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Report recommending a lamp in Upton Lane at the junction of Upton Street, 1879

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Unique IDA-00443243SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 1st January 1879 and 27th May 1879Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place a lamp in Upton Lane at the junction of Upton St. Appended: Petition of ratepayers of Cook Ward requesting metalling with blue metal of Upton St off Macquarie St South to make it passable; repair of the lane running from Upton St to Brisbane St at the rear of Macquarie St; a lamp in the Lane midway between Upton St and Brisbane St to make it safe for females: [signatories]: Henry Parr, 13 Upton St; John Taubman, 11 Upton St; F McAuliffe, 392 Macquarie St South; H Murray, 398 Macquarie St; William Phelps, 394 Macquarie St; Anne Humphries, 62 Ada Terrace; W Adams, 75 Brisbane St; Geo Morris, Hotel Keeper, Hill St; MA Donovan, Brisbane St; Thomas Scollin, 15 Upton St; James Long, 69 Brisbane St; Mrs Mooney, 73 Brisbane St; Mrs Chandler, 8 Hunt St; Thomas Griffith, 63 Brisbane St; Richard Skinner, 74 Brisbane St; Robert Hoddle, 72 Brisbane St; George Forsyth, 80 Brisbane St; M McGrath, 68 Brisbane St; Jesse Kinny, 70 Brisbane St; Mrs Phillips, 67 Brisbane St; George Saywell, 65 Brisbane St; William Meany, 6 Upton St; Thomas O'Connor, 4 Upton St; George Hopgood, 8 Upton St; Mrs A Wills, 10 Upton St; Geo Barr, 12 Upton St; Neil Macleay, 14 Upton St; with annotation by AC Mountain, City Surveyor, recommending that Mr Smithers spread some old metal from streets being re-metalled near Upton St; ballasting and trimming might be done for £10 and placing a lamp near the bend.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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Source system ID24/09/066

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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 Upton Lane at the junction of Upton Street, 1879