t. --- -'f'"tl ~ L.. o. 5/l/l'45 Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown, held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, 13th Mach, 1945, at 7. 3C,.c. PRESENT: APOLOGY: Aldemen: His Woship the Mayo (Aldeman S. A. Fleming), the Deputy Mayo (Aldeman v.f.bodkin), and ldemen Geenup, Smith, Goddad, Elvy, Bugle, Potus, Pawley, Bannan and (Ms) Fowle, M.L. A. Staff: The Town Clek (M.R.P.Hitchen), the Deputy Town Clek (Miss E.M.Russelll the Enginee (M.R.W.Hope) and the Health and Building Inspecto (M.T. W.Chambes)..~apology was eceived and accepted fom Aldeman the Hon. E. G. Wight, M.L.C. MINUTES: Each membe of the Council having eceived a copy of the minutes of the pevious meeting it was esolved that the minutes as ciculated be taken as ead and confimed and signed as a tue ecod of the odinay meeting held on 27th Febuay, 1945.Q..QEBESPONDENCE : Fom the Ministe fo Munitions (pe favou M.T.S.eehan, M.H.R.) esupply of mateials fo ugent epais to pemises. Resolved: "TlkT the ette be eceived and the Council make futhe epesentations in an endeavou to secue elease of mateials fo ugent epais id pemises." Fom the Honoay O ganise of the Old Folks Club seeking Council 's co-opeation in a1s1ng funds to establish and maintain a club fo Old Age and Invalid Pensiones in the city. Resolved : "TH T the lette be eceived and the Oganise be infomed that the Council has its esponsibilities to the people in the Newtown Municipality. " This is Page No.l. of Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, 13th Mach, 1945. ~~~.<A.~ x -----------'- -------------;,;;;----------- ------------------ Town Clek L... Y... L..<.... A...... Mayo
l /L 5 ~ lllllt~ < T llll\ b ' :\f.hg llhll R~ft:1 en e- THE COUNC IL OF T H E M U NI C IPALITY O F N EWTOWN, I \ t 'I F.'> c> F _ I.I I I E Tl. \ 0 0 F TH F COUNCIL (Odinay) ( d"ly collvclled) ( II/ Tuesday!Itt' f!dl ot!l~t COUN!~ 1-/AkfRERS, NE TVTOTVN 13th da)' of Mach, 1945., a! 7.30 o'clock p.m. (Conliuued) ' c 0. 5/2 11945 Fom the Association of Co - Opeative Building Societies fowading bochue on the establishment of Employee Building Societies. "Received". Fom the 1:unicipality of Leichhadt seeking co-opeation in secuing alteation to the Local Govenment "'-ct to povide that all popetias of the Govenment be atable. Moved by A.ldenlan Penup seconded by Aldeman Smith: "THAT the lette be eceived". Amendment moved by -\.ldeman Elvy seconded by Aldeman Bugle: "THAT the lette be eceived and the Council co-opeate". Amendment lost. Motion Caie d. Fom the Re gista Ge neal's De patment e application to bing 40 Daley Steet unde the povisions of the Real Popety ct "Received". Fom t he Public Tustee e Council's application to puchase land in O'Connell Steet fom an Unknown Owne fo a Childen's Playgound. Resolved: "TH T the Council ma ke a fesh offe of 300 fo puchase of the land fo Mun:icipal puposes." F om 'Vaddell and Beavis seeking a enewal of the lease of popety in Council Steet. Resolve d: "THAT the application be eceived and the Council gant enewal of the lease fa a peiod of two (2) yeas in accodance with the povisions of the Local Govenment Act, and the, Mayo and Town Clek be authoised to affix the Common Seal of the Council to the necessay lease." Fom Rev. S. W. Mcilibbin, Pesident of the Ministes' Fatenal, Newtown-Enmoe, c ongatulatiug His doship the Mayo and Aldemen on thei stand against the playing of housie-housie on I Council's pemises in Newtown. Moved by Aldeman Bannan seconded by Aldei'Il!.an Pawley: "THAT the lette be eceived". Amendment moved by Aldeman Geenup seconded by Aldeman Smith: "T'tiAT the lette be eceived and the Reveend M.McKibbin be infomed that this is not a Council decision". The voting being in favou of the amendment, it was submitted as the substantive motion and declaed caied. Fom the Local Govenment Association of New South Nales: - (l) Fowadin g statement on - (a) Local Govenment Amendment Bill. (b) Local Govenment Town and County Planning Amendment Bill. Resolved : "THAT the statements be eceived and taken as ead". (2) A. R.Bluett Memoial Fund. "Received". (3) Insuance. "Received". 4) Fo ~ adi n g Bulletin entitled "Inauguation of Community facilities". Resolved: "THAT the Bulletin be eceived and lay on the table". ( 5) nendment of Awad e sick pay to employees. Resolved: "THAT the i nfomation be eceived and defeed until the next meeting and in the meantime, each Aldeman be supplied with a copy of the Amendment". (6) Bulletin of the econstuction and development division of the Pemie's Depatment. Resolved : "THAT the infomation be eceived and a copy of the Bulletin be secued fo e a ch Aldeman". Fom the v:etopolitan Wate Seweage and Dainage Boad fowading 56th.Annual Repot fo yea ended 30th une, 1944. "Received". ~om the Campedown Cemetey Tust egading Council's Notice to emove undegowth which 1 ceates a menace fom fie. "Received". Fom the Foesty Advisoy Council of N.S.W, e tee planting. be eceived and the contents noted". Resolved: "THAT the lette l l. Fom T..Pake seeking pe mission to hold a chocolate wheel on 6th and 20th Apil on behalf of the Tom N cguinness Benefit Appeal Committee. Resolved: "TH T the application be eceived and pemission ganted to hold a Fancy Fai at Metopolitan and Enmoe Roads fom 13th to 21st _pil, 1945." Fom the Nevtown School of Ats applying fo annual subsidy. Resolved : "THAT the application be eceived and the Council gant a subsidy of 35," Fom the Postmaste Geneal's Depatment infoming conditions unde which seat may be placed outside Enmoe Post Office. Resolved: "THAT the lette be eceived, the conditions accepted and the seat be placed outside the Post Office. " This is Page No.2. of Minutes of a Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, 13th Mach, 19~ 5. -_L?- ----------------------------------- Town Clek
TH E COUNCIL O F TH E M U NIC IPALITY OF N EWTOWN 16/1945 :\llnu tt' :;\ umbet 1\fuginnl Refeen<..' e lff.v( ' TF.'; OF. 1.1/Fh' TI.~. VC: OF Tl/1:' COUNCIL (Odinay ) (d11l_y co11vmni)!d d al llu OUN l- CIIA./IfRERS, N-lTVTOTf N 11 11 Tuesday lll' 13th day of Mach, 1945., a/ 7. 30 o'clock p.111. (Continued ) M. No.5/3/1945. :Fom Miss.. Healey applying fo the use of the Town Hall fo a concet in aid of he c ondidatue in the Red Coss Tade Unions Popula Gil.appeal. Resolved: "THAT the lette be e ceived and the wite infome d of the Councill:!... bages fo Hall lettings." Fom Ms. M. Lavende seeking an extension of one week fo the Canival being held in Hollis Pak. Resolved: "THAT the application be eceived and the extension ganted". Fom the Municipality of Cessnock seeking council's suppot in the appointment of a Royal Commission to enquie into all mattes appetaining to the Liquo Act. Moved by Aldeman Bannan seconded by Aldeman Geenup: "THAT the lette be eceived". Amendment moved by Aldeman Bugle seconded by Aldeman Elvy: "THAT the lette be eceived and the Council co-opeate". Amendment lost. Motion Caied. Fom Hadman Bothes Pty. Ltd. seeking pemission to connect a oof wate dain existing stomwate pipe at thei pemises, cn.simmons and.tames Steets. The submitted a epot in connection with the matte ecommending that the equest Resolved: "THAT the application and the epot be eceived and the pemission as ganted". with Council's Enginee be ganted. desied Fom the Boad of Fie Commissiones, New South Wales, fowading state~ient of Revenue and Expenditue fo yea ended 31st Decembe, 1944. "Received". 'L ~~ Fom Ms. M. Swift seeking pemission to hold a Fancy Fai on 23d Mach, 5th and 13th :: ' Apil at May Steet, Newtown. Resolved: "TH.I\T the application be appoved fo 23d Mach, 1945, and the wite be infomed the othe dates have been aleady ganted fo othe puposes, but application could be submitted fo altenative dates". REPORTS: His Woship the Mayo (Aldeman S.A.Fleming) as Chaiman of the Woks, Building and Paks Committee submitted a epot of a meeting held on 8th Mach, 1945, as contained in Folio 2 of the Committee's Repot Book, and it was esolved that the Re pot be eceived and consideed seiatim. On Recommendation No.8. being submitted, it was esolved: "THAT the application fo pemission to eect a shed at 138 Gowie Steet be efused because of the unsuitability of the mateialn. Afte futhe consideation, it was then esolved that the Woks, Building and Paks Committee's Repot as a whole, with the amendment of Re comme ndation No.8, be eceived and adopted and the ecommendations caied into effect. Council's Auditos, Messs Stewat and Cadogan, Chateed Accountants (Austali~, submitted thei epot of having completed the audit of the Council's Accounts f o the half yea ended 31st Decembe, 1944, cetifying that, in thei opinion, all books and accounts had been popely kept. Resolved: "THAT the Auditos' Repot be eceived and adopted and the Council congatulate the staff on the excellent epot submitted by the Auditos." The Enginee submitted a epot of woks pogess duing the past two weeks, and it was esolved that the Enginee's epot be eceived and adopted. The Health Inspecto submitted his epot in accodance with Folios 20, 21, 22 and 23 of the Health Inspecto's epot book and it was esolved that the epot be eceived and adopted. The Building Inspecto submitted applications fo appoval fo buildings:- (a) 44/45 Regent Steet, Alteations to windows and fanlight. (b) 13 Libety Steet, alteations to bathoom. Resolved : "THAT the building appl ications be eceived and pemission ganted in accodance with the Local Govenment Act and 0 dinances govening the eection of buildings." ~UESTI ONS WITHOUT NOTICE : '5 ~ ~~ ~TT Aldeman Potus asked: (a) If the Woks Committee would inspect Holdswoth Steet caiageway and pat h. (b) If attention would be given to Station Steet at its intesection with 1' Camden Steet. (' I - ' ~ Aldem an Bugle asked: (a) If any eply had been eceived egading estoation of the tamway clock at Enmo e Teminus. Reply : "THAT an acknowledgement had been eceived, and thatthe Mi niste was investigating the matte and would submit a eply". (b) If the Council's empl oyees wee allowed to take on othe jobs duing holidays o long sevice leave. Rep l y: " THAT the Council ' s policy was that the men s hould not take on any othe wok duing the leave which was g an ted to t hem fo est and eceation". This is Page No.3 of Mi nut es of a meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown, held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, 13th Mach, 1945... ~ )'.P" A.~ ;.- Town Clek...:.._../.(.................. Mayo
;\[ ltlllt~ ~ um :\Ltgn,t Refeeu c~ TH E COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN COUNCIL (Odinay ) /1 \ 't ' I F...,. OF. I.l/1 /~ TX(,' OF TifF ( dul,y convened) 1 / id l lilt' ( '(}( N 1 L H A./1/R.ER, NEH TO TVN on Tuesday ll1c 1 3th ia)' of Mach, 1945, a/?.30 o'clock p.m. (Conlinued ). No. 5/4/l945. ldeman Elvy asked if attention could be given to path in London Steet. l Aldeman Smith asked if anything had been done in connection with the eection of steet nameplates. Reply : "Aluminium nameplates ae unpocuable. Mettes state that the manufactue of enamel nameplates is most unlikely. They would quote on a definite ode but will not gua antee to cay out the job. " Aldeman Geenup asked: (a) That the Woks Committee inspect Susan, Bucknell and Fitzoy Steets. (b) That if no cement is available fo the econstuction of Rape steet, an appoach should be made to the Supply Depatmentlli the elease of the necessay mateials.,~ (c) Why it was poposed to discontinue the supply of at poison. Reply: "Due to the fact that the at catche would now lay the baits fo the people". (d) If a epot would be made of the at catche's activities. Reply: "THAT this would be epoted by the Chief Health Inspecto unde whose contol the at catche opeated". (e) If the Town Clek waul d infom the Council of the position of the Council's bank account, and if it would be possible to tansfe it to t he Commonwealth Bank. Notice of this question was asked fo, and Aldeman Geenup intimated that he would give Notice of Motion in connection with t his matte at t he next meeting. -~ deman Bodkin asked if the Woks Committee would inspect: (a) Cooks Lane, and (b) Egan Steet cone nea Cohen's pemises. And thee being no futhe business the meeting teminated at 1 0. 1 0 p. m. Confimed at an Odinay Meeting of the Council held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on TUesday, 27th Kach, 1945. This is Page No.4. of minutes of a meeting of the Council of t he Municipality of Newtown, be ld at the Town Hall, New town, on Tuesday, 13th Mach, 1945. ---4»~~/i~ TOWN CLERK MAYOR. M. No.6/ l/l945...) - Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown, held at the Town Hall, ewtown, on Tuesday, 27th Mach, 1945. His Noship the Mayo Fi nance Committee had until such time late finish its business. ldemen: declaed the meeting open at 7.59 p.m. and as the business of the not concluded, it was esolved that the Council Me eting stand adj ouned in the evening as was necessay to enable the Finance Committee to The Council esumed at 8. 58 p. m. and thee wee PRESENT: His Woship the Mayo (Aldeman S.A.Fleming ), the Deputy Mayo (Aldeman W. F. Bodkin), and Aldemen Geenup, Goddad, El vy, Bugle, Pot us, Pawley, 1 ight, M. L. C., Fowle, M. L.A. and Bannan. Staff: APOLOGY : The Acting Town Clek (Miss E.M. Russell) and the Health and Building Inspecto (M. T. W. Chambes). An apology was eceived and accepted fom Aldeman Smith. MINUTES : Each membe of the council having eceived a copy of the Minutes of the pevious meeting it was esolved tha t the minutes as ciculated be taken as ead and confimed and signed as a tue ecod of the odinay me eting held on 13th Mach, 1945. SYMPATHY: Feeling efeences having been made by the Mayo and Aldemen, it was esolved by the Membes ising in silence that lettes of sympathy be fowaded to M.. Kendall, 79 Newman Steet, on the loss of his wife, and M. F. A. Nelson of l Daley Steet on the death of Miss Evans a dea fiend of the family. This is Page No. 1. of mi nutes of a meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown hel at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, 27th Mach, 1945. ~ "... Town Cle1'k /.~ ~ ~ < ~... ~... M ayo
~[ in ut e umhe Mngi nal Refeence TH E COUNCIL O F TH E MUNIC IPALITY O F N E W T OWN l!l.\"l 'TE_c..; OF. I llh' I~ TI.YC OF TIN : COUNC IL (Odina y )!ldatt/;c OU# II. ( dul)' COit?'f' l!ed) 1/A MRER ~'>, NEfVTO ff N 011 Tuesday 1/; 27th day 4 Ma ch, l 945, at 8. 58 o'clocl.: p.m. (Contin ued ) 18/ 1 94 5. COR RE SPONDENCE : Fom t he Municipality of Livepool seeking c o-ope a tion fo a lage bee qu ot a to be made a vail able. "Received". Fom t he New Sout h Wale s Police, Taffic B anch, e "D i ve Slowly" sign in Belmoe Lane. "Re c e i ve d" Fom t he National Eme gency Sevices n otifying t hat pivate and public ai ai d shel te s may now be emoved subj ect to cetain conditions. " Received". 1 1 I I 17.l -,_.l ' t- '.-. FOC..l'. - l... : T ' )..],.-t 1 1,, u).w Fom t he Shie of Daigo seeking co-opeation in an eff ot to f o m a w1 i t e d font against the estictions being placed on Local Govenment b odies. Moved by Aldeman B annan s e c onde d by Aldeman El vy: " THAT t he lette be eceived"..amendment moved by Al deman Bugle se c onded by Aldeman Pawley: "THAT t he lette be eceived and t he Council c o-opeat e". 1endment lost. Motion Ca ied. Fom the Ministe fo T anspot (pe favou of Ms.L. Fowle, M.L. A.) e t he emoval of t he clock at... nnoe Tam Teminus. Resolved: " THAT t he lette be e ceived and t he Council make f uthe ep e s ent ations to t he Ministe f o T a nspot to have t he clock estoed to Enmoe Teminus. Fom t he Association of Co-Opeative Building Societies Limited f owading details fo the pop osed setting up of a St a te Housing Authoity. Resolved: " THAT the lette be eceive d and t he Council co-opeate". Fom the Royal Pince Alfed Hospital Ex-Patients' As s ociation asking pemission to hold a Fancy Fai on Fiday, 6th Apil, 1945, in conjunction with the Newtown Patiotic and 'Ha Fund. Resolved: " THAT t he lette be eceived and pemission ganted". Fom the New South Wales Public School Teaches' Fedeation notifying a Confee nce to be held on 'dednesday, 28th Mach, 1 945, and asking t he Council to a ppoint delegates. Moved by Aldeman Wight seconded by Aldeman Bannan: "THAT the lette be eceived and the Council appoint delegates. Caied. Aldeman Bugle asked that his vote be ecoded in the negative. Resolved: "THAT the delegates be His IVoship the Mayo ( Aldeman S. A.Fleming ) and Aldeman E.G. Vvight, M.L.C." Moved by Aldeman Wight seconded by Aldema n Geenup : " THAT t he ma tte of co-opeating as equested be defeed until the delegates submit t hei epot of the me eting". Caied. Fom the Diecto of Reconstuction and Development, Pemie's Depatment, fowading one copy of "Reconstuction Bulletin". Resolved: " TH T t he lette and bochue be eceived and l ay on the table." Fom the Association fo Electical Development f owading copy of e pot on Electicit y Contol. "Received". Fom the Ministe fo Tanspot (pe favou of Ms.L.Fowle, M.L. A.) e automatic ta f f ic signals at the c one of Wilson Steet and Eskineville Road and c one of Wilson and Buen Steetil. "Received ". Fom.Lightfoot asking Council to econside its decision with e gad to the eection of a s hed at 138 Gowie Steet. Moved by Aldeman (Ms.) Fowle, M.L. A. seconded by Aldeman Bannan: "THAT the lette be eceived and Council adhee to its pevious decision". Ame ndment moved by Al deman Wight, M.L. C. seconded by Aldeman Bodkin: "THAT the lette be e ceived and efeed to the woks Committee to inspect the mateials which it is poposed to use". The voting be ing :i,n favou of t he amendment, it was submitted as the substantive motion and declaed caied. Fom the Ministe fo Tanspot (pe favou of Ms.L.Fowle, M.L. A.) e alteation in the locati on of the taffic dome at the cone of Caillon Avenue and King Steets. "Received". Fom "The Standad" coveing copies of epot on the Govenment's HousingS cheme at Westmead. "Received and lay on the table". Fom the Local Govenment Association asking Council to co-opeate by appointing a dele gate to attend at the Local Govenment Summe School on Tuesday, 3d Apil, 1945. Resolved: "TH. T the lette be eceived and His Woship the Mayo (Aldeman S. A.Fleming ) attend as Council's delegate". Fom the A.R.Bluett Memoial Fund coveing copy of deed and setting out details of the opeation of the A.R.Bluett Memoial Fund. "Received". This is Page No. 2. of Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, 27th Mach, 1945. {:U. ~ _..,..A. 1- ----------------------------- --------------- ---- --------------------------- Town C!e1 k ~~ - ------------~-------------<----------- -- --~--- - ----- -- -------------------- Mayo
}.[ IIIUk Xuu1be }.l :upnu Refeen 'e THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN I.\"( ;.., OF. I!h"HTI.\ '(; OF Tf/H COUNCIL (ORDINARY) (duly COIIVe11ed) llf'ld allil C0! 1 N f.!_ H A ilire R.., NETVTO TVN 011 Tuesday!lt' 27th da)' of Mach, 1945, a/ 8. 58 p. m. o'clock p.m. (Contiuued) M. No. 6/3/1945. l,3b 37.) Fom the Public Tustee notifyin~ that if Council will incease t hei offe fo land, Lots 29 0 and 291 O' Connell Steet, belng sold fo ovedue ates to 35? such offe will eceive favouable consideation. Resolved: "THAT the lette be eceived and defeed until the next meeting of the Council". Fom t he Dep atment of Tade and Customs (pe favou of M.T.Sheehan, M. P.) e Council's position with egad to the Nati onal Secuity (Pices) Regulations. Resolved : " THAT the lette be eceived and the c ontents noted". Fom the De patment of Local Govenment notifying Council 's Statements of Accounts fo yea ended 31st Decembe, 1944, have been examined and ae in ode. "Resolved: "THAT the lette be eceived and the Council's accounts be advetised". RE PORTS: His Noshi p the Mayo ( ldeman S.. Fleming) as Chaiman of the Finance and Building Committ e, submitted a epot of a meeting held on 27th Mach, 1945, as contained in Folio 3 of the Committee 's epot b ook, and it was esolved that the epot be eceived and adopted and all its ecommendations caied into effect. His Woship the Mayo (Aldeman S.A. Fleming) asked t hat his name be ecoded agai nst Item No.3 e letting of the Hall to the Old Age and Invalid Pensiones Funeal Lodge. Aldeman Bugle asked that his name be ecoded against ganting of the Hall fee to the Wa Loans Committee. The Enginee submitted a epot of woks p ogess duing the past two weeks, and it was esolved t ha t the Enginee's epot be eceived and adopted. The Health Inspecto submitted his epot in a ccodance with Folios 2?, of the Health Inspecto's Repot Book and it was esolved that the epot be eceived and adopted. $UESTIONS NITilOUT NOTICE : Aldeman Bugle asked if anything had been done about the fence in Eskineville Road. The Mayo eplied that the Enginee had that day acquied the necessay mateial and the wok would be poceeded with immediately. Aldeman Bugle asked if he could be supplied with the cost of the econstuction of the footpath at the cone of Ed~wae Road and Lod Steet. The Mayo eplied he would have this infomation supplied, Aldeman Bugle asked how many employees take thei full thee weeks' Sick Leave. Mayo asked fo Notice of MG-&ie.a - e -t. :3,.& question. Aldeman Elvy as ked if patching and epais could be c aied out in Enmoe Lane and London Steet. Aldeman Goddad asked if those employees equllng time off on Thusday would be pemitted to leave at lunch time. The Mayo eplied he would investigate the position. --Aldeman.fight asked if any eply had been eceived to the lett e asking fo a sign to be placed on the signal box at Newtown Bidge indicating when tams ae leaving the Newtown Depot. Reply: "No eply has yet been eceived". Aldeman Geenup asked if Aldeman (Ms) Fowle could give any infomation in connection with the independent examination of Boyd Sinclai o any infomation at all on any mattes affecting the Boyd Sinclai case. :Wll's. Fowle eplied tl:a t the Ameican psychiatists would not be able to examine Boyd Sinclai, but she was hopeful that two doctos would shotly make an examination. In the meantime the Committee was still woking and doing all in thei powe to bing the case to a successful issue. - His Woship the Mayo infomed the Aldemen that the matte of steet nameplates had been i nvestigated and also that new mateial fo patching i s beillg given a tial and has so fa poved successful. Alde man Wight asked if a Committee could be appoi nted to co-opeate with the City Council ~ to have some unifomity of steet nameplates. His Woship the Mayo eplied that this ~ would be investigated in the nea futue. And thee being no futhe business the meeting teminated at 10.35 p.m. This is Page No.3 of minutes of a mseting of the Council of the Municipality of Newtown, held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, 2?th Mach, 1945. Confimed at an Odinay Meeting of the Council held at the Town Hall, Newtown, on Tuesday, loth Apil, 1945. The ;- lu l'. - ---~----- -- ---- ------ -- ---- - ------ Town C,/(tL I L te1 k... ~... Mayo <