Fonds LK-NA/236 - Kandy Municipal Council

The Kandy Municipal Council was constituted by Ordinance No.17 of 1865. It was established on 20th March 1866. The Council is governed by Ordinance No.7 of 1887 and other amending Ordinances. In the early years the Government Agent was the Chairman of the Council. The Municipal Limits were defined in the Government Gazette of 21st February, 1902. The By-Laws of the Council were published in the Government Gazette of August 3, 1906.
The Municipal Council in general attended to the following work: - Lighting public streets, places and buildings, control, supervision and removal of dangerous places, buildings, trades and practices. regulation of traffic andpPreservation and removal of obstructions inpPublic streets or places. Construction, maintenance, supervision and control of Public markets, slaughter houses, lavatories, drains, sewers, drainage works, tramways and other works for the removal of sewage water, drinking fountains, tanks and wells, parks and gardens, acquisition of land necessary for any of these purposes, reclamation of unhealthy localities and other sanitary measures of a like nature. Cleansing and watering of streets and sewers, scavenging, removal or excessive vegetation and generally the abatement of all nuisances.
Maintenance of schools in which the English Language was taught in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No.33 of 1984. Construction, Maintenance and alteration of streets, Bridges, Causeways, Culverts and the like and acquisition of land necessary for any of these purposes. Regulation of Buildings, Removal of undue projections, naming streets and numbering houses and planting trees in public streets and places.
Construction, purchase and maintenance of all buildings required in order to give effect to the purpose of this ordinance. All matters necessary for or conclusive to public safety health or convenience.