Barker & Coy; Francis Carroll; Joseph Massey; John Chard; William Bonnertt; Mark Geo Lane; Thomas Speight; George Copeman; William Carroll; James O'Connor; William Evans; Samuell Beard; George Beard; [column 2] John Armstrong; Charles J R York; Henry Stone; Geo Wells; Oliver Maxwell; James Watson; Mrs Clocker; John Gray; J McKeonn; Henry Quinlan; Peter Greig; Francis Hanly; Henry Stevenson; [page 2] William Stevenson; T Taylor; Richard Egan; Thompson; John Parton; Alexander Cumming; Aloes Hoch; J Sheather; William Scott; James Reegan; John Cleary; Wm Kerr; Patrick Lynch; Edward Ryan; William Tighe; Thomas Hicks; E S Wilson.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 ID24/06/1871/16

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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 to place two lamps in Market Street West, 1871