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3201 .

3202 .

PRES:: T.

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• .ET . HOS:?:i:TAT CO ., ?.IBilliO_ FU:ID, RE ADDRESSLTG COUITCIL ' s r= _FLOYEE.S .

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I.:EID':::ES OF A IiZETUTG OF THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN, , lli.:LD AT ~BE TOWN !IALL, NEWTO m, ON TUESDAY, the 8th MAY ,1934, at 7-30 p.m.,

His Worsh~p the ~yor, (Alderman I.E. Ryan, J.P.), the Deputy~Mayor~~~de±man J.V.Bugler), and Alder:rren Pawley, Stocks, Nevmham, Delve, Dunn, Dunshea, Fleming, Roberts, Goddard, and Solomon.

Each ~mber of the Council having received a copy o~ the 1linutes o~ tlw previous Meeting, Alder:na.n Newnham moved that the Minutes be taken as read, and confirmed, and signed. Seconded by Alderman Pawley, and carried.

His Worship the l:P.yor, (Al.derman I.E. Ryan, J.P.), referred in feeling terms to the death o~ Mrs . Francis Crago, the idow of the Founder of F.Crago & Son, Flour Merchants, of Gladstone St., and llother of the present Managing Director, li~.Francis A. Crago. Ald. Soloi!lOn referred to the death of iJ. William Foster, Prustee o~ the Newtown School of krts , and an old and respected resident of this 1runicipality~ Alderman Newnham refenred to . the deaths of Mr. George Gardiner, of 178 Enmore Road, and.also Mr . G. Horne, a brother of ~s . H. 3undy, of 22 ~etro,olitan Road, and Alderman Dunn mentioned the death of Miss c. Sedgwick, of 2? b.ustralia St., and it was unanimously Resolved by the Members of the CotL~cil rising in silence, that letters of sym~athy be forwarded in each instance to the rela tives of the deceased.

CORRESPO.mENCEo

Letters from .:.Ts. ,..end.all, and P. Balkan , thanking Council for kind letters of symT)athy. "Received." •

Letter fro:::n the Secretal"'J of the t.etropolitan Hospital Contributj_on Fund of N.s.w. asking to be given an op~ortu.."lity to address the Council 1 s EI!l.ployees, with a view to establishing the existing rou~ on P. :nore stable anQ. satisfactory basis, and extending the Hembershi:p.

. _Town Cluk __ cJ. t: ~~ Mayo.

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Minute N

Marginal Reference

3203 CENTRAL I

3204 .

COUNCIL EMERGENCY

EF WORKS .

3205 • • M. BURKE , artd . D. GORMAN,

. L.A, RE OP- POST AD­

SDiENTS .

. 320Q F.M. BURKE,

R . D. GOilli.AN, Ms . L.A., RE NES'TO-:".'N CEf..::ETERY.

3207 . ST . ENOCH'S CHURCH ,RE WELCO.fi :E B TENDERED TO REV . E. GRAHAM

3208 . E. C. HOYSEY,R PICTON LAKES MATTERS .

3209. HARMONY SOCI CLUB,RE USE OF HALL AT CHARITY RA

210 . PUBLIC TRUS RE SUSPENDED A.",'NING IN FRONT OF 191 I ILSON

211 . A. GAS. LIGHT CO . f RE .iE.d. i SLOT METERS .

2U LABOUR '& I11]) TRY DEPT . ,RE GOVT . GAZETTE

'NOTICE IN C ONl.i"ECTI ON ~.-ITH RELIEF F UNEMPLO .u· ...... ,.,,._.,

213 . H.CARTWRI USE OF

AT CH1illi , IN AID

FUNDS OF TH-NEWTOWN

lr""Tonr.>,..., .HIGH OL .

THE COUNCIL OF THE

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COIDWIL

on Tuesday the 8th

MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

(duly con'JJened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

day of May ,19 :~ 4, , al 7-30 o'clock p. m. (Contiuued)

Alderman Solomon moved thnt the letter be "~eceived", l nd it b e le f t i n the h·nds of the Mayor and Town Clerk to D1'J.ke sui t able arrangements for t he Council' a Employees to be interviewed. Seconded by Alderman Dunshea , and carried .

Letter from the Central Illawarra Council , rel~tive t o th~ ~overnment Emergency nel ief Works , and the allowances to Councils for Overhe ad expenses : e tc., "Rece i vedn.

Letter from the Mnrrickville Council intimating th~t t he repairs to the carria eways of Juliett st., & Harrow Roa~. (Boundary Roads) , may at once be proceede d wi th, a t an estimated total cost of £720, - each Council to pay a mo~ety of the co s t. Ald. Roberta move d. that the letter be "Received" , and the Marrickville Gouncil thanked f or its decision in this matter, Seconded by Alderman Goddard, and carried. His Worship the Mayor intimated that the Engineer had already placed this work in hand.

Letters from F.M. Burke ,. and R.D. Gorman, Ms. L.A., covering a letter from the Hon . I.l. F . Bruxner, M.L.A.,Mlinister for Transport, relative to Stop-Post Advertising Ltd., and intimating that after obtaining reports from the Commissioner of Police, it has been decided that under no circumstances could permission be given to erect Stop-Post Adver­tising Signa in this area, and no good purpose would, therefore, be served by receiving a Deputation on the subject. Alderman Roberts moved t hat the letter be "Received.u , and. the writers .thanked for t hl3 ir interest in this matter, and i nforned t ha t this Council is most dissatisfied with th~s answer , as it is though t if Council' s views had been placed before the Minister , a different decision would have been arr i ve d at, and. they be again urged to arrange for a Deputation, so t ha t t h i s Council may ~lace its views befo;roe the. Minister for Transport. Seconded by Alde rmn n Duns be a , and carrie d • . Further letters from F . M. Bu.rke, and R.D. Gorman , Ms. L. A., i ntima tin~ t ha t i n ansv1er t o a g_uestion asked in Pal~liament by ~~D . GoriJ1Fl.ll , M.L.A., t he Premie r , (The IIon . B. S. B. Stevens~ M.L.A ~, had replied~tha1JP"'during the current session a Bill would be brou.!!ht down, to have the newtown-Cc.rn.J.)e rdo vn Cemetery converte~ i nto a Publ ic Reserve ." Alderman Solor:on move d. t hat t he letters be " Received", and the wr iters t hanked for their interest in this matter, and asked to ki ndly supply each I.Iember of' the Council ·vi th a copy of the Bill, !mediately it is ava ilable . Seco nded. by Alderrnn P11wley, and carried.

Letter from the Secretary of St . Enoch ' s Church, inviting t he Mayor & ~.l dermen t o a Welcome being tendered to the new Pastor, the Revo Eli jah Gr~h~m, on Wednesday the 9th inst., at 8 p.m., Alde.l"lTla.n Delve moved t hat t he invi t a tion be ac ce!? t ed. with thanks , and as many as possible attend. Seconded by Alderman Dunn , and carried.

Letter from E~C. Homsey, intimating that all a rrangellients had been nad.e f or the Benefit Dance on the 14th inst., at the Town Hall , New t ovrn, in aid of the f our reJ•sons injured during the recent Picton La kes Village T. B. l,ueen Competitio n , when the r.~usic ia.ns have donated their services free , and asking if these a.rrangen en t s can now be carrie d out , ::ts Tickets have already been issued, Alderman Dunshe a moved t ha t t he applica tion be "Received", and granted . Seconded by Alderman Bugler , and carried,

Letter from Mrs. H. Butler , giving details of the Constitution , qnd. ai 1~s and obj e cts of the Harmony Social Club, (as reg_uested by the Counciil , in connection \lit h her ap plic a t i on for the use of the Hall a t Cha rity Rates) Alderman Roberts moved that t he letter be " Received", and. Mrs . Butler ' s application be granted, provided only Uemb ers of t he 1fusicians Union are employed at their full Award Rates . Seconded by Ald , Dunshea , and carried.

Letter from the Public Trustee, asking for an extension of time in which to erect a Suspended Awning in front of 191 Wilson St., as at present there are no funds in the Estate for this purpose . Ald. Goddard moved. that the letter be "Recei vedn, and referred to the Works' Committee for report. Seconded by Alderman Roberts, and carried.

Letter from the Secretary of the Australian Gas Light Co ., acknowledging Council's letter relative ~o the collections from "ld.in the Slot" Meters , and intimating t hat the matter will ~eceive prompt attenti on. "Received" .

Letter from the Department of Labour & Industry , covering copy of the Govt . Gazette Notice dealing wi th the directions issued by the Minister for Local Govt ., for the prevention and relief of Unemployment. Ald . Roberts moved that the communi~ions be "Receivedn, and laid upon the table. Seconded by Alderman Delve, and carrie d.

' Letter from H. Cartwright, making application for the use of the Town Hall at Charity Rates, on the 9th July next, for the purpose of holding a Dance & Euchre Party i n aid of the funds . of the North Newtown Intermediate High School, We l fare Club , Alderman Delve moved that the application be "Received", and granted. Seconded by Ald . Pawley.

Amendment moved by Aldernm.t Fleming, that the application be "Received", and granted, provided only Members of the MUsicians Union are employed, at their full Award Rates. Seconded by Ald. Bugler.

The voting being in favour of the .Amen~ent, it was then submitted as the substantive motion, and ·declared carried.

Clerk

Minute Number

3214 .

3215 .

32lo .

321,., .

3~ 8 .

21~ .

3220 .

3222 .

3223 .

1arginal Reference

3224 . ! K.TGI ""E~ ' S REPO-::t':' .

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

J/ ' TES OF A MEETING OF THE "'ill.CIL (duly con\lened)

E.

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tues y the 8th day of I.fuy , 193 ±, , at 7-30 o'clock p. m. (Continued}

Letter from E. Perrett, co~pl~ining of the selling of Fish from a basket at the inter­secti n of King & Hordern s+s, interferinB with the business of his shop five doors away . "Receive "•

Letter from the Hornsby ,Council, inti~ ting that the Conference convened for the purpose o;f .rotes+in a"'ainst the curt9.ilTI8nt of Local Governn::.ent reJ)resentat;on on the r~ . Water s. D. oard, will meet in the ve~tibule of the Town Hall, Sydney , on Wednesday the 16th inst., at S •. • n ., It us Resolve that the letter be "Received", and the Delegates fro __ this Council attend t e Con:ference. . , .

Letter frQ~ krs . C. Barn rd, making U:P:Plication for the use of the Town Hall at Charity Rates +:o 1.old Co.:mru.ni t;.J SinginB, in aid if tl~ funds of the Newtown Locked-out Dole

or -e~s Gor..:ai ttee . Ald . B· ler noved that the application be " Received", and granted , ro ided onl • .r embers of the 'fusicians Union are employed , at their full Award nates.

Seco. ded b • Alderman Fle::ning, and CArried .

Letter from A. G. Bott , making a:P~licntion for the use of the Town Hall , Newtovm , on a to be arranged in June , ~t Charity Rates, for the purpose of holding a Dance to raise fun s to ards an A eal he intends to ma...lce to the Privy Council . Ald. Dunshea moved that the anplication be -"Received", and granted , provided only Members of the !.lusicians Union are ene ged,at their fUll Award Rates . Seconded by Al~rman Fleming , and carried.

Le:te~ from s. Collis : , ~aking application on behalf of the Enterprise I~ilitary Band, for permission to play in t.1e Newtown Shopping Area, on Friday Nights, and Saturday Mornings , the nerfornances to be 1eld on suitable balconies . Ald . Solomon moved that the a_~llcation be "~eceived", and granted. Seconded by Alderr.ran Roberts, and carried.

Tla'!;ter fr.o-d J~ Leo m;rd , complaining that the Newtown Locked-out Dole vorkers Committee ..s.d been _re entecl from. collecting in- Hn.tte 's Arcade , aJ.thpueh they had received Council'

errr.iss:..on . Ald. Solomon noved that tbe letter be "Received", and as this Council has lrea~ givep the necessary pernission, the Mayor & Tmm Clerk interview the Inspector

of Police, it. a view to obtaining his co-operation. Seconded by Alderman Dunshea, and carr::.ed .

Letter fro R. aker , Secretary of the Newtown East La bow.~ League, congratulating the Council on its efforts to have the . Newtovm-Camperdown Cenetery converted into a Public Reser7e . Ald. ;3olonon mo,red that the letter be "Received", and aclmowledged with thanks Seconded by -~derman Fleming, a~d carried.

A __ lication fro~ . • ~ . :::ruwundson, for permission to erect a tenporary wood qnd iron build­in~ on ~ortion of t;1e land at ~o.l3l Alice St. , .AJ.d. Roberts moved that the application be " Received", p.nd tenta,ti ve permis,"'ion be granted , subject to the building being erected in a ~osition approved of by this Council ' s Building Inspector . Seconded by Aldern:an Pa"lley , and carried.

I

. Le~ter from R. Chap~le , making application for permission to hold a Valking ~ontest on Sat"l.I'd.<>.;y- .. :'ternoon the 12th ins":i ., from the Court House Hotel, Australia St ., along the Streets surrounding the Cemetery; the p;roceeds to be dona ted to the Nev1tovm Mayor~ s Relief .:ove!:l.ent . It was Resolved tha. t the application be "Received", and gran ted . In : connection wit~ the foregoing , an application was received from s. Collis , for _emission for tre Enterprise ':ilitary· Band to, play on Saturday Afternoon at the Walking Cont~st, in aid of the funds of the newtown r.layor ' s Relief I ovement. It vms Resolved tha +be application be " Received" , and granted.

REPORTS .

H;s Worship the Mayor , ' (Alderman I . E. Ryan~ J.P.), submitted a Mayoral Minute of an interview wit~ this Council's Solicitors, relative to a statement appearing in the Pros~ectus of "Crystalympic Pools (Newtown) Ltd" that "It should be noted that the Con:::;>any' s , proposal has the wholehearted support of the Newtovm Council, "which recommended th~t a reply be sent to the letter dated 13th ult . , that the Council has no power to approve of t~e Prospect"~ of any proposed Company , and the statement being untrue, is strongly objected to , and must at once be totally eliminated from the Prospectus, and no reference be made ~n any way in the Prospectus to the Newtown Council. Ald. Newnham moved that the 1:ayoral Minute be " Received", and adopted , and its recommendation be carried into effect . ;3econded by Aldenrran Pawley.

Amendment moved by Alderman Bugler , that the Mayoral Minute be " Received", and adopted , with the additionaJ. intimation in the letter, that all the Members of this Council deny having given permission for the statenent in the Prospectus objected to to be used. Seconded by Alderman Dunshea .

The voting being in favour of the Amendment , it was then submitted as the substantive motion , and declared carried.

, The =~inee: submi tte~ his report of v10rks completed or in. progress during the past fortn~ght , oogether Wlth an .!l.ddendum, giving the names . etc., of the Casual Hands at present employed. Ald.Roberts moved that the Engineer's Report & Addendum, be "Received" Seconded by Aldernan Stocks , and carried.

Town Clerk Mayor

Minute Number

M arginal Reference

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COtnfCIL (duly convcnecl)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 8th day of May,l934 , , al 7-30 o'clock p. m.

{Continued)

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3225 HEALTH INSP . REPORT .

3226 ALD . BUGLER ITINERAN'l' B~BERS .

3227 ALD . DUNSHEA DIRECTION­

TICE TO THE UTH . SYDNEY

.millNS ' HOS .

3228 ALD . PA11.'LEY,

3229 .

230 .

231 .

232

..

3233

E SMOKE SANCE FROM

HJ..:d\ILLUES IN

PRESENT .

APOLOGIES .

MINUTES.

LETTERS OF SYMPATHY.

The Health Inspector submitted his report, as contained on folios . 53/4 of the Health Inspe·ctor' s Rep ort Book, and Alderman Fleming moved that the Report be "Received", - • the applicati ons mentioned in paragraph 3 , be granted, and the recommendations in paragraph 4 & 5, be carried into effect . Seconded by Alderman Dunshea , and carried.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NDTICE .

Under this heading, Alderman Bugler asked whether Itinerant Barber~ required to be licensed. The Health In-spector repJ:ied that the prov'i eions of Local Govt. Ordinance No.61 must be complied with by all Barbers . It was then directed that the o~eratio~s of Itiner'ant Barbers be brought under the notice of the Health Inspector .

Aldern:an :Qunshea asked that the Direction Notice to the South Sydney ~omens ' Hospital , -~otipl ., ~' at the intersection of Oxford & Alberrnarle , be renewed .

Alderman Pawley asked that the Works ' Committee inspect premises in Australia St ., with a view .t o suppressing a smoke nuisance , .and also to inspect the wall at these premises .

Alderman Fleming asked that a tu,rther letter be forwa;~elative to the fence encroaching on the footpath of Albert st.,

His Worship the Mayor intimated that these matters would be attended to .

Alderman Bugler drew attention to the need Enmore Road, between Reiby & Simnons Sts,

water to splash on to the adjacent windo~s matter was receiving his attention.

for repair's to the woodblocking on portions of as during we~-weather the traffic caused the of shops . The Engineer intimated that this

' . His Worship the Mayor expr.essed his app,reciation of tbe attendances at the Anzac Service at the Congregational Church, Newtown , on the 22nd ult ., and also at the St. Stephen's Ch rch on the 29th ul t . He e.lso intimated that the Anzac Memorial Service at t he Congreg~ti.ona:LiCfu:l,ll:.'ch;-~N:ew~a.will1-!:: ~:: :!., "'~n the ·25th ult . , had been a very gr eat success, .and moved that a letter be forwarded to the ~ev.L. ~arr, thanking him for t he u se of the

Congregational Church, on that, occasion. Seco~ded by Alderman Newnham, and c ~ rried.

~~de~an Newnham intimated that the recent Cricket Match with the Bank Hotel Cricket Club, was won by the Newtown Council by o~e run.

And there being no fUrther business , the Meeting terminated.

Confirrred at an Ordinary Meeting of the Council, held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday the 22nd M~y ,l934 , ~t 7-30 p.m.,

TOWN CLERK.

MINUTES OF A MEETING, OF THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN, HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, NEWTOWN, ON TUESDAY, the 22nd MAY, 19!34, at 7-!36 p.m.,

His Worshi~ the Nayo~, (Alderman I.E. Ryan, J.P.), the Deput,y Mayor, (Ald.J.V. Bugler), and Aldermen Pawley, Stocks, Dunshea, Fleming, Delve, Goddar~, Roberts, and Solomon.

Apologies were received and accepted from 4J.de~n ~ewnham, and~ Dunn .

Each Member of the Council having received a copy of the Minutes of the previous Meeting, Alderman Pawley moved that the Minutes be taken a s read, and confirmed, and signed, In seconding the motion, Alderman Solomon ~ew attention, that a question asked by him at the previous Meeting had been omitted from the Minutes; the question was, "How were the old . ~oodblocks now being taken up in King st., being disposed of", to which His Worship the Mayor replied, that the best of the blocks were being stored at the Council's Depot for future use as firewood, and those that were of no further use were being distributed by the Newtown Mayor's Felief Movement to Indigent Resident~ i~ our Municipality for use ~s firewood. His Worship the Mayor intimated that he would have this omi ssion noted, and the motion was declared carried.

Letters f~om the Sedgwick, - Mrs. thanking Council

. the ·~~e~CORRESPONDENCE,

family of/Mrs. F.Crago, - the Brothers and Sisters of t he late Miss A.C. M.A. Savage and Family, - Mrs. F.C. Bundy, - and Mrs. M. Gardiner, for kind letters of sympathy. "Received"•

Minute Number

M arginal Reference

3234 . CR ;-c­

POO:LS LTD . I~ PROSPE,

""2'""7.

32 ....

"' .... .

3240 .

3241 .

32 -~ .

3243 .

32..:1: .

32 5 .

3245 .

324? .

3248 . :r~ERPRIS~ .ILI':'A..-qy rul-:D E' 3K D PER.

!ANCES .

THE COUNC\L OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

f\/1 'UTES OF A MEETING OF THE

on Tuesd~ the 22nd

COUNCIL (duly con)Jened)

Held at the COU CJL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

day of l4ay,l934, , at 7-30 8

o'clock p. m.

(Continued)

Letter from the Seoretary of Crystalympic Pools (Newtown) Ltd, intimating that upon receipt of this Council's letter of the 11th inst., the o~tginal Prospectus was withdrawn, and a further one issued,' deleting the paragraph objected;t(y the Council. "Received" •

~tter from the Department of Public Health, covering the analysis of forty (40) samples of milk, all of which were found to be eorrect. "Received"•

~tter from As Gourlay & Co. Solicitors, intfmating that Stop-Post Advertising Ltd will be prep~ed to commence the erection of their Posts in this area, if suitably indemnified by this Council against any action of the Police.Dept., or other Govt. Authority. "Received".

~tter from the Secretary of the Australian Gas Light Co., intimating that the extra cost of more frequent collections of coins from Pre-payment Meters within this Municipality would not be warranted. Alderma.n Pawley moved that the letter be "Received", and turtber reconsideration of this matter be requested, and a request be made for the collections to be at least every tour weeks, instead of once every six weeks, as the loss incurred by thefts, wkieA has to be borne by Residents, who can ill-afford to make good the amount of the loss. In seconding the motion, Alderman Dunshea referred to a ~esident in Regent st., who had to make up the sum of 26/- st~len from the Meter at his premises, and the motion was declared carried.

~tter trom c. Jeffreys, making application for permission to sell Frankfurts in Erskine­ville Road, 1n front of the Stadium, on Tuesday and SatQrd~ Evenings. Ald. Solomon moved that the application be "~eceived", and granted, subj&et to Police approval. Seconded by Ald. Dunshea, and carried.

Letter from H.G.Mac.Dougall, giving details of the arrangements for the holding of the "City of Sydney Eisteddfod"• "Received".

' Letter from the Lidcomhe Council, asking co-operation in an effort to secure an extra one d~ per week for the men engaged on ,~rgen~~ Relief Works, irrespective ot scale or classification. Ald. Solomon moved that the letter be "Received", and co-operation, as desired, be granted. Second.ed by Ald. Du.nshea, and carried. ·

Letter from the Secretary of the Original Sunshine Club of N.s.w., asking for permission t collect within this area. It was Resolved that the letter be "Received".

Letter trom the Secretary of the Hospital Connnisaion of N.s.w., intimating that arrangemen have been made for the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital to daspenae the prescriptions of a limited number of Indigent Patients in this area, who are not attending the Out-Patients Dept., of the Hospital, conditional on the Medical-Attandant ot the Patient endorsing the Prescription to the effect that the Patient is indigent, and that the Prescription is to be dispensed at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Alderman Fleming moved that the letter be "Received", and the Hospital Commission be thanked for its co-operatlon in this matter. Seconded by Alderman Delve, and carried.

Letter from the Rev.L.Farr, thanking Council for its letter of appreciation, and intima that he will be pleased to place his Congregational Church at the disposal of the Newtown Council on the occasion of any future Civic Service. "Received"•

~tter from T. ~owman, asking for the ·use of the Town Hall at Charity Rates, for the purpose of holding a Public Meeting on the 28th inst., on beha1f of the Anti-Disloyalty ~ill Committee. Alderman Fleming moved that the application be "Received", and granted. Seconded by Alderman Solomon, and carried.

. ' Letter from the Permanent Trustee Co., intimating that the removal of the fence from on or over the footpath at 25/41 Albert St., Newtowa, will be carried out at an earlY date. "Received".

Letter from Mrs. E. Fine, asking for the use ot the Town Hall, Newtown, at Charit,y Rates, for the purpose of holding a Dance in aid of the funds ot the Newtown Football Club, (Australian Rules). Alderman Fleming moved that the application be "Received", and grante provided Members of the Musicians' Union only are engaged at their fUll Award Rates. Seconded by Alderman Bugler, and carried.

Letter from the General-Manager of the Australian Gas Light Co., intimating that a donatio of fifty bags of coke per week will be made to the Newtown ~or's Relief Movement as from the 26th inst., subJect to an Order , signed by His Worship the Mayor, (Alderma~ I.E. Ryan, J.P.) being presented each week. Ald. Solomon moved that the letter be "Received" and a letter of thanks be forwarded to the Australian Gas Light Co., - the matter oft~ distribution of the Coke to be left in the hands of His Worship the ~or. Seconded by Alderman DJ..nshea, and carried.

Letter from the Secretary of the Enterprise Military Band, thanking Council for its permission for the Band to play on Friday Nights . ana Saturday Mornings in the Newtown Shoppi~ Area, and intimating that they will commence ·in about a fortnight's time."Receive

Clerk a!.

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3249

3250

3251.

3252

3253

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JEHOVlli ' S

, "'t TN3~~ES, RE TO'l 'r LL OF sm"DAY AFTERN ONS .

M. HELFlvlA.N ,RE SillJBLD D AT 278 KING ST .

I

J . GREGORY , KERB & ING AT NOS . 406/ 410 KING ST .

CLAUDE NEON LIGHTS LTD . NEON SIGN IN FRONT OF 40 KING ST .

FINANCE COM. REPORT .

3254 maRKS ' · COM . REPORT .

3255 ENGINEER ' S REPORT .

3256 HEALT"".t! INSP . REPORT .

325 ? . CONFERENCE RE RE­cmTSTITUTION ·OF':' THE M. "'!ATER . s . &

BRD . •

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN I MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE counc i L (duly con1Jenecl)

Held at the COUNCIL CHA MBER S, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 22nd day of Ml:cy' ,1934, . . l 7-30 o'clock p. m. (Continued)

Letter :trom the Secre.tary of the Sydney Company of Jeho"Viab' a Witnesses, asking f or the use o~ the Town Hall & Xupper-room on Sunday Afternoons, · for the purpose of holdi ng weekly Religious Meetingao It was Resolved on »he · recommendatio~ of the Finance Committee, that the application be "Received", and granted subject to the payment ot fl per week. · · · '[

Application from M.Helfman, for permission to ereot a Sunbiind across the fo otpa th at 278 King St., next to the Commonwealth Bank. It• was Resolved on the recommendation ot the Works' Committee, that the application be "Received", and granted, subject to Council's Regulations, and to a clear w~ of not less than 7'6" being left between t he path, and the bottom-end of the blind-fringe.

Letter from I• Gregory, making application for kerb and ~ttering in a lane at the rear of his premises, Nos.406/410 King st., It was Resolved on the recommendation of t he Works' Committee, that the letter be "Received", and the writer informed t hat this work in not at present necessary. •

Application from Claude Neon Lights Ltd.; for permission to erect a double-faced Claude Neon· Sign in front of No.40 King st., It was Resolved on the recommendation of the Works' Committee, that the application be "Received", and granted, subject to a full compliance with Ordinance No.55o

R E P 0 R T s. His Worship the Mayor, (Ald.I . E.Rvan, J .P.} , as Chairman of ' the Finance Commi t tee, sub­mitted a Report of a Meeti.ng held on the 22nd inst., as contained on folios.242/3 of the Committee's Report Book, which recommended the Confirmation •of Accounts paid under Votes of Appropriation, amounting to •••••••••••••••••••••.•.•••••••••••• t3543- 14- 3,and payment of Accounts passed that Evening, amounting to •••••.. :. ; : ; ••••••• f2049- 8- 6.

·Total payments from thE~> General Fund since last Meeting ••••••••••••••••• t 5593- 2- ~ • The Monthly Financial Statement of the General Fund was also submitted, ana disclosed a Credit Balance of tl8,584- 13- 5.

It was further recommended, (a) . That the regular use of the Town Hall & Suppe·r-Room be granted to the Sydney Company of Jehovah's Witnesses for Religious Meetings on Sunday Afternoons, at a charge of fl per week• (h) . That a subsidy be granted to the Newtown School of Arts of £25 for Library purposes for the year 1934, provided t he books purchased are mainly of an educational nature. (c) . That it be left in the hands of the Mayor to purchase an additional Typewrite~ for the use of the Office. (d) . That 18 Tenders for the collection of the Triennial Lists of Electors for the years 1934/ 6 havi~ been made, the following were recommended for acceptance,-

E. Coley, - Camden Ward. t30. H. Croft. - Enmore Ward. ~ £30 • J .Byrnes,- O' Connell Ward. • . f30 . A. E.Gr eenup,-Kingston Ward.- f20.

Ald. Roberts moved tba. t the Finance Committee's Report be "Received", and adopted, - the Accounts confirmed and paid, - the Monthly Financial Statement laid upon the table, and all recommendations contained therein be carried into effect. Seconded by Ald.Solomon, and carried.

His Worship the Mayor, as Chairman of the Works' Committee, submitted a Report of a Meeting held on ·the 21st inst., as ·contained on folios.337/8 of the Committee's Report Book, and embodying recommendations Nos.l to 13, incl. It was Resolved that the recommendations be considered seriatum, and after consideration, Ald. Roberts moved as a covering motion, that the Works' Committee's Report be "Received", and adopted, and all recommendations contained therein be carried into effect. Seconded by Ald.Bugler,

and carried.

The Engineer submitted his report of works completed or in progress during the past fortnight, which was •Received"•

The Health Inspector submitted his report, as contained on folios. 54/5 of the Health Inspector's Report bOok, and Alderman Dunshea moved that the Report be "Received", and the applications mentioned in paragraph 3, be granted. Seconded by Alderman Fleming, and carriedo ·

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

Under this heading, Alderman Bugler, (Deputy Mayor), submitted a Report of a Conference convened by the Hornsby Council of Aldermen and Councillors representing the Councils under the control of the M.Water s. & D. Board, for the purpose of protesting against any proposed Legislation which might have the result of curtailing Local Govt. representation on whatever reconstituted or altered Body is provided for by such Legislation. Ald.G.J.Baker, President of the Local Govt.Assn., presided. There was a

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THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

11 'UTES OF A MEET! 1G OF THE

on fuesda.y the 22nd

COUNCIL (duly com•ened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

day of May,l934, , at 7-30 o'clock p. m.

(Continued)

large attendance of Aldermen and Councillors, and Alda~~~ler, (Deputy Mayor), in company i th Alderman Roberts represented the Newtown, v~m~·worship the Mayor, (Ald. I.E. Ryan, J.P.), being unavoidably abse~t. It was Resolved at the 6onferenoe, (a). That this Board of Representatives of the Municipalities ~ Shires within the area covered by the operations of the M.Water s.& D. Board, ~xpresses its emphatic opinion that the Constitution of the pre sent Board should not be interfered with, as it affirms the principle that Water and S-ewerage services a;re essentially Looal Govt. Services, and these Services, and the power to impose rates, shopld be in the hands of the direct Representatives of the Local Governing Bodies ~overed by the operations of the Board. (b). That the Aldermen & Councillors present recommend to their Councils, to urge their Parliamentary Representatives to oppose any alteration in the Constitution of the M.Water s. & D. Board. (c). That Messrs. R.T. Ball, J. Jackson, and G.C.Golland, MB.L.A., be asked to introduce the Deputation to the Premier, ~d as ~y of the Aldermen and Councillors as possible attend. (d). That ~e arrangements, for ~he Conference be left in the hands of the Hornsby Council, through its Delegates. (e). That this Meeting placefoon record its appreciation of the manner in which the Hornsby Shire Council has taken up the matter of the proposed reconstitution of the Water Board. (f). That the Chairman of the Meeting, (Ald. G.J. Baker}, be accorded a heart,y Vote of Thanks for presiding at the Conference, and his conduct of the prooeedfngs. Alderman F.B. Roberts, J.P. supported this Report, and Ald. Delve-moved that the Report <;>f the Representatives be "Received" and adopted, and they be thanked fof t~eir attendance at the Conference. Seconded by Alderman Pawley, and carried.

Ald. Roberts moved that a letter be forwarded to the Hornsby Council, expressing this Council's grateful appreciation of the efficient manner in which it had handled the ma t ter of the proposed reconstitution of the Water Board. Seconded by Ald. Bugler,and carried.

Ald. Solomon asked if any definite reply had been received from the Main Roads Dept., relative to the resumption of land at the intersection of Wilson St.,& Erskineville Road, for rounding-off the corner. The Mayor intimated that interviews had been held with the Town Clerk, and the matter was receiving the attention of the Main Roads Dept.,

Alderman Fleming drew attention to ~epairs necessary to tne gutter in Hoffman Lane, be~'~A" Regent & Wellington Sts. His Worship the Mayor said he would request the Engineer to have this matter attended to.

Alderman Delve drew attention to the condition of Alice st.,gutters, both sides, from King St., to Edgeware Road, and particularly at Clara St.,

Ald. Bugler drew attention to the portion of the roadway, at the intersection of Stanmore Road & Liberty St., which was ou~ of repair.

Ald. Dunshea asked that the work at the lower portion 'of Albermarle st., and also in Australia St,, and B~ooks' Lane, receive attention. ·

His Worship the Mayor intimated that the various matters mentio~ed would receive his attention. ,

And there being no further business, the Meeting terminated,

ConfiriOOd at an Ordinary Meeting of the Council, held at the Town Hall, Newto~n, on 1Uesday 5th June, 19~4, at 7-30 p.m.,

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TOWN CLERK.

o1. e .~~VL . MAYOR.