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Tenders log
CA CVIC Series CRS-261 · 1954-1987
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a log of tenders received by the City for various goods and services. Includes information on what the tender is about, the date and time it was received, who it was from, who received it, and the date it was submitted to Council

Victoria (B.C.). Purchasing Division
CA CVIC Series CRS-34 · 1957-1964
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of correspondence and papers of this committee of Council.
The committee was formed because the City of Victoria owned several parks within the boundaries of the Municipality of Saanich, the most notable being Mount Douglas Park. This committee was also known as the Victoria Saanich Mount Douglas Park Committee

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-187 · [ca. 1943-1979]
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of administrative records as well as reference and promotional material pertaining to civil defence and emergency protective services in Victoria.
Documents from 1943 to 1962 consist mainly of reference and promotional material such as pamphlets, periodicals, reports and books about civil defence planning, first aid, communications, fallout shelters, emergency feeding, nuclear warfare and related topics, as well as some 40 posters pertaining to civil defence awareness. The administrative records range mainly from 1964 to 1979. Also included are Civil Defence headquarters blueprints, general signage, first-aid station log, and exercise alert signage.
In 1974 the name of the agency changed from the Victoria Civil Defence Control Board to the Victoria Emergency Program

Victoria (B.C.). Victoria Emergency Program
CA CVIC Series CRS-88 · 1937
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-253 · 1889-1917
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a journal recording payment of licence fees for wholesale liquor distributors. Includes name of licensee, street, and payment details.
In same bound volumes with CRS 254, Retail Liquor Licences and Billiard Tables Journal (volumes printed tete-beche).
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Aerial photographs
CA CVIC Series CRS-252 · 1946-1974
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of several sets of aerial photography of Victoria used for mapping reference. The photographs pertain mainly to the City of Victoria proper, although there are some of Thetis Lake, Prospect Lake, Elk and Beaver Lakes, and Saanich.
Indexes are included for several sets.
Many of these images are British Columbia Crown copyright and therefore cannot be copied without permission

Victoria (B.C.). Engineering
Annual reports
CA CVIC Series CRS-176 · 1967-1976
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of annual reports documenting the operations of the Department of Recreation and Community Services.
There are gaps for the years 1969, 1971, and 1973

Victoria (B.C.). Recreation and Community Services Department
CA CVIC Series CRS-46 · 1963-1964
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series includes correspondence, reports, clippings, personnel files, and requisitions.
Some of these records were originally filed in a manner distinguishing internal and outgoing documents from those coming in to the Division with regard to a single topic or activity. This order, which has been retained, is indicated in the file list by parenthetical notations following file titles

Victoria (B.C.). City Manager
CA CVIC Series CRS-47 · 1943-1964 (predominantly 1960-1964)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the following project files: centennial decorations, Centennial Square, centennial projects, downtown beautification (includes display panels with black and white photographic panoramas, by downtown block, recording the current state of buildings), Fire Hall, floats, Humber Green, parks, and special projects. Records dating from 1943 to late 1963 were created in the Engineering or Building Inspector's Departments. They were merged with the rest of the files in 1963 as a result of the division head's continuing responsibilities despite his change of position.
Many of the records were originally filed in a manner distinguishing internal and outgoing documents from those coming in to the Division with regard to a single topic or activity. This order, which has been retained, is indicated in the file list by parenthetical notations following file titles. Files originally filed as subordinate to others are so indicated by indentation

Victoria (B.C.). City Manager
CA CVIC Series CRS-51 · 1937-1939
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
Bylaws
CA CVIC Series CRS-3 · 1862-2000
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of local laws and regulations passed by City Council to control, regulate, and administer affairs within its jurisdiction. The original bylaws are stored in City Hall, but bound duplicates of most of them are located in the Archives. Although some of the originals are missing, many of them can be found among the bound versions. Only those bylaws located in the Archives are included in the file list.
Registered bylaws are those that have been signed and sealed as certified copies of the originals.
For individually bound budget estimates bylaws, see CRS 243

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Centennial Square files
CA CVIC Series CRS-177 · 1956-1966 (predominantly 1962-1966)
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of City Manager's administrative and operational files pertaining to the development of Centennial Square

Victoria (B.C.). City Manager
Chinatown files
CA CVIC Series CRS-229 · [ca. 1903-1910]
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series includes plans of Chinatown consistent with, but somewhat earlier than, the corresponding sheets in the 1903-1909 set of fire insurance plans (F0006). The plans provide lot numbers as well as street addresses and descriptions of building use. Also included are photographs of the interior and exterior of buildings on Store and Fisgard Streets

Victoria (B.C.). Sanitary Inspector
Committee reports
CA CVIC Series CRS-4 · 1885-1956
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of reports to City Council by various committees. Prior to the implementation of the committee system in 1885, ad hoc committees were common, and their reports were recorded in the Council minutes (CRS 1).
The reports began to be numbered in 1891. These numbers were used as references in the indexes: the record of reports of committees (CRS 5) and the topical indexes (CRS 15). A chronological item-level descriptive list provides some subject access to the reports for 1885 to 1892.
There are gaps in this series for the first half of 1887, the first half of 1888 and all of 1890

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Correspondence outward
CA CVIC Series CRS-226 · 1966
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of copies of general correspondence outward, much of it dealing with planning issues of the day

Victoria (B.C.). Community Development Department
Departmental ledger
CA CVIC Series CRS-153 · 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
CA CVIC Series CRS-165 · 1950-1951
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of the monthly tabulation of salary and benefits of the employees of each department. Data elements include: pay roll number, department, salary, unemployment insurance city share/employees share, superannuation, income tax, B.C. Hospital, Canada savings bonds, M.S.A., City Hall union dues, Great West Life [Insurance Co.], Excel Life, Canada Life, C.E.H.A., fire union dues, police union dues, I.U.O.E. Local #918, London Life, V.F.M.B.S., advances, and net salary.
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). Finance Department
Development proposals
CA CVIC Series CRS-232 · 1967
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of proposal with plan and photograph of a model for a space-needle-like tower called Skydeck

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
Election expenses journal
CA CVIC Series CRS-277 · 1919-1929
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of a journal of expenses incurred in the holding of elections for Mayors, Councillors, School Trustees, and other elected officials, as well as votes on special bylaws and referenda.
Originally from the office of W.W. Northcott

Victoria (B.C.). Returning Officer
Election record books
CA CVIC Series CRS-18 · 1906-1943
Part of City of Victoria fonds

Series consists of records documenting the results of elections, referenda, loan bylaws and other matters set to a public vote. These records provide the basis for the formal reports sent from the Deputy Returning Officers to the Returning Officer and from the Returning Officer to the City Clerk (CRS 19).
An internal index in the first volume provides some subject access for actions between 1906 and 1913

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk
CA CVIC Series CRS-57 · 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.
Arranged chronologically

Victoria (B.C.). City Clerk