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City Engineer's Office manuals, reports and publications collection

Series consists of evaluation reports on Engineering activities (parking, street cleaning, landfill, etc.), manuals of the Engineering Department, publications relating to the City's major issues which were kept by the City Engineer, and papers given by the City Engineer to outside organizations, a selection of publications collected by successive City Engineers (since at least 1956, when R. M. Martin, served as City Engineer). Arranged chronologically by start year.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

City Engineer's subject files

Series consists of records relating to a wide variety of subjects which concerned the Office of the City Engineer, inluding infrastructure (roads, bridges, sewer systems and harbour facilities); administrative and personnel matters; industry, especially energy and resource industries; and False Creek, especially the False Creek Development Survey of the early 1950s. Series also contains correspondence with City Departments and officials.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Board of Works reports to City Council

Series consists of the City Engineer's set of Board of Works reports (1906-1956), Board of Administration reports (1956-1974), and City Manager's reports (1974-1977), relating to engineering matters, which were forwarded to City Council for adoption, and signed by the City Clerk. Each volume contains an index. Arranged chronologically.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

City Engineer's reports

Series consists of the City Engineer's set of his reports to the Board of Works (1906-1956) and to the Board of Administration (1956-1959) on works matters. As of 1936 water matters were also included (because the Board of Works took over from City Council's Water Committee). The reports seek approval for recommendations pertaining to proposed, e.g., local improvements, lot clearing, sewer construction, water main repair, street and lane improvements, garbage collection, gas main installation, etc. Reports were signed as adopted by the secretary of the Board of Works. Each volume up to 1945 includes an index. Arranged chronologically.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Metric Conversion Committee reference files

Series consists of the records of the Metric Conversion Committee, which was formed in January 1977 to coordinate metric conversion planning for the City in compliance with federal and provincial requirements. Senior representatives of civic departments met monthly to develop conversion plans for their departments, develop conversion budgets, and schedule training for employees.
Records consist of photocopies of minutes of committee meetings, and supporting documents relating to metric conversion, including newsletters, reports, and surveys. The minutes are arranged in chronological order.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Hydro-electric investigation maps, survey drawings, and measurement data

Series documents efforts by the City Engineer's Office to plan hydro-electric development to serve the City of Vancouver, and is related to hydro-electric surveys conducted in the first three decades of the 20th century in the areas to the north, north-east and south-east of Greater Vancouver. The series consists of maps and survey drawings prepared for City-commissioned reports by the City Engineer's office, as well as reference maps and other proposals by firms such as the B.C. Electric and Power Company, the Bridge River Power Company, or the Nairn Falls Power Company, produced and compiled during report preparation on the source of hydro-electric power for Vancouver.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

City Engineer's incoming correspondence

Series consists of several sets of incoming correspondence relating to the City Engineer's public liaison and senior management activities. The earliest correspondents include the Canadian Pacific Railway Company; the early letters are addressed to the City Engineer, to City Council, to the City Clerk, or to the Board of Works. Arranged chronologically.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

City of Vancouver, British Columbia [sectional map]

File consists of three maps of Vancouver: an index map to the sections, an index map to District Lots, and 62 section sheets drawn and revised between ca. 1935 and 1945. Some time between 1946 and 1951 these maps were compiled and reproduced by the City Engineer's Office.

The 62 sectional plates are divided into three groups: the "Old City of Vancouver," Point Grey and South Vancouver. Maps show streets and roads, blocks, lots, legal descriptions, railways, parks, schools, hospital, cemetery, golf courses, retirement homes, and some businesses.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia : sectional maps

File consists of three maps of Vancouver: an index to the sectional map sheets, a plan of District Lots in Vancouver, and a sectional map in 62 sheets. The sectional map sheets show streets and roads, blocks, lots, legal descriptions, railways, parks, schools, hospital, cemetery, golf courses, retirement homes, and some businesses.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

City of Vancouver : showing all city owned property [sectional map]

File consists of three maps, including one sectional maps. The maps include an index to the sections, an index to District Lots, and one sectional map in 61 sections. The sections have been annotated with colour coding to show tax sale property for sale, property with no water, street widening and drainage, replotting, reserved land for schools, reserved land for parks, sundry land, capital assets not including schools and parks, schools, and parks. An index to the colour coding was hand-drawn on the verso of the sheet with the index to District Lots.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sectional map City of Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a sectional plan which shows the area bounded by Victoria Drive to Twenty-second Avenue to Knight Street to Thirty-third Avenue. The map is an unapproved preliminary copy with lot and other data added in pencil.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Plan of a 9.783 acre portion of Kitsilano Indian Reserve, District Lot 3610, Group one, New Westminster District [annotated]

Item is a map depicting the area of the former Department of National Defence site at Kitsilano Point (now part of Vanier Park). The map shows the locations of the various Defence buildings on the site. Annotations depict what appears to be draft layout of the Museum of Vancouver and Planetarium buildings superimposed on the site.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Plan of a 9.783 acre portion of Kitsilano Indian Reserve, District Lot 3610, Group one, New Westminster District [annotated]

Item is a map depicting the area of the former Department of National Defence site at Kitsilano Point (now part of Vanier Park). The map shows the locations of the various Defence buildings on the site. Annotations show a grid layout imposed on the site.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Plan of a 9.783 acre portion of Kitsilano Indian Reserve, District Lot 3610, Group one, New Westminster District [annotated]

Item is a map depicting the area of the former Department of National Defence site at Kitsilano Point (now part of Vanier Park). The map shows the locations of the various Defence buildings on the site. Annotations show measurements on the north-west boundary of the site.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet 8 : Prince Edward Street to Bruce Street and Thirty-fifth Avenue to Forty-seventh Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Prince Edward Street to Bruce Street and Thirty-fifth Avenue to Forty-seventh Avenue. Includes streets, roads, blocks, lots, legal descriptions, and cemeteries, parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet 5 : Dumfries Street to Fairmont Street and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-seventh Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Dumfries Street to Fairmont Street and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-seventh Avenue. Includes streets, roads, blocks, lots, legal descriptions, parks, railway lines and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet 4 : Prince Edward Street to Bruce Street and King Edward Avenue to Thirty-sixth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Prince Edward Street to Bruce Street and King Edward Avenue to Thirty-sixth Avenue. Map shows streets, roads, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, schools and Mountainview Cemetery.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet S.V. 3 : Cambie Street to St. George Street and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Cambie Street to St. George Street and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue. Map shows streets, roads, blocks, lots and legal descriptions and the locations of parks, schools, reservoirs and Mountainview Cemetery.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet Z : Milton Street to Heather Street and Seventy-second Avenue to Fraser River ; Angus Drive to Granville Street and South West Marine Drive to Fraser River

Item consists of two sections. One shows the area from Milton Street to Heather Street and Seventy-second Avenue to Fraser River; the other shows Angus Drive to Granville Street and South West Marine Drive to Fraser River. Includes streets, roads, railway lines, blocks, lots and legal descriptions.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet X : Marine Drive to Ash Street and Fifty-ninth Avenue to Seventy-first Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Marine Drive to Ash Street and Fifty-ninth Avenue to Seventy-first Avenue. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet W : Fraser River to French Street and Fifty-ninth Avenue to Seventy-first Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Fraser River to French Street and Fifty-ninth Avenue to Seventy-first Avenue. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and golf courses.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet U : Churchill Street to Cambie Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Park Drive

Item is a section showing the area from Churchill Street to Cambie Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Park Drive. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and golf courses.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet T : Marine Crescent to Granville Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Sixty-first Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Marine Crescent to Granville Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Sixty-first Avenue. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and golf courses.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet S : Musqueam Reserve to Macdonald Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Fraser River

Item is a section showing the area from Musqueam Reserve to Macdonald Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to the Fraser River. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and golf courses.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet P : Trafalgar Street to Granville Street and Thirty-ninth Avenue to Thirty-seventh Street

Item is a section showing the area from Trafalgar Street to Granville Street and Thirty-ninth Avenue to Thirty-seventh Street. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet O : Holland Street to Elm Street and Thirty-eighth Avenue to Forty-ninth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Holland Street to Elm Street and Thirty-eighth Avenue to Forty-ninth Avenue. Includes streets, roads and sewers; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and golf courses, parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet N : Musqueam Reserve to Wallace Street and Thirty-eighth Avenue to Forty-ninth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from the Musqueam Reserve to Wallace Street and Thirty-eighth Avenue to Forty-ninth Avenue. Includes streets, roads and sewers; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet M : Granville Street to Kersland Drive and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Granville Street to Kersland Drive and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue. Includes streets and roads; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and golf courses, parks and government buildings.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet L : Trafalgar Street to Granville Street and Nanton Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Trafalgar Street to Granville Street and Nanton Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue. Includes streets, roads and sewers; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks, golf courses and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet K : Wallace Street to Trafalgar Street and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Wallace Street to Trafalgar Street and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue. Includes streets, roads and sewers; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet J : University Endowment Lands to Wallace Street and Twenty-ninth Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from the University Endowment Lands to Wallace Street and Twenty-ninth Avenue to Thirty-eighth Avenue. Includes streets, roads and sewers; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet H : Alexandra Street to Cambie Street and Fifteenth Avenue to Twenty-seventh Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Alexandra Street to Cambie Street and Fifteenth Avenue to Twenty-seventh Avenue. Includes streets, roads, blocks, lots, legal descriptions, parks, hospitals and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet G : Trafalgar Street to Granville Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Nanton Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Trafalgar Street to Granville Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Nanton Avenue. Includes streets, roads and sewers; blocks, lots and legal descriptions; and parks, railway lines and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet F : Wallace Street to Trafalgar Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Twenty-seventh Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Wallace Street to Trafalgar Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Twenty-seventh Avenue. Includes streets, roads, blocks, lots, legal descriptions, parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

Sheet E : University Endowment Lands to Wallace Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Twenty-seventh Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Wallace Street to Trafalgar Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Twenty-seventh Avenue. Includes streets, roads, blocks, lots, legal descriptions, parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the City Engineer

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