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Fort William Council Minutes
CA ON00372 1 · Série · 1892-1969
Parte de City of Fort William fonds

This series consists of meeting minutes for the Municipal Council for the Town and City of Fort William. Comprehensive indexes compiled by staff at the City Clerk’s office provide access to the various issues discussed at council meetings.

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Winston Hall Committee Minutes
CA ON00372 10 · Série · 1945-1950
Parte de City of Fort William fonds

Opening in January of 1944, Winston Hall was constructed as a Women’s residence for wartime housing by the War Munitions and Supply Ministry of the Federal Government. When the property was deemed to be surplus, City Council acquired it through an agreement with the Director of the Veterans’ Land Act (October 15th 1945) and by arranging to borrow $80,000 for the purchase under By-law 3954 (October 9th, 1945). The Ontario Government approved the agreement between the Director of the Veterans’ Land Act and Council through enacting the City of Fort William Act, 1946.

Council appointed five of its members to the Winston Hall Committee on October 23, 1945 in order to direct the management of the facility. The committee first convened 2 days later on October 25th, 1945 and elected Alderman Booth as the chair. Renovations, the appointment of management, personnel, lease and rental arrangements were items addressed by the committee. At various points, the fixtures in Winston Hall included a grocery, concessions, bowling alley, assembly hall and classrooms for the Canadian Vocational Training School.

Between 1945 and 1948, other programs to manage construction of post-war housing were administered by a Housing Committee that was established by council on January 9th 1945. After 1949, however, the Winston Hall Committee advised in these local improvement matters between the City of Fort William and Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation and was thenceforward known as the Winston Hall and Civic Housing Committee. In Fort William, the last project of this kind was identified as project 10. Details regarding agreements between Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the City of Fort William can be found in the City Clerks Files under Housing.

On November 9, 1950 the members of the Winston Hall and Civic Housing Committee advised council to authorize the sale of the Winston Hall property to Mr. Alan Guyer. Council had already approved a leasing arrangement for the property on May 30, 1950 under by-law 4342. After coming to an agreement of sale on November 28, 1950, By-law 4424, passed through Council on March 30th, authorizing the sale to Mr. Guyer for the Winston Hall Property and ending the City’s commitment to the management of the property.

Building Permit Registers
CA ON00372 11 · Série · 1907-1969
Parte de City of Fort William fonds

Outlined in By-law 325 (1903), the duties of the Building Inspector included the examination of construction of buildings and repairs, making the Office of the Building Inspector a likely candidate for the responsibility of the Fort William building permit registers. Through reviewing annual reports (Series 16) it appears that the office of the Building Inspector came under the direction of the Fire Water and Light Committee.

Arranged numerically by year and permit number, registers (Between 1912 and 1972) generally include the following details:
permit number, date, owner, information on the location of the building including lot, block, plan, street and address, a description of the building including construction details of walls, foundations and roof, the names of architect/contractor and plumber/electrician, the costs of the construction, any fees charged and the purpose of the permit. Monthly summaries give the
totals for different categories of construction such as duplexes, single dwellings, sheds, commercial and institutional buildings.

The earliest building permits (1907-1911) do not include details regarding the contractor, builder, plumber or electrician, but still provide a description of the purpose of building and value attached to the construction.

This series consists of bound volumes with details of construction completed under a permit number. There is no index to permit numbers, by name or property. Researchers must know the approximate year of the construction for a property in order to search, page by page, for the street address.

Expenditure Records
CA ON00372 12 · Série · 1914-1952
Parte de City of Fort William fonds

The various Standing Committees of Council and their duties were established under By-law #709, passed in 1909. This series consists of the Expenditure Records of the Committee operations reflecting various detailed accounts of the financial aspects of each Committee. Date, name, particulars, V. No., and amount are the common headings that are included in the Expenditure Records of all the Committees, as well each record has a variety of detailed accounts reflecting the operation of each Committee.

The following are just a few of the Committees and their duties in this series.

The Finance Committee oversaw and had access to account books and documents in the treasurer’s office, regulated all matters regarding receipt of payment.

The Works Committee was responsible for reporting to Council on all regulations and matters relating to fences, planting trees, boulevards, sewers, drains, streets and thoroughfares.

The Public Utilities Committee reported on all matters relating to Waterworks, Telephone and Street Railway and regulated the construction, operation and maintenance of these utilities.

The Fire, Water & Light Committee were responsible for managing and reporting on the organization, equipment and maintenance of the Fire Brigade and its equipment. They also reviewed the financial records of the Fire Department.

The License and Relief Committee oversaw all matters relating to the issue of licenses, fees, and the appropriation made by Council for the relief of the poor.

The Property Committee had control of all real property, including Public Buildings and Cemeteries belonging to the City, supervised Mountain View Cemetery, regulated fees and sale of plots. Reported on heating, lighting, purchases, erection and maintenance of sites for public buildings and regulated the salaries of caretakers of building and grounds.

No committee reports or correspondence have survived.

15 bound handwritten volumes exist dated 1914 - 1952.

Assessment Rolls
CA ON00372 13 · Série · 1902-1969
Parte de City of Fort William fonds

E. S. Rutledge was appointed in 1903 as the Collector of Rates for the Town of Fort William and retired at the end of 1905.

When established as a Town on April 14th, 1892 by the Province of Ontario, four wards were established in Fort William and their boundaries defined. Assessment rolls, currently in preparation by the township of Neebing, were to be transferred as appropriate to the new Town of Fort William for the collection of taxes. It is unknown who acted as the original assessment commissioner and tax collector for the Town of Fort William, however, J.J. Wells held the position from 1905 to 1912 and was the original Assessment Commissioner /Tax Collector for the newly incorporated City in 1907.

Under the Act Respecting Municipal Institutions 1914 (Chapter 192 Section 230) assessment commissioners could be appointed by a Council through a By-law. The records show Assessment Commissioners for the Town of Fort William as follows; J.J. Wells, 1905 to
1912 - Charles England, 1913- 1916 - R. Dagger 1931 to June 1945 (Hendersons) - Alexander Halliday appointed under By Law 3937 dated June 26th, 1945 and sworn in June 30, 1945 - 1950 Hendersons Lists J. A. Colvin as Assessment Commissioner - W. Paul Simpson appointed under By-law 4356 dated July 11th 1950 takes office August 8th - Wilbert Wray appointed under By-law 11-1957 dated February 26th, 1957.

Organized by Ward and Subdivision, details of the Assessment Rolls included the Name, Address and Occupation of the Property Owner, the street name, lot number, house number, plan number, size of the lot, The Rate, the Actual Land and Building Value, school support, number of children and whether the occupant was a tenant or an owner.

In addition to calculating property values for tax purposes, early Assessment rolls were used for election purposes to establish polling sub divisions and to determine eligibility to vote on the bases of property ownership.

Under By-law 4262 (1949) Assessment for the year was to be conducted between January and September, the assessment rolls to be returned to the City Clerk by dates specified in the bylaw. In the same year, a report prepared by Stevenson and Kellogg indicated that the Commissioner completed all assessments and that the department was overburdened, spending most of its time on the collection of taxes. It was recommended that the department be severed in order to have one assessment office and one tax office. In 1950 this division was completed and a new Assessment Commissioner was hired for the City of Fort William.

This series is virtually complete consisting of 817 bound volumes with detailed records of information for assessment purposes. Fort William Collector’s Rolls, Series 15 may substitute or be used to fill in any gaps in the Assessment Rolls.