Physical description

Set of 8 Notice Papers or Meeting Agendas - sent to Trust Members and others for The Melbourne Tramways Trust for period March 1898 to August 1900 as listed below. Signed by the Secretary. Covers, appointments, financial, loans, debentures, legislation, arrangements with the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company and other organisations including banks.



Notes are the principal items shown in the Orders of the Day. Printed using a Gestetner wax type printing process, possibly the same company as previous.



1897 – 1898 – Alderman S. Amess Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary

Meeting No. Date Notes

3 11/3/1898 Payments, interest payable in London, purchase of Shire of Boroondara debentures.



1898 – 1899 – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary – Gestener wax type printing

Meeting No. Date Notes

6 10/7/1899 Special meeting to consider vary Tramway Acts.

7 11/8/1899 Account payments, purchase of Essendon debentures, slight alteration to tramway between Swanston and Russell Streets.



1899 – 1900 – – Cr. J. Stedeford Chairman, T. Hamilton Secretary – Gestener wax type printing

Meeting No. Date Notes

1 11/9/1899 Appointment of a Chairman, Committee members, payments, sinking fund debenture purchases.

1 24/11/1899 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reports to Councils.

3 10/2/1900 payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, condition of Johnson St tunnels.

4 11/5/1900 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases.

5 3/8/1900 Payments, sinking fund debenture purchases, reappointment of C. W. Ellis as auditor, Northcote council cable tramway.







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