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Series consists the date books and a few note books of the Park Superintendent, W.H. Warren.

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.

Series consists of the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Police Commissioners.

Series consists of bound volumes containing lists of individuals paying fines, the amount of the fine and the date paid.

Series consists of bound volumes containing the names of individuals charged with an offence, the nature and date of the offence and what action was taken. The action taken could range from a jail sentence, a fine or a remand date.

Series consists of bound index volumes containing the names of individuals charged with an offence and the page of the charge book to which it refers.

There is a gap in these records from 1894-1902.

Series consists of bound volumes containing the names of individuals charged with an offence, the nature and date of the offence and what action was taken. The action taken could range from a jail sentence, a fine or a remand date.

Series consists of bound index volumes containing the names of individuals charged with an offence and the page of the record book (CR-0116) to which it refers.

Series consists of the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Licensing Commissioners pertaining to liquor licencing in the City.

Series consists of files created by the City Solicitor from the first appointment to permanent staff of the City in 1910 to the contracting out of the work in 1956. Some files predate the appointment of a staff solicitor when the City's legal work was contracted out to various legal firms.

The indexes give access only to CR-0119, the City Solicitor's operational files.

Series consists of several groups of files with no discernible relationship amongst themselves except that they were created by the City Solicitor at various times.

Most date from the period when the City Solicitor was a member of City Hall permanent staff. The series covers a full range of typical Solicitor activities including the preparation of bylaws and legislation, negotiation of agreements and contracts for local improvements, sale of lands, and supply of services to the City, general counsel in litigation, and drafting of legal opinions.

A substantial group of files concerned with the building of Johnson St. Bridge (1911-1923) is comprised of records created by the City Engineer. These may have been brought together to handle potential litigation, given the City of Victoria's sensitivity to liability arising from the Point Ellice Bridge streetcar disaster of 1896.

Series consists of copies of outward letters.

Series consists of files from the office of City Solicitor Terence O'Grady (1956-1972).

They include bylaws and correspondence on local improvements, legislative regulations, agreements and other matters as well as minutes of various committees with which the Solicitor was concerned.

Series consists of records created by the City Manager under a filing system introduced in 1971. They pertain to virtually all areas of City activity.

Series consists of general office files created by the Mayor.

Series consists of bound letters sent by the Mayor's Office.

Series consists of signatures on City registers of official visitors to City Hall.

Series consists of one bound volume recording both inward and outward correspondence of the Mayor, indexed by name of correspondent.

Series records assessments made and taxes charged and collected on sewer connections in the City under bylaws enacted to raise funds for extending the sewer system. The rolls were compiled by the City Engineer and filed in the office of the Treasurer for collection of taxes levied. See bylaws 284, 341, 400, 402, 424, 456, 516, 557, 592, 616, and 728.

Series consists of an index to the minutes of the Group 'B' Committee records (CR-0025).

Series consists of an index to the minutes of the Greater Victoria Intermunicipal Committee records (CR-0027).

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

Series consists of an index to the City Manager's operational files 3 (CR-0124).

Series consists of an index to the minutes in Series 26, Finance Committee (CR-0026) and the Finance, Lands, Housing, Market, Public Utilities and Intermunicipal Committee minutes (CR-0042).

Series consists of an index to the Parks Committee minutes (CR-0107) and the Parks, Boulevards and Recreational Facilities Committee minutes (CR-0041).

Series consists of an index to Policy Review Committee minutes, which are not in the custody of the City of Victoria Archives.

Series consists of an index to the minutes of the Public Works Committee (CR-0028) and to the Public Works, Lighting, Water and Harbour Committee minutes (CR-0043).

Series consists of an index to the minutes of the Recreation and Community Services Committee (CR-0029).

Minutes for this committee of Council are not held by the City of Victoria Archives. Related records will be found in the Victoria and Saanich Beaches and Parks Committee records (CR-0034).

Series consists of an index to the Buildings Committee minutes (CR-0038).

Minutes for this committee of Council are not held by the City of Victoria Archives.

Series consists of an index to the Manager's reports to Council for January-April 1954, which are missing from CR-0022, file 213, 21 A 5-4 (Manager's operational files 1).

Series consists of information on property values and taxation rates compiled for the purpose of collecting taxes.

Information on the creation, structure, and composition of the Collector's roll is provided below in three sections: context of creation, structure, and data elements.

Context of Creation

Until the establishment of the B.C. Assessment Authority in 1974, assessment and collection of property taxes were the responsibility of the City. Each year the Assessor drew up the assessment roll, sent out notices of assessment to relevant taxpayers, and then forwarded the roll to the City Clerk on behalf of Council. City Council, sitting as the Court of Revision, determined whether revisions to the returned assessment roll were required, made them if necessary, confirmed them, and authenticated the roll. Council then enacted a bylaw for setting yearly tax rates. Following this, the Clerk made out the Collector's roll and forwarded it to the Collector who gathered the taxes, returning his roll to the Clerk when finished, and forwarding the money collected to the Treasurer.

Structure

The series can be divided into 3 categories distinguished by date range, title, and arrangement of entries within volumes: (A) 1889-1906 (68 volumes). City divided into three wards, with entries arranged alphabetically by name within wards; (B) 1907-1909 (12 volumes). Entries arranged alphabetically by name throughout the City; (C) 1910-1916 (38 volumes). City divided into neighbourhoods with entries arranged throughout City by roll number and lot number within neighbourhoods (such as City Lots, Five Acre Lots, Fairfield, like many assessment rolls). The ward system was established under the Victoria Incorporation Act (1862), and consisted of three wards called, respectively, the Johnson Street Ward, the Yates Street Ward, and the James Bay Ward. For information on the ward system from 1889-1891, see the Clippings Files under "Municipal Government - Ward System" and bylaw 84 (Wards Bylaw, 1890); for 1892-1906, see bylaw 163 (Wards Bylaw, 1892; map located at Maps B0051) and bylaw 336 (Wards Bylaw, 1901; repealed under bylaw 481).

Data Elements: 1889, 1904, and 1916 rolls

1889 roll

Title: Real estate assessment collector's roll
Elements:

• No. of lot
• Block
• Street
• Name
• Assessment land
• Assessment improvements
• Alteration by Court of Revision
• Total
• Arrears
• Tax
• No. of receipt
• Amount paid
• Arrears
• Date notice sent

• Remarks

  1904 roll

Title: Land and improvement assessment: Collector's roll, 1904
Elements:

• Name
• Street
• Subdivision
• Lot
• Block
• Section
• Assessment on land
• Assessment on improvements
• General rates
  Tax on land
  Tax on 50% assessed value of improvements
• Board of Health special rate [9 mills]
• Educational purposes special rate [1 mill]
• Debt purposes special rate [2 mills]
• Total tax [12 mills]
• Tax if paid on or before 31 October 1904
• 1st January 1904 arrears general rates
• 1st January 1904 arrears Board of Health
• 1st January 1904 arrears educational purposes
• 1st January 1904 arrears debt
  • Amount paid
• No. of receipt
• 1st January 1905 arrears general rates
• 1st January 1905 arrears Board of Health
• 1st January 1905 arrears educational purposes
• 1st January 1905 arrears debt

1916 roll, book 3

Title: Collector's roll [for the year xxxx] of taxes and other charges assessed and charged against real property (not including assessments for local improvement)
Elements (sub-elements are indicated by indentation):

    - Roll #
    - Registered owner
        Name
        Address
    - Holder of agreement to purchase or last assignee thereof
        Name
        Address
    - Street
    - Dimensions
    - Real property description
        Subdivision lot
        Lot
        Block
        Map #
    - Assessed value of land
    - Taxes on assessed value of land
        General, Board of Health, and Hospital
            Mills - Gross
            Net if paid by [date]
        Interest, sinking fund, and school purposes
            Mills - Net
    - Water frontage tax (net)
    - Boulevard upkeep tax (net)
    - Cluster lighting maintenance (net)
    - Sewer rental (net)
    - Sewer construction tax (net)
    - Total of all preceding taxes and charges (net)
    - Arrears from [year previous] roll
        Year
        Amount
- Payments
        Amount
        Receipt
    - Balancing
        Rebate added
        Excess payments
    - Arrears [1st January of year following]
        Year
        Amount
    - Payment on arrears
        Amount
        Receipt
    - Local improvements

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.