December 2022
November 2022
October 2022:
- May 10 1897 – New Women’s Ward Reduced to Two Stories
- May 17, 1897 – Street Railway Company Must Build Waiting Room
- July 19, 1897 – Notice Given to All Tenants of City Market
- August 2, 1897 – 3 Additional Fire Alarm Boxes Coming to Vancouver
- August 13, 1897 – City Will Not Buy Gas Works at $265,000
September 2022:
- May 5, 1897 – Prisoners Board: 50 Cents Per Day Too Much?
- June 7, 1897 – YWCA to Hold Magic Lantern Show
- June 14, 1897 – Council Divided on the Cost of Swimming Facilities
- July 12 1897 – Temporary Tracks to Be Laid at Granville & Pender
- July 26, 1897 – Ward 1 By-election Set
August 2022:
- May 21 1897 – Council Reviews Street Railway Agreement
- June 18 1897 – Special Meeting to Consider Smelter Proposal
- July 5 1897 – Mr. Hogue’s Smelter Proposal Received
- July 6 1897 – No Conclusion Reached on Mr. Hogue’s Smelter Proposal
Rachel Hennessy:
- February 22, 1897 – Tidal Flats To Be Filled In?
Lynn Shane:
- May 31, 1897 – Pender Street To Be Widened at Burrard
July 2022:
These five amazing volunteers have transcribed 52 pages of Vancouver City Council meetings from 1897:
Krystyna Richards:
- April 2 1897 – Vancouver Budget for 1897 Settled
Leah Minuk:
- April 5 1897 – Electric Poles on Barnard Street Must Be Moved Aside
Alannah Hall:
- April 12 1897 – Vancouver Will Employ Only British Subjects, Effective At Once
Darlene Ochotta
- April 20 1897 – No Music Hall Licenses To Be Issued At Present
- May 25 1897 – New Streetcar Route for Robson, Denman, Georgia
Lynn Shane
- April 26 1897 – Bicycle Parking Approved for a Trial Period
June 2022:
Transcribed by Lynn Shane:
- February 1, 1897 – Proposed By-Law Will Raise $70,000 for Schools
New transcriber Alannah Hall
- March 1, 1897 – Married Women as School Trustees?
also from 1897 from Darlene Ochatta:
- March 30, 1897 – Estimates Granted
Four sets of minutes from 1898 have been transcribed by Joanne McCormick
- January 31, 1898 –
- February 1, 1898 – Vancouver Wants Out of the Municipal Clauses Act
- February 7, 1898 –
- February 14, 1898 – Will Licensed Music Halls Be Allowed?
May 2022:
New transcriber Darlene Ochotta has transcribed minutes from 1897:
- March 4, 1897 – Selover’s Smelter Proposal Rejected
Gerald Soon has transcribed minutes from 1897:
- March 15, 1897 – No Bicycle-Only Roads to be Built
- March 22, 1897 – “Dangerous” Dwellings Ordered Cleaned or Demolished
- March 26, 1897 – Vancouver to Hold Referendum on Smelter Bonus
- March 29, 1897 – Pound Dogs’ Feed Costs 10 Cents Per Day Each
New transcriber Lynn Shane has transcribed minutes from 1897:
- February 15 1897 – Safer Jail Accommodations Called For
April 2022:
Joanne McCormick has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1898:
- January 3, 1898 – Council Meeting Adjourned in Memory of David Oppenheimer
- January 10 1897 – Council for 1897 Wrap Up Business
- January 17, 1898 10:00 am – Council for 1897 Vote Condolences to Templeton Family
- January 17, 1898 11:00 am – Council for 1898 Adjourned in Memory of William Templeton
- January 20, 1898 – Committees Formed for 1898
- January 24, 1898 – Committees Begin the Work of 1898
Gerald Soon has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1897:
- January 18, 1897 10:00am – Final Meeting for Council of 1896
- January 18, 1897 12:00 pm – First Meeting for Council of 1897
- January 25, 1897 – Vancouver Wants Industrial Railway to the Coast
March 2022:
Krystyna Richards has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- November 9, 1896 – New City Hall in Market Building?
Hal Bell-Irving has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
December 7, 1896 – McAllister & Fulton Appointed to Police Force
Anonymous has transcribed the final Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- December 14, 1896 – Additional Cemetery Grounds Needed
- December 21, 1896 – City Salaries To Be Paid Before Christmas
- December 28, 1896 – Detective Added to Police For
Leah Minuk has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1897:
- January 4, 1897 – Armstrong & Morrison’s Steel Pipe Approved
Gerald Soon has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1897:
- January 11, 1897 – Amendments to Polling By-Law Introduced
February 2022:
Hal Bell-Irving has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- July 27, 1896 – Water Committee’s Agreement Overturned
Gerald Soon has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- August 24, 1896 – Vancouver Favours Kootenay Railway, Fraser River Flood Protection
- November 23, 1896 – Brush By-law Will Be Enforced
- November 30, 1896 – Fire Department Needs A New Team of Horses
Joanne McCormick has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1897:
- December 3, 1897 – CPR Properties to be Exempted from Taxes for 20 Years
- December 6, 1897 – Local Council of Women Request the Appointment of a Police Matron
- December 13, 1897 – Streetcar May Run to New City Hall
- December 20, 1897 – Westminster Avenue Laundry Under Investigation
Leah Minuk has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- November 2, 1896 – J. M. Stewart Appointed Chief of Police
January 2022:
Krystyna Richards has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- August 3, 1896 – Cowderoy appointed City Accountant
Gerald Soon has transcribed Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- August 10, 1896 – Granville Street Grading Obstructs Doorways
- August 17, 1896 – Liquor Sales During Carnival To Go Ahead
- Sept 8, 1896 – Water To Be Cut Off If Bill Not Paid
New transcriber Cinda Jong has transcribed page one of Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- October 26, 1896 – John Devine appointed City Assessor
New transcriber Lynne Jambor has transcribed page one of Vancouver City Council minutes from 1896:
- November 16, 1896 – Vancouver Police Men Need New Raincoats