Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The minute entries are signed by the secretary of the committee and include listings of the items of business heard at each committee meeting, along with the action taken by the committee. While the entries do not give much detail on the projects under discussion, the minutes as a whole give an overview of the process by which the city's infrastructure was maintained during the period. A sample entry from the May 26, 1859 meeting reads "#6, communication from Mssrs. Surgi and Passau with a...

Scope and Contents The register lists certificates issued by the Surveyor and the Street Commissioner for services performed by contractors, apparently indicating acceptance of the work by the city. Each entry includes the certificate number, date, name of the certifying officer, name of the contractor, a statement of the work performed, a reference to the resolution or ordinance authorizing the work, the period of time for which the payment is being made, the basis for payment, and the amount to be paid. This...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Calendar of resolutions, 1852-1853 (ABI400)--a chronological listing giving date, a brief description of the subject matter of the resolution, and the Committee's action. Also included are records of the Board's action on each resolution and, in some cases, a reference to that of the Board of Aldermen as well. In the rear of the volume are records of appropriations made to the individual fire companies making up the department during the 1850-1853 period, along with inventories of the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Calendar of resolutions, 1852-1853 (ABI400)--a chronological listing giving date, a brief description of the subject matter of the resolution, and the Committee's action. Also included are records of the Board's action on each resolution and, in some cases, a reference to that of the Board of Aldermen as well. In the rear of the volume are records of appropriations made to the individual fire companies making up the department during the 1850-1853 period, along with inventories of the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Records holdings include: Minutes, 1866-1870 (ABJ300, 2 v.) Record of claims referred, 1855-1858 (ABJ360) Requisition book, 1866-1870 (ABJ390) Record of yeas and nays, 1858-1859 (ABJ430) gives date of vote, names of members and how each voted, and description of the issue being voted on; in absence of actual minutes for these years, this record serves as a partial substitute Record of bills arising out of contracts and ordered to be paid,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Records holdings include: Minutes, 1866-1870 (ABJ300, 2 v.) Record of claims referred, 1855-1858 (ABJ360) Requisition book, 1866-1870 (ABJ390) Record of yeas and nays, 1858-1859 (ABJ430) gives date of vote, names of members and how each voted, and description of the issue being voted on; in absence of actual minutes for these years, this record serves as a partial substitute Record of bills arising out of contracts and ordered to be paid,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Records holdings include: Minutes, 1866-1870 (ABJ300, 2 v.) Record of claims referred, 1855-1858 (ABJ360) Requisition book, 1866-1870 (ABJ390) Record of yeas and nays, 1858-1859 (ABJ430) gives date of vote, names of members and how each voted, and description of the issue being voted on; in absence of actual minutes for these years, this record serves as a partial substitute Record of bills arising out of contracts and ordered to be paid,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Records holdings include: Minutes, 1866-1870 (ABJ300, 2 v.) Record of claims referred, 1855-1858 (ABJ360) Requisition book, 1866-1870 (ABJ390) Record of yeas and nays, 1858-1859 (ABJ430) gives date of vote, names of members and how each voted, and description of the issue being voted on; in absence of actual minutes for these years, this record serves as a partial substitute Record of bills arising out of contracts and ordered to be paid,...