Series consists of minutes of the Water Board.
Victoria (B.C.). Water BoardSeries consists of a journal recording water works billing accounts. The billing of customers was performed on a bi-monthly basis.
Victoria (B.C.). Finance DepartmentSeries consists of original agreements, leases, contracts and other legal documents which pertain to a variety of matters including land purchases, land sales, large building projects, water supply, employment, paving, operations of concessions, Wartime Housing, and union agreements.
Victoria (B.C.). City CouncilSeries consists of agreements, leases, contracts and other legal documents which pertain to a variety of matters including land purchases, Vic West Arbitration, and expropriation of land at Elk Lake and Sooke Lake and for water works purposes.
It also includes records dealing with expropriation of land in Fernwood for the Victoria High School as well as agreements for houses under the Soldiers Better Housing Act, and agreements with other municipalities regarding infrastructure projects.
Victoria (B.C.). City Solicitor's OfficeShows location, acreage and capacity of various watersheds and locations of pipelines to Victoria.
Water mains at intersections located and numbered. Boundaries of four sections of the city drawn. Information not plotted for Downtown and Victoria West.
Shows properties of Esquimalt Water Company on Goldstream, above B.C.E.R.R. Co.'s power house.
Map covers the Hillside-Quadra District and parts of the Oaklands and Burnside Districts, but shows drains only in the Hillside-Quadra District. Fewer drains shown than in the other map of the same title (D0028).
Shows watermains in Victoria and part of present Oak Bay.
Shows drains in Victoria.
Series consists of books containing applications to connect with the city water supply.
Each application consists of a form filled out by the property owner requesting permission to obtain water from the city water supply and promising to abide by the requisite conditions and pay the necessary fees.
The form captures the following data elements: lot number, block, street, type of structure, number of bricks, barrels of lime, cost of water rent, cost of service and owner’s signature. The applications were sometimes signed by an agent for the owner, commonly the architect, builder, contractor or land agent. Some applications have letters attached or notes written on them regarding addresses or installation. Notes on the inside cover of some books pertain to water rates and cost of services. The design of the forms and the information collected changed somewhat over time.
The Water Commissioner changed from E.A. Wilmot to R.L. Raymur in September 1894 and the water application forms were subsequently changed. The department also started numbering the applications at 1 again.
The first application to connect to with water was made on 7 January 1892.
Victoria (B.C.). Water CommissionerSeries consists of an inventory of City-owned waterworks land detailing the area, district, sections, title, description, and purchase of each parcel of land. Includes an 1873 arbitration award granted to William Curtis Ward pertaining to his ownership of land in the area.
Victoria (B.C.). Water Works DepartmentSeries consists of a journal recording water works billing accounts.
The billing of customers was performed on a bi-monthly basis.
Victoria (B.C.). Finance DepartmentSeries consists of the minutes of this committee of Council.
Victoria (B.C.). Street, Sewers, and Bridges Committee