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The Papers of the Edmonton Town/City Secretary (1892-1912)
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1892 - 1912 (Creation)
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6 m of textual records
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This series includes all incoming and outgoing correspondence and several administrative registers. The correspondence deals with all matters involving the Town, in particular municipal elections, water and sewer extensions, electric lighting, the street railway system, immigration, the sale of Town debentures, taxation, property alterations, and numerous petitions for extended services. The records have been classified according to subject and provided with an index.
This series contains the following classes:
- Class 1: Outgoing correspondence, 1892-1894
- Class 2: Outgoing correspondence, 1894-1896
- Class 3: Incoming correspondence, 1895-1896
- Class 4: Outgoing correspondence and census report, 1896-1899
- Class 5: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1902-1903
- Class 6: Plumbing undertaken for private citizens, 1902-1906
- Class 7: Debentures sold, 1893-1906
- Class 8: Electric metre recordings and payments, 1903
- Class 9: Receipts and disbursements, 1903-1905
- Class 10: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1904
- Class 11: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1905
- Class 12: Register and index of new buildings, 1905-1911
- Class 13: Outgoing correspondence to various school districts, 1905-1907
- Class 14: Electric light register, 1905-1906
- Class 15: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1906
- Class 16: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1907
- Class 17: Debenture register, 1906-1910
- Class 18: Electric metre books, 1907
- Class 19: Electric metre books, 1908
- Class 20: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1908
- Class 21: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1909
- Class 22: City Council Finance Committee, recommendations for payment, 1909-1911
- Class 23: Disbursements, 1909-1911
- Class 24: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1910
- Class 25: Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1911-1912
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These records were transferred to the City of Edmonton Archives via the Office of the City Clerk in 1964 and 1965.
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- English
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There are no restrictions on access.
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Copyright may apply.
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File list available online.
Associated materials
There are early city records (1892-1912) in MS-209 Griesbach, including: Papers of the Edmonton Town Secretary 1892-1904 correspondence to Griesbach (as mayor) 1907 correspondence to Crosskill (secretary treasurer) 1907-1912 correspondence to city assessors.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Accession numbers: A64-169, A65-251
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