One feedback received Re. Municipalities of Canancona, Sanguem etc http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/message/13752 or http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-September/199260.html
reproduced with permission Hi, The name of the municipal buildings in portuguese is : "CÂMARA MUNICIPAL". Curchurem/Sanvordem was not a municipality during the portuguese time so any municipal building must be (as the one in your picture) recent. In SANGUEM there was no CÂMARA MUNICIPAL but a EDIFICIO DE REPARTIÇÕES PUBLICAS (like the one in Vasco), meaning that, in that building were working many public departments. That building is not only the part that you photographed but includes all the 3 entries. It is probably from the end of the last decade of 19th century. In 1944 it was the Municipality, the Fazenda and a Library. The CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DE PONDA. It was built between 1885 and 1896 and was probably the headquarters of "Administração das Matas" and the house of it's director. The CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DE QUEPEM. It was built between 1881 and 1896 (in 1880 all the public services were working in the military facilities). Next to it from the same date is the FAZENDA. It is possible that this was also the old court house (TRIBUNAL). In CHAUDI, CANACONA i think the building, that in end of 1950's was the CAMARA MUNICIPAL, was in 1998 the OFFICE OF ADEI. By a report i found dated from 1944, the CAMARA MUNICIPAL at that time was working in a building that looked like a private house and, in fact, was also the house of the administrator of the municipality. The building in your picture looks to me like a transformed school. I think that the Câmara Municipal de Canacona didn't had, in portuguese time, a specific building. Also from that report i know that in 1944 there were 2 buildings in Pernem with municipal offices. One was an old building from the municipal administration and there was the CÂMARA MUNICIPAL built around 1944 and all expenses paid by the Vassudeva Atmarama Porobo Desporobo,Viscount of Pernem (son). I'm an portuguese architect doing a PhD on the goan Public works Department. Best regards Alice Santiago Faria == Alice S Faria available on goaheritage yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goaheritage/ [email protected] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
