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Archival description
Development proposals
CoV-CR-0232 · Series · 1967
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of proposal with plan and photograph of a model for a space-needle-like tower called Skydeck.

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
Convention Centre files
CoV-CR-0045 · Series · 1966-1971
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series includes clippings, reports, site information, statistics, plans, and draft agreements pertaining to the development of a convention centre.

Victoria (B.C.). City Manager's Office
Police Court exhibit book
CoV-CR-0111 · Series · 1916-1961
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a single volume containing a description of the exhibits used in each particular case that came before the Police Court, the name and the date of the case, and when and how the material was disposed of.

Victoria (B.C.). Police Court
Finance Department ledger
CoV-CR-0153 · Series · 1934-1949
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a special ledger of departmental accounts of the City, which deals with every aspect of each departmental operating budget.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Land journal
CoV-CR-0191 · Series · 1926-1951
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a daily record of money received for rent and sales of City properties.

Victoria (B.C.). Land Department
Land ledger
CoV-CR-0193 · Series · 1948-1951
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a record of cumulative totals of funds entered against various accounts such as cash sales, rentals, tax sales, and agreements receivable.

Victoria (B.C.). Land Department
Milk Inspector's records
CoV-CR-0210 · Series · 1939-1950
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of butterfat tests book (1939-1949), bacteriological tests book (1947-1950), and a copy of "Testing milk and its products" signed by Tomas Lancaster, City Sanitary Inspector.

Victoria (B.C.). Board of Health
Road tax receipts
CoV-CR-0231 · Series · 1882
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of receipts issued for payment of yearly road taxes (one item only).

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Election records
CoV-CR-0292 · Series · 1932-1967
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series includes declarations of result of polls, vote counts, alphabetical divisions of polls, supply lists, and notes created in the course of administering elections and referenda.

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
CoV-CR-0293 · Series · 1972-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of project documents related to reorganizing and renumbering the Assessors and Collectors rolls, including a conversion list of old and new roll numbers, correspondence, and plans showing the location of blocks within sub-districts.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CoV-CR-0262 · Series · [ca. 1903-1916]
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to local improvement bylaws pertaining to street work such as sewers, paving, lighting, and sidewalks.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
CoV-CR-0031 · Series · 1945-1963
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes, annual reports, discussion materials, correspondence and articles of this agency, which was designed to advise Council on overall planning and development within the City.

The Commission was established in 1945 under bylaw 3122 (revised by bylaw 3652), under the authority of the Town Planning Act of BC (SBC 1925, C. 55). It was superseded by the Advisory Planning Commission in 1958.

Victoria (B.C.). Town Planning Commission
CoV-CR-0032 · Series · 1962-1970
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the records of this agency, which was formed to oversee the planning and development of parking facilities in the City of Victoria.

Victoria (B.C.). Parking Commission
CoV-CR-0016 · Series · 1882-2012
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of annual reports of the City.

Clerk's copies for 1927-1957 include typed sheets listing names and positions of some officers and employees that are not included in the published version. For some years, these lists include committee members as well.

"File" numbers provided in the file listing are not original. They refer to numbers given by the Archives to bound volumes (or, for draft copies, folders) for internal inventory control.

Provenance information has been taken from stamps on reports or on volume covers. Where given in square brackets, this information has been inferred from other volumes with similar binding and complementary date ranges which do have stamps.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0015 · Series · 1914-1977
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to the letterbooks, Council minutes, committee reports and resolutions.

Arranged chronologically, one volume per year. Each volume is divided into alphabetical sections. Within each section, topics are entered chronologically throughout the year. In the early volumes the communications inward were indexed, although the material has not survived. The subjects vary over time and are usually well cross referenced.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0017 · Series · 1927-1999
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of two forms submitted by each candidate for municipal office. First, the actual nomination paper, listing the name, address, and occupation of the nominee, proposer, seconder and witness. Second, for the early years, a declaration by candidates of their qualifications, which included a statement of the nominee's willingness to run for office and a list of property qualifications. This second document was later replaced by a statement of acceptance of nomination.

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
CoV-CR-0005 · Series · 1894-1920
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a listing of committee reports to Council.

Arranged by file number but not date or subject, although there is a brief subject description of each committee report. For subject access to reports from 1914-1974, see the topical index (CR-0015)

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0006 · Series · 1956-1961 (predominantly 1960-1961)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes, reports, and correspondence of this special committee of Council, which was created to investigate possibilities for development of a multi-purpose civic auditorium.

Victoria (B.C.). Special Auditorium Committee
City Council resolutions
CoV-CR-0007 · Series · 1885-1977
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of formal statements of City Council agreed to after the consideration of a motion.

For indexes to the resolutions, see CR-0008.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0008 · Series · 1894-1926
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to Council resolutions (CR-0007). It records the following information: the mover and seconder of each resolution, the result of the motion, the subject of the resolution, and its file number.

Arranged chronologically by individual resolution, with sequential numerical references to each.

Subject access to the resolutions is available through the topical index (CR-0015, 1914-1974). See also the index to Council minutes (CR-0002, pre-dominantly 1879-1918 and 1977-1988), which lists topics dealt with by Council but not specific resolutions.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
City Council letterbook
CoV-CR-0009 · Series · 1870-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of copies of letters sent outward by the City Clerk, mostly communications ordered by Council.

Because the letters were bound chronologically, access is most effective using the alphabetical indexes to the letterbooks. Indexes for 1870 to 1893 are bound in at the beginning of the corresponding letterbooks, providing an alphabetical listing of names of correspondents, whether persons or organizations. Independent indexes providing similar listings are available for 1894 to 1973 (CR-0010), although these indexes also provide in addition a note on the topic of each letter. Subject access can also be obtained through the topical index (CR-0015), which covers the period from 1914 to 1974.

The series is relatively complete, with only a few gaps within years from 1902 to 1908. The first two letterbooks cover 1 April 1870 to 7 April 1873 and 31 March 1870 to 10 June 1875 respectively. The latter volume covers mostly mid 1873 to 1875 but there is still considerable overlap.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0011 · Series · 1862-1916
Part of City of Victoria fonds

This 31 cm of correspondence is all that remains of the letters received by the City Clerk before 1940.

The correspondence covers a wide range of subjects, but there is no alphabetical subject index to it. A chronological item-level descriptive list, however, provides some access to correspondents and subjects for the existing letters. All correspondence inward from 1893 onwards, whether existing or not, is indexed chronologically in the communications received index (CR-0014).
For other series of letters received, see CR-0012 (1940-1974) and CR-0013 (special correspondence inward).

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0012 · Series · 1940-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of letters received by the Clerk's Office, other than those received primarily from internal and external governmental agencies (for which see CR-0013).

The material is arranged chronologically by received stamp number. "File numbers" (as provided in the file list for this series) combine file and item numbers; for example, "089 001-078" refers to file 89, items 1 through 78. "Reference" numbers are consecutive numbers given to individual items regardless of which file they are part of. In other words, reference numbers "31114-31266" are another way of pointing to the same items indicated by the file numbers "089 001-078".

Access to these records is provided by the communications received index (CR-0014), which is arranged chronologically by received stamp number and includes for each entry the sender and subject. Access can also be obtained through the topical index (CR-0015).
For other series of letters received, see CR-0011 (1862-1916) and CR-0013 (special correspondence inward).

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0013 · Series · 1908-1973
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of letters received by the City Clerk from different City departments, community organizations, the federal and provincial governments, professional organizations, and municipalities throughout the world.

Although there are letters dating back to 1908, most of the material dates from the mid 1930's. There are two sequences of records within this series; the first ranging from the earliest material to the 1950s, and the second covering the 1950s through to 1973. This correspondence is arranged by subject and is filed either by received stamp number or chronologically. If the letter received originated within the City administration there will be no received stamp number, it will not be listed in the communications received index (CR-0014), and the file will be arranged chronologically. If the material received originated outside the City administration it will be arranged according to received stamp number and will be listed in the index.

Council meeting agendas, originally described as part of this series, were transferred to CR-0327 (Council Agendas) in 2006.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0014 · Series · 1893-1969
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to three series of letters inward: correspondence inward (CR-0011), communications received (CR-0012), and special correspondence inward (CR-0013).

The entries are arranged by received stamp number, and provide information on date of receipt, sender, and topic.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
Election record books
CoV-CR-0018 · Series · 1906-1943
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records documenting the results of elections, referenda, loan bylaws and other matters set to a public vote. These records provide the basis for the formal reports sent from the Deputy Returning Officers to the Returning Officer and from the Returning Officer to the City Clerk (CR-0019).

An internal index in the first volume provides some subject access for actions between 1906 and 1913.

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
CoV-CR-0019 · Series · 1890-1976
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of official reports sent from the Deputy Returning Officers to the Returning Officer and from the Returning Officer to the City Clerk documenting the results of elections, referenda, loan bylaws and other matters set to a public vote. The reports are based on the election record book (CR-0018)

Victoria (B.C.). Returning Officer's Office
City Council credentials
CoV-CR-0020 · Series · 1893-1960
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of declarations by elected officials that they will hold office in good faith and impartially, as well as sworn statements by a member of the Supreme Court of British Columbia witnessing such declarations. In the first few years those people appointed to hold administrative offices (for example, Clerk of the Municipal Council, Assessor, and Chief of Police) were also required to make declarations.

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
CoV-CR-0023 · Series · 1961-1971 (predominantly 1964-1971)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records created by the second City Manager. They pertain to virtually all areas of City activity. Earlier Manager's records are described in CR-0022 (predominantly 1950-1963), while later ones are described in CR-0124 (predominantly 1970-1977).

Victoria (B.C.). City Manager's Office
CoV-CR-0022 · Series · 1938-1965 (predominantly 1950-1963)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records created by the first City Manager. They pertain to virtually all areas of City activity.

Files are arranged primarily by subject within a sequential numerical scheme reflecting a general alphabetical order. Individual descriptions include original file numbers, which range from 1 to 329. Unnumbered files are described after those so numbered.

Victoria (B.C.). City Manager's Office
Group 'A' Committee records
CoV-CR-0024 · Series · 1962-1982
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of agendas, minutes, and papers of this standing committee of Council, which dealt with matters of a financial nature.

There are a number of committees that reported to the Group 'A' Committee: the Finance Committee; the Health, Welfare and Personnel Committee; the Lands and Fire Wardens Committee; the Public Transportation Committee; and the Inter-municipal Committee.

Included in addition to the material of the Group 'A' Committee are agendas, minutes, and papers of the Finance Committee (CR-0026) and the Greater Victoria Intermunicipal Committee (CR-0027).

For an alphabetical index to the minutes of the Group 'A' Committee, see CR-0132.

Victoria (B.C.). Group "A" Committee
Finance Committee records
CoV-CR-0026 · Series · 1952-1962
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of agendas, minutes, and papers of the Finance Committee reporting to the Group 'A' Committee regarding all financial matters relating to the preservation and development of the harbour and to public off-street parking.

For an alphabetical index to the minutes of the Finance Committee, see CR-0134.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Committee
CoV-CR-0028 · Series · 1926-1962
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes and papers dealing with all issues involving Public Works including construction, maintenance and replacement of streets, lanes, sidewalks, bridges, street lighting, civic floats and wharves, and all matters relating to highway access to the City and the regulation of signs on land and buildings owned by the City.

See also CR-0043, Public Works, Lighting, Water and Harbour Committee minutes (1951-1952).

There is a gap in this series from 1942 to 1952.

Victoria (B.C.). Public Works Committee
CoV-CR-0029 · Series · 1951-1971
Part of City of Victoria fonds

This committee was one of the three standing committees reporting directly to City Council (the others being the Group 'A' and Group 'B' Committees).

The committee oversaw the management of the Memorial Arena, Crystal Gardens, McPherson Playhouse, and Royal Athletic Park as well as general recreation planning and program development.

Victoria (B.C.). Recreation and Community Services Committee
CoV-CR-0030 · Series · 1948-1965
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of papers pertaining to the planning of City social events, including an official centennial dinner and the plans for a retirement party for long-time City Clerk, Frank Hunter.

Victoria (B.C.). Entertainment Committee
CoV-CR-0033 · Series · 1972-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of agendas and papers of this committee of Council.

The committee included members from the City as well as from various local businesses. Issues discussed include planning and zoning in the central business district, transportation, transit, the inner harbour, the downtown economy, and housing development in the downtown area.

Victoria (B.C.). Central Business District Advisory Committee
CoV-CR-0034 · Series · 1957-1964
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of correspondence and papers of this committee of Council.

The committee was formed because the City of Victoria owned several parks within the boundaries of the Municipality of Saanich, the most notable being Mount Douglas Park. This committee was also known as the Victoria Saanich Mount Douglas Park Committee.

Victoria (B.C.). Victoria and Saanich Beaches and Parks Committee
CoV-CR-0035 · Series · 1963-1970
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes and papers of this committee of Council.

The committee was originally designed to deal with the Capital Region sewerage issue. The title and probably the responsibilities of this committee have changed. This committee has also been known as Engineers Technical Advisory Committee, Technical Advisory Committee, and Regional District Technical Committee.

Victoria (B.C.). Capital Regional District Committee
CoV-CR-0036 · Series · 1951
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of mainly of the minutes of this City Council committee.

Includes minutes from two meetings of the Greater Victoria Transportation Committee, one in 1951 and one in 1952. Also includes copies of agendas for the last half of 1951 that were originally filed with the City Clerk for information.

Victoria (B.C.). Transportation, Traffic and Public Safety Committee