Title: Town of Wauwatosa Records
Inclusive Dates: 1885-1957

Creator:

• Wauwatosa (Wis.)

Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 14

Quantity:

• 2.7 cubic ft. (7 boxes)
• 17 oversize folders
• 80 volumes

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Records for the Town (and later City) of Wauwatosa. Collection contains annexation materials, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, maps, and tax rolls.

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Language: English

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Organized in 1840, the Town of Wauwatosa came from territory of the Town of Milwaukee, township seven north, range twenty east. The new Town’s territory remained static until about 1900. Then the City of Milwaukee annexed surrounding territories, confining the Town to an area bordering the Town of Granville to the north, Greenfield to the South, the City and Town of Milwaukee to the east and Waukesha to the west. In 1892, the Village of Wauwatosa was incorporated from part of the Town of Wauwatosa, which later became the City of Wauwatosa in 1897. The City of Wauwatosa annexed the majority of the Town of Wauwatosa in 1952-1954. The cities of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and West Allis annexed the remainder of the Town of Wauwatosa by 1956.

This collection contains Annexation Files, which include sketches (maps) designating the areas of annexation, along with Milwaukee Common Council ordinances, public notices, petitions, and administrative and legal files documenting the process of annexation, arranged in resolution number order. It also contains materials on various departments, such as the Building Inspector, Fire Department, Health Department, Highway, Sewerage Commission, and Miscellaneous Records of the Town of Wauwatosa, which is comprised of civil defense program, financial reports, and lists of utility permits.

Town of Wauwatosa records also include School Files, comprised of correspondence and financial statements, as well as documents focusing on the redistricting of Joint School Districts, and the creation and dissolution of the Union Free High School District. The Real Estate files include Real Estate Descriptions, describing the quarter section parcels of land known as the Town of Wauwatosa and an Assessment Schedule. Various Town departments, such as Town Assessor, Town Board, and Town Clerk contain correspondence, financial records, statements of assessments, township plat maps, chattel mortgage records, maps, quarter section atlases, and maps.

There are also numerous volumes from the various Town Departments, including the Assessment Rolls, which contain a real estate assessment by section number as well as a personal property assessment roll, which is alphabetical by first letter of surname in the back of the volume. The minutes of the Board of Supervisors contains regular and special meetings, including Town Board, Town Meeting, Board of Review, Annual Meeting, and Election results. The Town Clerk has multiple volumes too, including the Clerk’s Book, a ledger of debits and credits for various Town accounts such as schools, road and bridge fund, and Town Poor; the Tax Rolls contain real estate tax rolls and personal property rolls, the real estate tax roll is arranged by section and the personal property tax roll is alphabetically arranged and follows real estate tax roll in each volume (some years are missing); the Road Record includes road district reorganizations, appropriations, surveys, and orders of the Board of Supervisors; and Chattel Mortgage Records.

The collection is arranged alphabetically, then chronologically within each folder.

A transcription of the Tax Roll, 1890 (vol. 67) was created due to the lack of census information available for that year. It is avaiable upon request.

Town of Wauwatosa Records, 1885-1957, Collection 14. City of Milwaukee Archival Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Archival Collections

• City Attorney Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 1.

• City Treasurer Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 68.

• Department of Public Works Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 3.

Publications and Other Items

City of Wauwatosa : 100 Anniversary, 1835-1935

Genealogical Abstracts from the Wauwatosa News, 1899-1904

Wright's Wauwatosa (Milwaukee County, Wis.) City Directory

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view City of Milwaukee Archival Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Milwaukee Public Library receives official materials from city departments via the Milwaukee City Records Center, pursuant to state statutes and city ordinances governing the permanent retention of city records.

Processing Information

The papers were processed by Robert Carter, 1997 and revised by Gayle Ecklund, 2000. Bob Jaeger added materials, 2017. The volumes were processed by Janet K. Geronime, 1996 and revised by Gayle M. Ecklund, 2001. In 2018, Bob Jaeger combined the previous Town of Wauwatosa collections with CMAC 14.

	Annexation
Box   1 Folder   1	Apportionment Board Minutes, 1954-1956
Box   1 Folder   2	Apportionment of Assets and Liabilities, 1946-1956
Box   1 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1952-1955
Box   1 Folder   4-87	File No. 47-2208-C – 55-3107-A, 1948-1956
Box   2 Folder   1	Tax Levy, claim no. 56167-56211, 1952-1954
	Board of Health
Volume   1	Minutes, April 1905-September 1918
Volume   2	Minutes, March 1917-April 1937
Volume   3	Minutes, May 1940-February 1954
Box   2 Folder   2	Minutes, loose items found in volumes, 1926-1939, undated
Box   2 Folder   3	Notice to Connect Domestic Sewage Disposal Facilities With Town Sanitary Sewerage System, 1941
	Board of Supervisors
Volume   4	Minutes, March 1854-March 1892
Volume   5	Minutes, March 1892-March 1901
Volume   6	Minutes, April 1901-September 1904
Volume   7	Minutes, September 1904-October 1909
Volume   8	Minutes, April 1910-March 1913
Volume   9	Minutes, April 1913-April 1916
Volume   10	Minutes, April 1916-July 1918
Volume   11	Minutes, August 1918-March 1921
Volume   12	Minutes, April 1921-April 1923
Volume   13	Minutes, April 1923-April 1925
Volume   14	Minutes, April 1925-December 1927
Volume   15	Minutes, January 1928-August 1931
Volume   16	Minutes, August 1931-May 1935
Volume   17	Minutes, May 1935-November 1938
Volume   18	Minutes, November 1938-March 1941
Volume   19	Minutes, March 1941-July 1943
Volume   20	Minutes, August 1943-March 1947
Volume   21	Minutes, April 1947-October 1950
Volume   22	Minutes, October 1950-March 1952
Volume   23	Minutes, April 1952-August 1956
Box   2 Folder   4	Building Department, building permits, 1949-1953
Box   2 Folder   5	Civil Defense Program, 1942-1954
Box   2 Folder   6	Department of Building Inspection, correspondence, 1941-1947
Box   2 Folder   7	Financial Reports, miscellaneous, 1951-1956
Box   2 Folder   8	Fire Department, annual reports and inventory, 1943-1946
	Health Department
Box   2 Folder   9	Correspondence, 1940-1948
Box   2 Folder   10	Milwaukee Isolation Hospital Certificates, 1946-1947
Box   2 Folder   11	Miscellaneous, 1944-1954
Volume   24	Record of Births, 1898-1907
Volume   25	Record of Births, index compiled by Manning M. Bookstaff, 1996
Box   2 Folder   12	Reports, 1940-1948
	Highways
Box   2 Folder   13	Correspondence, 1935-1951
Box   2 Folder   14	Hearing Transcript, 1933
Oversize Folder   1	Tax Lists, Road Districts #1-12, undated
Oversize Folder   2	Tax Lists, Road Districts #13-24, undated
Oversize Folder   3	Tax Lists, Road District #9 and personal property Districts #1-24, 1907, undated
Oversize Folder   4	Tax Lists, Road Districts #1-11, 1916
Oversize Folder   5	Tax Lists, Road Districts #12-18, 1916
Oversize Folder   6	Tax Lists, Road Districts #19-24, 1916
	Overseer of Highways – Liquor Licenses Issued
Volume   27	Road District #1, 1905
Volume   27	Road District #2, 1895
Volume   29	Road District #2, 1905
Volume   31	Road District #3, 1905
Volume   26	Road District #18, 1910-1911
Volume   30	Road District #22, 1905
Volume   29	Road District #27, 1897-1904
Volume   26	Road District #32, 1892-1895
Volume   30	Road District #32, 1900-1904
Volume   28	Road District #37, 1895-1904
Volume   26	Road District, unidentified, 1898
Volume   28	Road District, unidentified, 1912-1913
	Permits
Box   2 Folder   15	Electrical Licenses and Reports, 1951-1952
Box   2 Folder   16	Gas, 1951-1952
Box   2 Folder   17	Plumbing, 1951-1952
	Quarter Section Atlases, Maps, and Plat Books
Oversize Folder   7	Miscellaneous Maps, 1950-1956
Volume   32	“Official Quarter Sectional Atlas” prepared by Steinhagen & Steinhagen (17” x 17I” version), reference map in front, 1931
Volume   35	“Official Quarter Sectional Atlas” prepared by Steinhagen & Steinhagen (scale 1’+150’), 1931
Oversize Folder   8-9	Quarter Section Atlas, undated
Volume   33	Quarter Section Atlas, with sewer lines and reference map, undated
Oversize Folder   10	Quarter Section Map, S.E. Section 4, undated
Volume   34	Subdivision Plats, two index sheets, undated
	Real Estate
Box   3 Folder   1	Assessment Schedule, undated
Box   3 Folder   2	Descriptions, Section 2-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   3	Descriptions, Section 3-Township 7-Range 21E, NE & SE Quarters, 1937
Box   3 Folder   4	Descriptions, Section 3-Township 7-Range 21E, NW & SW Quarters, 1937
Box   3 Folder   5	Descriptions, Section 4-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   6	Descriptions, Section 5, 6, 7-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   7	Descriptions, Section 8-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   8	Descriptions, Section 9-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   9	Descriptions, Section 10-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   10	Descriptions, Section 17 & 18-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   11	Descriptions, Section 19-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   12	Descriptions, Section 20, 21, 28-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   13	Descriptions, Section 29-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   14	Descriptions, Section 30-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   15	Descriptions, Section 31-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   16	Descriptions, Section 32-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   3 Folder   17	Descriptions, Section 33-Township 7-Range 21E, 1937
Box   4 Folder   1	Descriptions, town shed, 1932
	Schools
Box   4 Folder   2	Correspondence and Financial, 1931-1955
Box   4 Folder   3	District #3 (Washington), apportionment of assets and liabilities, 1954-1957
Box   4 Folder   4	District #7, legal files, 1931-1934
Box   4 Folder   5	Districts #10, #11, 1903-1957
Box   4 Folder   6	Districts #3, #4, #10, 1942-1956
Box   4 Folder   7	Establishment of District #5, 1954
Box   4 Folder   8	Library Books Selected, 1939
Volume   36	Record of Books Belonging to School Libraries, 1898-1901
Box   4 Folder   9	Record of Books Belonging to School Libraries, loose items found in volume, undated
Box   4 Folder   10	Redistricting Joint School District #1 Wauwatosa, City of West Allis, Village of West Milwaukee, Town of Greenfield and Town of New Berlin, 1955-1956
Box   4 Folder   11	Redistricting Joint School District #9 Wauwatosa, Town of Greenfield, Town of New Berlin and Town of Brookfield, 1938
Box   4 Folder   12	Redistricting Joint School District #14 Wauwatosa and Town of Granville and School District #3 Town of Granville, 1934-1942
Box   4 Folder   13	Redistricting Joint School District #4 Wauwatosa and Town of Brookfield and School District #3 Town of Brookfield, 1946-1955
Box   4 Folder   14	Redistricting Joint School District #1 Wauwatosa and District #3 Town of Granville, Creating Joint School District #14, 1924
Box   4 Folder   15	Redistricting School District #2 and School District #7 Town of Wauwatosa, 1938-1955
Box   4 Folder   16	Special Election “Shall the Town of Wauwatosa be Created a School District”, 1929, 1929
Box   4 Folder   17	Union Free High School, 1922-1954
Box   5 Folder   1	Sewerage Commission, legal files (Thielen & Thielen vs. Metropolitan Sewerage Commission), 1921
Box   5 Folder   2	Sewerage Commission, sewer operating expenses, 1940-1956
Oversize Folder   11	Sewers, construction drawings and system plan, 1955
Box   5 Folder   3-4	Sewers, sanitary sewer installation, 1937-1952
	Town Assessor
Box   5 Folder   5	Agricultural (farm) Reports, 1939-1947
Volume   37	Assessment Rolls, Sections 1-24, undated
Volume   38	Assessment Rolls, Sections 25-36, undated
Volume   39	Assessment Rolls, 1869
Volume   40	Assessment Rolls, 1888
Oversize Folder   12	Assessment Rolls, 1922-1923
Box   5 Folder   6	Certified Report of Railroads, 1899-1902
Box   5 Folder   7	Town Attorney, correspondence and opinions, 1921-1956
	Town Board
Box   5 Folder   8	Agreements, 1920-1956
Box   5 Folder   9	Appeals to Milwaukee County Board of Adjustments on Zoning Permits, 1948-1949
Box   5 Folder   10	Applications to Milwaukee County for Change of Zoning Ordinance, 1940-1948
Box   5 Folder   11	Audit Reports, 1931-1932, 1956
Box   5 Folder   12	Claims, 1928-1934
Box   5 Folder   13	Correspondence, 1933-1952
Box   5 Folder   14	Correspondence and Ordinances for Gas Distribution Center, 1928-1940
Box   6 Folder   1	Decisions and Orders, notices of hearings on Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, 1932-1947
Box   6 Folder   2	Notice of Public Hearing, zoning ordinance amendments, 1943-1955
Box   6 Folder   3	Ordinances Passed and Amended, 1917-1946
Oversize Folder   14	Petitions for Water Distribution System, 1940
Box   6 Folder   4	Real Estate Purchases, 1941-1947
Box   6 Folder   5	Sewer Bids, 1929-1931
Box   6 Folder   6	Sewer Hearing, 1930
Box   6 Folder   7	Sewer Nuisance Problem, S. 87th and S. 88th Streets, 1941-1943
Box   6 Folder   8	Storage Garage, building construction, 1947-1948
	Town Clerk
Oversize Folder   15	Chattel Mortgage Records, 1885-1919
Volume   41	Chattel Mortgage Records, 1919-1926
Volume   42	Chattel Mortgage Records, 1926-1931
Volume   43	Clerk’s Book, 1842-1874
Box   6 Folder   9	Correspondence, 1941-1956
Box   6 Folder   10	Correspondence, Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co., 1937-1938
Box   6 Folder   11	Correspondence, Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department, 1935-1946
Box   6 Folder   12-18	County Apportionment, taxation, 1894-1951
Box   7 Folder   1-2	Elections, financial statements, 1950-1956
Box   7 Folder   3	Elections, nomination papers, 1952-1956
Box   7 Folder   4	Elections, statement of results, 1940-1954
Oversize Folder   16	Elections, tally lists, 1932, 1954
Volume   44	General Ledger, 1948-1956
Box   7 Folder   5	Milwaukee County Farm Drain 7, 1944-1952
Box   7 Folder   6	Municipal Bonds, 1937
Box   7 Folder   7	Promissory Note, 1954
Volume   45	Road Record, 1840-1917
Volume   46	Road Record, 1851-1892
Box   7 Folder   8	Road Record, loose items found in volumes, 1840-1917
Box   7 Folder   9	State Trust Fund Loan, 1942
Box   7 Folder   10-13	Statement of Assessments, 1898-1953
Box   7 Folder   14	Statement of Noxious Weed Tax, 1909
Box   7 Folder   15-19	Statement of Taxes and Indebtedness, 1904-1955
Volume   47	Tax Roll, 1868
Volume   48	Tax Roll, 1870
Volume   49	Tax Roll, 1871
Volume   50	Tax Roll, 1872
Volume   51	Tax Roll, 1873
Volume   52	Tax Roll, 1874
Volume   53	Tax Roll, 1876
Volume   54	Tax Roll, 1877
Volume   55	Tax Roll, 1878
Volume   56	Tax Roll, 1879
Volume   57	Tax Roll, 1880
Volume   58	Tax Roll, 1881
Volume   59	Tax Roll, 1882
Volume   60	Tax Roll, 1883
Volume   61	Tax Roll, 1884
Volume   62	Tax Roll, 1885
Volume   63	Tax Roll, 1886
Volume   64	Tax Roll, 1887
Volume   65	Tax Roll, 1888
Volume   66	Tax Roll, 1889
Volume   67	Tax Roll, 1890
Volume   68	Tax Roll, 1891
Volume   69-70	Tax Roll, 1892
Volume   71	Tax Roll, 1893
Volume   72	Tax Roll, 1894
Volume   73	Tax Roll, 1895
Volume   74	Tax Roll, 1896
Volume   75	Tax Roll, 1897
Volume   76	Tax Roll, 1898
Volume   77	Tax Roll, 1899
Volume   78	Tax Roll, 1900
Box   7 Folder   20	Tax Roll, 1909
Box   7 Folder   21	Temporary Loan Authorizations, 1938-1942
Volume   79	Town Order Cancellation Book, 1880-1904
Volume   80	Town Order Cancellation Book, 1904-1913
Oversize Folder   17	Township Plat Maps, 1953-1954
Box   7 Folder   22	Town Hall, construction (2200 N. Lovers Lane Road), 1946-1947
Box   7 Folder   23	Town Hall, leases (7701 W. Menomonee River Drive), 1932-1943
Box   7 Folder   24	Town Supervisors, annual reports, 1885, 1897
Box   7 Folder   25	Zoning Maps, 1938