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CA ON00126 F2-F2-12 · Sous-fonds · 1869-1909, 1912-1923, 1987 - 1996
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sous fonds consists of the records of City of Guelph Council committees which were mandated to manage and determine policy for the maintenance and use of public facilities, including park facilities, belonging to the City of Guelph.

The sous fonds has been divided into eight series.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-2-F2-2-5 · Series · 1933-1967
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Series consists of two minute books documenting the decisions of the Court of Revision regarding property assessments in the City of Guelph from the years 1933-1967.

The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

City of Guelph Court of Revision
CA ON00126 F2-F2-2-F2-2-4 · Series · [1925?]-1939, 1959
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Series consists of eleven bound ledgers, which document the amount of school and city taxes and local improvement charges paid and still owing by residents to the City of Guelph. These records document the tax collection system in Guelph.

The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

City of Guelph Tax Collector
CA ON00126 F2-F2-2-F2-2-3 · Series · 1869-1884, 1895-1966
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Series consists of twelve bound minute books, documenting the decisions of the City of Guelph Finance Committee regarding the fiscal activities of the City. The minute books record the recommendations of the Finance Committee concerning the payment of department, commision, committee and board accounts, activities of the City's Treasurer and Auditors, tenders and quotations, petitions from Guelph citizens for taxation and assessment relief and the authorization of expenditures on behalf of the City of Guelph. These records document the activities of the Finance Committee in managing the City's finances.

The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

City of Guelph Finance Committee
CA ON00126 F2-F2-2-F2-2-2 · Series · 1878, 1885-1888, 1891-1939
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Series consist of sixty bound tax collector rolls, documenting the property taxes owed and received by the City of Guelph collector. These rolls include names of parties assessed, street and lot number, assessment value and amounts of real and personal property, school and city tax mill rate amounts, first and second tax instalments, local improvement charges, discounts or percentages added, remarks and tax amounts collected. These records document the City of Guelph's tax collection system.

The information recorded in the collector's roll is arranged by ward division. The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

City of Guelph Tax Collector
CA ON00126 F2-F2-2-F2-2-1 · Series · 1852-1853, 1855-1939, 1941-1963, 1966-2006
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Series consists of five hundred and seventy bound assessment ledgers recording assessed real property values used in the calculation of property taxes in the City of Guelph.

The assessment ledgers may document property owner and occupant names, addresses, occupations, and ages, description of property (including survey and plan information), real property values and assessments, and statistical information regarding religion, school support, sex and age of residents, and number of dogs in the household. Residents were able to challenge assessed property values in the Court of Revision, which had authority to revise assessed values and regulated the record-keeping practices of the assessors.
The assessment ledgers are arranged by year and then alphabetically by ward name. The information was recorded by Assessors and arranged initially by divisions within the town. With the designation as a town under the Municipal Act of 1856, Guelph was divided into four assessment wards (North, West, East and South). By 1935, the number of assessment wards had expanded to six (St. James, St. Andrew's, St.David's, St. John's, St. Patrick's and St. George's) as the City's population grew and boundaries expanded. The City and its wards were divided into twelve divisions until the the 1950's when the number of divisions were increased.

City of Guelph Office of Assessor
CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-30 · Subseries · 1969, 1971
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the Guelph General Hospital Commmission. Included in this sub-series are quit claims, litigation court documents, agreements and a report of the Special Committee on General Hospital Land Use. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in providing legal advice and services to the Guelph General Hospital Commission.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-29 · Subseries · 1969-1973, 1975-1976
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of corrrespondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the officials of the Guelph Memorial Gardens Commission (GMGC). Included in this sub-series are agreements between the GMGC and various hockey and sporting asssociations, legal advice and opinions, reports, and litigation involving account collections and performance copyright issues.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Guelph Hydro correspondence
CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-28 · Subseries · 1969-1975, 1979
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and officials of Guelph Hydro, which was operated by the Board of Commissioners of Light and Heat of the City of Guelph. Included in this sub-series are subdivision and data processing agreements, litigation, accident reports, outstanding account collections, billing disputes, easements, plans and surveys, and legal advice and opinions.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-26 · Subseries · 1974-1990
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph Planning Department staff and the City Clerk regarding Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings and appeals. Included in this sub-series are zoning change and variance applications, Committee of Adjustment decisions, plans and surveys, evidence summaries, and OMB hearings and appeals minutes. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in representing the City of Guelph at the hearings of the Ontario Municipal Board.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-25 · Subseries · 1967-1991
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the City of Guelph's Industrial Commission and Planning and Development staff. Included in this sub-series are draft and final industrial development agreements, with attached restrictions and covenants, surveys and plans, economic development planning issues, related legislation, litigation and legal advice and opinions. These records document the City Solicitor's role in the consultation on and the preparation of industrial and economic development agreements for the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-23 · Subseries · 1979-1989
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, Purchasing Department staff of the City of Guelph, other City officials and vendors. Included in this sub-series are litigation records, tenders, quotations, a copy of the City of Guelph's 1986 purchasing policy, purchasing reports, and legal advice and opinions. These records document the consultative role that the City Solicitor played in the purchasing and tender/quotation processes at the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-22 · Subseries · 1988-1990
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and a variety of officials of the City of Guelph and the Provincial Court regarding the prosecution of by-law infractions under the Provincial Offences Act (POA). Included in this sub-series are by-laws, Crown Attorney instructions, Notice of Trial forms, motor vehicle accident reports, occurrence reports, copies of POA tickets, trial evidence and Notices of Appeal. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in prosecuting City of Guelph by-law infractions under the POA at the Provincial Court.

These files have been arranged by file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-20 · Subseries · 1956, 1970-1983, 1986, 1989
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and officials of the Guelph Junction Railway (GJR) Company. Included in this sub-series are conveyances, plans and surveys, appraisal reports, an 1884-1950 history of the GJR, agreements, offers of land purchase, mortgages, leases with the Canadian Pacific Railway, and land sales. These records document the activities of the City Solicitor with regard to the GJR's land transactions and leases with other railways.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-19 · Subseries · 1977-1980, 1984
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph officials and the Chief Librarians of the Guelph Public Library. Included in this sub-series are agreements, leases, tenders, ligitation court documents, and legal advice and opinions on a variety of issues, including labour relations. These records document the legal advisory and litigation related activities undertaken by the City Solicitor on behalf of the Guelph Public Library.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-6 · Subseries · 1976-1990
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the various City of Guelph Ontario Home Renewal Program (OHRP) Administrators regarding the legal property titles, liens and discharges against the properties in the program. Included in this sub-series are property title searches, registration and discharge of liens, and Writs of Execution from the County of Wellington Sheriff's Office for OHRP properties.

The Ontario Home Renewal Program was established by the Ontario Ministry of Housing in 1973 to provide grants for municipalities to make loans to assist owner occupants to repair, rehabilitate and improve their homes to local property standards. Loans were limited to $7,500 of which the maximum forgivable was $4,000.

These records document the City Solicitor's role in researching property titles for OHRP applicants and for the administration of liens and discharges against OHRP assisted properties.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-27 · Subseries · 1977-1989
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the City of Guelph's insurance company, Morden And Helwig Limited. Included in this sub-series are correspondence with various City officials and plaintiffs and defendants concerning actioned and pending insurance claims against and by the City, court documents, legal research, planning and zoning maps and surveys, title searches, and copies of relevant provincial legislation and municipal by-laws. These records document the City Solicitor's involvement in defending against and prosecuting litigants for the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes and file titles provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-24 · Subseries · 1908, 1909, 1943-1989, predominant 1968-1988
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph City Clerk and Public Works officials, and members of the public. Included in this sub-series are contracts and agreements regarding municipal services, property developments, and subdivisions, property appraisals, offers to purchase and sell land, expropriations, easements, conveyances, land title deeds and leases, damage and quit claims, road widenings, extensions and improvements, zoning change applications and reviews, sewer installations, litigation and legal advice and opinions. These records document the activities of the City Solicitor with regard to City of Guelph's engineering projects and services, especially with reference to property transactions.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

CA ON00126 F2-F2-3-F2-3-1-F2-3-1-21 · Subseries · 1929, 1961, 1969-1979, 1986-1988
Part of City of Guelph fonds

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, various City of Guelph officials and non-City correspondents. Included in this sub-series are registered agreements, title searches, property acquisitions, building by-laws and inspections, plans and surveys, damage claims, copies of provincial legislation, correspondence with City of Guelph mayors, mortgages, Legal Department semi-annual reports and budgets, litigation correspondence, City Solicitor's Office space planning, leases, land agreements, law insurance and library services, professional associations correspondence, and Market Building use agreements.

This sub-series is a grouping of administrative files relating to the operation of the City Solicitor's Office and other files which could not be arranged into substantive or complete series.These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.