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Expressway project drawings

File consists of two drawings related to the City's proposed projects to connect the Trans-Canada Highway to a planned additional First Narrows crossing.

Council Meeting Minutes : November 1, 2017

File consists of minutes and supporting documents included as attached reports of the regular City Council meeting and the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting dated on November 1, 2017.

Council Meeting Minutes : November 27, 2019

File consists of minutes and supporting documents included as attached reports of the regular City Council meeting and the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting dated on November 27, 2019.

Voters' list

Bound copy, contains annotation "Presented to City Archives, 10th Jan. 1941 by W. A. Grafton ..."

Miscellaneous

File contains correspondence from: W. Haskins, City Engineer and Manager Water Works, City Engineers Office, Hamilton, Ont. addressed to The Campbell Sewer Pipe Company, Hamilton, Ont. regarding information about the pipe sewers of Hamilton, Ont.; Brussels Steam Fire Engine Works addressed to Mayor, City of Vancouver regarding sales receipt for steam fire engine and equipment; J. J. Blake addressed to City Clerk, Vancouver regarding lots on which to build City Hall; letter From Jos Cooper Keith, Agent, addressed to the Chairman & Members of Finance Committee, City of Vancouver regarding "conditions on which money was advanced on Water Street" ($4000.00 loan from the Bank of British Columbia to the City of Vancouver); Managing Director, Canada Life Assurance Company's Offices, Hamilton, Ont. addressed to T.F. McGuigan Esq., City Clerk, Vancouver, regarding purchase of City of Vancouver debentures or "Water Street Debentures"; D.A. Irving, Victoria addressed to City Clerk regarding "a report in favor of the legality of the "Water Street Debentures"; D.W. McLaren, Montreal, Quebec, addressed to The Chairman, Fire, Water & Light Committees, Vancouver regarding offer to sell rubber fire hoseing to the Corporation of Vancouver; D.A. Irving, Victoria, addressed to T.F. McGuigan, Esq., Municipal Clerk regarding request for action pertaining to the "Water Street Debentures"; Managing Director, Canada Life Assurance Company's Offices, Hamilton, Ont. addressed to Thomas F. McGuigan, City Clerk's Office regarding payment by Canada Life Assurance Company of $4546.60 for the $4500.00 "Water Street Debentures" made to the Bank of Montreal.

Miscellaneous

File contains incoming correspondence from Leamy and Kyle and outgoing correspondence from E. R. Baines, Storekeeper (reference re Edward Pain).

Miscellaneous

File includes "list of persons who have purchased land at auction of Vancouver townsite from provincial government on 18 Jan. 1886", "Extract from the Granville town register" (includes 1874-1875 land purchase details), a work completed statement on Powell Street improvements (signed by City Engineer), a letter from the High Commissioner for Canada about the fire and resulting "distress" (29 June 1886, Charles Tupper), a letter from the CPR General Superintendent, etc.

Agreements

File includes agreements with John D. Preston and Alexander D. McKenzie (both contractors).

[Group portrait of Vancouver Veteran Volunteer Firemen]

Item is a photograph showing F. Gladwin, R. Leatherdale, F. Duhamil, J. Moran, P. Larsen, J. Hoskins, W.S. Cook, J.A. McAllister, T. Becket, J.J. Garvin, E.C. Britton, C. [Gigier?], W. Dawsey, G. Thomas, W. McGirr, sq.. Ramage, G.F. Upham, C.M. Hawley, A.W. Cameron, J. McDonald, J.W. Campbell, W. McKinnon, H.E. Campbell, J.H. Carlisle, J. Metier, A. Tyson, and T.W. Lillie.

Miscellaneous (A-Z)

File contains incoming correspondence (the majority of which is addressed to the City Clerk's Office) from: R. R. Giltner ("candle powered lamps . . . ", and a second letter, "electric light"); H. Bell-Irving, Assoc. Memb. Inst. C[ivil] E[engineer], 23 p.; Bank of British Columbia; assignment of order by L. J. Cross regarding agreement of payment of rent for Mayor's office space on the "west side of Abbott Street"; Theodore Davie, barrister, solicitor for [Larkin Connolly, Co.?] plaintiffs and a second letter regarding the conduct of the Mayor; Thornton Fell, Barrister-at-Law, four letters pertaining to, and written on behalf of the Chinese; John Boultbee, solicitor, regarding Chinese claims; T. T. Black esq., Police Magistrate and City solicitor, multiple letters relating to the following subjects: (to John Boultbee) regarding Chinese claims, the claim of A. M. Grant, the Dupont Street contract, the petition of Leonora Y. Hughes, an agreement with the C.P.R Company, a proposed by-law, the Electric Light agreement, the laying of gas pipes and the accounts of Oppenheimer; Edward Mohun, C[ivil] E[ngineer], two letters pertaining to the Central Sewerage District; Edward Wasell, M. Inst. C[ivil] E[ngineer] regarding a waterworks scheme for Vancouver; Boyd & Clandening, contractors, regarding Prior Street; A. Gibson, Mayor of Nanaimo, expressing gratitude for aid received from the City of Vancouver; John Devine, accountant, regarding auditor's reports for 1887; the Campbell Sewerpipe Company; James S. R[amsey?], City Clerk of Victoria, regarding cost of feeding prisoners; H. Abbott regarding an exemption from taxation; E. J. Clark, building and loan chambers, regarding the grant of lots for hospital; Leamy & Kyle regarding Sash and Door factory at foot of Cambie Street; John P. Lawson regarding proposed cemetery and a second letter pertaining to street construction; Royal City Planing Mills Co. water tank proposition for Carrall Street; Standard Oil Company and the construction of their new building in Vancouver; Vancouver Electric Illuminating Company Limited, two letters regarding electric light installation; W. Norman Bole, Q.C. barrister, solicitor, pertaining to the John McDougall contract; Alexander McKelvie & Co. requesting tax exemption; Vancouver Gas Co. Ltd., two letters regarding the laying of gas pipes; H. T. Ceperley Real Estate, relating to a potential hospital site; D. L. Beckingsale, M.D. regarding the construction of school playgrounds; T. F. McGuigan, City Clerk (to the Board of Works) regarding the Public Cemetery; Rand Bros. regarding street lines; City Chief of Police regarding police salaries. File also contains: a printed leaf entitled "The Vancouver Water Works" (a proposition to construct water works); a handwritten draft of "Amendments to City Charter for 1887," subsequently annotated section by section with "adopted"; and a list of losses incurred by the Chinese in attacks on their person and properties.

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