Title: Sewerage Commission Records
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1991

Creators:

• Milwaukee (Wis.). Sewerage Commission.
• Milwaukee County (Wis.). Metropolitan Sewerage Commission.

Call Number: City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 59

Quantity:

• 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box)
• 5 volumes

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the Sewerage Commission for the City of Milwaukee and the Metropolitan area. Contains various reports and publications.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-cmac0059

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The Milwaukee Sewerage Commission was created by Wisconsin Statute in 1913. Members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council. The Commission is responsible for the planning and construction of new sewerage systems within the city. In 1921, the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission was created to perform the same duties within the metropolitan area outside of the city limits. The two agencies link several systems into one major sewerage system. The District also provides wastewater treatment and flood management services. Today, it is governed by 11 commissioners and serves people in 28 communities, covering over 400 square miles.

The collection contains annual reports, some only cover the City and some only cover the County, but most of them cover both. They include information on the operations of the Sewerage Commission, financial statements, and summaries of engineering work. Annual reports for several years have been bound together; some years are missing. The collection also contains other various reports and publications. The sewerage certificates are listed by date in two sections: west and south. Information provided includes to whom issued, for what purpose, property description, certificate amount, and certificate number.

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Sewerage Commission Records, 1900-1991, Collection 59. City of Milwaukee Archival Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Archival Collections

• Bureau of Engineers Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 7.

• City Clerk Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 17.

• City Comptroller Records. City of Milwaukee Archival Collection 22.

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

Publications and Other Items

Condensed Minutes of Sewerage Commission of the City of Milwaukee and Metropolitan Sewerage Commission of the County of Milwaukee

Description of Milwaukee's Activated Sludge Sewage Disposal Project

Diagramatic Plan of the Activated Sludge Sewage Disposal Plant [map]

Minutes of the Meeting of the Sewerage Commission of the City of Milwaukee

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

Processed by Janet K. Geronime, 1996. Revised by Gayle M. Ecklund, 2001. Materials added by Bob Jaeger, 2017. In 2018, Bob Jaeger combined the previous Sewerage Commission collections and renumbered it CMAC 59.

Volume   1	Annual Reports (City), 1922-1930
Volume   2	Annual Reports (City and County), 1931-1945
Volume   3	Annual Reports (City and County), 1946-1954
Volume   4	Annual Reports (City and County), 1955-1959
Box   1 Folder	Annual Reports (City and County), 1960-1974
Box   1 Folder   1	Annual Reports (County), 1978-1991
Box   1 Folder   2	Coal and Ashes Handling Equipment, proposals and specifications, 1921
Box   1 Folder   3	Milwaukee's Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant… a historical perspective, 1982
Box   1 Folder   4	Miscellaneous Reports and Pamphlets, circa 1980
Box   1 Folder   5	Report of Bruno V. Bitker on Consolidation, 1947
Box   1 Folder   6	Rules and Regulations, 1935
Volume   5	Sewerage Certificates, 1900-1901
Box   1 Folder   7	Summary of the Report of the Sewerage Commission, 1911
Box   1 Folder   8	Tunnel and Shaft Facts, 1989