It is likely that the items in this series were collected by the York Festival team as examples of good practice.
The volume includes details of expenditure paid by the school, including for heating, lighting and art supplies.
Incomplete series of printed annual reports, including a large number of duplicate copies for some years.
Includes vouchers for building works at the school.
Stubs showing receipts for subscription money paid to York School of Art. The volumes cover the following dates:
July 1851-1856;
1851-1854;
1854-1855;
December 1862-November 1869;
November 1863-October 1864;
December 1863-October 1865;
January 1866-December 1867;
November 1869;
February 1870-November 1874;
November 1874-November 1876;
January 1871-November 1875;
November 1876-October 1879;
October 1879-November 1882;
November 1882-October 1886;
October 1886-September 1890;
February 1890-July 1891;
February 1891-August 1891.
Contains information regarding the York Glass Company, flour mills and Selby toll bridge.
Contains information relating to the law sector nationally in 1924.
Contains general information relating to proceedings of council and the Ouse and Foss navigation company.
Contains information relating to the accounts of the Ouse and Foss navigation companies.
Contains information relating to draft and notes of letters for Leethams court case.
Contains information relating to railways and canal acts of 1888.
Contains information relating to notice of appeal, transcript of minutes of evidence, transcript of judgement and order of court, as well as pleadings.
Details relating to the court pleedings including; the plaintiffs claim and the defence and counter-claim of Leethams.
Contains information relating to the list of documents used by the plaintiff.
Contains information relating to a letter from Ministry of Transport, enclosing Rates Advisory Committee's Report on application to increase tolls.
Contains details relating to a description of the court case, as well as the background information and overview of case.
Contains correspondence between Mills Fairweather and the Lord Mayor of York. Also includes relevent press cuttings.
Contains correspondence between Ouse and Foss Navigation company and the Town Clerk.
Contains information relating to the correspondence between Leethams and Sons and the Town Clerk.
Contains details relating to the correspondence between Ouse and Foss Navigation company and the Department of Transport.
Contains correspondence relating to the tonnage and average dues paid for the year 1921 on the Ouse and Foss rivers.
Contains information regarding the proposed construction at Castle Mills bridge.
Contains correspondence between Leetham and Sons and the Town Clerk, including details relating to correspondence with Archer, Parkin & Archer.
Contains information relating to the applicants notice to admit documents, objection by traders on the River Ouse to the Ministry of Transport, reports of the rates advisory committee, notice of increasing tolls, account of Percy J Spalding, pleadings of
Contains information regarding the minutes of Ouse and Foss navigation committee meetings. Includes information relating to the dues paid on the rivers, for example, on Skeldergate Bridge.
Contains correspondence between the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of York, Henry Leetham and the Ministry of Transport.
Contains information relating to the proceedings of the Ouse Navigation Committee and city council in August 1904.
Contains information relating to the defendants' minute books about river tolls.
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 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 details of goods passing through locks.
Relates to an audit of accounts abstract, and agreement dated 1888.
Relates to the 1888 agreement.
The correspondence relates to the case of Leetham vs York Corporation.
Contains information relating to a plan of Castle Mills Pump House.
Contains information relating to the plaintiff's council and committee minutes
Contains information relating to an application in the case of Mills Fairweather vs Lord Mayor of York.
Contains information regarding the evidence given in the trial on the third day by Kenneth Steel Morrison.
Contains information relating to the opinion of Mr Tyldesley Jones K.C.
Contains information relating to correspondence between the Town Clerk and A.H. Hewitt, as well as profit and loss statements.
Contains details relating to the 1898 'Ouse Agreement' and the 1908 agreement between Leethams and York Corporation.
Contains information relevent to the removal of railway lines across Foss Islands Road.
Contains information relating to the defendants counter claim against the Ouse and Foss Navigation Company.
Contains information relating to proofs of witnesses in action.
Contains information relating to the defendants and plaintiffs notices to admit evidence.
Contains information on the proceedings and opinion of counsel.
Contains information relating to the Railway and Traffic Acts 1854 to 1888. It was filed in 1899 and used in the matter of an application of Thomas Mills Fairweather againt the defendants including the Lord Mayor of York.
Contains information relating to Hewitt, Leetham & Son's solicitors.
Contains correspondence between the plaintiffs and defendants.
Contains correspondence between the plaintiffs and the Ministry of Transport
Contains information relating to pleadings, judgements, and an order and second application.
Contains information relating to the indenture and agreemant under seal as to payment of £600 per annum in lieu of river tolls.
Contains information relating to the case to counsel and opinion of W. C. Danckwerts K.C. and Mr R.J.Parker.
Contains information relating to Ouse and Foss Navigation.
Contains information relating to resolutions and the proceedings at the quarterly meetings of the council.
Contains information relating to a schedule of documents for the case of Leethams vs York Corporation.
Includes newspaper cuttings relating to the grant.
The correspondence is from the Town Clerk.
Contains notice from the Ministry of Transport, order losing possession of the navigation by the Ministry of Transport, report by the advisory committee and directions of Ministry of Transport.
Contains information relating to the defence and counterclaim, as well as an order of court.
Contains information relating to settlements after the court had ruled in favour of York Corporation. For example, Leetham's were to keep their business in York, and dues for other companies to be reduced.
Contains information regarding engineer Alfred Creer's report of Cawood, Holgate and Kelfield Shallows.
Contains information relating to the proceedings of a deputation from the York City Council which attended a conference at the Ministry of Transport.
The correspondence regards the undue preference of Leetham and Sons.
Concerns discussions of the financial position of the Ouse and Foss Navigation Co.
The correspondence regards the proposal to increase dues and the defendants' notice of objection.
Contains information relating to a new bridge.
Contains typed notes about questions of this court case. For example, is it undue notice? Was the agreement ultra vires?