Town of Milwaukee Records, 1835-1955

Contents List

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
Milwaukee Series 9
Series: Clerk's General File, 1875-1955
Physical Description: 4.4 cubic feet (12 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, reports, petitions, and other papers created by or filed with the clerk relating to annexation, elections, schools, finances, and public services. Of special interest are files on the Special Committee Reports and Studies (1931-1951); and the Citizen's Governmental Research Bureau Town of Milwaukee Study (1954). Also contains correspondence with the town attorney and other officials.
Box   1
Folder   1
Agreements, 1875-1955
Annexations
Box   1
Folder   2
Minutes, Agreements, and related materials, Joint Apportionment Boards, 1954-1955
Box   1
Folder   3
Minutes of Joint meetings and related materials, Bayside, 1953-1954
Box   1
Folder   4
Fox Point, 1954
Annexations and Apportionment of Assets, City of Glendale
Box   1
Folder   5
1951
Box   1
Folder   6
1952-1954
Box   1
Folder   7
City of Milwaukee, 1947-1949
Box   1
Folder   8
River Hills, 1930, 1948, 1954
Box   1
Folder   9
Assessments-Equalization of, 1932-1950
Attorney's Correspondence
Box   2
Folder   1
1926-1944
Box   2
Folder   2
1945-1955
Box   2
Folder   3
Attorney's Opinions, 1928; 1951-1952
Box   2
Folder   4
Auditor, 1952-1955
Box   2
Folder   5
Bayside, Incorporation, 1953-1954
Box   2
Folder   6
Bayside, Village of, 1953-1954
Box   2
Folder   7
Board of Health, 1952-1955
Box   2
Folder   8
Board of Review, 1952-1954
Box   2
Folder   9
Budget Proposals and Hearing Notices, 1941-1951, 1954
Box   2
Folder   10
Building Board, (Building Committee), 1946, 1952-1955
Box   2
Folder   11
Citizen's Governmental Research Bureau, Town of Milwaukee Study, 1954
Box   2
Folder   12
Civilian Defense, 1952-1955
Box   2
Folder   13
Constable, 1952-1954
Box   2
Folder   14
County Clerk's Apportionment of State and County Property Taxes and Charges, 1922-1953
Elections
Box   2
Folder   15
Miscellaneous Materials, 1944-1954
Nomination Papers, Town Elections
Box   3
Folder   1
1944
Box   3
Folder   2
1946
Box   3
Folder   3
1948
Box   3
Folder   4
1950
Box   3
Folder   5
1952
Box   3
Folder   6
1954
Box   3
Folder   7
Register of Electors, 1908, 1910, 1951-1954
Box   3
Folder   8
Fire Department, 1928-1949
Box   3
Folder   9
Fire Service Agreements, 1928-1945
General Correspondence
Box   11
Folder   1-8
1926 April-1947 March
Box   12
Folder   1-4
1947 April-1951
Box   10
Folder   1-5
1952 -1955; undated
Box   3
Folder   10
Glendale, City of, 1954-1955
Box   3
Folder   11
Glendale, City of, Service Contract, 1951
Box   3
Folder   12
High School Districts, 1952-1954
High Schools
Box   4
Folder   1
Transportation, 1951-1954
Box   4
Folder   2-3
Tuition Lists, 1916-1952
Box   4
Folder   4
Tuition, 1951-1955
Box   4
Folder   5-6
Highway Department, 1932-1954
Box   4
Folder   7
Income Tax Claims against the City of Milwaukee, 1947, and the City of Glendale, , 1955
Box   4
Folder   8
Incorporation Issue and Special Census, 1926
Box   4
Folder   9
Incorporation Petition, 1946-1947
Box   4
Folder   10
Justice of the Peace Reports, 1929-1937
Box   4
Folder   11
Justice of the Peace, 1952-1955
Box   4
Folder   12
Lake Michigan Water Supply Study, 1954
Legal Materials
Box   4
Folder   13
Notices, 1932-1950
Box   5
Folder   1
Summons and Complaints, 1932-1935
Box   5
Folder   2
Letters of Information regarding Town Dissolution, 1955
Box   5
Folder   3
Library, 1930-1952
Box   5
Folder   4
Licenses and Permits, 1937-1953
Box   5
Folder   5
Liquor License Materials, 1937-1954
Box   5
Folder   6
Maps - Town Highways, Roads and Streets, 1940-1955
Box   5
Folder   7
Margraff Dump - Nuisance abatement, land purchase, sale, 1930-1949
Box   5
Folder   8-11
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, 1924-1954
Box   5
Folder   12
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, 1897-1898
Box   5
Folder   13
Milwaukee Ordnance Plant, 1946-1948
Box   5
Folder   14
Milwaukee Public Library, 1947-1949
Box   5
Folder   15
Miscellaneous Papers, circa 1930-1955
Box   6
Folder   1
Notices, 1904-1952
Box   6
Folder   2-6
Petitions, 1913-1954 and undated
Box   6
Folder   7
Petitions and Resolutions relating to Highways and Bridges, 1898, 1930
Box   6
Folder   8
Planning Agencies, 1953-1955
Box   6
Folder   9
Plumbing Inspector, 1951-1954
Box   7
Folder   1
Police and Fire Commission, 1943-1952
Box   7
Folder   2
Police Matters, 1929-1951
Box   7
Folder   3-4
Report of Receipts and Disbursements: to the Tax Commission, 1910-1952
Box   7
Folder   5
Rubbish Removal District No. 1, 1950-1954
Box   7
Folder   6
Sand and Gravel Pits, 1950-1952
Box   7
Folder   7
Sanitary District No. 1, 1935-1936
School Districts
Box   7
Folder   8-9
General Correspondence, 1916-1954
Box   8
Folder   1
Officers, 1937-1945
Box   8
Folder   2
Reorganization and Consolidation, 1927-1952
Box   8
Folder   3
Statistics, 1926-1943
Box   8
Folder   4
Detachment Issue, 1952
Box   8
Folder   5-6
Tax Levies, 1929-1950
Box   8
Folder   7
School Nurse Reports, 1932-1936
Box   8
Folder   8
Services, Fire and Police, 1951-1954
Box   8
Folder   9
Special Committee Reports and Studies, 1930-1950
Box   8
Folder   10
Stream Pollution Report, 1954
Box   8
Folder   11
Supervisor of Assessments Reports, 1952-1954
Box   8
Folder   12
Taxes and Assessments - Correspondence, 1929-1951
Box   8
Folder   13
Tax and Assessment Summaries, 1886-1935
Box   9
Folder   1
Taxes and Indebtedness Statements, 1887-1953
Utilities
Box   9
Folder   2-3
Bus Service, 1925-1953
Box   9
Folder   4
Miscellaneous
Box   9
Folder   5
Street Lighting, 1929-1942
Box   9
Folder   6
Telephone Company, 1930-1948
Box   9
Folder   7
Utility District No. 2, 1928, 1952
Box   9
Folder   8
Utility Taxes, 1932-1941
Box   9
Folder   9
Water Supply, 1935-1954
Box   9
Folder   10
Wisconsin Humane Society, 1935-1939
Box   9
Folder   11
Work Relief Programs, 1932-1939
Box   9
Folder   12
Zoning, 1927-1955
Milwaukee Series 30
Series: Property Appraisal Cards, 1935-1955?
Physical Description: 1.2 cubic feet (3 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Information probably compiled by federal relief workers during the 1930s for use in improving assessments of residential and mercantile property. Cards show description of land, name of owner, type of dwelling, ground plan of structures including dimensions, date of construction, and details of heating, plumbing, and other fixtures and facilities. There are cards for Township sections 4-9, 17-20, and 29-32.
Arrangement of the Materials: Cards in Box 1 and 2 arranged in a numerical order which roughly follows geographic lines; cards in Box 3, folders 1-3, in another numerical series; cards in Box 3, folder 4, have no numbers and are arranged roughly by township section.
Section 4
Box   1
Folder   1, 3
NW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   2, 3
NW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   2, 3
NE Quarter
Box   1
Folder   1, 3, 4
SW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   2, 3
SW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   3
SE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   2
SE Quarter
Section 5
Box   1
Folder   1, 4
NW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1, 2, 3
NW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   4
NE Quarter
Box   1
Folder   1, 2, 5, 6
SW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1, 2
SW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   1, 2, 4, 5
SE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1, 2
SE Quarter
Section 6
Box   1
Folder   6
NW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   2
NW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   6
NE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   2
NE Quarter
Section 7
Box   1
Folder   7
NE Quarter
Section 8
Box   1
Folder   7
NW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   7
NE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   3
NE Quarter
Section 9
Box   1
Folder   8
NW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   3
NW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   8
NE Quarter
Section 17
Box   1
Folder   9
NE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1, 3
NE Quarter
Box   1
Folder   9
SE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   3
SE Quarter
Section 18
Box   1
Folder   9
NW Quarter
Section 19
Box   1
Folder   9
NW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   9
NE Quarter
Box   1
Folder   9
SW Quarter
Box   1
Folder   9
SE Quarter
Section 20
Box   2
Folder   1
NW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1
NW Quarter
Box   2
Folder   1, 2
NE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1
NE Quarter
Box   2
Folder   2
SW Quarter
Box   2
Folder   2
SE Quarter
Section 29
Box   2
Folder   2, 3
NW Quarter
Box   2
Folder   2, 3
NE Quarter
Box   2
Folder   3
SW Quarter
Box   2
Folder   3
SE Quarter
Section 30
Box   2
Folder   6
NW Quarter
Box   2
Folder   4
NE Quarter
Box   2
Folder   4
SE Quarter
Section 31
Box   2
Folder   6
NW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1, 2
NW Quarter
Box   2
Folder   4, 5, 6
NE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1
NE Quarter
Box   2
Folder   6, 7
SE Quarter
Section 32
Box   2
Folder   7
NW Quarter
Box   3
Folder   1
NW Quarter
Box   2
Folder   7
NE Quarter
Box   2
Folder   7
SE Quarter
Box   3
Folder   4
Miscellaneous, unnumbered cards
Milwaukee Series 31
Series: Improvements File, 1913-1954
Physical Description: 3.2 cubic feet (8 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Project files for sewers, roads, streets, sidewalks, and other public improvements undertaken by the town. Included are petitions from property owners requesting improvements; Town Board resolutions on planning, construction, and payment; some correspondence with citizens, developers, the town attorney, the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, and various state government agencies; records of bids, copies of contracts, and project maps and plans; and record of assessments levied on property owners to pay for projects.
Arrangement of the Materials: Chronological by date of project.
Box   1
Folder   1
Dean Road, laying out of, 1913-1914
Box   1
Folder   2
Richard Road, laying out, 1918
Box   1
Folder   3
Miscellaneous Projects, 1924-1930
Box   1
Folder   4
Crestwood Subdivision, Sanitary Sewers, 1926-1928
Box   1
Folder   5
Lincoln Park Subdivision, Glendale Avenue, 6th Street, Sanitary Sewers, 1926-1930
Box   1
Folder   6
Highway in N1/2 sec 17, Petition to lay out (denied), 1927
Box   1
Folder   7
Crestwood Subdivision, Sewer, 1927
Box   1
Folder   8
Crestwood Subdivision Streets and Sidewalks, 1927-1930
Box   2
Folder   1
Fourth Street, 1927
Box   2
Folder   2
Oakwood Avenue, 18th Street, Sanitary Sewers, 1927-1929
Box   2
Folder   3
Port Hampton Subdivision, Sanitary Sewers, Streets and Sidewalks, 1927-1931
Box   2
Folder   4
River Park Boulevard, Sanitary Sewers, House Drains, Street Improvements, 1927-1928
Box   2
Folder   5
“Bayside” and “continuation of Bayside,” Sanitary Sewers, 1928-1930
Box   2
Folder   6
Bay Shore Manor, Street Improvements, 1928-1944
Box   2
Folder   7
Bend Road, Bridge, 1928-1930
Box   2
Folder   8
Bradley Road, Road Closing, 1928
Box   3
Folder   1
Savings and Investment Subdivision #24, Sanitary Sewers, 1928-1929
Box   3
Folder   2
Fairy Chasm Road, Application to Vacate, 1929-1930
Box   3
Folder   3
Green Bay Road, Oakwood Avenue, Sanitary Sewers, 1929
Box   3
Folder   4
“Northway,” Sanitary Sewers, 1929-1948
Box   3
Folder   5
Richards Street, Sanitary Service, 1929
Box   3
Folder   6
Eula Place (Highland Avenue), Sanitary Sewers, 1930-1931
Box   3
Folder   7
Greenvale Avenue from Brown Deer Road N, Road Construction, 1930
Box   4
Folder   1
Port Washington Road from Bender Road, Sanitary Sewers, 1930
Box   4
Folder   2
Port Washington Road, Olive Street and other Streets Sanitary Sewers, 1931
Box   4
Folder   3
Greenbay Road, Lawn Avenue, North 13 Street, Belle Isle Road, Sanitary Sewers, 1931-1934
Box   4
Folder   4
Greenbay Road at Silver Spring Road, Sanitary Sewer, 1934
Box   4
Folder   5
Evergreen Lane, Laying Out of, 1936
Box   4
Folder   6
Clovernook Estates, Sanitary Sewers, 1937-1952
Box   4
Folder   7
Greenbay Road, Sanitary Sewer (WPA Project 9812-6), 1937-1940
Box   4
Folder   8
North 26th Street, Sanitary Sewer, 1937
Box   4
Folder   9
Alpine Lane, Laying Out of, 1938-1940
Box   5
Folder   1
Greenbay Road and North 13th Street, Water Mains, 1938
Box   5
Folder   2
Highway Equipment Building Construction, 1938
Box   5
Folder   3
Laramie Lane (Krause Road) Dedication of Land for, 1938
Box   5
Folder   4
North Kent Avenue, Laying Out of, 1938
Box   5
Folder   5
Greene Fairways, Sanitary Sewers, 1939-1941
Box   5
Folder   6
River Forest Drive, Sanitary Sewers, 1939
Box   5
Folder   7
River Forest Drive, Riverview Drive, Silver Springs Road, Sanitary Sewer, 1939-1941
Box   5
Folder   8
White Springs Terrace, Sanitary Sewers, 1939-1941
Box   5
Folder   9
Clovernook Estates, Streets, and Drainage Improvements (proposed), 1940
Box   5
Folder   10
Greendale Avenue, from Port Washington Road west to alley; Sidewalk repair, 1940-1941
Box   5
Folder   11
Lake Drive, Evergreen Lane, Alpine Lane, East Donges Road, Sanitary Sewers, 1940-1941
Box   5
Folder   12
Navajo Avenue, Streets, 1940-1951
Box   5
Folder   13
North Riverside Subdivisions, Sewers, 1941
Box   5
Folder   14
River Forest Subdivision, Sewers, 1940
Box   6
Folder   1
West Appletree Road, Sanitary Sewer, 1940-1953
Box   6
Folder   2
Greentree Valley, Sanitary Sewer, 1941-1948
Box   6
Folder   3
East Donges Lane, Street Improvement, 1942
Box   6
Folder   4
Green Fairways, Alley Improvement, 1942-1943
Box   6
Folder   5
North Lydell Avenue, Street Improvement, 1942-1943
Box   6
Folder   6
West Daphne Lane, Laying Out of, 1942
Box   6
Folder   7
West Glendale Avenue, West Eula Court, North 6th Street, Sanitary Connections, 1942-1944
Box   6
Folder   8
Lot 11, Bk 2, Assessment Subdivision #77, Sanitary Sewer, 1943-1944
Box   6
Folder   9
North Senecca Avenue in Calumet Downs Subdivision, Sanitary Sewer, 1947
Box   6
Folder   10
County Line Road, East of Port Road; Laying Out of, 1945
Box   6
Folder   11
West County Line Road, Laying Out of, 1945-1949
Box   6
Folder   12
White Springs Terrace, Sanitary Sewers, 1945-1946
Box   6
Folder   13
Stolper Steel Corporation, Storm Sewer, 1946
Box   6
Folder   14
North Greenvale Avenue, Street Improvements, 1947
Box   6
Folder   15
North Port Washington, East Side, North of Bender Road, Sanitary Sewers, 1947-1948
Box   6
Folder   16
Easement, 1038 feet North of Fairy Chasm Road, Sanitary Sewers, 1948
Box   7
Folder   1
Fitterer's Tract, Sanitary Sewers, 1948-1950
Box   7
Folder   2
North Park Road, Sidewalk, 1948
Box   7
Folder   3
West Lexington Boulevard, Moreland Subdivision, Street Improvements, 1948-1950
Box   7
Folder   4
Mount Royal Estates, Sanitary Sewers, 1949-1950
Box   7
Folder   5
East Standish Road, Extension of, 1949
Box   7
Folder   6
West Bender and North Park Roads, Sanitary Sewers, 1949-1955
Box   7
Folder   7
East Brown Deer Road, Improvement, 1950
Box   7
Folder   8
North Fifth Street in Greene Fairways, Sidewalk and Curbs, 1950
Box   7
Folder   9
North Navajo Avenue, Improvement, 1950
Box   7
Folder   10
North Navajo Avenue, Sewer, 1950-1951
Box   7
Folder   11
North Lake Drive, Sewers, 1952-1953
Box   7
Folder   12
North Mohawk Avenue, Laying Out, Grading, Gravelling, 1952-1955
Box   7
Folder   13
North Pelham Parkway, Improvement, 1952-1953
Box   7
Folder   14
North Senecca Road, Calumet Street to Hemlock, laying Out of, 1952-1953
Box   7
Folder   15
Buttles, Fielding and Greenvale Avenues, Improvement, 1953
Box   7
Folder   16
North Fielding Avenue, East of Greenvale, Laying Out of, 1953
Box   7
Folder   17
North Senecca Road, North of Mall, Grading and Gravelling, 1953
Box   7
Folder   18
East Standish Road, Vacation of, 1953
Box   7
Folder   19
North King Avenue, Laying Out of, 1954
Box   7
Folder   20
North Iroquais Avenue, Improvement, 1954-1955
Box   8
Folder   1
East Fiebrantz and North Hubbard, Sanitary and Storm Sewer, 1950
Box   8
Folder   2
N. River Forest Drive, Sanitary Sewer, 1945
Box   8
Folder   3
W. LaSalle, Sanitary Sewer, 1946
Box   8
Folder   4
N. Sievers Place, Sanitary Sewer, 1951
Box   8
Folder   5
Clovernook Estates, Sanitary Sewer, 1945-1946
Box   8
Folder   6
N. Port Washington Road and West Sugar Lane, Sanitary Sewer, 1953-1954
Box   8
Folder   7
N. Port Washington Road and West Silver Spring Road, Sanitary Sewer, 1945-1946
Box   8
Folder   8
W. Green Tree Road, Sanitary Sewer, 1946-1947
Box   8
Folder   9
W. Silver Spring Drive, Sanitary Sewer, 1952
Milwaukee Series 34/Milwaukee Micro Series 6
Series: Assessment Rolls, 1846-1950
Physical Description: 9.8 cubic feet (3 archives boxes and 41 volumes) and 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm) 
Scope and Content Note: A record of lands assessed for taxation showing names of resident and nonresident owners, location of property, legal description of land, number of acres, value of real estate established by the assessor and equalized value of land, and amounts of the several taxes levied on each parcel. The volumes of 1849 and 1850 were filmed because of their fragile physical condition.
Box   1
Volume   1
1846
Box   3
Folder   1
1849-1850
Note: Also available on Milwaukee Micro Series 6.
Box   3
Volume   5
1851
Box   3
Volume   6
1853
Box   3
Volume   7
1854
Box   3
Volume   8
1855
Box   1
Volume   9
1856
Box   3
Volume   10
1857
Box   2
Volume   11
1858
Box   2
Volume   12
1860
Box   2
Volume   13
1861
Box   2
Volume   14
1862
Box   2
Volume   15
1863
Box   2
Volume   16
1864
Box   1
Volume   17
1865
Box   1
Volume   18
1866
Box   1
Volume   19
1867
Box   1
Volume   20
1868
Box   1
Volume   21
1869
Box   3
Volume   22
1870
Volume   23
1871
Volume   24
1872
Volume   25
1874
Volume   26
1875
Volume   27
1876
Volume   28a
1877
Volume   28
1877
Volume   29
1878
Volume   30
1879
Volume   31
1880
Volume   32
1881
Volume   33
1882
Volume   34
1883
Volume   35
1884
Volume   36
1885
Volume   37
1886
Volume   38
1888
Volume   39
1889
Volume   40
1889
Volume   41
1890
Volume   42
1890
Volume   43
1891
Volume   44
1891
Volume   45
1892
Volume   46
1893
Volume   47
1893
Volume   48
1894
Volume   49
1895
Volume   50
1896
Volume   51
1897
Volume   52
1898
Volume   53
1899
Volume   54
1900
Volume   55
1905
Volume   56
1910
Volume   57
1920
Volume   58
1930
Volume   59
1930
Volume   60
1940
Volume   61
1940
Volume   62
1950