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Superintendent's date books
CA CVIC Series CRS-110 · 1931-1954
Part of City of Victoria fonds

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

Victoria (B.C.). Parks and Recreation Department
Survey field books
CA CVIC Series CRS-185 · 1888-1939
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of notebooks used by surveyors in the field for making notes when determining elevations of land and locations of natural and manmade features of the landscape. Includes notes pertaining to land benchmarks (elevations), land surveys, and monument locations. Series also referred to as "Benchmarks" and "Transit Books".
The Description column of the location list may refer to more than one numerical reference per book. In such cases, the first number in the description refers to a stamp on the cover of the volume apparently added by the Engineering Department sometime after the volumes were initially created. The description may also contain the name of the surveyor and the number he assigned the volume, separated by a dash. For example, "46; D.A. Rose - No. 5" refers to volume 46 in the overall departmental arrangement, which is D.A. Rose's personal book number 5.
Arranged in general chronological order, within any departmental numbering sequence that may exist, except for undated monument books and other volumes forming their own grouping, which are described at the end of the overall listing

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
Tenders and quotations
CA CVIC Series CRS-183 · 1927-1978
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of tenders and quotations from vendors for equipment, supplies, and services considered for purchase by the City. A full list of tenders can be found in CRS 236 (Quotation record book). For detailed specifications related to tenders, see CRS 246 (Specifications).
Arranged by month from 1927 to 1957. From 1958 onwards the tenders are filed individually by tender number

Victoria (B.C.). Purchasing Department
CA CVIC Series CRS-233 · 1908-1909
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a list of trade license holders. It was used to record the amount of taxes that anyone operating a business (e.g. real estate agents, laundry operators, doctors, hack drivers) was required to pay to the City semi-annually. The roll records the names of trade license holders, their occupation or business, amount of tax paid, number of receipt, date paid, and notes.

Although by-laws 620 and 624, passed on 14 July 1909 and 2 August 1909 respectively, deal specifically with trade licenses, revenue bylaws beginning in 1866 dealt with raising money by taxation of businesses; schedules attached to these bylaws give the amounts that different types of businesses were required to pay. For the general bylaw closest in time to these records, see bylaw 321 (The Revenue Bylaw, 1900).

Trade licenses were the responsibility of the City Collector.
Arranged alphabetically by trade license holder

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CA CVIC Series CRS-149 · 1946-1952
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of miscellaneous files produced by the Arena Commission, which oversaw the management and daily operation of Memorial Arena. Records include financial statements, reports on the Arena's structural integrity, and minutes of meetings

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-251 · 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 photogrammetric recording 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
CA CVIC Series CRS-242 · 1946
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of photographs pertaining to Victoria parks submitted in a City of Victoria-sponsored contest that was operated by the Victoria Camera Club.
An item list is available in the accession files (98206-10)

Victoria (B.C.). Parks Department
Zoning Committee minutes
CA CVIC Series CRS-90 · 1929-1931
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the minutes of this City Council committee. The volumes, which include the minutes of several other committees, are not indexed.
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
City of Victoria fonds
Fonds · 1862-2000

Fonds consists of various series documenting all aspects of City of Victoria services and administration.

Victoria (B.C.)
CA CVIC Series CRS-49 · 1926
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the minutes of this City Council committee. The volume, which includes the minutes of several other committees, is not indexed.
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Accounts payable ledger
CA CVIC Series CRS-152 · 1919-1953
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of ledgers of accounts payable by the City.
Accounts are arranged alphabetically by name of individual or company to which money is due. For the 1936-1951 ledger accounts only cover the letters M to Z. In the 1948-1953 volume, accounts are arranged alphabetically in two groupings: the first is primarily for the years 1951-1953, whereas the second grouping is mainly 1948-1951.
Title taken from the cover of the 1948-1953 volume

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Airport Committee minutes
CA CVIC Series CRS-50 · 1937-1938
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the minutes of this City Council committee. The volume, which includes the minutes of several other committees, is not indexed.
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-308 · 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
Assessment photographs
CA CVIC Series CRS-170 · [195-]
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.
Arranged alphabetically by street name.
Records acquired as accession number 98202-19

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Assessment roll comparisons
CA CVIC Series CRS-269 · 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.

The spine of the volume is stamped B.C. Land and Investment Agency, indicating that it was prepared either for the use of or the taxation of that company

Victoria (B.C.). Assessor
Boulevard maintenance ledger
CA CVIC Series CRS-159 · 1914-1916
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a ledger documenting boulevard maintenance taxes. These taxes were collected in accordance to By-law No. 956 which states that 'for the purpose of providing annually the required sum to defray the cost of maintenance and upkeep of the boulevards on all streets in the City now and hereafter to be boulevarded there is hereby assessed upon the real property and portions of real property fronting upon any boulevard now or hereafter constructed, and there shall be levied and collected in each year an annual rate of four-fifths of a cent. per square foot of the area included in such boulevards.' Ledger consists of a calculation of street frontage, legal description of the property, and rates by year.
Arranged alphabetically by street name

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Building inspection files
CA CVIC Series CRS-182 · 1915-1933 (predominantly 1923-1931)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to the demolition of condemned buildings, the repair of buildings reverted to the City, and the maintenance and repair of public buildings or properties.
The following types of records are found in the series: tenders or bids to erect and to demolish buildings; notifications of condemned houses; specification and conditions for erecting and demolishing buildings; receipts; memoranda; tenders for painting and repairing buildings or wiring; agreements; bills for work completed; contracts; claims; correspondence; and plans.
Public buildings or properties covered by the records include: Auto Tourist Camp (Curtis Point); Beacon Hill Park; City Market; Foul Bay Beach; Isolation Hospital; Old Men's Home; Police Station; Pumping Station; Royal Athletic Park; Smith Hill Reservoir; Stadium (Douglas Street).
Arranged alphabetically by street. Files pertaining to specific public buildings or properties are arranged alphabetically by name after the initial alphabetical street listing

Victoria (B.C.). Building Inspector's Department
CA CVIC Series CRS-35 · 1963-1970
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes and papers of this committee of Council.
The committee was originally designed to deal with the Capital Region sewerage issue. The title and probably the responsibilities of this committee have changed. This committee has also been known as Engineers Technical Advisory Committee, Technical Advisory Committee, and Regional District Technical Committee

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Car allowance reports
CA CVIC Series CRS-166 · 1952-1957
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of monthly and annual accounts of car expenditures. Car allowance payments document monthly vehicle usage whereas car allowance mileage reports document monthly mileage costs.
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CA CVIC Series CRS-40 · 1961-1962
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a list of the officers of the Victoria Centennial Celebration Society, 1962 and a report of this special committee of Council, which was created to investigate possible projects to celebrate the 1962 Victoria centennial

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Centennial scrapbook
CA CVIC Series CRS-241 · 1964-1967
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a 41 cm x 51 cm volume of clippings and photographs pertaining to 1967 Canadian centennial activities in Greater Victoria, entitled "Central Saanich, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, Saanich, City of Victoria Centennial Scrapbook."
Also includes a number of loose photographs maintained for reference or mounting in scrapbook

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-53 · 1930
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the minutes of this City Council committee. The volume, which includes the minutes of several other committees, is not indexed.
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Convention Centre files
CA CVIC Series CRS-45 · 1966-1971
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series includes clippings, reports, site information, statistics, plans, and draft agreements pertaining to the development of a convention centre

Victoria (B.C.). City Manager