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Series consists of forms created during the process of determining the assessed value of buildings on properties in the city.

Forms list several addresses of single family dwellings with hand-written details about the corresponding buildings. Information on each property generally includes: Permit number; civic address; building type, dimensions and age; replacement value and depreciation; building configuration (number of floors and rooms, foundation type, presence of basement, roof type, exterior finish, type of construction, type of plumbing and heating), presence of a garage on the site, and the assessed value of the improvements for a 20 year range. In some instances, a small floor plan outline drawing has been made on the reverse of the form).

The records are arranged by legal land description. The series does not include the West End and Downtown (D.L. 185 and D.L. 541).

Series consists of correspondence from individuals and agents who are appealing assessments on residential, commercial, and industrial property. The letters which initiated appeals heard by the Court of Revision contain, in some instances, descriptions of property owners' neighbourhoods (including socio-economic factors). Arranged by legal description.

Series consists of records documenting property matters involving the Municipality of South Vancouver, and actions taken by the City of Vancouver post-amalgamation on those files. Records relate to mortgages held by the Municipality of South Vancouver, the Better Housing program, tax sales, and other similar property matters. Many of the records relate to foreclosures due to contravention of the terms of the agreement by which properties had been purchased under tax sale from the Municipality of South Vancouver. The records are agreements for sale, deeds, indentures, correspondence, property appraisals, statutory declarations relating to property transactions, and other records pertaining to the sale of land. Files are arranged chronologically by the date of the original transaction.

Series consists of minutes, agendas, and correspondence, both the records of the Chair (the Mayor) and of the Board's Clerk (the Office of the City Clerk). Arranged by start year and therein alphabetically by file title.

Series consists of Council resolutions, correspondence, plans and registration details, relating to properties reserved for highways, streets and lanes. Arranged in District Lot (D.L.) number order.

Series consists of registers (insurance, tax sale properties, and title deeds), journals (tax sales and rentals, wartime housing), cash books (tax sales and rentals, mortgages and loans, corporation land sales, Better Housing Scheme), as well as soldiers' housing accounts, Better Housing scheme ledger account, tax sale properties (assessed values), and a ledger recording the sale of city lands.

Series consists of annual reports of accounts for the Corporation of Point Grey, submitted to the Reeve and Council and maintained by the Clerk to the Municipal Council. There are no annual reports for 1910 and 1916, Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of water service ledgers detailing, for each property, the date, owner, occupier, number of taps, date of account, and record of payments. Arranged chronologically and by district lot number.

Series consists of correspondence pertaining primarily to the construction of a joint water main with Vancouver.

Series consists of bound volumes of plumbing records, indicating the lot, street, owner, plumber, record of inspection, plan number, and number and type of fixtures. Arranged chronologically and by district lot number.

Series consists of contracts, specifications and tenders pertaining to the provision of water service.

Series consists of applications and installation orders relating to water service, usually installed just prior to building completion. Arranged by application number.

Series consists of one minute book of meetings of the Point Grey Town Planning Commission.

Series consists of tax sale registers for 1917-1928 (missing years are 1918 and 1927), the record of properties sold for non-payment of property taxes. Details included are location of property, name and address of registered owner, amount of taxes and charges due, and purchaser. Arranged chronologically by year.

Series consists of a single bound volume which identifies date and name of visitor.

Series lists by school the monthly absences of students and teachers. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of one bound journal containing summary descriptions of offenses against civic by-laws. An index appears at the beginning of the journal.

Series consists of property tax assessment rolls for 1910 only. Arranged by ward (1 to 5) and therein by legal description.

Series consists of one bound journal containing reports of cases brought before the Police court, summarizing the proceedings and indicating the verdict rendered by the Police Magistrate.

Series consists of annual reports of the Chief Constable to the Board of Police Commissioners for the years 1926-1928.

Series consists of a photocopy of a casebook containing summary descriptions of criminal activity reported to the police and the outcome (i.e. whether charges were filed). Arranged chronologically. An index to the casebook appears at the beginning of the book.

Series consists of a complete set of monthly reports submitted by the Municipal Engineer to the Board of Works (Jan. 1909 - Dec. 1923). Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of annual reports submitted by the Municipal Engineer to the Reeve and Council and which were maintained by the Board of Works (no annual report for 1923). Includes data on trees planted along 49th Avenue. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of the official minutes of Council meetings which were maintained by the Clerk to the Municipal Council. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of subject files relating primarily to District Lot replotting (including correspondence with land owners) and amalgamation minutes (relating to amalgamation with the City of Vancouver). Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series consists of records pertaining to costs, financing and description of local improvement projects which were maintained by the Board of Works. Arranged alphabetically by name of street.

Series consists of records documenting the levying of special assessments to finance various infrastructure improvements in neighbourhoods across the city, including construction of sidewalks, paving roads, installation of street lighting, and construction of community centres and other public amenities. Local improvement assessments are levied separately from property taxes, applied to the properties that benefit from the particular improvement.

Records in the series consist of ledgers showing assessments levied on individual properties. Each assessment shows the frontage and/or flankage of the property (from which the assessment amount was calculated), and the assessed amount, by legal land description of each assessed property. Some of the entries show property owners' names, as well as the legal land description of the property.

Series consists of a main index to the record of offenders brought before the Juvenile Court.

Series consists of one bound volume of summary records of juveniles brought before the Juvenile Court, along with the disposition of the cases. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of a minute book of meetings of the Juvenile Court Committee.

Series consists of two registers of debentures (1909-1928, 1927-1961), a register of securities (1923-1928) and a register pertaining to the sinking fund (1924-1928).

Series consists of four bound journals chronologically recording fires and fire alarms. The journal records, for each fire or alarm, the date and time, type of building, owner, losses suffered, and equipment used. Arranged chronologically (1920-1924; 1925-1926; 1927-1928; 1928).

Series consists of maps depicting the configuration of and revisions to the sewerage system in the Municipality of Point Grey, in accordance with provincial health regulations.

Series consists of correspondence pertaining to a variety of matters, including grading specifications, double tracking, street paving and widening projects, and subdivision plans. Arranged alphabetically and by subject.

Series consists of seventeen numbered sectional map sheets showing the legal description and dimensions of lots and giving street addresses. Arranged by street boundaries. Sheets 1-4 are missing from the set.

Series consists of an alphabetical index of employees (1921-1923), and payroll cards for individual employees (1924-1925, 1928).

Series consists of two published voters' lists (1910, 1913), indicating the names and addresses of eligible voters in the municipality of Point Grey. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of correspondence concerning debentures received by and sent to the office of the Comptroller.

Series consists of two minute books of meetings of the Court of Revision to revise the assessment roll.

Series consists of original signed copies of by-laws governing the Corporation of Point Grey which were maintained by the Clerk to the Municipal Council. Also included is an index to the by-laws. Arranged in chronological order.

Series consists of the register of building permits, indicating the permit number, owner, architect, location, value, and type of building. Arranged by permit number.

Series consists of a Board of Works and General Administration Ledger (1928) and a ledger of security deposits for civic services (1922-1928). The Board of Works ledger sheets are unbound.

Series consists of bound minutes of meetings of the Board of School Trustees. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of correspondence and notes on a variety of topics with which the Board dealt. Arranged primarily chronologically.

Series consists of two minute books of meetings of the Board of Police Commissioners.

Series consists of annual reports of accounts for the Corporation of Point Grey and the Board of School Trustees, submitted to the Reeve and Council, and maintained by the Clerk to the Municipal Council.

Series consists of a complete set of "general registers" for 1916-1928 containing general accounts, financial accounts, and ward accounts. Arranged chronologically by year.

Series documents the core planning functions performed by the Planning Department, including land use and development planning, administering the Zoning and Development By-law and related by-laws, and providing advice on planning matters to other City units, Council and the Mayor's Office.

Records in this series consist of subject and project files relating to non-Heritage matters which were the responsibility of the Department. Subject titles corresponding to blocks in the departmental file plan have been retained as the first part of file titles.

Series consists of LMRPB files kept by Planning Department directors G. Sutton Brown, G.F. Fountain, and W.E. Graham (and their deputies) relating to their service as consultants to the Board. Records include correspondence, minutes, financial statements, and reports. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of photographs taken by the Planning Department according to the requirements of departmental projects over the years. Twenty-one of Vancouver's local areas are represented, including: Central Business District [downtown], Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Killarney, Kitsilano, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park, South Cambie, Shaughnessy, Strathcona, Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview, West End, and West Point Grey. Additional areas represented are: Chinatown, False Creek, Gastown (including Blood Alley Square, Trounce Alley, Maple Tree Square, and Gastown Days), Granville Island and Granville Mall, Stanley Park, Harbour (Waterfront), Yaletown, and B.C. Place. Arranged alphabetically by local area, followed by specific areas.