Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements.
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements. Labelled: 'Mr Chalk's disbursements'
Summary accounts of bills paid by Mr Chalk, Surveyor
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements.
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements.
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements
Comprises lists of wages paid to scavengers for cleaning the streets.
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements. Labelled: 'Mr Chalk's Accounts'
Comprises lists of wages paid to scavengers for cleaning the streets.
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements. Labelled: 'Mr Chalk's Accounts'
Comprises receipts and accounts of expenses for street cleaning and improvements
Receipts and accounts of expenses incurred by the surveyors for the City Commissioners under the York Improvement Act. Includes details of scavengers' wages.
Printed abstracts of accounts of monies received and paid under the York Improvement Act
Messrs Swann, Clough, Swann, Bland and Swann in account with the York Improvement Committee
Messrs Swann, Clough, Swann, Bland and Swann in account with the York Improvement Committee
Bank books of the York Improvement Committee.
Finance records of the York Improvement Commissioners
Includes letters of application from candidates and testimonials.
Comprises Commissioners' printed oaths of qualification (real estate). Each oath records the name of the relevant commissioner and witnesses. See also COM/4/3/2
Comprises Commissioners' printed oaths of qualification (real estate). Each oath records the name of the relevant commissioner and witnesses. See also COM/4/3/3
Comprises loose printed and handwritten oaths of elected Commissioners. Includes oaths to perform duties; oaths of qualification (real estate); and a small number of refusals to act. Each oath records the name of the relevant commissioner and witnesses.
Includes oaths to perform duties of the office and oaths of qualification (real estate), as Commissioners were required to own a certain amount of property in order to be eligible for election.
Includes list of names, addresses and occupations of individuals elected in all four wards of York.
Includes election notices and return for a special election held in order to fill a vacancy.
Only the item dated 1837 lists returns for all four wards.
Includes nomination lists and voting returns for the election of Commissioners in all four wards (Monk, Walmgate, Micklegate and Bootham). Nomination lists may include the names of those qualified to vote for Commissioners as well as the names of individuals nominated for election.
Printed handbill
Printed handbill
Letter to call meetings for the election of Commissioners
Formal notification that a Commissioner's vacancy exist
Election notices and notification for election of City(Improvement) Commissioners.
Papers concerning the election of City(Improvement) Commissioners.
Concerning a meeting for maintenance of local government. Includes a printed leaflet against centralisation of government
Concerning his wage as a paver for the Commissioners.
Regarding the investigation of Mr Masham's accounts
Printed letter regarding the sanitary condition of the city of York.
Acceptance to supply oats, beans, hay and straw in accordance with a previous contract and the prices written
Acknowledgement of a previous letter and information about a report on York
Letter informing the city commissioners must pay off £3000 in the following 6 months, in security of the improvement rate
Concerning the offer of the Guildhall for transacting the business of the Commissioners.
Declining the office of Commissioner for Guildhall Ward.
Correspondence to and from the City Commissioners under the York Improvement Act
Minutes of meetings including proposed amendments. MISSING as at Jan 2018
Handwritten minutes and reports of various committees. Includes the following committees: Foss Navigation Committee; Rate Committee; Peter Lane Improvement Committee; Mr Musham's Accounts Committee; Paving Committee; North Street Improvement Committee; Drainage Committee; Gas Committee; and Audit Committee.
Handwritten minutes of various committees reporting to the City Commissioners. Includes two letters pasted into front of the volume concerning a proposal to rename Jubbergate.
Handwritten minutes of various committees reporting to the City Commissioners
Minutes of various committees established by the York Improvement Act and reporting to the City Commissioners.
Handwritten minutes
Handwritten minutes. Includes report of various committees to the City Commissioners in reverse at back of volume.
Draft minutes of meetings of the City Commissioners
Handwritten minutes. Includes the following insert from the front of the volume: Report adopted at meeting of 4 July 1849 regarding gas charges [printed]
Handwritten minutes. Includes at front of volume 1.handwritten standing orders at front of volume
- abstract of accounts (26 May 1842-25 May 1843)
Handwritten minutes with printed standing orders regarding meetings at front of book
Handwritten minutes
Formal signed minutes of meetings of the City Commissioners
Comprises signed and draft minutes of the City Commissioners for lighting, paving, watching and improving the City of York
Printed notice of orders
Printed notice
Handwitten booklet of proposed amendments
Printed notice of orders
List of names of Commissioners appointed under the York Improvement Act
Lists parishes in each ward in the City of York
Printed notice of penalties for persons offending against the act. Include handwritten note on back of the notice regarding distribution throughout York
Handwritten extracts
Bound, printed copy of the Act. There are some references to the act in pencil in the front of volume.
Notices and papers relating to the enactment and amendment of the York Improvement Act 1825
Papers of the York City (Improvement) Commissioners. Includes minutes; general correspondence; election papers; financial papers; records relating to the administration of the general rate; correspondence relating to streets, drainage and lighting; policing papers and legal papers.
City Commissioners