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Moore Street Resumption: City Bank, Abstract of title, Correspondence, 1891

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Unique IDA-00453573SeriesCity Solicitor's Packets, 1834-1977 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 9th July 1891 and 21st December 1891Date qualifierexactFormatLoose PapersDescriptionCopy of Certificate of Title of the City Bank to land situate in Pitt and Foxlow Streets (now called Moore Street) in the City of Sydney, produced by Dawson & Sons. Certificate Vol LXXXIV folio 59, Vol CLIII folio 249; issued 7 February 1873 with sketch plan. Transfers from Jacob Levi Montefiore, Ebenezer Vickery, Thomas Chapman Breillat; description of land includes references to holdings of Hannah Bull, Mrs Black and Mrs Hoskings, part of allotment originally granted to George Croxley 27 July 1817.

Documents relating to the resumption include correspondence between John Dawson & Sons, solicitors, Acting Manager of City Bank James Henderson, and Council with particular reference to the status of a right of way or laneway on the property. Documents include notice of claim to compensation, valuations by Richardson & Wrench, Hardie & Gorman and Allen Mansfield, architect, of the land and comparable replacement of the building destroyed by fire; report by RW Richardson, City Surveyor, on ownership with sketch plans noting transfers from Montefiore to Henry Bull and S Hordern and noting right of way to Hannah Bull and S Hordern; correspondence regarding settlement; letter 11 December 1891 from City Bank accepting valuation £92,789 plus interest to be paid by 21 December 1891. Printed documents are the “Schedule and Valuations” of resumptions and properties in betterment areas under the Moore Street Improvement Act and the “List of Claims” for Moore Street Resumptions.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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

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Source system ID56/529

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original City Solicitor's Packets of 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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Moore Street Resumption: City Bank, Abstract of title, Correspondence, 1891