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Bills payable journal
CA CVIC Series CRS-163 · 1911-1960
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a special journal documenting the bills payable of the City. Series deals primarily with accounts held by banks, most likely with debenture accounts. From 1911-1919, accounts are drawn up with the Bank of British North America and from 1919-1960 with the Bank of Montreal.
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Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Budget estimates
CA CVIC Series CRS-243 · 1912-1950
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of bylaws pertaining to estimated revenue and expenditures. Includes bylaws regarding taxes and rates on land and property, boulevards, street lighting, and other matters, as well as votes of funds for departmental and other expenditures.
There are gaps in this series for 1918, 1921, 1922, and 1948.
For related records, see CRS 244 (budget estimates working papers)

Victoria (B.C.). Comptroller
Building permit applications
CA CVIC Series CRS-265 · 1907-1958
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a log of building permits issued by the City. Includes information on the date and number of the permit, owner of the property, its legal description, and the street on which it is located. Also includes information on how many buildings are included in the permit, building material, number of storeys, number of rooms, purpose of the building, estimate of cost, and amount of fee paid.
This series was started in 1907. Although the City likely had a regular method of recording building permits before this time, the best existent source for annual lists of building permits issued from the early 1860s to 1907 is the local newspapers, copies of which are available in the Archives' reference room.
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Victoria (B.C.). Public Works
Buildings Committee minutes
CA CVIC Series CRS-38 · 1951
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of one sheet containing minutes 51-17 to 51-20 from the meeting of 15 August 1951.
For an alphabetical index to the minutes of the Building Committee, see CRS 140

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-275 · 1901
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the minutes of the Celebration Committee and its various subcommittees during its efforts to commemorate the 1901 May 24th (Victoria Day) celebration. Includes minutes, newsclippings, and advertisements.
Part of accession 98104-03

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-161 · 1919-1931
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a daily journal compiled by the City Assessor. The journal documents daily appointments relating to the functional areas of assessment, building inspection, and purchasing. The journal was used originally in 1919 with other entries from the years 1920 and 1931

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
CA CVIC Series CRS-214 · 1962-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of monthly reports submitted by the Engineering Department to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The information provided includes (where appropriate) name of building owner or applicant, location, type of use, kind of work to be done, value of construction, and number of new dwellings created

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering Department
CA CVIC Series CRS-219 · 1967
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and plans of this special committee of Council, which was created to investigate the feasibility of a new convention centre

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-203 · 1873-1954 (predominantly 1954)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series 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. The inventory itself is dated 1954.

Victoria (B.C.). Water Works
CA CVIC Series CRS-62 · 1923-1941
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.
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Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-65 · 1933
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-66 · 1925-1928
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.
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Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-67 · 1928
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.
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Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-186 · 1986-1992
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of minutes and agendas of this advisory committee of Council.
The Committee's role is to advise Council on those matters coming within the scope of the Heritage Conservation Act (RSBC 1979, c. 165) which are from time to time referred to it by Council, and to make recommendations to Council respecting the designation of heritage buildings, structures and lands, and the preservation, alteration, renovation or demolition of heritage buildings, structures or lands. See bylaw 81-10 and its amendments, 82-4, 83-8, 91-53.
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Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Industrial Committee minutes
CA CVIC Series CRS-71 · 1923-1936
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
Johnson Street Bridge files
CA CVIC Series CRS-282 · 1913-1950
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to operation and maintenance of the Johnson Street Bridge. Includes correspondence, maintenance files, and cement test results.
For records pertaining to building the bridge (1911-1923), see CRS 121

Victoria (B.C.). City Engineer
Land journal
CA CVIC Series CRS-191 · 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