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Water Works general ledger
CoV-CR-0154 · Series · 1925-1958
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a general ledger of the Victoria section of the water works. The ledger has accounts numbered 1 through 96 dealing with all aspects of the water works.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CoV-CR-0156 · Series · 1925-1938
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a ledger of the Esquimalt section of the Victoria water works. Accounts deal with all aspects of running the Esquimalt area water works.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
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
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
Property sales accounts
CoV-CR-0196 · Series · 1926-1997
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a record of individual property sales, including cash sales (1947-1997), cash sales to veterans (1946-1959), deposits with agreements to purchase (1952-1997), property sales accounts listing credits, debits and interest charges (1926-1968), as well as an alphabetical name index to the property sales accounts.

Victoria (B.C.). Land Department
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-0245 · Series · 1926-1955
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of lists, reports, and notes describing the amount of various items used by City departments each year, such as coal, gasoline, oil, and milk. Also includes descriptions of other purchases such as cars and trucks and cluster lamps.

Victoria (B.C.). Purchasing Department
Tenders and quotations
CoV-CR-0183 · Series · 1927-1998
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of tenders and quotations for equipment, supplies, and services considered for purchase by the City.

Victoria (B.C.). Purchasing Department
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-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-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-0189 · Series · 1929-1973
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a chronological listing of indefeasible titles and conveyances issued by the City pertaining to the sale of City properties.

The records capture the following kinds of information: date, nature of the document, title number, description of the property, and recipient.

Victoria (B.C.). Land Department
Monthly suppliers list
CoV-CR-0249 · Series · 1929-1953
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a monthly listing of vendors supplying the following products to the City: hardware, lumber, paint, leather goods, stationary, ship chandlery, electrical, groceries, meat, butter, sand and gravel, gasoline, and auto tires.

Victoria (B.C.). Purchasing Department
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
Property sales journal
CoV-CR-0192 · Series · 1930-1999
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a daily journal documenting properties sold by the City of Victoria.

Data elements include the legal description of the property, date of sale, the name and address of the property owner, sale price, term, cost price, profit and loss.

Victoria (B.C.). Land 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
Better Housing Act journal
CoV-CR-0164 · Series · 1931-1935
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a journal documenting the Municipality's administration of the Better Housing Act (S.B.C. 1919, c. 8).

This Act was passed by the Provincial Government to aid in the promotion of better housing. Series documents loans by the City to individuals. Data elements include date, total of money paid, principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and administration. Monthly totals are calculated and carried forward to the beginning of each month.

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CoV-CR-0108 · Series · 1931-1969
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the annual reports of the Superintendent of Parks, which for some of these years can be found in an edited version in the annual reports of the City (CR-0016).

Victoria (B.C.). Parks and Recreation Department
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
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-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
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