Village of Bay View Records, 1879-1887

Scope and Content Note

Records of the Village of Bay View, Milwaukee County. Includes Wisconsin Board Meetings beginning with the first meeting held 1 July 1879, and continuing through 14 March 1887. Election results for village positions are included. There are also meeting minutes and clippings from the Bay View Library Association, as well as a summary of criminal cases heard by Police Justice/Justice of the Peace. Index lists name of Defendant.

The tax roll contains separate listings for real estate and personal property. The real estate section is NOT alphabetically arranged and gives name of owner, description of property including lot, block, section, township, range, valuation, amount of corporation tax and collector's fee, by whom paid, and date of payment. The personal property section IS alphabetically arranged. Information includes valuation of personal property, amount of corporation tax and collector's fee, paid by whom, and date of payment.