PRESENT .

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3641.

3642 . GS . H . P SC E , J . P . , :tE :' . .JR FO~ ' XM.~ ~3~ .

36~ . R ~I~ RE 7 CR -

EEKLY

36.c;4 . I . :=r-G R~ C~~vO - ..... ,., .. - .

3545 . I. H .l- SBl:'T , R:2 .J.'l:.RL.:::. ~ _. 1'I 0 - i?

I '~2 01.:-J: C . LO OC. • £':! :CR:S . SEd S

r To-. T E.A.:=.L .

3646 . E .L.& P . S . COHP.- . RE ~ . - . RUSH ' S

ACCOtWT.

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF TEE COUNCIL OF THE .MUNIQIPALITY OF NEWTOWN," HELD

AT THE TOWN HALL, NEWTOWN, ON TUESDAY, the 6th NOVEMBER, 1934·,1 at '7-30 p.m.,

His orship the -Mayor, (Alderman. I.E. Ryan, J.P.), -the Depu~ Mayor, (Alderman J.V. Bugler), and Aldermen Pawley, Stocks, Delve, Newnham, Dunn, Dunshea, Fl.eming, Roberta,

Goddard, and Solomon.

Each Member of the .Council haviilg rece"ived a copy of the 'Minutes of the previous Meeting,

Alderman Pawley moved, "That the Minutes be taken as read, and confirmed, and signed•"

Seconded by Alderman Dunshea, and carried. ·

Alderman Dunshea referred in feeling terms to the death of the son of Mr. & Mrs. F.A. Lee,

of 58 Wellington Street, Newtown, who recently died at the e·arly age of 14 years, and

moved, "That a letter expressing this Council's sympathy be forwarded to Mr. & Mrs. Lee"• Seconded by Alderman Fleming, and carried unanimously 'by the Members of the Council risin in silence. ·

CORRESPONDENCE,

Letter from Mrs. H. Pascoe, J.P., ~ing application on behalf of the Newtown Citizens' Aid Society for permission to hold a Fair with Chocolate Wheel, in front of the Town Hall

.Newtown, on Fri~ the 14th December next, to raise funds for 'Xmas Cheer tor the Poor

of Newtown, Ald. Delve moved, "That the application be "Received", and granted." Seconded by Alderman Dunn, and carried. . · ·

Letter from the Secretary for Railways, intimating that the Commissioner cannot see his

way clear to agree to any fUrther reduction in the charges for Workmen's Weekly Tickets,

as requested by the Council. "Received".

Letter from I. King, making application for permlssion to erect a Calico Sign, 6 x 3,

on the balco~ of 211 Enmore Rd., to advertise the regular dances to be held in the Masonic Hall, Station st.,Newtown. Ald. Solomon moved, "That the application be "Received", and the request granted, subject to Council's Regulations governing this clas of signs. a Seconded by Alderman . Delve, and carried,'

Letter from H. Nesbitt, intimating that the Masonic Lodge, Enmore, will be discontinuing

its Meetings at the Town Hall, Newtown, and thanking the Council and the Members of its

Staff for their uniform courtesy in the p~st. Ald~ Delve moved, "That the letter be "Received~. Seconded by Ald. Roberts, and carried•

Lette~ from the Secretary of the Electric Light & Power Supply Corpn. Ltd,, relative to

a complaint made by Mrs. M. Rush of 82 Chur~h St., Newtown, and intimating that a comp~rison in the consumption for. similar q~ters last year does not disclose any

excess1ve consumption, and a test of the meter, (which has been carried out free of

charge at Council's request) discloses it~to ~ee ~ absolutely within the limits of accuracy,

Ald. Dunn moved, "That the letter be "Received", and the Corpn., thanked for its prompt investigation, and satisfactory reply, and the testing of th~ Meter free of charge as re quested by the Council, and also that 1 t be asked tlla~ •ftt:. :Jru ture when complaints

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Minute N

M arginol Reference

3647 CHIEF SEC .

3 6 48

3649

3650

3651

3652

3653

3654

3655.

36.56

3657·

DEPT . RE ELECTION OF A 1IET!:BER OF THE FIRE BR-IGADE EO

OLICE DEPT . RE TRAFFIC SIGNS IN KING

".'I LSON STS .

RED CROSS SO BADGES •

G. E. KNIGHT , RE DI RECTION SIGN TO OF CHRIST, ENMORE .

CITIZENS ' OF SYDNEY ORG . • COM . RE TREE PLANTI NG ETC .

NE'JTO\IN-MARRICKVI LLE A1J3 . BRIGADE, RE FAIR .

NEV;TOVJN-MARR ICI\.'VI AMB . RE ST . JOHNS ' Al.:B .

H • z.Al-.41\:ER , RE PERlii S!::>I ON SELL FRANK-FURTS .

MISS V . LE VERE , RE ANNUAL RECI TAL.

3658 RAID.AY RE 15 " S WATER DRAIN P I PE .

3659 ALDS . GALLO';, & HARRIS , RE LAYING WA MAIN I N DARLEY ST .

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THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN · 1959 .

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF TilE COUNCIL (duly convener/) = 1/eld at the COUNCIL CH AMBER S. NEW TOWN

on , TuesP.q the 6th day of November, 1934, . al 7- 30 o'clock p. m. (Continued)

of this nature arise that it will not only teat t he meter free of charge , but also inform the CongQmer whether the Meter discloses any l eakage or lose of current on the ConffQmer ' s side, so that the necessary repa irs can be a t once effected. " Seconded by Ald . Fleming, and carried. . . .

Letter from the Returning Officer, Chief Secretary' s Dept ., notifying the nomination of George J. Baker, and Aldermen G.H. Bramston, ( Canterbury }, w. Campbell , (Holroyd), T. Cheetham, (Auburn), E. Clegg, (Mosman), T. Gifford, (Huretville) , and S.A. D. Storey, (Hornsby) as Candidates for election as a ·Commissioner of the Fire Brigades Brd.

~tters were also received from the var i ous Candidates in support of their candidature for .election as a Commissi oner of t he Fire Brigades Brd. Ald. Solomon moved , "That the letters be "Received", and laid upon t he t abl e , and this Council records the 4 votes to which it is entitled (under the Corpor ate Seal of the Counc i l }, in pursuance of Section 9, (3) of the Fire Brigades Act, 1909 - 1927, in favor of Mr . George James Baker." Seconded by Ald. Delve, and carried.

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Letter from the Police Department, aski ng if the Council i s willing t o ~r~Qt 6 Traffic Notieea in King and Wilson Streets. Ald. Delve moved, " That t he XJpliWii t l i be "Received~ and referred to the Works' Oommittee for report". Se conded by Ald. Fl eming , and carried.

Letter from the -Director of the- Red Cross Soc-iety, asking pe rmission t o sel l badges within this area on Friday: the 7th December next. Ald. Solomon moved, " That the application be ".Received", and left in the hands of the Ma-yor and Town Cl erk f or attention. " Seconded by Ald. Newnham, and carriedo

Letter from G.E. Knight, asking on behalf of the Church of Christ , Enmore , for permission to erect a Direction Sign on the Telegraph Pole at the int ersecti on of Metropol itan and Enmore Roads. Ald. Delve moved"'!hat the application be "Receive d", and granted , provided the sign is similar in height' and design to t he one at present at t he co rner of Simmons Street, & Enmore Rd." Seconded by Alderman Dunshea, and carried.

Letter from the Ci tizens·' of· Sydney Organising Commit tee, a'Sking the Council to carry out tree planting and. ~uwn beautification in connection wi th t he Royal vis i t of his Highness the Duke of Gloucester. "Received".

Letter from Hoyts' Theatres Ltd., asking to be allowed to continue the use of the small portion of the Operating Box o~xrbth~htane at the rear of their new Picture The atre, 218Am2 King st., similar to the7HidUftuo T~eatre, on the same terms and condi tions , v i z ;- £5 per annUm,/ Ald. Dunshea mo¥ed, "That the application be "Recei ved", and granted." Seconded by Alderman Fleming, and carried.

Application from the Newtow.n-Marrickville Ambulance Brigade, for permission t o conduc t a Fair with Chocolate Wheel, at the i ntersection of Metropolitan & Enmore Ro ads, on Fridays and Saturdays the 14th, 15th, and 28nd and 23rd December next. Ald. Delve moved, " That the application be "Reeeived", and granted11 • Seconded by Ald. Stoc ks , and carried.

Further letter from the Seeretary of the Newtown-Marrickville Ambulance Brigade, relative to the st. Johns' Ambulance Brigade making applications to hold Fairs etc., wi thin t his ar ea. "Received".

Application from H. Zanker, for permission to sell Frankfurts, Sausages, and Bread Rolls between the hours ·of 4 and 6 p.m., at Hotels within this area , and also at the "Blue Mill• Dane~ Hall, King St., from 8 till 11 p.m., Ald. Delve moved, " That the appl icat ion be "Received", and granted, until otherwise notified by the Council, and subject to Poli ce approval)." Seconded by Alderman Fleming, and carried.

Applicat i on from Miss Vera LeVere for permission to advertise her Annual Recital on t he 17th November next, by placing a sign on the Bank Hotel, Newtown Bridge. Ald. Solomon moved, "That the application be "Received", and granted, subject to Council's Re gulations governing signs." Seconded by Ald. Goddard, and carried. r . . Letter from the Department of Public Health, covering the analysis of twent.1 samples of milk, all of which were found: to be correc·t. "Received".

Letter from ~he R~ilway Depa0i~!;~t setting forth the terms and conditions under whieh t he Council will be permitted to ~15 inch Stormwater drain pipe with the Railway dra i n on the northern aide of the Illawa ~~Railway line where intersected by John St ., Newtown, and asking that a fee of £2/2/- be forwarded to cover the Solicitor's expenses f or drawi ng up the necessary Agreement. Ald. Pawley moved, "That the letter be "Received", - t he conditions contained in the letter complied with, -and the Mayor and Town Clerk be and ' are hereby empowered to sign all necessary documents under the Corporate Seal to complete this matter." Seconded by Alderman Delve, and carried.

Letters from Aldermen Gallow~ & Harris, Council's Representatives on the M.Water.s. & D. Brd, and the Secretary of the M.Water.s. & D. Brd., intimating that the work of laying

Town Clerk Mayor

·-1 Minute Number

3560 .

3661.

3 6 6 c .

3663.

1960 %---------..._ ___ _

ta.r~imll Referenc

A! C.: vOM o RE?O Rr .

3665 . H~TH r_·sp .

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REPC3.,.., .

LLD . BUGLER,RE "'PER1:I SA.BU:

L -c o1:E RE.} LAT~C S".

3657. ALD.DELVE , .ORK FOR

IDmtl'LOTI:Dr

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

1/N TES OF A MEETING OF THE (duly conllened) COUNCIL Held ai the OU IL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on the clay of November,l934,ai 7-30 o'clock p.m. 6th Tuesday (Continued)

the water-main in Darley st., ould be commenced on or about the 12th November next. "Received", and the writers to be thanked for their attention to this matter.

Letters from F.M. Burke, and R.D. Gorman, MS.L.A., intimating that the Commissioner of Police has at present no intention of erecting Police Boxes within the Newtown ~ Municipality. It was Resolved, "That the letter be "Receivedn, and our Members o.~.. Parliament be thanked tor their interest in thi~ matte~."

Letter from Alderman H.M. Earl, covering oopies of printed exoerpts from the "Bulletin" concerning the restoration of Motor Buses. The Town Clerk intimated that these printed excerpts had been placed in the Aldermen's Folders, and the letter was "Received':

Letter from Mrs. Mo. Guinness, asking if the Council will grant her two weeks Holiday Pay in connection with the recent death of her Husban~, Mr. P. Me. Guinness, an employee of this Council, as at present she was in~ery distressed cir.cumstances. It was , Resolved on the r e•ommendation of the Finance Committee, "That the letter be "Received', and as an"Act of Grace"the request be complied with."

REPORTS.

His Worship the Ma:yor; (Alderman. I.E. Ryan, J.P.), submitted a Mayoral Minute, reviewing the Triennial period ending 30th November, 1934. Ald. Eawley moved, "That the Mayoral Minute be taken as read, 'and "Received". Seconded by Ald. Stocks.

Ald. Solomon moved as an amendJn,ent, "That tpe Mayora.l Minute be "Received", and adopted, and printed for the information of the Residents and Ratepayers, and the ~or be congratulated on the comprehensive and satisfac~ory nature of his Mayoral Minute." Seconded oy Alderman Dunshea.

The voting being in favor of the. Amep.,~nt , it,~ theJt}31Ubmi tteO:__f:lB -~et.hs:~nk substantive motion, when Alderman Bu.gler-~,1i...~1F/\ca . ~"lfu!r~dlfH'~ fitse-r'tlfcr-Elrn the Mayoral Minute, especially thanking the Maypresses1 fo r the Triennial term tor their valuable services in connection with the distribution of clothing, and other charitable efforts." Seconded by Ald. Dunn, and lostr.

The substantive motion was then submitted, and declared carried.

His Worship the Mayor, as Chai~an of the Fi~ance Committee, submitted a Report of a Meeti~ held on the 6th inst., as contained on folios. 252/3 of the Finance Committee's Renort Book, which recoi!Dllended the confirmation of accounts paid under votes of appropriation, amountin~ to ••..•. . ••••••••••••••••••••••••t•••••••••••£1823- 4- 8, and payment of Accounts passed that Evenin~ ••••••••••••••• , •••••• , ••••••••• £1799-11- 6. Total pa~ents from the General ~,~d since last _Meeting •••••••••••••• £3622-16- ~

The Monthly Financial Statement of the General ~1nd was also submitted, and diaclosed a Credit Balance of £12,341- 3- 9.

· rt was further recommended, (a). "That the sum of £7481- 8- 3 be voted from the General ~,~d. in accordance with Clause 16 of Ordinance 26, to carr.y out the works set forth on folios. 252/3 of the Finane ~ Committee's Report Book."(b}."That Mr. G. Griffiths be informed that the regular charge for the Town Hall -on Monqav Evenin~s will be 22/6 per night~ (c)."That the application for a subscription to t4e Picton Lakes Village T.B. Settlement be deferred till the Estimates for the ensuing year are bein~ considered~ (~)."That the application of Mrs. ~. ~1inness for two weeks Sick Pay in connection with the death of her Husband, the late Mr. Patrick Me. Guinness, aD. employee of this Con p.cil, be gran ted as an "Aot of Grace. " · ·

Ald. Solomon moved that the Finance Committee's Report be ."Received". and adopted, - the Accounts confirmed and paid, - the Monthly Financial Statement laid upon the table, and a11 recommendations contained therein be carried into effect~ Seconded by Alderman Newnham, and carried • ....,

~he Health Inspector submitted his report, as conta~ned on folios. 69/70 of the Health Inspector's Report Book.· Ald. De'lve moved, "That the Health Inspector's Report be "Received", and adopted, and the applications mentioned in paragraph 3," be granted." Seconded by Alderman ~· and carried.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE. j~

Alderman Bugler moved, "That owing- to the numerous cases of malnutrition and its after effects amongst the Residents of our Municipality, and their Children, this Council strv~~~~ resents the treatment meted out to our ~ortunate fellow Citizens at our Public Hospitals and is ~esi~ous of agitating against , ana qbtaiping the repeal of the "Permissable Income Regulat1ons , as it is of the opinion that~ wilQ further oppress and rob the poor and the Members o~ Parliament for this district be requested to enter a most emphatic p;otest against the -pppressi'i:e Legislation called "The Permisaable Income Regulatio~'l Seconded by Alderman Dunn, and carried.

Town Clerk Mayor

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Minute Number

3568 .

3659 .

36 '7 0 .

36 ? 1.

Marginal Reference

ALD . SOLOMON, RE DOLE RATIO

RELIEF 1.:0RK. NG VI SIT

DUKE OF LOUCESTER .

. SOLOMON li.PPOINT >!IEJ\TTS FOR POLL C

AI..D . BUGLER REPAIRS TO AUGUSTUS

36 7 2 • .NEli;NHAM

35 7

36 7 4 .

36 75 .

36 76.

30 77 .

36 ?8 .

RE STU!'I1P OF TREE IN

JULIETT ST .

PRESENT.

MINUTES .

LATE REV ... A. RIVETT ,

ORDER :BiAS STAR , R~ TENANCY OF · TONN RALL •.

vt :n . G:f!A:HAll , ESTATE OF

M. A. ABBO

AUBURN COUNC RE EMERGEIJCY RELIEF & RELIEF ERS .

DEPT . OF MA IN RDS . RE RATE FOR 1 935 .

F .M. BURKE , &. R. D. GORMAN , Ms .L.A. RE EXTRA RELIEF WORK ~ & PERMI SSABLE ~~2~s~EGU-

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THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWT OWN MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL (duly comened) ....

•

Held at the COUNCIL CHA MBERS, NEWTO W N

o'clock p.m. the day of Tue~day November, 1934', al on 6th 7-30

(ron ti nuod )

Alderman Solomon asked if any reply ha~ been received to Council' s re~ue st r egarding an additional issue of Dole Rations and Relief Work during the vi sit of the Duke of Gloucester to this State,? ~he Mayor replied t n : the negati ve .

' ' Alderman Solomon asked that in making appointments for Pol~lerks at the ensuing Triennial Elections, consideration be given as f ar a s po ssibl e to the Une mployed. The Mayor intimated that this matter was entirely in the hands of t he Re t urning Officer , . .

· Alderman Bugler asked that the necessary r epairs be carried out t o Augustus Lane as early as possible •

Alderman Dunshea asked that the necessary repairs be car ried out to Church Street .

Alderman Ne~ham drew attention to the s tump of a tree in Julie t t St., which re~uired attention. '

The Mayor said he would have the~e matters ~ttended to,,

And there being no further oueinees, the Meeting t erminated.

Confirmed the Town Hall, New own, p.m.,

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af. t . ~aA u -c:1'MA.YOR. TOWN CLERK.

MINUTES OF· A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF JfliE MJNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN , HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, NEWTOWN, ON TUESDAY, the 20th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1934, a t 7- 30 p.m.,

' His Worship the Meyortl (Alderman. I.E. Ryan, J.P.), the Deputy Mayor, (Ald. J.V. Buglerl and Aldermen Pawley i Stocks, Newnham, Delve, Dunn, Dunshea, Fleming, Robe..rts , Goddard , and Solomon.

Each Member of the Council having received a copy of the Minutes of the previous Meeting Ald. Dunehea moved, , "That the Minutes be t aken as read , and confirmed, and signed~ Seconded by Ald. · Dunn, and carried~~~-~~----~~-~~----------~

Ald. Solomon referred in feeling terms to the death of the late Reverend. A.W. Rivett, who was· associated with this Municipality for aome years, and moved, "That a le t ter of sympathy be forwarded to hie Widow." Seconded by Ald. Fleming, and carried.unanimcus ­ly by the Members of the Oouncil rising 1n silence.

CORRESPONDENCE,

Letter from the Secretary of the Newtown Chapter,No.290, - Order of the Eastern Star, intimating that the Chapter will be relinquishing its tenancy of the Town Hall on Saturd~ the lOth November next, as it is removing to the new Masonic Hall, Station s t., Ald, Newnham moved, "That the letter be "Received", , and the Chapter be thanked for

its patronage," Seconded by Ald. l)unshea, and carried,

Letter from w.D. Graham, offering on behalf of the Estate of the late M. A. Abbott, to sell, land at the intersection of King st., and Carillon Avenue, for the sum of £50." Ald, Roberts moved, "That the letter be "Received", and referred to the Finance Committee for report." Seconded by Ald. Dunehea, and carried.

Letter from the Auburn Council, inviting co-operation in a protest against the Govern­ment's differentiation between Emergency Rel~~f Workers, and Relief Workers, as regards Medical attention, and· asking that the samW1it~~ntion be given to both classes of Rel i tif Workers. Ald. Solomon moved, "That the lette]:' be "Received", and co-operati on, as desired, be granted." Seconded by Ald. Fleming, and carried

Letter from the Secretary, Department of Main Road~, N.s.w., intimating that nhe Main Roads Rate to · be struck for the year 1935 is 7/lGthe of a penny in the f on the u.c.v. "Received".

Letters from F.M.Burke, and R.D. Gorman, MS.L.A., (a ), Intimating that no extra relief, or work, can be granted during t he visit

to this State of Hie Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. (b). Intimating that Council's representations re "Permissable Income Regulation§

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. I M inute N umber

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3558 .

36 9 .

35?0.

3671 .

36?2.

367 •

'%.5?4 .

3675.

35"'6.

36,..,7.

3678.

36 7 9~

3580 .

1952.

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Reference

R3 G_~S

ALD • •• :::'-. ? A. •• L _ R~ C :::R CUT...l\3 GLOB3 SIG .. ." . L rno::? , · so_ 'TC _:_au, s:-~::':;: o_~ sr .

.J .CO UL_·ER, 1 RS F.A.CTORY PRE!JSES -20/ 22 J.:Is.s ....... RD.

I F. CODiURO, RE CLOS;r:NG­BALCONT AT 49 GEORGL"A

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

li ' l'TE OF A !EETING OF THE COUNCIL (duly convened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 20th day o/ November,l934,• al o'clock p. m. 7-30

(Continued )

will receive consideration. (c). Intimattn& that no ~ood purpose would be served by a Deputation from the

Council re the re-erection o! the Waiting Room on the St. Peters' Bridge, as for the reasons given by the Minister tor Transport in his letter to this Council, the re-~rection of the Waiting Room is not considered necessary or desirable. • .... •••••• .. •••ap•••• ..

~d. Roberts moTed, "That the letters be "Received", and the Members of Parliament tor this district be requested to urge "':peR-the Commissi'oner for Ro~~ T;r;:§og~~Q+:t !S:J~pways (Mr. s.A. Maddocks) to receive a Deputation !rom this Council to ask !Sj~ ~~rwR± ~ ~oom on the st. Peters' Bridge~ .. *»IXIZtltll Seconded b7 Ald. Goddard, and carried.

Letter tram the averley Council, asking co-operation in urging upon the Local Govt.Assn., of N.S •• , to make further representations to the Government regarding Cemetery matters, decided by the Conference held on the 30/11/33. Ald. Roberts moved, "That the letter be "Received", and co-operation, as desired, be granted." Seconded by Ald. Solomon, and carried.

s Letter from Mrs. M. »c. Guinness, thanking Council for the gratuity granted in connection ~th the death of her late Husband, Mr. P.Mc. Guinness, an amployee of the Council. "Received".

Letter fram the Department of Public Health, covering the analysis of 20 s~ples of milk, all of which wer~ foUnd to be correct. "Received".

Letter from F. Christie, making application for a lease of the No. 5 Bedford st., for a term of 5 years. Ald. Solomon moved, ~Received", and referred to the Finance Committee for report." and carried.

premises occupied by him at "That the application be

Seconded by Ald.Newnham,

Letter from the South Ashfield Citizens' Assn., asking co-operation in a reques~~iQ the Commissioner for Transport to run a tram from,say the Canterbury Railway Statio~~tBcthe Eastern Suburbs, and surrounding Beaches, on Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays, duri the SUmmer Season. Ald. Delve moved, ~That the letter be "Received". Seconded by Ald. Stocks.

Amendment moved by Ald. Fleming, "That the letter be ~Received", and co-operation, a desired, be granted." Seconded by Ald. Dunshee.

The voting being in favor of the , Amendmen~, it was then submitted as the substantive motion, and declared carried.

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Letter from the Newtown Enterprise Conpert Ban~, making application for permission to hold a Fair with Chocolate ·Wheel a t the intersection of Enmpre & Metropolitan Roads, on Friday the 7th December next, in ai d of the funds of the Band, and also asking for the use of the Town Hall at Charity Bates-, for the purpose of holding a Dancel -on- a-de:t to be arranged in aid of the Band's funds. Ald. Delve moved, . "That the appi~cations be "Received", and granted." Seconded by Ald. So;Lomon, and c~ried • .

Letter from the Under Secretary, Department of Local Government, calling attention to the Ordinance governing the fixing or Gas Heaters in Bathrooms. Ald. Roberts moved, "That the letter b~ "Received", and brpught under the notice of this Council's Health Inspector.• Seconded by Alqerman Delve, and carried.

Letter from w. Szarka, inviting the Mayor & Aldermen to attend the Grand Opening of Hoyts' Newtown Picture Theatre on Monday the 26th inst., and intimating that the nett proceeds on this Evening will be donated to the Newtown Mayor's Relief Movement. Ald. Delve moved, ~That the Invitation be accepted with thanks, and as many as possible attend, and the writer be thanked for his generosity in donating the proceeds of this Entertainment to the Newtown Yay?r's Relief Kovement.w. Seconded by Ald. Newnh~, · and carried.

Letter from .B. Synott, asking permission to renovate the awning at 204 King St., Newtown. It was Resolved on the recommendation of the Works' Committee, "That the letter be "Received", and the writer informed that Council's previous decision in this matter be adh~red to, but thet~era will be given an extension of time of three months to remove the structure, provided iiYaccept- full responsibility in the meantime."

• Application from Alderman. M.T. Pawley, J.P., for permission to erect a Circular Globe Si in front of the new Masonic Hall,Station St., It was Resolved on the recommendation of Works' Committee, "That the applicati~n be "Received", and permission, as desired, be granted, subje~t to the provisions otr!ocal GOvt. Ordinance governing Signs.

. . . Letter, fr~. ~A~~~oulter, Architect, relative to the light and ventilation to be supplied by. entt~t~·a~~ry premises, No.20/22 Missenden Rd., It was Resolved on the recommend­atlon or the Wor~s' & Building Committee, "That the writer be informed that the natural lighting of these premises must not be less than one-fifteenth of the floor area and any additional light re~Uifed must be pr9vided ~Y perpe~dicular windows in the front'and rear elevations to the Building Inspector's satisfaction.n.

Application fram F. Codraro, · for permission to retain. the present structure closing-in balcony at 4 Geor ina St., It was Resolved, "That the application be refused, and the

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Minute Number

Marginal Reference

' 3681 . H. HUGHES , R

FI BRO STRUC AT 12 GEORGI ST . r •

3682 . MRS . A. . '.':IEEE , DOUBLE­

HEADED PETRO PUMP AT 89 AUSTRALIA. ST

3683 . WORKS • COM . REPORT .

3584 ENGI NEER ' S REPORT .

3685 HEAL'lli I NSP REPORT.

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3688 ALD . SOLOMON RE REPLY HON .H.P.FI SIMONS .

ALD . SOLOMON RE NE>;"TOWN­CAMPERDOWN CEME'rERY .

36 ALR. so~vJ~V,L11 RE ROUNDI NG­OFF CNR . OF ERSKINEVI LLE RD . &. lSON

• ALD. :NEV\NHAM

RE REPAI RS ENMORE LANE .

ALD.DELVE \v ORKS I N AUGUSTUS

ALD . BUGLER RE POSTAL VOTE APPLI­CATIONS.

ALD. FLEMI NG RE PLAYING AREAS FOR

CHI LDREN . ALD . DID'lli_ MAI N ROAD ':IORK.

• ALD.DELVE RE 'XMAS

RELIEF.

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN H~63,.

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL (duly con)Jened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMHERS, NEWTOWN

on c Tue~day the 20th day of November ,19:341' 7-30 o'clock p. m.

(Continuod)

Applicant informed that Glazed sashes only must be used between the balcony r ailing and the Verandah Plate, - one-half of such sashes to slide-open. . -

Application from H. Hughes for permission to retain a wood · and fibro structure erected at the rear of 12 Georgina St., It was Resolved on the recommendation of the Works' & Building Committee, that the application · be refused, and the Applicant be not i fied to remove the structure forthw~th. . . . Letter from Mrs. A. Wiebe, making application f~r permission to erect a double-headed Petrol Pump at 89 Australia St., in lieu ot the present single-headed pump. It was Resolved on the recommendation of the Works' Committee, that the application be "Received" and granted, subject to Council's Regulations governing Petrol Pumps.

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His Worship the Mayor, (Alderman. I.E. Ryan, J.P.), as Chairman of the Works' Committee, submitted a Report of a Meeting hel d on the 19th inst., as contained on tolios.345/ 6 ot the Committee's Report Book, and embodying recommendat ions Nos . 1 to 17 inclusive. The Town Clerk intimated that Recommendation No. 18 shpuld be included, and read as follows;- "As Thursday the 22nd inst., is not a Statutory Holiday under the Award,-to remove all doubt regarding the matter, your Committee recommends that this Council's Employees be paid for the Holiday." In reply to a quest i on, The Town Clerk i n timated that Temporary Hands whose employment was not longer than two months woul d not be entitled to the Holiday, unless by special direction of the Council. Ald. Dunn then moved, "That the recommendation of the Works' Committee be extended to include all Temporary Hands at present in Council's employ". Seconded by Ald. Delve, and carried. With this addition, Alderman Roberts moved, "That the Works' Committee•s Report be WReceived", and adopted• and its recommendations be carried into effect". Seconded by Ald. Delve, · and carried.

The Engineer submitted his report of works completed or in progress during the past fortnight, together with an Addendum giving the names of all Temporary Hands at present 1? Co~il'~employ. "Received".

. > The Hea~th Itrctor submitted his report, as contained on folios. 70/1 of the Heal th Inspector's -·ort· Book. Ald. Newnham moved, "That the Health Inspector's Report be "Received", a adopted, and the applications mentioned in paragraph 3, be granted." se·conded by Ald. Delve, and carried.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

Under this heading, Alderman Solomon asked if a reply had been received from H.P. Fitzsimons M.L.A., the Honorary Minister for Local Government, re Cemetery matters.? The Mayor replied in the negative. '

Ald. Solomon moved, "That a further letter be forwarded,per favor of the Members of Parliament for this district, requesting a prompt reply to this Council's letter regarding the Newtown-Camperdown Cemetery." Seconded by Ald. Fleming, and carried.

Ald.Solomon asked 1f any reply had been received fran the Main Roads Dept.,relative to the rounding-off/~e corner of ErskineVille Rd.,~ Wilson St., ? The Mayor replied in the negative, and intimated that he would have a further letter forwarded, in accordance with-the recommendation of the Works' Co~ttee that Evening.

I' Ald. New.nham lll8ked. -.\'hat the Works' Comm.1 ttee inspect Enmore Lane, from Rei by to Simmons St., with a view to effecting the necessary repairs.

Ald. Delve ask~d that the works i~ Aug~stus Lane be treated a~ an urgent matter. The Mayor requested the Engineer to give this matter immediate attention.

Ald. Bugler asked that every care be taken to see that Applications for Postal Votes were genuine, as from information received, ~o~e applications ~ere being made for Postah Votes where the Applicants were not entitled to same. The Mayor intimated that the validity of the applications was a matter upder the Returning Officer's jurisdiction.

Ald. Fleming moved, "That it be a recommendation. to the Incoming Council, to make provision in the Estimates for the ensuing year for Playing Areas for Children.• Seconded by Ald. Roberts, and carried.

Ald. Dunn asked if it was a fact that the wprk on the Main Road would not be started until after 'Xmas. The Mayor intimated that Recommendation No. 0~1ltn the Works' Committee's Report that Evening instructed certain portions of the worR 1td be placed in hand before 'Xmas, so as not to incDnvenience the busy Shopping Centres during the 'Xmas Season.

B11. De'i~e ,aslfede l.t iiry lnt'iJnation ha:d b.ee.n .received as to the granting by the Govern­ment of xmas Relief for the Poor and Need~ in this area.? .The Mayor replied, "Not up to date", ~last year it consisted of gifts of Primary Produce.

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I CARRIED our BY YORS & ~ Y R 'S ES l'HI IS I'RIC-.

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

II ' TES OF A fEET! 'G OF THE COUNCIL (duly com•ened)

Held at tire COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 20th day of November, 193 4; at 'l-30 o'clock p. m. (Continued)

Ald.Solomon moved, "That this Council places on record its high appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the Mayore and Mayoresses for the past Triennial period viz;- Alderman & Mrs. F.B. Roberts. - Alderman F.A. & Miss E. Nevmham. - and Alderman &Mrs. I.E. Ryan, and also expresses~ appreci~tion of the loyalty of Council's Officers and Wages Starr.~ Seconded by Alderman Bugler, supported by the Members of the Council, and carried unanimously.

His Worship the Mayor, (Ald. I.E. Ryan, ~.P.), and Aldermen F.B. Roberts,J.P., and F.A. Newnham, LL.B., suitably responded.,

And there being no further business, the Meeting termina~ed.

Confirmed at an Ordinary Meeting of the Council, held at the Town Hall, Newtown, QA TUesday the 4th December, l934 1 at 'l-30 p.m.,

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