Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Allotments Committee; c.1924-1961
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The DORA powers for local authorities to acquire land for allotments during the First World War expired in 1923. A new act was made in 1922 which provided more security of tenure and specified the chief uses to which an allotment could be put. Merged with Parks Committee once more in the 1960s.
Functions originally part of the Strays Committee (1907-1913), followed by the Parks Committee before a dedicated Allotments Committee was formed in the 1920s. The Parks and Allotments Committees merged once more in 1961.
Places
Legal status
Committee required by Allotments Act 1922.
Functions, occupations and activities
Managed corporation allotments in various sites across the city. Responsible for improvement, tenancies and compliance with national legislation. Included both corporation and co-opted members to represent allotment holders interests.
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
The DORA powers for local authorities to acquire land for allotments during the First World War expired in 1923. A new act was made in 1922 which provided more security of tenure and specified the chief uses to which an allotment could be put. Merged with Parks Committee once more in the 1960s.
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
BC 53/2, BC 53/3, JBM How York Governs Itself