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Includes applications for wage increases, papers from the Ouse and Foss Special Sub Committee, list of employees, problems with the manning of Naburn Locks, the appointment of a resident lock keeper at Naburn and report from the City Treasurer.

Includes correspondence, payments to the Light Attendant, letters from Mr Lightowler. The correspondence concerns repairs and renewals, the appointment of a boatman, and the resignation of the river Bailiff at Hook.

Incudes documents and correspondence, income and expenditure reports, year end reports, minutes of Board meetings and report on the changed rules at Goulthwaite Reservoir.

Includes press statement, maps and plans, original agreement and copies of agreements between the electricity board and river authorities, the Lord Mayor and citizens of York. Also includes engineers reports and a newpaper cutting from 1969.

Also includes a report of navigation lighting (1972) and maps of Howdendyke to Hook.

Includes a notioce to mariners, committee minutes, list of lights from Hook to Drax, report on added lights at Drax Wharf and maps of the area.

Includes a direct reference to the vessels 'Bustardthorpe' and 'Alice' running aground.

Includes police statements, list of historic prosecutions and newspapers from 1965 referencing speeding boats.

Correspondence regarding the 'Mayday' ship, as well as newspaper cuttings regarding the planned preservation of the vessel, pamphlets and forms requesting donations.

Includes correspondence stating that the boat 'Mahteel' damaged and collided with the Blue Bridge, letter from the City Engineer stating that a new bridge will be put in its place, City Engineer report to the Streets and Buildings Committee and minutes fr

Includes papers regarding the building over sewers at Foss Island, Fulford sewage scheme, rents and outstanding matters, as well as details of sub committee meetings, letter from Rymer Brothers detailing the difficulties transporting goods across the rive

Includes a rough sketch of the plans, letters detailing a need to put a pipe in the bank to keep the water moving, letter from the Town Clerk saying the Foss Navigation Company cannot give permission for the pipe to be installed and sketch of a map.

Builders report upon examining the wall, managers report on the extent of the dredging, witness account of more of the wall falling into the river, stone masons account of when the wall was built, letter from the City Engineer upon removing the fallen par

Also includes return of expenditure and income 1899-1908, details of the companies' Finch position and revenue account, Town Clerk letter relating to the reduction of the rates charged to the coal company, Town Clerk letters about arranging a meeting, Tow

Includes expenditure receipts (1837), advertisements in newspapers, details of damaged bridge (1837), surveyors reports (1837), papers regarding annual leave for workers, costs of repairs (1830), company meetings minutes, expenditure (1835), plan, committ

Includes accounts with the Lord Mayor, accounts of John Brooks with the Foss Navigation Company, Bill of W Plummer and various bills owed.

Includes a poster advertising the auction, newspaper article advertising it, and plans of Castle Mills Lock.

Details of life and fire insurance the company has to pay, as well as the rent that it has towards some land, lists of casual workers and how much they were paid, how much to pay newspapers for advertisements, papers regarding damaged land payments, charg

One document in particular focuses on the shares of John Lund.

Includes court case over damages to the bridges and banks and their resolutions, reports and special commissions regarding the repairs and conditions of the bridge, details of accounts, reports of the canals, correspondence regarding rent, proposal of a p

Signed documents of proxy voters giving permission for their votes to be cast, including etails of who they nominated to vote on their behalf.

The vouchers relate to various accounts

Includes correspondence about contracts for rebuilding, letters regarding the need for repairs of the bridge, letter regarding the inspection of the bridge and the conclusions of what to do. Also includes contracts for Fowlthorpe Bridge, report on the sta

Includes disputes and discussions over what should happen to the land. There are also testimonies from workers such as the surveyor or the lock keeper on what has happened to the land, as well as opinions from town officials on what should happen, and a p

Includes concerns and questions regarding the changes, and details of outstanding accounts and payments. Also includes details of upcoming meeting proposals.

Includes information about attendees, where the meetings took place, topics discussed and conclusions made.

Includes queries regarding shares and letters to shareholders.

Includes various, bills, receipts and vouchers from Mr H Holmes, Agent to the Foss Navigation Company.

Includes letters to committee members, details of meetings to discuss issues, evaluation of findings and costs, proxy voting, discussion of shares, ideas regarding the extension, recommendation of workers and meeting requests.

includes discussions about meetings and delegates, land discussions, loan payments and recipients, and content of meetings. Also includes employee applications.

Both letters are unfinished.

Includes details of yearly meetings and minutes from the meetings, abstracts from the receipts and expenditure of the Foss Navigation Company, dividends from accounts, general income and expenditure reports, poster from 1839 detailing an auction, lease of

rent payments, Labour charges, poor rate payment, and money to companies for their goods

Includes payment vouchers for life insurance and property damage, checks for employees, newspaper advert payments, details of gaslight companies, rent checks, information about looking after reservoirs, details of payment for damaged land and property tax

List of dividends the company owes and list of shareholders in the company.

Posters detailing when the locks will be drawn.

The case was brought to the Queen's Bench three times, and the defendants neglected to make provision for the flow of water running from the canal whereby the land of Hodgson was flooded leading to damage of £10. The defendants believe it was the responsi

Contains two legal documents regarding the payment of the mortgage, documents regarding who the loans to the company are from, and additional correspondence.

Includes topics such as agreeing upon selling small parts of land, and informing him of proxy votes.

Contains correspondence relating to the inspections.

Contains correspondence regarding the toll bridge.

Includes correspondence, summary of proposed work costs and map.

Contains correspondence nad a British Transport Commission document on the arrangement of sections.

Includes the Journals of the Northern Waterways Association 1960-1969. Also includes membership receipts, waterways constitution and a pamphlet on the aims of the Northern Waterways Association.

The correspondence relates to the control of flood waters, minutes from the City Council relating to Naburn Weir, extracts from the Ouse and Foss Navigation Company minutes and maps.

Correspondence and documents relating to the Leeds Water Order and Laver and Burn Abstractions. Includes maps (1965) and Sections 23, 26 and 50 of the Leeds Water Order.

Relates to emergency discharge of compensation water from Leighton, Roundhill and Lindley Wood Reservoirs. Includes correspondence, notice to be published, applications for reductions of water taken from reservoirs.

Correspondence relating to the laying of a pipe line, including from the oil company and Air Ministry. Includes a map and papers regarding land requisitioned and the War Works Act 1948.

Includes correspondence relating to the John Smith Brewery wishing to erect a pub, as well as petition in response to boats at Cawood, copy of the Seaway Code, newspaper cutting regarding the use of the Pocklington Canal, papers relating to scaffolding ov

Also contains newspaper cuttings.

Relates to the 1888 agreement.

Relates to an audit of accounts abstract, and agreement dated 1888.

Chancery division, affidavit of Percy Spalding as Plaintiffs documents.

Correspondence of W. Spalding, Town Clerk, regarding; tolls and summary of accounts for Selby and Fewster's revised proof, calls and telegrams received.

Contains information relating to correspondence between the Town Clerk and Leethams and Sons. Includes a summary of dues and newspaper cuttings.

Contains information relating to correspondence of the Town Clerk regarding Foss improvements.

Contains information relating to a conveyance of a plot of land forming part of Foss Island and two block plans of Leetham property on Navigation Road.

Contains information relating to the analysis of corn, statement of facts, instruction to counsel, and a defendants affidavit.

Contains information relating to the Ministry of Health's tuberculosis grant.

Contains information relating to an applicants notice to produce documents in relation to Mills, Fairweather & Co.

Contains information relating to the return of dues of Leetham and Sons if paid in full as other traders had.

Contains information relating to the memorandum by the city accountant on the effect of reducing the dues on the navigation to the same rate as Leetham works out to on their annual instalment of £600 in lieu of dues.

Contains information relating to a summary of the court case and judgement.

Contains correspondence relating to Ouse Navigation tonnage of Leethams in comparison to Fairweather.

Contains a writ of summons, reply, statement of claim and defence to counterclaim.

Contains information relating to what the engineer Ebeneezer Fewster will state at the trial.

Contains information relating to the documents proposed to be agreed by York Corporation vs Henry Leetham.

Contains information relating to the agreed documents between the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and citizens of the city of York and Henry Leetham and Sons Limited.

Contains information relating to the improvement of the River Foss, erection of a mill, warehouse and silo by Leetham and Sons.

Contains information relating to the defendants' minute books about river tolls.

Contains details relating to correspondence of Thomas Mills, Fairweather & Co, W.H. Andrew, Hearfields & Lambert, and the Town Clerk.

Contains information regarding the date of the trial in 1924, as well as correspondence with solicitors.

Contains correspondence of Town Clerk relating to the Ouse government grant. Also contains a newspaper cutting.

Contains information regarding the writ of summons issued on 21 December 1921 to Henry Leetham.

Contains information about the financial result on revenue accounts of the Ouse and Foss navigation from 1888 to 1923.

Indenture of agreement under seal between the Lord Mayor, Alderman and citizens of the City of York of the one part and Leetham and others of the other part as to River Ouse Navigation.