Fire Department to buy new Team – May 7, 1894
The Board of Works accepted A.E.E. Clark’s offer to supply the City with crushed rock at $1.22 per cubic yard for a term of five years. Alderman Queen and the…
Liquor, Trades Licenses By-Laws Amended – May 25, 1893
This transcript was made in 2020 by Transcribimus volunteer Joanne McCormick Illustration: City of Vancouver Archives photo CVA 99-3069 [Vancouver Brewery, 1936] to see original handwritten minutes - click here City…
Council guarantees payment from By-Law Nos. 155, 168 – April 28, 1893
A special meeting to go over the debt guarantee as amended in By-Law 168, and to finalize the Plumbing By-Law.
C.F. Hutchings appointed Electric Inspector at a salary of one Dollar per year.
Vancouver Police ordered to enforce snow removal by-law – February 13, 1893
200 copies of the Health, Liquor and Trades License By-laws to be printed in pamphlet form. The Chief of Police was instructed to enforce the clearing of snow from the sidewalks. The Edison General Electric Co Ltd City was notified to close up the excavation where the side walks should be at the southeast corner of Pender and Seymour Streets and to remove the stones, boulders and other obstructions left there by the contractors.
Street railway proposition lost; Council wraps up business – December 28, 1891
Final meeting of the Council of 1891 Fire Chief allowed to order caps for the whole department from New York, as “they are not manufactured in this city”. A Trades…
One Vancouver leper placed on Darcy Island – December 21, 1891
Duncan MacRae to be paid $87.50 for building on Darcy Island. One Vancouver leper established there. Accounts were submitted before year end, particularly from the Board of Works. By-Law was…
City may acquire Electric Light and Street Railway – December 16, 1891
Special Meeting to review purchase of the Vancouver Electric Light and Street Railway Co. and to revise the Liquor License By-Law. This transcript was made in 2016 by Transcribimus volunteer…
Several new by-laws formed – December 11, 1891
Several by-laws were completed: Vagrancy, Bread, Guns etc., Pound, Market, Liquor, Fire Limit & Trades License. Use of the Market Hall was granted for the 26th of December to hold…
Changes to liquor license by-law – April 26, 1890
A Special Meeting was held to consider the liquor license by-law This transcript was made in 2015 by Transcribimus volunteers Margaret Sutherland and Joy Marie Vasquez and sponsored by Arnold…
Parks Committee formed for City of Vancouver – September 26, 1888
Aldermen Dougall, Coldwell, Alexander and Brighouse elected to form Parks Committee, with H.P. McCraney, A.G. Ferguson, and R.G. Tatlow