La Crosse (Wis.). Common Council
Organization
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Buildings and Grounds, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Buildings and Grounds
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 025
Abstract
Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Buildings & Grounds to the Common Council, 1859-1932 (bulk 1874-1932). The materials are arranged by building name; therein, chronologically. There isn’t any further indexing to this collection at this time other than what the City Clerk has on index cards.The reports are mostly requests for proposed buildings or improvements to existing city owned buildings. The series includes documents relating to: City Hall, 1870-1932;...
Dates:
1859-1932; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Finance, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Finance
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 026
Abstract
Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Finance of the Common Council, 1858-1932. The materials are arranged in chronological order. The reports are mostly budget requests and financial reports prepared for Council.
Dates:
1858-1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Fire, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Fire
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 001
Abstract
Common Council resolutions, petitions and reports with supporting documents relating to the Fire Department, 1856-1932. The materials are divided into two categories: petitions and fire department files. Petitions are citizen requests and include general petitions (1856; 1864, 1871-1875; 1888-1912), petitions for building permits (1857-1932) [building permits were required in the downtown fire districts], and petitions for gas/oil building permits (1900-1932).Fire department...
Dates:
1856-1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Highways, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Highways
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 037
Abstract
Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Highways to the Common Council, 1930-1932 consist only of resolutions dealing with a second causeway connecting the North and South sides of La Crosse, over the La Crosse River and La Crosse River marsh. This is called Lang Drive and was a city/county joint project, connecting the north end of 12th Street with George Street on the North side. The documents are divided into general resolutions and those dealing with the bridge over the La Crosse...
Dates:
1930-1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Judiciary, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Judiciary
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 021
Abstract
Common Council resolutions & reports relating to the Council's Judiciary committee (sometimes referred to as the Committee on Judiciary & City Attorney), 1856-1932. The materials are arranged chronologically. There isn't any further indexing to this collection at this time other than what the City Clerk has on index cards. Today the committee is called Judiciary & Administration.Examples of legal matters the Committee on Judiciary dealt with are tax redemptions,...
Dates:
1856-1932; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Parks, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Parks
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 020
Abstract
Common Council resolutions & reports relating to the city parks, 1869-1932. The materials are separated alphabetically into subject categories, then chronologically within the folders. The bulk of the resolutions date after 1900. The best represented subjects in the series are Cameron, Copeland, Myrick, Powell, and Riverside Parks, as well as financial documents.Until 1908 the Committee on Parks, a committee of the Common Council, authorized expenditures and oversaw the...
Dates:
1869-1932; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Police, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Police
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 002
Abstract
Common Council resolutions & reports relating to the Police Department, 1860-1932. The materials are roughly separated into subject series: petitions, reports, law enforcement, financial, prisoner, secret service, buildings and equipment, and personnel.
Dates:
1860-1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Public Baths, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Public Baths
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 028
Abstract
Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Public Baths to the Common Council, 1903-1932. The materials are arranged in chronological order. The Committee on Public Baths was responsible for the completion of both Pettibone Park beach bath houses in 1904 and 1926, and the North Side beach, located at the end of Logan Street, also called the Black River beach.Resolutions contain construction estimates and architectural invoices for the Pettibone Bath House, and petitions for a...
Dates:
1903-1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Public Utilities, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Public Utilities
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 029
Abstract
Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Public Utilities to the Common Council, 1874-1932. The materials are arranged in chronological order. The Committee on Public Utilities was organized about the mid 1920s and was responsible for Streetcars (1921-1931), Telephone/Telegraph service (1930-1931), Water & Waste Water utilities (sewers and water). The majority of this series are resolutions related to sewer (1883-1932) and water service (1874-1932).
Dates:
1874-1932
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Railroads, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Railroads
Record Group
Identifier: La Crosse Series 032
Abstract
Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Railroads to the Common Council, 1858-1932. The materials are divided into Railroad Lines and Streetcar Lines; therein, arrangement is chronological. The railroad lines best represented in the series are Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 1899-1932; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, 1874-1931; Green Bay lines (i.e. Green Bay & Minnesota; Green Bay & Western), 1873-1932; Milwaukee & St. Paul, 1868-1873, and La Crosse &...
Dates:
1858-1932
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- Municipal government -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 25
- Public records -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 25
- La Crosse (Wis.) -- Politics and government 3
- Cable cars (Streetcars) -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 2
- Airports -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Athletic fields -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Bathhouses -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Beaches -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Bridges -- Mississippi River 1
- Bridges -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- City council members -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Docks -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Education, Higher -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Finance, Public -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Financial records 1
- Fire departments -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Fire extinction -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Grounds maintenance -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Harbors -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- La Crosse (Wis.) -- Appropriations and expenditures 1
- La Crosse (Wis.) -- History 1
- La Crosse (Wis.) -- Officials and employees 1
- La Crosse (Wis.) -- Photographs 1
- La Crosse County (Wis.) -- Fairs 1
- Law enforcement -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Legal affairs -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Licenses -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Marine terminals -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Mayors -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Oaths 1
- Ordinances, Municipal -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Parks -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Police -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Public contracts -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Public schools -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Public utilities -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Railroads -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Receipts (Acknowledgements) 1
- Schools -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Sewage disposal -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Street lighting -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Streets -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Streets -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse -- Maintenance and repair 1
- Teachers colleges -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Telegraph -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Telephone -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
- Transportation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
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