Skip to content
Transcribimus

documents of early Vancouver and beyond

  • Home
    • News
    • Media
    • Volunteer Transcribers
    • Sponsors
  • About Us
  • Documents of Early Vancouver
    • Vancouver City Council minutes
    • Mayors and Council
    • By-Laws
    • Wards in Early Vancouver
    • Letters from Early Vancouver
  • Sponsors
    • 1887 Vancouver City Council Minutes – sponsored by Bill Boultbee / Boultbee Realty
    • 1888 Vancouver City Council Minutes – sponsored by The Oppenheimer Group
    • 1889 Vancouver City Council Minutes – sponsored by Shirley Barnett
    • 1890 Vancouver City Council Minutes – sponsored by Arnold Silber
    • 1891 Vancouver City Council Minutes – sponsored by Shirley Barnett
    • 1892 Vancouver City Council Minutes – sponsored by the Woodward family
    • 1900 Vancouver City Council Minutes – sponsored by Bruno Wall
  • Videos
  • Contact

1898

Vancouver City Council minutes from 1898, transcribed by community volunteers and made freely available to the public through Transcribimus, a community project founded by Sam Sullivan and the Global Civic Policy Society

Committees Begin the Work of 1898 – January 24, 1898

Committees Begin the Work of 1898 – January 24, 1898

Posted by By Posted in1898

Committees reported back re Chairman elected and meeting dates established. Finance Committee had decided on suppliers to the City for Wood, Sawdust, Bread, Milk, Meat, Feed and Washing.

Continue Reading
Read More
Committees formed for 1898 – January 20, 1898

Committees formed for 1898 – January 20, 1898

Posted by By Posted in1898

Allan K. Stuart was allowed $10.00 by the Finance Committee for overtime spent in preparing the Klondike Map. Photo shows supplies headed to the Klondike.

Continue Reading
Read More
Council for 1898 Stand Adjourned – January 17, 1898 11:00 am

Council for 1898 Stand Adjourned – January 17, 1898 11:00 am

Posted by By Posted in1898

Council for 1898 stood adjourned until the following day (Tuesday January 18 1898) to mark the passing away of former Mayor Templeton. Photo shows incoming Mayor James Ford Garden.

Continue Reading
Read More
Council of 1897 Vote Condolences to Templeton Family – January 17, 1898 10:00 am

Council of 1897 Vote Condolences to Templeton Family – January 17, 1898 10:00 am

Posted by By Posted in1898

Shown above is the Templeton home at 1213 Barclay Street. Former Mayor William Templeton had died the previous day, Sunday January 16, 1898.

Continue Reading
Read More
Council for 1897 Wrap Up Business – January 10, 1898

Council for 1897 Wrap Up Business – January 10, 1898

Posted by By Posted in1898

This ship is the HMS Imperieuse from the Fire and Police Committee Report. Officer Butler arrested two runaway sailors from Imperieuse but had to turn in the reward money to the Department.

Continue Reading
Read More
Council Adjourned In Memory of David Oppenheimer – January 3, 1898

Council Adjourned In Memory of David Oppenheimer – January 3, 1898

Posted by By Posted in1898
Continue Reading
Read More

Vancouver City Council Minutes

  • 1886 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1887 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1888 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1889 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1890 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1891 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1892 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1893 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1894 Vancouver City Council minutes
  • 1895 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1896 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1897 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1898 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • 1900 Vancouver City Council Minutes
  • Recently Transcribed
  • Mayors and Council
  • Wards in Early Vancouver
  • By-Laws
  • Letters from Early Vancouver
Naming Vancouver
naming Vancouver How did Vancouver get its name? The standard answer does not explain the intense battle and the emotions it aroused.
Vancouver’s Three Cities

Naming Vancouver
Living in Vancouver you might not know it is actually an amalgamation of three cities. Their distinctive cultures survive today.

Copyright 2022 — Transcribimus. All rights reserved.