Town of Milwaukee Records, 1835-1955

Container Title
Milwaukee Series 5/Milwaukee Micro Series 5
Series: Proceedings of the Town Board and Minutes of the Annual Meeting, 1846-1955
Physical Description: 2.4 cubic feet (18 volumes in 6 archives boxes) and 2 reels of microfilm (35 mm) 
Scope and Content Note

Minutes of annual town meetings, special town meetings, and of committees appointed by the town meetings including record of monies raised, officials elected, and resolutions and ordinances adopted; and proceedings of the Town Board of Supervisors including record of expenditures authorized, licenses granted, actions taken for road and bridge surveying and construction, orders and resolutions passed, and examinations of town road district affairs. The Board also met as a Board of Review of tax assessments and as a Board of Audit of town finances.

Early volumes also include petitions to the Board, reports of fence viewers, copies of chattel mortgages, official oaths and bonds, and returns for state and national elections. There is no volume for 1951 September-1954 January but loose copies of minutes for many of these meetings have been preserved.

This series is available both in the original volumes and on microfilm.

Volume   1
Reel   1
1846 April 7-1865 April 4
Volume   2
Reel   1
1865 April 8-1872 April 2
Volume   3
Reel   1
1872 April 19-1886 April 4
Volume   4
Reel   1
1886 April 6-1888 April 4
Volume   5
Reel   1
1888 April 21-1898 April 5
Volume   6
Reel   1
1898 April 15-1905 March 31
Volume   7
Reel   1
1905 April 1-1915 March 30
Volume   8
Reel   2
1915 April 1-1923 November 1
Volume   9
Reel   2
1923 November 27-1924 October 2
Volume   10
Reel   2
1923 November 27-1929 May 16
Volume   11
Reel   2
1929 May 17-1933 May 18
Volume   12
Reel   2
1933 June 1-1936 July 24
Volume   13
Reel   2
1936 August 6-1939 December 7
Volume   14
Reel   2
1940 January 4-1942 July 16
Volume   15
Reel   2
1942 July 23-1945 October 4
Volume   16
Reel   2
1945 October 18-1948 October 13
Volume   17
Reel   2
1948 October 21-1951 August 15
Volume   18
Reel   2
1954 February 18-1955 June 1