1916 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

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Title

1916 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County

Subject

Welland County meeting minutes for the year 1916

Description

Scanned copy of the proceedings of the council of Welland County for 1916.

George Rysdale was County Warden, with the following councillors: Albert Nelson, Alfred G. Willson, B. A. Pattison, Charles E. Steele, Edward L. Spear, Frank Tunnacliffe, H. W. Tufts, James Alex Learn, James William Lorraway, Jesse G. Morningstar, John Flanagan, John J. Nichol, Omer B. Neff, Samuel Burnison, Walter W. Grenville, William F. Kramer, William A. Hern, William M. Hogg, and William McGill.

It contains four sessions: January 25-February 1, June 6-10 & June 22-29, September 7-8, and October 20-23.

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

1916

Rights

Public domain

Format

Book segment

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

LHC 971.338 Wel 1916

Coverage

Welland County

Files

1916-compressed.pdf

Citation

Welland County, “1916 - Proceedings of the council of Welland County,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed June 26, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11463.