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SPECIAL COMMITTEES MINUTE BOOKS, VOLUME 5

Catalogue reference: ZCCB/38

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This record is a file about the SPECIAL COMMITTEES MINUTE BOOKS, VOLUME 5 dating from 1878-1893.

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Reference

ZCCB/38

Title

SPECIAL COMMITTEES MINUTE BOOKS, VOLUME 5

Date

1878-1893

Description

pp.1-13. Records Sub-Committee, 10 Oct.-10 Dec. 1878. From Nov. 1861 the care of Corporation records was dealt with by the Corporate Estate Committee until Nov. 1877, after which it was dealt with as a Sub-Committee of the Improvement Committee.

pp.14-15. Watch and School Attendance Committees, 27 May 1885. See Watch Committee minutes, 20 May 1885.

pp.30-41. Improvement, Corporate Estate and Town Hall Committees re pictures presented by H. Melling, 15 Dec. 1879-26 May 1880.

See Improvement Committee minutes, 19 Nov. 1879.

pp.42-4. Committee re salaries of Corporation officials, 8 Oct. 1889. Established by the Council, 11 Sept. 1889.

pp.60-3. Meeting of delegates from Sanitary Authorities re appointment of medical officer of health, 11 Sept. 1880-24 March 1881. Established by the Public Health Committee, 17 Aug. 1880.

pp.64-9. Joint committee of members of the Improvement Committee and Chester Farmers Club, 3-21 July 1891.

Established by the Improvement Committee, 24 June 1891.

pp.80-2. Improvement and Corporate Estate Sub-Committee re new code of byelaws for hackney carriages, 4 March-24 May 1881.

Established by the Improvement and Corporate Estate Committee, 16 Feb. 1881.

pp.83-7. Watch Sub-Committee re cab byelaws, 2 Aug.-28 Dec. 1882.

Established by the Watch Committee, 17 July 1882.

pp.96-8. Rental Sub-Committee, 27 June 1881.

See Finance Committee minutes 3 June 1881 and Improvement Committee minutes, 29 June 1881.

pp.110-19, 136. Water Special Sub-Committee, re water supply, 2 June 1882-3 March 1883.

Continued from CCB/37, p.276.

pp.120-1. Joint meeting Watch and Improvement Committees re position of lamp posts in Bridge Street and Eastgate Street, 23 Nov. 1882.

Established by the Improvement Committee, 20 Nov. 1882.

p.128. Watch Sub-Committee re resignation of captain of Volunteer Fire Brigade, 22 Sept. 1881.

pp.160-99, 240-1, 400-29, 480-99. River Dee; and Parliamentary Committees, 23 Feb. 1883-5 April 1889.

Established by the Council, 13 Dec. 1882.

p.200. Sub-Committees of the Improvement and Watch Committees re urinal in City Road, 30 Nov. 1881.

pp.214-9. Railway Train Accommodation Committee, 23 Feb. 1883 - 4 Jan. 1884.

Established by the Council, 14 Feb. 1883.

pp.220-32. Railway and Market Trains Committee, 16 March - 4 May 1885.

Established by the Council, 11 Feb. 1885.

pp.233-9, 350-98. Market Trains and Railway Rates and Charges Committee, 23 Nov. 1885-29 Dec. 1892.

Established by the Council, 9 Nov. 1885.

pp.250-6. Committee re closure of Chester Castle prison, 4 June-18 Aug. 1884.

Established by the Council, 21 May 1884.

pp.257-8. High Court of Justice Provincial Sittings Bill Committee, 28 April 1886.

Established by the Council, 14 April 1886.

pp.260-71. Special Committee re Local Government England and Wales Bill, 13 April-2 Oct. 1888.

Established by the Council, 11 April 1888.

pp.272-7. Special Committee re charities, 9 June-20 Oct. 1890.

See Council minutes, 11 June 1890.

pp.294-5. Committee re printing proceedings of the Council and Committees and also the Corporation accounts, 8 Oct. 1896.

Established by the Council, 12 Aug. 1896.

pp.300-19. Roodee Committee, 17 Nov. 1884-27 Feb. 1885.

Established by the Council, 10 Nov. 1884.

pp.320-48. Race Race course Committee, 25 May 1888-30 April 1891.

Continued in separate minute book, CCB/136.

Established by the Council, 8 Feb. 1888.

pp.430-5. Improvement Sub-Committee re purchase of land scheduled in the Chester Improvement Act, 1884, 22 Nov. 1886-5 April 1887.

p.444. Joint Watch and Public Health Committees re Artisans and Labourers Dwellings Act, 18 Dec. 1889. See Public Health Committee minutes.

Established by the Council, 23 Oct. 1889.

p.445-79. Technical Instruction Committee, 2 June 1890-17 Nov. 1892.

Continued in CCB/39, p.230.

Established by the Council, 12 Feb. 1890.

pp.500-22. Parliamentary Law and Finance joint committees re pauper lunatics and licensing of the Royalty Theatre etc., 7 June-21 Oct. 1889.

See Council minutes, 10 April 1889.

pp.523-39, 541-57, 560-601. Local Government Act and Parliamentary Committee re as above, 29 Nov. 1889 - 30 Jan. 1893. Continued in separate minute book, CCB/137.

Established by the Council, 9 Nov. 1889.

pp.540, 559. Sub-Committee to visit pauper lunatics, 3 Feb.- 20 Oct. 1890.

Established by the Local Government Act and Parliamentary Committee, 20 Jan. 1890.

p.558. Emergency meeting of the Local Government Act and Parliamentary Committee re break up of special committee on charities, 20 Oct. 1890

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Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Language

English

Record URL
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Series information

ZCCB/1-213

COUNCIL COMMITTEES: MINUTE BOOKS

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SPECIAL COMMITTEES MINUTE BOOKS, VOLUME 5