Series consists of letters sent from the Engineering Department to other City agencies. Earlier and later interdepartmental letters form part of the letterbook series (CRS 100).
Each volume includes an alphabetical index to subjects and correspondents
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.
There is a gap in this series from 1926 to 1936
Series consists of an index to the minutes of the Greater Victoria Intermunicipal Committee records (CRS 27).
Arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically within each year by first letter only, and numerically by minute number within each alphabetical section. The index for 1956-1961 amalgamates the alphabetical sections for these years.
There is a gap in this series for 1965
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
Series consists of a record of railway and navigation traffic using and requiring operation of the Johnson Street Bascule Bridge. Includes daily information on the time the bridge was raised, for what vessel, and whether it was entering or leaving the Upper Harbour. Also includes the time trains passed over the bridge, their name or a description of them, and whether they were entering or leaving the downtown area. In addition, there are notes on bridge maintenance, weather, and various other matters
Victoria (B.C.). Engineering DepartmentSeries consists of recommendations to Council regarding City land sales for veterans and ordinary sales, offers to purchase land received, and a variety of other business dealing with such matters as demolitions and zoning
Victoria (B.C.). City ClerkSeries consists of records dealing with land sales including conveyances, deeds, mortgages, and land and Crown grants.
The documentation traces the history of ownership of various properties until they come into the possession of the Corporation of the City of Victoria.
The City acquired ownership of many of these properties for the purpose of rights of way for sewer, paths etc., the creation or extension of roads, or for public schools. City properties acquired for other purposes include the BC Agricultural Association lands at Willows in Oak Bay, the proposed cemetery at Ogden Point and Ross Bay Cemetery. Copies of various Crown grants such as the James Bay mud flats, Mt. Douglas and Beacon Hill Park are also included.
Arranged by property or section
Series consists of a daily record of money received for rent and sales of City properties
Victoria (B.C.). Land DepartmentSeries consists of a record of cumulative totals of funds entered against various accounts such as cash sales, rentals, tax sales, and agreements receivable
Victoria (B.C.). Land DepartmentSeries consists of a journal of applications by the City for certificates of title from the Land Registry Office. Provides information on the date of the application, the vendor, a description of the parcel of land, the nature of the deed, the application number, and the date the certificate of title was received.
Arranged chronologically by date of application
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
Series consists of agendas and minutes of this City Council committee
Victoria (B.C.). City ClerkSeries consists of letters sent outward from the Board of Health.
The internal index refers to only a few of the letters
Series consists of letters sent outward from the Public Parks Board.
The letters are indexed alphabetically within the volume mainly by name of correspondent, with some subject references
Series consists of letters sent outward from the City Surveyor.
The letters are indexed alphabetically within the volume mainly by name of correspondent, with occasional subject references
Series consists of letters sent outward from the Collector-Treasurer, mainly in his capacity as Collector.
The letters for 1894 to 1899 are indexed alphabetically within the volume by name of correspondent
Series consists of letters sent outward from the Sanitary Inspector.
The internal index refers to only a few of the letters. It includes a report for 1941
Series consists of letters sent outward from the Engineering Department. Until 1911, correspondents include City Council, other City agencies, other governments, and the private sector. Letters sent to other City departments between 1911 and 1914 are located in the series of interdepartmental letterbooks (CRS 101), although they again become part of the letterbook series after this date. Letters sent to City Council and its committees from 1912 onward are located in the series of reports to Council and Committees (CRS 102).
Each yearly volume includes an alphabetical index to subjects and correspondents
Series consists of letters and reports sent outward from the Plumbing and Sewerage Inspector regarding the plumbing conditions of local buildings.
Indexed alphabetically by name of correspondent.
There is a gap in this series from July 1907 to July 1909
Series consists of letters sent outward from the Sewerage Commissioners. The 1890-1894 volume is not indexed. The 1894-1895 volume is only partly indexed
Victoria (B.C.). Sewerage CommissionersSeries consists of copies of outward letters.
The volume dating from 1916-1917 contains an index at the front arranged by correspondent and, in some cases, by subject, with reference numbers assigned to each letter.
There is a gap in this series from 1918 to 1935.
See also CRS 119, CRS 121, CRS 123
Series consists of bound letters sent by the Mayor's Office.
Access is through an internal index arranged alphabetically by correspondent. A note on the subject of the letter is appended to each entry
Series consists of copies of letters sent outward by the City Clerk, mostly communications ordered by Council.
Because the letters were bound chronologically, access is most effective using the alphabetical indexes to the letterbooks. Indexes for 1870 to 1893 are bound in at the beginning of the corresponding letterbooks, providing an alphabetical listing of names of correspondents, whether persons or organizations. Independent indexes providing similar listings are available for 1894 to 1973 (CRS 10), although these indexes also provide in addition a note on the topic of each letter. Subject access can also be obtained through the topical index (CRS 15), which covers the period from 1914 to 1974.
The series is relatively complete, with only a few gaps within years from 1902 to 1908. The first two letterbooks cover 1 April 1870 to 7 April 1873 and 31 March 1870 to 10 June 1875 respectively. The latter volume covers mostly mid 1873 to 1875 but there is still considerable overlap
Series consists of letters sent outward from the Tourist Association of Victoria by its Secretary (1903-1906) and its Treasurer (1904).
Letters from the Secretary are indexed alphabetically by name of correspondent. The Treasurer's letters are not indexed
Series consists of letters sent outward from the Water Commissioner. Volumes from 1912 to 1922 include alphabetical indexes to subjects and correspondents. Volumes from 1894 to 1908 are not indexed.
There are gaps in this series from 1896 to 1905 and from 1908 to 1912