1880 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

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Title

1880 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

Subject

Welland County meeting minutes for the year 1880

Description

Scanned copy of the proceedings of the council of Welland County for 1880.

George J. Duncan was County Warden, with the following councillors: A. Frazer, Charles Keller, David Misener, Edward Lee, Edwin F. Hershey, Edwin Morris, Elisha Furry, Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, George Page, J. Hamilton Burgar, James Smith, John A. Law, John A. Ramsden, John Coulson, Joseph Garner, Levi Baker, Robert J. Johnston, Thaddeus W. Hooker, Walter Upper, and William Briggs Pringle.

It contains two sessions: January 27-31, and December 6-11.

The meetings were held at the Welland County Courthouse.

Welland County was the precursor to today's Niagara Regional government (Niagara was composed of Lincoln County and Welland County from 1856-1969).

In the minutes will be found historical decisions being made on subjects such as schools/education, bridges, public buildings, tax assessments, creation of by-laws, and more.

Creator

Welland County

Source

Welland Public Library Local History Collection

Date

1880

Rights

Public domain

Format

Book segment

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

LHC 971.338 Wel 1880

Coverage

Welland County

Files

1880 new-merged.pdf

Citation

Welland County, “1880 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed June 30, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11234.