Bandra Municipality : 1876
The Bandra Municipal Committee was the
governing body of the township of Bandra in suburban Mumbai (Bombay) between the 1930s and 1950. Initially
concerned with the civic functions of Bandra, it expanded to include the suburb
of Khar and Santra Cruz by 1933.
In 1950, the municipality was merged with the Bombay Municipal Corporation under the Bombay Act No. VII of 1950.
The Bandra municipality, which was established in
1876, had in 1880-81 an income of £1536 (Rs. 15,360) representing a taxation of
2s. 0½d. (Rs. 1-0-4) a head. This income chiefly comes from taxes on houses,
boats, and roads. During 1880-81 the expenditure amounted to £844 (Rs. 8440),
of which £239 (Rs. 2390) were spent on scavenging, £84 (RS. 840) on lighting,
and £520 (Rs. 5200) on roads.
The chief municipal works are new markets in Bandra
and at Khar, representing a cost of £410 (Rs. 4104), and new roads representing
a cost of £1169 (Rs. 11,690).[The Bandra markets were built from Local Funds in
1874 at. a cost of £443 (Rs. 4430), and handed over to the municipality who
objected to pay the coat sum.]
The Bandra municipal district includes the following
villages which lie either together or within half a mile of each other:
Naupada, Khar, Pali, Varoda, Chimbai, Katvadi, Mala, Sherli Rajan, Chui, and
Danda. Of public offices and institutions there are, besides the railway
station, a post office, a dispensary, and seven schools.
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