PRESENT.

AJ QLOGI ES.

5 1J]i~~~ER ')F SY".r:? I\ TTry.

51 VALUER G:C:i.; . RE REVI '3I ~ r OF V' Lu::!::S .

512 lfETRO.?OLITAN TR.ATSPOHT CQJ. • :t~ ADVSRT ISU ON TR/IJ [ CA-qS

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MINUTES OF A HEETI NG OF THE L; OUNCIL OF 'T1HE HUNI C ~ALI!rY OF lTEWTOVJ1l ,

HELD AT 'l'HE TOWN HALL,NEWTOVfN, ON TUESDAY the 14th day of OCTOB:::R , 1 930 , at 7-30 p . m.

His worship the Mayor, (Ald. R.S. Goddard, J.P.), Hrs . Al d • .J:t'owl er , and Aldermen Solomon

Bugler, Turtle, Scott, Gander, Dibble, and Synnerdahl .

Apologies were received and accepted from Alde r man Rober ts , Smi th , and Boland~

whom Leave of Absence was granted on his written ap pl i catio~ The Mi nute s of the previous

1 M§eting were confirmed and si~ned on the motion of Al d . Gander ,seconde d by ~ld .Bugle r. C 0 R R E P 0 N D E N C E.

Letter from A. E . Rieck and family, thankin~ Council fo r le tte r of sympathy . n Rece i ved". .,.

Letter from the Valuer General, i·ntima t ing tha t so far as i t is p ract icable, t he

necessary rev:tslon '. o:fUVa!ues within this area will be ca rried out ~s ~ ~

"Received . "

Letter from the lwtropolitan Transport Commissioner, ask ing if Council has any

objection to the use of a Tram Car for a dvertising purposes .. Ald . Buel er move u. th a t

the le t ter be Rece·iyed, and t he writer informe d t hat :prov ided the a~vert isementa ~ ~

of ornate Design, and in no way objectionable, this C~Wlci~ has no obje c t ion t o

the proposal. seconded by Ald . Solomon and carried.

. Town Clerk Mayor

Minute Number

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THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

MINL'TES OF A MEET! 'G OF THE c 0 U N c I L. (duly con1Jened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 14th day of OCTOBER,l930.' at 7-30. o'clock p. m. (Continued)

Letter from the ~partment of Labour & Industry·, intimating that in the event of a

beine made by the UnemploYMent Council. the Wages of Labourers paid from such a

Grant , would be at the rates of~, the Hinister in the circumstances directs.,. •

"Rece ived" on the motion of Ald. Gander. seconded by Ald. Scot t ..... .. ,;~,.- .,· ·""'"5..""' •

Letter from t he Secretary for Railways, intimating that with the approach of _§urnr1er.

it has been decided to e ive an ~dditional }{idnight Train from ParEamatta a ~1 •

. Ud. scott moved that the letter be received, and the writer thanked for the action

taken. Seconded by Ald . Dibble, and carried.

Le tter from the Secretary, Newtown UneiTlployed Worker's }{ovement, intimating that out

of an attendance of 150 at the last Heeting, there were only ~x present, who did

not reside in the ·1:unici_pali ty of Newtown . The Heetings were not used for

Communistic Pr opaeanda, and Hessrs Pike and Simons had been elected to address the

council reeardine this matter, if the council so desired. }~s. Ald. Fowler moved that

the le tte r be Received, and the writer inforiTled that this Council has ever7 sympathy

with an,- effort on behalf of the Unel:!lployed within this ~, and the explanation

given in the letter is sati sfactory, and renders the appearance of Delegates / before

the Council unnecessary. Seconded by Ald . SoloiTlon and carried.

Letter from the t~etropoli tan v .s. fo D. Board_, intil!lating that the provision of an

additional Main on the footway on the eastern side of His,senden Road, will depend on

whether there will be any premises to be served on that side. Ald. Gander moved·

that the letter be Received, and the Board informed that when the~d is widened, the

Residue land on the eastern side will be sold and~ Buildings erected, and this

Council would therefore be pleased if during the formation of this Road, a new Rider

l!ain_could be ~laced on the eastern footpath, so as to prevent its disturbance after

it has been newly paved . Seconded by Ald. Bugler, and carried.

517.E.c. ::uLEY :r.-:r- .:t .Letter per .f avor of E.C. ·Riley, H.H.R., intimating that after the 18th inst., the RE ..... -·o:r~ POST OFFI ~:::; . Snmore Post Office will close at~., on Saturday. '4ld. Dibble moved that the le~ter

be Received, and 7~r . Riley thanked for the information furnished. Seconded by Ald.

Gander, and carried.

51B,riCTON ~~s Le t ters from the secretary, of The Picton Lakes Villace T.B.settlemen~, and the Adco VI LL~.t}:: T • B •

1 s::::T".:L~....,:-':', Finger Post Co ., offering to erect free of ~ost, street siens at the .intersection of '.D80 -.ING~R

p ST co., RE streets within this area, if allowed to place advertiseMents ·there-on. It was .D- .... R~I SI:~G o: STRS~T SI s. Resolved on the recomMendation of the larks CoiTliTlittee that the Qtfe~~ 3 be declined with

519 .UNL '81> UT~"' A1J7~R':' IS IT.G CO ., RE POS':'•

I ?.U~L SIG:-s . I

thanks, and t he writers informed that this council does not approve of advertising on

Street Name Si~ns.

plication from the United Outdoor Advertising Co.~ for permission to erect Poster

Panel Signs at Nos 132, 551, 579, and 635 King Street, Newtown, in accordance with

the Plan submitted.. It was Resolved on the recor'illl.endation of the Vlorks Committee that

the applica~ion be Received and eranted . provided the Signs are securell fixed so . C/ .

as than,li inches beyond th~ face o the building, and that the

.1'own Clerk M,ayor

Minute Number

Marginal Reference

520 . DEBT. OF PUELI HEALTH, RE MILK S'\J.U>LES .

521. WORT(S COM. Rtr_J?ORT .

522. ENGINEER ' S PORT .

523. HEALTH INSPE TOR'S REPORT .

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PR-=SENT.

APOLOGIES .

HINUT~S .

524.LETTERS OF STIU'ATHY .

525 . N. R.M.A. , RE BRI DGE AT PE~TS.FERRY .

52 MAYOR..I\.L MI BY HAYOR OF CANrn-ER"O.URY, LOCAL GOVT . CONFERENCES .

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THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE C 0 U U C I L . (duly convened) .. 1 ~9 ,9 lleld al the COUNCIL CHAMBEHS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesdn.y the 14th day of OCTO"R'~R,l930, , al 7-30 . o 'clocl~ p. m. (('outi,u.,d)

goods advertised thereon are sold in the ~remises on which the sit~ is fixed.

Letter from the Department .of Pqblic Health, coverine twenty (20) sa.nples of milk, ~

all of which were found to be correct . "Rec~ived."

HE P 0 R T ~ .

' His worship the Hayor, (Ald. R.S. Goddard, J .P . )., as Chairman of the V/orks

Committee , subMitted a Heport 'of a Heetine held on the 13th i nst ., as contained on .

Folios 289/290 of the Works ComMittee's Report Book, embodying reco~~endations Nos

1 to ~elusive. Ald. Gander moved that the Work ' s CoP'llllittee's Report be received . .

and adopted, and its recommendations carried into effect. Seconded )y Ald . Bugler <-~.:;__-

and carried.

The Engineer subMitted his Report of works complete~ or in progress durin t h past ~

fortnight, which wRs "Received" ·

The Health Inspector submitted his Report, as contnined on Folios 284/5 of the

Health Inspector 's Report Book. Ald . Bueler moved that the Health Inspector's

Report be received, and the applications mentioned in paraeraph 3 eranted.

~econded by Alderman Gander , and carried.

TOWN CLERK.

HINUTES OF A UEETING OF THE. GOUNCIL OF THE HUNI·CIPALITY OF NE '!' OT'lJ.', HELD AT •rHE TOWN F'::ALL,N~WTO':Vl'T,ON TUESDAY, the 28th OCTOBER,l930, at 7-30 p.m.

His Worship the Hayor , (Ald. R.S. Goddard, J.P.), 11rs . Ald . J:t'owler, and Aldermen

Gander, Bugler, Synnerdahl, Scott, Smith, Di bble , Solomon, and Roberts .

Apologies were received and accepted from Aldermen Turtle and Boland , to whom "Leave

of Absence" was ~ranted on his written application .

Each Member of the council having received a ~ of the Hinntes of the _w~vious

Meeting, Ald. Smith moved that the J[inutes be taken as read, and confirmed, and signed .

seconded by Ald. Roberts and carried .

C 0 R R ES P 0 N D E N C E.

Letters from W.O'Brien t"~ Family, and Hr . and nrs. l~arkham, thanking Council for

letters of sym'r)athy.. "Received._"

Letter from the ~al Roads and Hotorists Assn., asking co-operation in urging upon

the Gpvernment, the necessity of constructing a ~ridee a tyee.t•s Ferry. 11 Received. 11

Mayoral Hinute by the Hayor of Canterbury, {Alderman G.H. Bramston) , advocating two

separate Local Government conferences each year. One for the ~tropolitan, and the

"Rece ived."

Clerk Mayor

. . Minute I Number

\arginul Reference

52 7 .ROYAL ALEXA! HOSPIT L FOR CHILDREN, R8 DO AdO FOR YEAR 1930.

528 .SYD H

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THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

Jl r TES OF A MEET/ 1G OF THE c 0 f c I r, . (duly com•ened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the day of OCTOB:SR,l930, • al o'clock p. m. 7-30 . 28th

(Continued)

• Letter from the seoretnry, of the Royal .\lexnndria Hospital for Children , soliciting

a donation for the yea r 1930. ld . l<'owler moved that the letter be Received, and

referred to the Flnanoe Committee for Report . ::;econded by Ald. Roberts, and carried.

Letter from the Oreaniser~ Sydney Hospital Art Union, asking for permission t o sell

.rt Union ~ckets on the Fountain, Newtown Bridee . Ald . Dibble moved that the - - -~p_plication be''~eceived•: and granted , subject to Police approval. Seconded by Ald .

Roberts, and carried .

Letter from the ~apartment of Public Health 1 coverin6 twenty (20) samples of Hilk , all

of whic.h were f<;>und to be correct. "Received."

0 ... . Letter from the Secretary, Local Government Association of N•S.W., covering summary of

business transacted at the recent annual Conference. "Received .", and to be laid upon

the table .

53l,S:'.?E:'ErtS C. RE I RO~D I.:;;:~ I 3- o · s • ?::::'::RS .RAIL": BRIDGE .

Letter from the St . Peters Council , asking if this Council will join with the ~rskineville

and .Uexandria Cotmcils in improving the Light i ng on the st .peter's Railway Brid~e. Ald.

Roberts moved that the letter be Rece i ved , and the writer informed that this Council is

prepared to join with the Erski neville and Alexandria Councils in paying its quota for

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improved Lighting on the st .Peters Railway Bridge. seconded by Ald. Synnerdahl, and

carried.

Auolication from w. Delaney for the use of the Town Hall, and Supper Room, Newtown, at

Charity Rates, for the purpose of holding a Benefit Euchre Party and Dance for Mr,

Crawfield, who is in distressed circumstances through a Eereavment in hi s Family. Ald.

·'

...... . Synnerdahl moved that the _a:pplication be Received and Gr<mted . seconded by Ald .Solomon,

and carried .

5 . 3 , • ~~OLI, RE Letter from A. Raffoli, asking for an extension of time for one week to vacate premtses ?REI'Is:::s TO 3~ DE!~OLISIIE at the corner of King "st., and m.ssenden Road·, Newtown. }J.d. Robert,s moved that the r:· :::::I:"G ST. , &i :~ss DEN RD .. ap nlication be Received, and Granted . seconded by }~s . Ald, Fowler. and carried.

534. L :rn ROADS B Letter from the Hain Roads Board of N.S.1[. , intirru\ting that the Maintenance of the

,J . ,

I OF • • S • ~I • RE . ~L·~ ::."AI'CE Carriageway of :Srskineville Road , from the Suburban Railway Line to Septimus st. , Erskine T~ C ~RIAGT ~. Y OF ERS"!.:L;EVI -..~E will be carried out by the Erskineville Council, when such Haintenance VJ.C?.I;ks are required RO.d.D .

from time to time . Ald. Dibble moved that the letter be Received, and the writer

informed that the arrangements made meet with this Council's approval. Seconded b Ald y •

Roberts, and carried.

535.G. WILSO • RE A~plication from G. Tiilson , for permission to retain Calico Siens, which he had unwittingly CALICO SIGFS ERECTED WITR erected without Council's permission , advertising his Hini ature Golf Links , at __si. COmTCILS ? ER-Jf!SS~o:· . George ' s Hall . :Jrs . Ald . Fowler moved thA.t the applicat ion be Received, and granted,

I for a period~ exceeding two weeks . Seconded by Ald . scott, and carried.

536.w. ~SON. ,RE T:IE :SREC~IO OF A WOOD & IRON BUILDI

1 IN . 'ISSSI:TD3N ROAD.

Letter from W. mson , asking for re-consideration of his application for council's

ap]?roval of the erection of a _temporary Wood and Iron Buildill€ in :Uissenden Road , if he

built same back from the al~enment . Ald Robert d th t th 11 ·• s move a e a:p-p cation be Rec~ived,

Conmittee for re-consideration. by Ald . Smith •

Town Clerk Mayor

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Minule Number

Marginal • Reference

537.S• GIBSON,RE PLAN & S?ECI FICATION OF MINIATURE GO li' LINKS. AT NOS 100/6 ;{I G ST.

53 .A.N .H4.RDrrG, RE LAND AT INT~RSECTIOU OF I RE:JA T,~ & ANGEL STS .

539 POSTMAST~R GENERAL I s D~ T • .aE O.?~NINGS IN F00TP .\.'rHS AND RO.\..DS .

540 CLAYTON 1YI:' Z & CO. , RE

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE C 0 U II C I L. (duly convened) 1 60 1 Held at the COUNCIL CIIAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 28th day of OC~OBER,l930, , al 7-30. o'clock p m. (Conlinu,d)

Amendm nt ~oved by Alderman Dibble that the application be"Received" , and Council' s

previous decision in this matter be adhered to. Seconded by Ald. Bugler . The voting

being tn favor of the Affiendment, it was then submitted as the substantive 1otion , and

declared carried.

Application from s. Gibson, for Council's approval of Plan and Speci:ficntion of

~liniat~e Golf Minks at Nos 100/6 K~ng st. It was Resolved that approval be granted,

subject to Sanitary Conveniences beine provided for~ Sexes, to the IeHlth

Inspector's satisfaction.

Letter from A.N. Harding, asking the dimensions etc.,and the price Council is

~re:pared to offer, for the land required at the intersection of Iredale and Angel

ats., Newtown, for the purpose of i mproving the Carriageway. It was Resolved 0n the

reco~~endat ion of the Finance Committee that the writer be informed that the ~

required is a triangular piec_e of la.rld at the intersection of Angel and Iredale Sts,

Newtown, about 19ft. 9 ins. at the Base of thetTriangle , and a distance of about

25ft. from the ~ase to the Apex, and thi_s .Council asks that the very lowest price

be quoted by the Owners, _as it will improve this corner, and also the Frontage to

.the balance of the Vendor's land..,

Letter from the ~ostmaster General's Dept., asking if Council will sien the Release

Form enclosed • It was ~esolved on t~e RecoMMendation of the Finance Committee , that

the Writers be informed that while the Council will reinstate the surface of

roa~s or paths opened by the Postmast.er General's ept., in a proper and workmanlike

manner, upon payment of the fees fixed by the Council, it cannot aJcept any

responsibility for the manner in which the filling in of Trenches, and the

Consolidati on of same has been done by the P.1{.G. Department Employees ,

Letter from this Council's Solicitors, regarding the Transfer of land for the

widening of Hissenden Road, from Urs. Emily Mason to this Council. It was Resolved TRANSFER 0::.' LAND FROH HR • on the recommendation of the Finance COUU!li tte.e that t he _§olici tors be !_nstructed to EMILY ~I[ASOH TO THE comrc .,.._, . settle this matter at .2_n~, wi thou~ a __ survey, or evidence as to whether Ylillia,rn

541. CITY eJ SYDI , COUI~CIL Is SOLICITORS. RE LAYI NG SUPER T~SI C -t.BL~S TH::tO TH~ MU1HC I­PALITY OF N"f!:WTO VN.

Edmonds. or and Thomas Jones, whose names appear the early Titles of the~d, have

been Bankrupt, or are identical with persons of those Names, who became Bankrupt in

the years~ and 1878 respectively ••

Letter from the eity of Sydney council's Solicitors, covering a Plan and vraft -Agreement:t\ with regard to the laying of Super-Tension Cables through the Municipality

of Newtown. It was Resolved .on the recommendation of the Finance Comnittee that

the Writers be informed that th j_ s _council ;11 submit the Agreemen' to its Solicitors

for Report, if their Clients are willing to~ the reasonable legal costs incurred,

and the City .of Sydney Council be informed that as it is the Policy of this Council

to concret~ the carriageways within this~, as sean as Funds are available, and as

the carriageways of portion of the route are already concreted, with Bitulithic

the along the footpaths,

Mayor

Minute Number

I

1arginal Referen e

542. I D.

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544 . FL C3: ::a: .• RE?0RT.

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE C 0 U N C I L. (duly con)Jened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NE WTO WN

on Tuesday the 28th day of OCT OBER , 19~ Oat

i nstead of along tlle Cnrriaeeways , as shown on the Plan .

7-30 . o'clock p. m. (Continued)

_plication from D. ·n1o ards for CorulCil ' s approval of Subdivision Pl an of Land ._ a t t he

corner of Liberty and London sts. , Newtown . Ald . Dibble moved that the. appl i cation

e received , and approval, grunted . seconded by Alderman Robe r ts , and carri ed .

Petition was received from F. w. Trimble , and D.L.Phillips , and Thi rty othe r s, Resident s

of Camden st • • ewtown, complaining of ~bjectionable noises, emanating from a Factory

at No . 25 CaMden st . , Newtown , at unreasonable Hours, to the annoyance of Res i dents , and

disturbing their Hours of Sleep during the Night~ Tge Health Inspector submitted a

Report regardine this matter, recommending thRt Not i ce be served, under the Provision~

of section 289 of the Local Government Act, on the l~anager , of the Excell Rubber Co. ,

to control and Reculate the use of premises, No. 25 Camden st., Newtown, ~as t o

prevent objectionahle noises there - on , or noises there - on at unreasonable Hours , and

prohibit all work of noisome nature being carri~d out at such premises , between the

Hours of 9 p . m. , qnd 5 a . m. , on each and every day . Ald . Di bbl e moved that the Petition

and Health Inspector ' s Report be Received , and the recommendat i on contained i n the

Health Inspector's Repor t, be carried into effect . Seconded by _l!rs . Ald . FovJler ., and

carried .

R E P 0 R T s .

Hi s qorship the Mayor,as Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted a Report of a

_reeting, held on 28th october, 1930, as contained on Folios 150/2 of the Finance

Committee ' s Report Book, which recoiTLI:'lended Confirmation of Accotmts, paid under

Votes of ppropriati on, amounting to

payment of Accounts ·passed that ~vening, amounting to

Total payY!lents from the General Fund, since last Heeting.

£1596- 16- 7 , and

£1022- 10- 9 .

I £2619- 7- 4.

The .IDnthly Financial statements were also submitted, and disclosed Credit Balances, -

General Fund, £9908-7-4, and Incinerator Loan Fund, £99-17-0.

It was further qeconmended, (a). That every care will be takeh , but· no responsibility

can be accepted, recarding Trenches reinstated for the Postmaster General ' s Dept., (b) .

That the City of Sydney Council be requested to lay the Super Tension Cables under the

footpaths instead of under the Carriageways, and to pay the reasonable lecal costs for

incurred~~ the perusal of the ~raft Agreement by this Council ' s Solicitors. (o ) • That

this Cotmcil's Solicitors be requested to settle t_.e mat~er of Transfer of land for

widening of Hissend.en Road, from Hrs. Emily Hasan to tgis Com10il, as early as possible.

(d) • The Owners of land 8.t the intersect.:_on of I redale and Angel Sts·, be notified that

the land required for road I mprovement purposes is a triangular piece of land, about

19ft. 9ins. at the base, and a distance of about 25ft. from the base to the Apex of the

Triangle, and they be requested to sell this land at the very lowest possible Price ,

as it will gre .tly improve the corner. and the frontage to the balance of the

That the !.{embers of Parliament Messrs. F . M • • own Clerk ,

Mayor

THE COUNCIL OF THE OF N E W TOWN

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE C 0 U H C 1 L . (duly conuened) 1 €)() J Minute Numbe

M arginal Reference

545. ENGINE~R ' S REPORT.

546. HEALTH I NSP. R~ORT.

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 28th day of OCT OBF.R, J. CJ3 0, . at 7-30. o'clock p. m.

(Continued)

Burlce, and J. s t uar t - Robertson , Ms . L~A . , be requested to place before the Minister

for Labour & Industry, t h i s Couhci l' s claim for a Grant of flO,ooo, from the

Unemployment Relief Funds, to carry out road improvements within this area, including

the concreting of the Carriageway of Missenden Road, 'where widened, and the

concreting of the carriageway of Wilson st . , from Forbes to Watkin sts, as both these

Streets carry heavy through Traffic, and will greatly relieve the Traffic on the

Main Roads. Wages paid to be at Award Rates . Ald. Solomon moved t hat the Finance

Committee ' s Report be Received, and adopted, the Accounts Confirmed and paid, the

Monthly Financial Statements laid upon the table, and all recommendations contained

therein carried into effect. seconded by Ald. Gande~,and carried .

The Ganger submitted his Report of forlcs completed or in progress during the past

fortni@t, which was ·"Rece i ved . "

The Health Tnspector submi tted his Report , as contained on Folio 286 of the Health

Itlsoector ' s BeDort Book . Ald . Smith moved that the Health Inspector ' s Report be

Received , and the applications mentioned in paragraph 3, granted. Seconded by Ald .

Gander , and carried .

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE .

547. ALD. SCO'])T,RE Under this heading , Ald . scott moved., "That the Hinister for Labour & Industry be LABOUR CONDIT ONS AT NO. ~5 CM~ request ed to enQui re into the labour conditions at No . 25 Camden st., Newtown, more EN ST.

especially as regards the hours of Employr'lent of Youths and Fe.m~le s 1 and the payment

for Q'Vert i me etc ., seconded by • lil . .JolQJ'JlO.lf, [ 'cl ul!r:c i ec. .

business , the 1-leeting terminated, Council held at the Town Hall, at 7- 30 .m._ ,

TOWN CL.c~ . H.1 YOR .