Sir—Twice daring the past week has the Commissioner of Public Works committed himself to a statement which in common fairness ought not to go unchallenged, especially as the ...
Article : 511 wordsSeptember 10.—Presents—Crs. J. Formby, J.P. (chair), Trewin, Mansfield, Pudney, and Burge. J. J. Darby asked to know arrears of rates, &c., on Allotments 23 and 54, Alberton. Clerk to ...
Article : 83 wordsSeptember 22.—Present—Messrs. R.M.Robertson (Chairman), John Dufty, and Wm. Tucker. J. B. Smith's offer for bark on Blackfellow's Creek-road accepted. Crs. Letheby and Tucker ...
Article : 49 wordsSeptember 24.—Present—Messrs. Thos. Paltridge (Chair), Watts, May, L. Slight. Receipts, £31 9s.; payments, £93 15s. 9d. ...
Article : 23 wordsSeptember 18.—Ratepayers' meeting. Mr. S. L. Dawkins in the chair. Adoption of rate for ensuing year to be left to Council. Cost of all works on boundary lines between wards to be ...
Article : 122 wordsSir—It is, I think, generally admitted that the prosperity of this colony for the few years just past is due principally to oar land laws. In the gratification arising from this state of ...
Article : 715 wordsPresent—All. Rate of ninepence in the pound was adopted. Memorial received expressing wish to convey to Council road running east and west, opposite Christian Chapel, Enfield, and ...
Article : 68 wordsSeptember 8.—Present—All Memo, from Collector Adelaide Hospital, requesting annual subscription to be forwarded; £5 5s. to be remitted. Letter from several ratepayers, ...
Article : 257 wordsSir—As you invited your readers to form a very decided opinion on a recent statement of mine, without waiting for the completion of the evidence, I send you a letter completing it ...
Article : 98 wordsSeptember 17.—Present—All except Cr. Smith. Tenders—Work on Yattalunga-road, near Patterson's, Bartlett, £17; accepted. Mr. Twelftree's offer to make crossing at approach ...
Article : 46 wordsSeptember 21.—Present—All. Maintenance fee for great cattle reduced to 9d. per day. Letter from Commissioner of Grown Lands informing memorialists Government will not ...
Article : 40 words[No date]—Present—All. G. Melrose forwarded private subscription towards fencing new road, Big Hill, Pine Creek-road, and stated that he considered work had been done at high ...
Article : 197 wordsSir—The publication of Mr. Bright's letter in yesterday's Argus at length enables me to address myself to a subject on which it was a painful effort to maintain silence so long; but ...
Article : 2,445 wordsSeptember 17.—Present—All. Clerk to inform Mr. Eva that unless his contract is proceeded with it will be finished at his expense. Letter with account of cost erecting Deep Creck ...
Article : 134 wordsSir—At the Gawler meeting held to consider the railway tariff (vide your issue of to-day), Mr. Malcolm is reported to have stated that "the Carrying Company have nine men at the ...
Article : 271 wordsSeptember 24.—Present—Chairman, Crs. Finch and Holder. Clerk to write to Messrs. Symon & Bakewell re Surveyor's account. Letter asking for proceeds of horses sold out of ...
Article : 49 wordsSeptember 17.—Present—All but Mr. Richardson. Mr. Stanton in the chair. Tenders accepted—Metalling on road to reserve, three tenders, C. Hutson, £3 2s. 6d. Resolved only ...
Article : 168 wordsSeptember 24.—Present—Messrs. J. Cook (chair), E. Mathiessen, and S. N. Walter. W. H. Campbell's application for use of Council Chamber for Rechabite meetings to be ...
Article : 109 wordsSeptember 24.—Present—Chairman, Crs. Stanton, Crane, and Goldsack. Tenders—Erection of workman's cottage adjoining Council-room, D.S.Clark, Burnside, £149 10s., accepted. ...
Article : 94 wordsSeptember 17. Present—All but Cr. Day. Inspector to report on several pieces of road asked to repair. Letter from Dublin Council, requesting co-operation making crossing over ...
Article : 66 wordsSir—It could not be difficult to decide how taxes should be levied if we think of what they are required for, which is—1st, for the protection of person; 2nd, the protection of property; ...
Article : 1,144 wordsSeptember 17.—Present—Messrs. Thompson (Chairman), Michie, Weman, DeGaris, and Bryant (newly elected.) Consideration of tenders for kerbing, paving, &c., further ...
Article : 47 wordsSir—In your issue of the 21st appears a letter from Mr. Osborne, manager for the South Australian Carrying Company. In this letter my statement is contradicted as to the amount ...
Article : 757 wordsSeptember 10.—Present—All. No notices of appeal against assessment. Rate of one shilling in the pound adopted. Clerk to prepare list of income from each ward for current year. ...
Article : 92 wordsSeptember 25.—Present—Messrs. Wilke (Chairman), Braund, and Harrington. Letter from Mr. John Williams, Jun., calling attention to dangerous places in sides of Highbury-street; ...
Article : 83 wordsSeptember 17.—Present—Mr. John Thorpe (Chairman), and Messrs. Mauran, Sourbier, Jacobs, and Bradley. Mr. Wm. Carrie attended with reference to the depasture of sheep; ...
Article : 91 wordsSeptember 10.—Present—All except Cr. Murray. Letter from Mr. Hawke, Kapunda Foundry re roller. Clerk reported that he had waited on Flaxman's Valley Council respecting ...
Article : 69 wordsSeptember 15.—Present—All. Two tenders for contract 1; Mr. Edw. Ladd's accepted. One tender for contract 2; considered too high. Application from Mr. J. Poulton and others for ...
Article : 87 wordsSeptember 10.—Present—Messrs. Rogers (Chairman), Pallant, and Woolfitt. Circular from Kapunda re railway charges. Clerk to write to Surveyor-General re unsold surveyed ...
Article : 109 wordsSeptember 20.—No quorum. ...
Article : 6 wordsSeptember 24.—First Meeting.—Present—Crs. Collins, Windsor, Thomas, Brayley, and Price. Cr. Collins elected Chairman. Clerk to write to Commissioner of Crown Lands as ...
Article : 45 wordsSeptember 24.—No quorum. ...
Article : 7 wordsSeptember 24.—Present—All except Cr. W. Possingham. Tenders—Building bridge, and filling three chains of road near Heitman's, H. Klopper, £15, accepted. Various works in ...
Article : 48 wordsSeptember 8.—Present—All. Letter from Mr. D. Moodie, enclosing petition re Rabbit Act. Arrears of rates to be collected. Tenders accepted—No. 7, H. A. Hamdorf, £50; 8, H. A. ...
Article : 66 wordsSir—The new railway tariff imposed by the present Government has very much of the appearance of an electioneering bait to the electors of the four districts which return the ...
Article : 155 wordsSeptember 17.—Present—Chairman, Crs. Humphris, and Kelly. Tenders accepted—Metalling at Bridgeman's, John Hynes, £2 19s. 6d. per chain; broken metal stacked on ...
Article : 46 wordsSeptember 8.—Present—All but Cr. Paech. Letters from the Minister of Education and President of Council of Education re establishing a school at Millandilla Creek. Duplicate ...
Article : 140 wordsSeptember 15.—Special Meeting. Present—Crs. Gregor (Chairman), E. Croser, and J. Woods. Assessment confirmed. Rate of one shilling in the pound adopted. One appeal against ...
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South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881), Sat 29 Sep 1877, Page 14
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