COUNCIL COMMITTEES: MINUTE BOOKS

ZCCB/1-213

COUNCIL COMMITTEES: MINUTE BOOKS

These minutes record and reflect the development of the powers and functions of the Council under the Corporations Act of 1835. Two of the committees established by the Council in 1836, the Finance Committee and the Watch Committee are still extant although their powers have changed, others such as the Electricity Committee reflect functions which have now passed from the control of the Corporation, and some such as the Northgate Street Improvement Committee and the Racecourse Committee represent committees appointed for a short-term specific purpose. The minutes of most of the special purpose committees were recorded in the Special Committees minute books, but there are a number of committees, such as the Library Committee and Publicity Committee, whose early minutes are recorded in the Special Committees minute books and later developed a separate series of their own.

Like the Council minutes, the minutes of each committee were hand written until Oct. 1896. From Nov. 1896 the minutes were printed, but continued to be pasted into separate volumes and signed by the committee chairmen until April 1961. For signed minutes of all committees, except the Education Committee, from May 1961 see COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES MINUTE BOOKS, CB.

In this list the committees have been arranged in date order of establishment, but under the most recent name. However, changes of name have been noted in the introduction to each committee and cross-referenced in the alphabetical list of committees

List of committees in chronological order as established, and covering dates of surviving minute books:

Note: Square brackets indicate that early minutes are in Special Committees minute books.

ZCCB/1-13 Finance Committee, 1836 1836-1961

ZCCB/14 Paving Committee, 1836 1836-1845

ZCCB/15-28 Watch Committee, 1836 1836-1961

ZCCB/29-33 Corporate Estate Committee, 1837 1837-1877

ZCCB/34-41 Special Committees, 1840 1840-1942

ZCCB/42 Police Committee, 1841 1841

ZCCB/43-45 Improvement Act and New Improvement Act Committees, 1844 1844-1846, 1876-1877

ZCCB/46 Cheshire Yeomanry Dinner Committee, 1845 1845-1846

ZCCB/47-75 Improvement Committee, 1846 1846-1961

ZCCB/76 Sanitary Committee, 1848 [1848]-1872

ZCCB/77 Baths and Wash-houses Committee, 1850 1850-1871

ZCCB/78 River Dee Committee, 1850 [1850]-1877

ZCCB/79 Common Lodging Houses Committee, 1851 [1851]-1872

ZCCB/80 Patents and Public Records Committee, 1856 [1856]-1859

ZCCB/81 Parliamentary Committee, 1857 [1857]-1872

ZCCB/82 Finance Enquiry Committee, 1860 1860

ZCCB/83-94 Town Hall and Parliamentary Committee, 1863 1863-1961

ZCCB/95 New Park Committees, 1867 1867

ZCCB/96 General Purposes Committee, 1869 1876-1900

ZCCB/97-112 Health Committee, 1872 1872-1961

ZCCB/113 School Accommodation Committee, 1873 1873-1876

ZCCB/114-117 Library Committee, 1874 [1874]-1961

ZCCB/118-120 General Sewering Committee, 1876 1877-1935

ZCCB/121-128 School Attendance Committee, 1877 1877-1967

ZCCB/129 Northgate Street Improvement Committee, 1877 1877-1881

ZCCB/130-135 Markets and Baths Committee, 1887 1887-1961

ZCCB/136 Racecourse Committee, 1888 [1888]-1902

ZCCB/137 Local Government Act and Parliamentary Committee, 1893 1893-1902

ZCCB/138 Water Supply Committee, 1892 1892-1894

ZCCB/139-142 Electricity Committee, 1893 1893-1949

ZCCB/143-150 Housing Committee, 1899 1899-1961

ZCCB/151-155 Transport Committee, 1901 1901-1961

ZCCB/156-185 Education Committee, 1903-1974 1903-1970

ZCCB/186-188 Publicity Committee, 1905 [1905]-1961

ZCCB/189-190 Parks and Allotments Committee, 1908 1908-1961

ZCCB/191-192 City and County Schools, Governing Body, 1910 1910-1937

ZCCB/193 Mental Deficiency Act Committee, 1914 1914-1931

ZCCB/194 Rating Committee, 1926 1926-1953

ZCCB/195-199 Public Assistance Committee, 1929 1929-1948

ZCCB/200-201 Emergency Committee, 1939 1939-1945

ZCCB/202 Annual Contracts Committee, 1942 1942-1960

ZCCB/203 Staffing, Salaries and Wages Committee, 1943 1943-1945

ZCCB/204 Child Care Committee, 1947 1947-1961

ZCCB/205-206 Welfare Committee, 1948 1948-1961

ZCCB/207 Civil Defence Committee, 1951 1951-1961

ZCCB/208-209 Assessment Committee 1926-1950

ZCCB/210 Chester Hospitals Advisory Committee 1938-1947

ZCCB/211 Gateway Theatre Board of Management 1968-1978

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