Wellington Town Board and Board of Works minutes

Descriptive Data

Archives Identifier00165Date Range1863-1870DescriptionThis series consists of minutes of meetings of the Commissioners of the Wellington Town Board and then Wellington Board of Works. From 1863 until August 1865 the minutes are those of the Wellington Town Board and in September 1865, they become those of the Wellington Board of Works.

The minutes are a record of decisions reached on financing the Town Board's work, correspondence with the Provincial Government, the beginnings of the Town Clerk's office, reports on work undertaken and ratepayers' demands, and complaints dealt with. They provide a legal framework for the operation of the new organisation and underpin all other records kept.

They are arranged in meeting date order and indexed by subject matter. Meetings were run as formal committee meetings with notices of motion moved, seconded and voted on.Quantity (Linear Metres)0.49MediumBound VolumeCollection TypeWellington City Council

Series

Wellington City Council, In-Committee minutes (public excluded)

Minutes of meetings of the Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council Committee minutes, First Series [All committees]

Minutes of the Wellington Town Board, September 1865 - August 1866 and Minutes of the Wellington Board of Works, September 1866 - September 1870

Minutes of the Wellington Town Board - 1863-1865

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Related Agencies

Controlling or Creating AgencyWellington Town BoardRelationship Date Range1863-1865

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