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Archival description
Ross Bay Cemetery plot books
CoV-CR-0311 · Series · 1872-1992
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of occupancy records of burial plots in Ross Bay Cemetery. The series includes substantially the same information as that captured on the burial permit (CR-0235). Data elements include: permit number, name, age, where born, where died, day and hour of burial, clergyman, block and plot number, undertaker and remarks. The remarks section contains notes on the transfer of plots, reserve plots, exhumations, re-interments, and depths. A name index at the start of each volume gives a cross-reference to a folio in the volume.

The permit number system was not introduced until March 1884.

Victoria (B.C.). Parks Department
Stores Department stock book
CoV-CR-0309 · Series · 1916-1917
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a daily journal of goods purchased by the City. Includes order number and account name, amount purchased, unit pricing, ledger category, and total price per order for journal entry.

Victoria (B.C.). Stores Department
CoV-CR-0308 · Series · 1876-1878
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of property tax assessment notices and related correspondence, mainly concerning persons and corporate bodies with multiple properties.

Victoria (B.C.). Assessor's Office
CoV-CR-0306 · Series · 1912-1920
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a monthly journal of goods and services purchased by the City with yearly summaries of expenditures. Includes vendor, quantity, cost, ledger category, item list, and invoice total.

Victoria (B.C.). Stores Department
CoV-CR-0305 · Series · 1928-1934
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a listing of yearly totals of various pipe fittings in stock and issued for City projects. Includes type of fitting, size, and amount in stock and issued.

Victoria (B.C.). Stores Department
CoV-CR-0304 · Series · 1933-1935
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a daily journal of fuel purchased by the City. Includes date, requisition number, company purchased from, amount purchased, unit pricing, and total price with cumulative monthly entries.

Victoria (B.C.). Stores Department
CoV-CR-0302 · Series · 1862-2014
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists primarily of individual photographs taken of each Mayor and group photographs of the Mayor and Council members generally at the beginning of each term in office. Series also includes other photographs featuring Mayor and Council.

Victoria (B.C.). Mayor's Office
CoV-CR-0300 · Series · 1984-1996
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of policy and procedure information for all aspects of Memorial Arena operations. The policies and procedures are divided into 26 sections: Introduction, Administration, Budgeting/Purchasing, Administrative Policies and Procedures, Box Office, Passes/Gratuities, Conditions of Employment, Payroll, Vacations, Automobile/Travel/Training Expenses, Safety/Accidents, Employee Problems, Emergency, Office, Memorial Arena Equipment, Facility Advertising, Agreements/City/Outside, Police Assistance, Complaints, Alcohol and Drugs in Facilities, Smoking in Facilities, Handicapped/Disabled Patrons, Revenue Canada, Victoria Athletic Commission, and Maintenance.

Victoria (B.C.). Memorial Arena Division
CoV-CR-0299 · Series · [ca. 1964-1972]
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of information regarding properties owned and leased by and to the City of Victoria, summaries of lands held for school purposes, Provincial Government lands, Federal Government lands, and lands qualifying for permissive exemptions such as private schools, churches, seniors' homes, cemeteries and hospitals. The summaries include detailed descriptions of each property and plan of lot.

Victoria (B.C.). Collector's Office
CoV-CR-0298 · Series · 1983-1987
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of photographs of buildings taken at the time a building permit application for demolition was submitted.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
CoV-CR-0297 · Series · 1972
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of photographs of advertising billboards and other signage in the downtown area, James Bay, and Vic West.

The photographs were, in all probability, taken as supporting evidence for proposed amendments to the 1963 sign bylaw (no. 5335). The amendments contained in bylaw no. 6418, which would purge Victoria of all commercial billboards over a 3-year period as well as restrict the number, size and content, was passed by Council 10 August 1972. All photographs were taken between 8 May and 11 May 1972.

Each image has a general view in Polaroid format and a close up view in standard 35 mm format.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
CoV-CR-0296 · Series · 1957-1969
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists primarily of photographs of street views and road and sidewalk construction. Also includes photographs of culvert installation, Garbage Wharf, temporary garbage dump at Mud Bay, refuse disposal methods, Point Ellice Bridge construction, Garbally Road Public Works Yard, Bowker Creek, City parkades, and the official opening of the Yates Street Fire Hall.

Photographs were probably taken by Public Works staff as a record of their activities.

Victoria (B.C.). Public Works Department
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
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-0291 · Series · 1862-1982
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of invitations and miscellaneous correspondence inward and outward pertaining to protocol visits and ceremonies. Includes items from the British Columbia Rifle Association, the Lieutenant Governor, and Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as a variety of greetings and congratulations pertaining to the City's 1962 centenary and a play called "The Victoria Story"

Victoria (B.C.). Mayor's Office
CoV-CR-0290 · Series · 1962-1972
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to the Engineering Department letters and reports (CR-0289).

The index consists of yearly volumes that provide references to document numbers, file numbers, and topics. Topical searches will yield document numbers pointing to specific letters or reports.

Letters and reports indexed for 1970-1972 are not in archival custody.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
CoV-CR-0289 · Series · 1961-1969
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of letters and reports sent outward from the Engineering Department to other City agencies and the general public regarding all aspects of departmental operations.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
Water Works workbook
CoV-CR-0288 · Series · 1921-1933
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a set of technical working journals used for calculations and estimates relating to the water supply.

Includes information on rainfall, reservoir capacity, pipes and mains, water usage, and other matters related to the supply and distribution of water.

Victoria (B.C.). Water Works Department
CoV-CR-0287 · Series · 1988-1995
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to property-related items discussed by Council or Committee of the Whole or both.

Includes street name and number, nature of the discussion (heritage designation, strata conversion, and so forth), file number, the date the item went to Committee of the Whole or Council, and its status (approved, declined, tabled, etc).

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0284 · Series · 1937-1947
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a journal describing details of equipment and supplies available for purchase from various suppliers and manufacturers.

The entries generally refer to goods other than vehicles and machinery (which are described in series CR-0248), such as flags, florist supplies, and fire extinguishers. Most entries describe the supplier, details of the product, and the cost.

Victoria (B.C.). Purchasing Department
CoV-CR-0283 · Series · 1922-1979
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a record of railway and navigation traffic using and requiring operation of the Johnson Street Bascule Bridge.

Includes daily information on the time the bridge was raised, for what vessel, and whether it was entering or leaving the Upper Harbour. Also includes the time trains passed over the bridge, their name or a description of them, and whether they were entering or leaving the downtown area. In addition, there are notes on bridge maintenance, weather, and various other matters.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
Johnson Street Bridge files
CoV-CR-0282 · Series · 1913-1950
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to operation and maintenance of the Johnson Street Bridge. Includes correspondence, maintenance files, and cement test results.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
CoV-CR-0281 · Series · 1950-1956
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a register of applications (1-301) to Council for rezoning land. Includes information on the application number, date, street, legal description of property, nature of the rezoning applied for, name of the applicant, and whether or not the application was approved.

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
CoV-CR-0280 · Series · 1932-1951
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of monthly payroll records for the Unemployment Relief Office.

Includes name of employee, position, monthly salary, deductions, and some remarks. Each volume includes a list of employees with addresses and telephone numbers at the end.

Victoria (B.C.). Unemployment Relief Office
CoV-CR-0278 · Series · 1923-1925
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a journal of salaries and other expenses pertaining to the office of the City Assessor.

In a volume originally from the office of W.W. Northcott.

Victoria (B.C.). Assessor's Office
Election expenses journal
CoV-CR-0277 · Series · 1919-1929
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a journal of expenses incurred in the holding of elections for Mayors, Councillors, School Trustees, and other elected officials, as well as votes on special bylaws and referenda.

Originally from the office of W.W. Northcott.

Victoria (B.C.). Returning Officer's Office
CoV-CR-0276 · Series · 1916-1918
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of estimates and expenses regarding City buildings such as City Hall, fire halls, the market, the pound, and the Isolation Hospital, as well as Ross Bay Cemetery.

Originally from the office of W.W. Northcott.

Victoria (B.C.). Superintendent of Public Works' Office
CoV-CR-0275 · Series · 1901
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the minutes of the Celebration Committee and its various subcommittees during its efforts to commemorate the 1901 May 24th (Victoria Day) celebration. Includes minutes, newsclippings, and advertisements.

Victoria (B.C.). Celebration Committee
Water Works ledger
CoV-CR-0270 · Series · 1873-1892
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a journal recording water works billing accounts.

The billing of customers was performed on a bi-monthly basis.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Assessment roll comparisons
CoV-CR-0269 · Series · 1892-1905
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a volume of tax assessment information that provides comparisons for the years 1892, 1894, 1897, 1900, and 1905.

Includes only the following information: lot and block number, measurement, street, name, assessment on land, and assessment on improvements.

Victoria (B.C.). Assessor's Office
Assessment roll working copy
CoV-CR-0268 · Series · 1916-1934
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a set of tax rolls that were created as working documents used in compiling the assessment portion of the Assessor's and Collector's rolls.

The volumes are divided into several chronological groups: 1916-1918, 1919-1921, 1922-1925, 1926-1929, and 1930-1934. All of these groups are titled "City of Victoria," and the volumes within each group are followed by an alphabetical or numerical subtitle: A, B, or C for volumes in the 1916-1918, 1922-1929, and 1930-1934 groups, and 1-6 for the 1919-1921 group.

Victoria (B.C.). Assessor's Office
CoV-CR-0267 · Series · 1923-1937
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a description of agreements for sale and quit claims between various parties that were used to amend the assessment roll by keeping property ownership information up to date.

Although the cover of the volume indicates that it contains items 47755G to 88818G, the records themselves range from 48646G to 88818G.

Victoria (B.C.). Assessor's Office
CoV-CR-0266 · Series · 1929-1990
Part of City of Victoria fonds

The series consists of receipts for a contract for the maintenance of grass plots in Ross Bay Cemetery.

Each license consists of two parts, a duplicate that remained in the volume, and an original that was retained by the applicant. Each record contains the following data elements: license number, name, address, amount paid, location of plot(s) purchased, date, and the signatures of both the Secretary of Ross Bay Cemetery and the undertaker or purchaser.

The maintenance of grass plots was established by bylaw 2452 "Ross Bay Cemetery Grass Plots, Maintenance Fund bylaw, 1928" and adopted by a resolution of Council on29 April 1929.

Victoria (B.C.). Parks Department
Building permit applications
CoV-CR-0265 · Series · 1907-1989
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a log of building permits issued by the City.

Includes information on the date and number of the permit, owner of the property, its legal description, and the street on which it is located. Also includes information on how many buildings are included in the permit, building material, number of storeys, number of rooms, purpose of the building, estimate of cost, and amount of fee paid.
This series was started in 1907. Although the City likely had a regular method of recording building permits before this time, the best existing source for annual lists of building permits issued from the early 1860s to 1907 is the local newspapers, copies of which are available in the Archives' reference room.

Victoria (B.C.). Public Works Department
CoV-CR-0264 · Series · 1883-1938
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records of interments in Ross Bay Cemetery.

There are eight volumes in this series. The first three volumes (1883-1890) contain the following data elements: name, age (years/months), where born, where died, date of death, day and hour of burial, officiating clergyman, block, plot, road, undertaker, and remarks. The data elements in volumes 4 and 5 (1890-1908) were changed slightly and include permit number, name, age (yrs./mos.), where born, where died, day and hour of burial, officiating clergyman, block, East or West, plot, road, undertaker, and remarks.

Victoria (B.C.). Parks Department
CoV-CR-0263 · Series · 1884-1939
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of correspondence, reports, contracts, agreements, tenders, specifications, and resolutions apparently removed by the City Clerk's Office and retained in groupings by topic.

Material pertains to public utilities, transportation, and the B.C. Electric Railway Company (1938-1939); the Victoria and Sidney Railway 1892-1906); and the Songhees Indian Reserve (1884-1906).

Series forms part of earlier City of Victoria Archives' "Series IV, Special Reports and Projects," for which an item list is available.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
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