Boards and Commissions

The Boards and Commissions series (39 linear feet) comprises a variety of records and reports submitted to the Court of Common Council and maintained by the Town and City Clerk. The Joint Committee on Amusement subseries (1 linear foot) contains reports, appointments, appropriations, resolutions, ordinances, petitions, and other correspondence. Similar material is found in the Board of Charity Commissioners and Department of Public Welfare (4 linear feet) subseries, including both typescript and printed annual reports. Finance (7 linear feet) follows the evolution of the Board of Finance beginning with Ordinary and Fire Department budgets to the Finance and Ways and Means committees and finally the Board. Largely annual reports, there are additional reports, resolutions, correspondence, and other communications. The Housing Authority and Juvenile Commission subseries (.5 linear feet each) contain annual reports. The Board of Park Commissioners (6.5 linear feet) includes requests for funds, along with annual reports. In the Board of Street Commissioners subseries (10.5 linear feet) there are financial documents as well as information about street improvement. Receipts and Disbursements, a variety of assorted records and communications, and annual reports form the Board of Water Commissioners subseries (9.5 linear feet)

The Town and City Clerk Archives has been split into several additional finding aids: Boards and Commissions, Building Permits, City Property, Corporations, Court Matters, Education, Licenses and License Applications, Mayor and Council, Property Deeds and Releases of Attachment, Public Safety, Public Works, Selectmen’s Records, Sewers, Streets, Taxation, Town and City Officers, Transportation, Vital Records, and Zoning.