Abstract Papers of a former La Crosse City Council member Joseph Addis, 1975-1993. Arranged alphabetically by topic or committee, the collection contains a sampling of documents that city council dealt with mainly from 1984-1993, ranging from agreements to zoning, but should not be viewed as complete or as a record of decisions by the Council during this time.Although Addis served on the La Crosse (Wis.) City Council from 1969 to his death in 1992, the collection does not contain any...

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La Crosse (Wis.) Common Council Miscellaneous Applications for Licenses (1885-1900) collection includes one application for a wholesale license submitted by Erik Throstad (1885), one application submitted by Raymond Tausche for a saloon license (1892), and one application for a saloon license submitted by C. & J. Michel Brewing Co. (1900).

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La Crosse (Wis.). Common Council Miscellaneous Paid Bills (1861-1909) collection includes an assortment of receipts paid out by the City of La Crosse's Common Council.

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The La Crosse (Wis.) Common Council Oaths of Office, 1856, collection includes the written oaths of office for the members of the City of La Crosse Common Council for the year, 1856. In addtion, there is a small written history about the founding of La Crosse's city government in 1856.

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The La Crosse (Wis.). Proceedings of the Common Council (1920-1921) collection includes one book (342 pages) which contains a synopsis of the proceedings of the Common Council of the City of La Crosse, Wis.

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Resolutions, 1919-1932, of the Common Council of La Crosse, Wisconsin, dealing with aviation and the first publicly operated airfield in La Crosse called Salzer Field. The City first leased the 115-acre site in 1919 and later purchased it in 1928, finally abandoning it in 1933.

Abstract Resolutions and reports from the Committee on Bridges to the Common Council, 1857-1932. The materials are arranged by bridge location; 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 new or improvements to existing bridges. Bridges best represented in this series are the main and west channel bridges across the Mississippi River, including the ice or...

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;...

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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.

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...