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Cemetery Committee minutes
CoV-CR-0321 · Series · 1912
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes of this committee of Council, which dealt with the administration of Ross Bay Cemetery. Includes the minutes of only one meeting, found filed and bound within the records of CRS 202 (Minutes of the Court of Revision on Local Improvements). The meeting pertains to the "removal of the remains of certain persons interred in Block 'D', along the line of the roadway under construction there, in connection with Ross Bay sea wall".

Victoria (B.C.). Cemetery Committee
CoV-CR-0349 · Series · 1980-2004
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of annual budgets in the form of reports to Council.

Titled "Annual Budget" from 1980-1997 and "Budget Report" thereafter.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
City Council agendas
CoV-CR-0327 · Series · 1948-1991
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of agendas of City Council meetings.

The series includes a variety of correspondence, reports, and other materials that provide the background material for discussion.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0199 · Series · 1926
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a published booklet describing properties being sold by the City of Victoria for non-payment of property taxes.

Victoria (B.C.). Land Department
CoV-CR-0230 · Series · 1951-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists primarily of photographs of various homes and buildings around the City, including 1144 Queens with various running and non-running automobiles in the yard.

Victoria (B.C.). Building Inspector's Department
Councillor Hansen files
CoV-CR-0359 · Series · 1988-1992
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of working files on Cadillac Fairview (Eaton Centre) and Songhees development created during Suzanne Hansen's time as councillor for the City of Victoria.

Councillor Simmons files
CoV-CR-0360 · Series · 1990-1992
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of working files on rehabilitation of downtown buildings created during Eric Simmons' time as councillor for the City of Victoria.

Councillor Greenwood files
CoV-CR-0358 · Series · 1987-1992
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of working files on juvenile prostitution and detoxification centres created during Janet Greenwood's time as councillor for the City of Victoria.

CoV-CR-0251 · Series · 1987
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an inventory of heritage buildings on the site of the Victoria Eaton Centre prepared by Cadillac Fairview Shopping Centres for the City of Victoria.

Includes photographs of all exterior facades, selected interior photography keyed to a schematic drawing of the interior, and general exterior photographs of each building including close-up exterior details of the following buildings on Douglas, Fort, Broad, and Government Streets: Driard Hotel, Spencer's Block, Spencer's Arcade, Times, Montague Bridgman, Kresge (Marks & Spencer), Winch, Kent Hotel, Wilson, Brown, Melrose, and Eaton's interior details

Victoria (B.C.). Planning Department
CoV-CR-0217 · Series · 1872-2012
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of correspondence, declarations, petitions, briefs, and certificates relating to Council business that were either orphaned from their original filing systems or retained by the Clerk because they did not fit within the regular series of Council records.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
Local improvement book
CoV-CR-0184 · Series · 1892-1912
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of reports from the City Engineer and City Assessor to Council regarding the cost of constructing permanent (cement) sidewalks together with statements showing the amount chargeable against the various portions of real property immediately benefited. Included also are plans describing the location of the works to be done, the length of time it is expected to last, the cost to the City, and the owners of the relevant properties. See bylaw 343.

The 1892-1906 volume consists of copies without plans

Victoria (B.C.). City Engineer's Office
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
Demolished building plans
CoV-CR-0144 · Series · 1873-1996
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of files pertaining to residential and commercial buildings demolished in Victoria.

The files generally consist of architectural plans and supplementary textual records deposited with or created by the Engineering or Planning Departments as part of the building permit approval process.

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
CoV-CR-0109 · Series · 1931-1969
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists mainly of photographs of various Victoria parks. There are also photographs of other parks in Canada and the United States.

Photographs are divided into files based on photographer, type of photograph, or subject matter. The dates listed are only those noted on some photographs and do not cover all the material in each file. The subject matter is varied covering: aerial photos, Beacon Hill Park, boulevard trees, children and playgrounds, parks, Parks Department projects and personnel, Ross Bay Cemetery, scenic views, storm damage scenes, waterfowl, zoo animals.

In addition, there are a few newclippings, postcards, and pamphlets relating to the Parks Department

Victoria (B.C.). Parks and Recreation Department
Tax assessment photographs
CoV-CR-0170 · Series · 1959-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of photographs created by the Assessor to assist in the assessment of taxes. Photographs depict both commercial and residential properties.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance 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-0181 · Series · 1892-2010
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of plumbing and sewer connection applications pertaining to buildings that no longer exist in their original location, having been demolished, moved, or burned (applications pertaining to existing buildings are in the custody of Permits and Inspection).

There are six different kinds of records in this series, all of them used (and filed) together in administering plumbing and sewerage connection applications: Application to connect with sewer; Application to construct plumbing; Application to connect with public surface drains; Application to connect with public surface drains or septic tank; Application to connect with holding tank; and Application to connect house sewers temporarily to public surface water drains. Each application consists of a form and a basic plan of the structure (on linen). The plans show the location of the bathroom(s) and kitchen and indicate where the house plumbing connects to the main sewer. Some applications contain more detailed plans showing elevations, alterations, and additions, as well as correspondence.

The first application to connect to the sewer was made on 1 December 1892.

The design of the forms and the information collected changed over time. Sample data elements for several periods are provided below.

Sample Data Elements:

December 1892 - April 1893

Location of property
Legal description
Date
Owners name
Owners address*
Architect name*
Architect address
Plumber name
Plumber address
Builder name
Builder address
Purpose of building
No. of houses connected
Signature of owner
Owner at the time that the application was made. This is not necessarily the original owner.
**Not necessarily the architect of the building. Since many of the buildings had already been built when indoor plumbing became available, an architect was often hired to incorporate the plumbing into the existing structure.

April 1893 - October 1895

Location of property
Legal description
Owners name
Owners address
Architect name
Architect address
Pipe layer name
Pipe layer address
Builder name
Builder address
Purpose of building
How many buildings
The street on which main sewer is located
Signature of owner
Date
Signature of Agent for owner

Report and recommendation of Inspector
Signature of inspector
Date

Owner at the time that the application was made. This is not necessarily the original owner. Not necessarily the architect of the building. Since many of the buildings had already been built when indoor plumbing became available, an architect was often hired to incorporate the plumbing into the existing structure. Agents signing for owner include: spouse, contractor, architect, plumber and others.

October 1895 - December 1911

Location of property
Legal description
Owners name*
Owners address
Pipe layer name
Pipe layer address
Plumber name
Plumber address
Purpose of building
How many buildings
The street on which main sewer is located
Signature of owner
Date
Signature of Agent for owner**
Report and recommendation of Inspector
Signature of inspector
Date

*Owner at the time that the application was made. This is not necessarily the original owner.
**Agents signing for owner include: spouse, contractor, architect, plumber and others.

January 1912 - 1950s

Location of property
Legal description
Owners name*
Owners address
Pipe layer name
Pipe layer address
Plumber name
Plumber address
Purpose of building
How many buildings
The street on which main sewer is located
A schedule setting out the class and position of plumbing fixtures
Signature of owner
Date
Signature of Agent for owner**
Report and recommendation of Inspector
Signature of inspector
Date
A receipt for a sum as required by the application

*Owner at the time that the application was made. This is not necessarily the original owner.
**Agents signing for owner include: spouse, contractor, architect, plumber and others

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
Register of real property
CoV-CR-0256 · Series · 1872-1957
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a register of real property owned by the City.

Includes registration number, date of purchase, legal description, size, purchase price, and remarks.

Part of single volume including CR-0257, CR-0258, and CR- 0259; located at pp. 2-48.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CoV-CR-0132 · Series · 1962-1980
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to the minutes or the Group 'A' Committee records (CR-0024).

Arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically within each year by first letter only, and numerically by minute number within each alphabetical section

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
Bylaws
CoV-CR-0003 · Series · 1862-2002
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of local laws and regulations passed by City Council to control, regulate, and administer affairs within its jurisdiction.

The original bylaws are not generally available for access, though bound duplicates of most of them are located in the Archives. While some of the originals are missing, many of those that are can be found among the bound versions. Only those bylaws located in the Archives are included in the file list.

Registered bylaws are those that have been signed and sealed as certified copies of the originals.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
Planning annual reports
CoV-CR-0357 · Series · 1982-2005
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of annual reports on the City's planning and development functions.

The are no reports for 1983, 1985, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2002, and 2003.

Victoria (B.C.). Planning Department
Agreements indexes
CoV-CR-0356 · Series · 1892-1992
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an alphabetical and a numerical index to agreements, the alphabetical list ranging from 1892-1992 and the numerical from 1978-1992.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
CoV-CR-0355 · Series · 1973-1999
Part of City of Victoria fonds

The Advisory Design Panel advises Council on the design merits of plans for various development projects such as rezoning and development permit applications.

Victoria (B.C.). Advisory Design Panel
CoV-CR-0353 · Series · 1902-1993
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of share certificates for various oil and mining companies, as well as correspondence pertaining to select investments.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Bylaw index
CoV-CR-0352 · Series · 1862-1993
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an index to City bylaws.

Victoria (B.C.). City Council
Tenders index
CoV-CR-0350 · Series · 1966-1999
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of an alphabetical index to City tenders for goods and services.

The index is divided into two parts chronologically; the first part covers the years 1966-1990, while the second covers 1991-1999.

Victoria (B.C.). Supply Management Division
CoV-CR-0343 · Series · 1961-1962
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of office files generated by the Victoria Centennial Celebration Society under their mandate to organize and coordinate celebrations for the Victoria centennial in 1962. The majority of records deal with cooperative ventures between the Committee and cultural groups of the City. The remainder of records deal with the general administration of the Committee

Victoria Centennial Celebration Society
CoV-CR-0337 · Series · 1873
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of Letters Patent to bring the City of Victoria under the Municipal Act of 1872, dated 25 January 1873, and Letters Patent to extend the boundaries of the City of Victoria, dated 9 May 1873.

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
CoV-CR-0333 · Series · 1892-1961
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a chronological listing of permits taken out for connection to City water services. Includes information on: permit number, date, name of applicant, lot, block, section, street and number, size of service, amount paid, and remarks.

Victoria (B.C.). Water Works Department
CoV-CR-0329 · Series · 1928-1980
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series includes correspondence relating to applications, minutes, correspondence, draft zoning bylaws, notes and reports related to the creation of zoning bylaws.

Victoria (B.C.). Planning Department
CoV-CR-0328 · Series · 1959-1989
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes and agendas of this agency, which was created to oversee planning and zoning issues in the City.

This agency was created in 1958, under bylaw 4653, as the successor to the Town Planning Commission, records of which can be found in CR-0031.

Victoria (B.C.). Planning Department
CoV-CR-0326 · Series · 1972-1998
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of yearly indexes to business licence applications for businesses that are no longer active. From 1972 to 1984 these records were referred to as the "trades licence suspense list" and were indexed by business category and licence number. The records from 1985 to 1998 are indexed by both the name and the address of the business.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CoV-CR-0324 · Series · 1976-1985 (predominantly 1976-1978)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of photographs of some of the houses in the original "This Old House" volume published by the City of Victoria. Also includes several reports: Rockland, Fort Street Heritage Program (1978), A Brief to Heritage Canada Concerning the Establishment of a Heritage Conservation Area (1976) and Proposal of Fees and Services for a Study of a Heritage Conservation Area (1977) as well as correspondence and an inventory of Fort Street homes with photographs.

Victoria (B.C.). Planning Department
Crystal Pool scrapbook
CoV-CR-0323 · Series · 1968-1971
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a scrapbook documenting the construction of the Crystal Pool and other articles related to the pool.

Victoria (B.C.). Recreation Department
CoV-CR-0320 · Series · 1990-1995
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, agendas, and minutes of this committee charged by Council with developing, reviewing, and advising on policies and procedures pertaining to the issuance of liquor licences.

Victoria (B.C.). Liquor Licencing Advisory Committee