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Manchester (Va.) Street Committee Records, 1888-1910

Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court.

Manchester (Va.) Street Committee Records, 1888-1910, are comprised of three minute books which provide in-depth information on one of the City Council's various committees created to provide oversight of an important public service. Volume one dates from 1888-1898 and numbers 352 pages. Loose documents were filmed between pages 303-304. The second volume dates from 1898-1905 and numbers 499 pages. Loose documents are found at the beginning of the volume. Volume three dates from 1905-1910 and numbers 265 pages. Loose documents are found between pages 143 and 144. Only volumes one and two contain internal indexes. According to the volumes, the streets of Manchester were the purview of the Superintendent of Streets, the City Engineer and the city surveyors. All manner of improvements related to the city streets are noted in the volumes from the establishment of street grades, the examination of streets and filling of holes, the general work of curbing, guttering and paving to the submission of plans and specifications for paving sidewalks and bills for payment, the acceptance of bids and petitions for projects and the various reports of the responsible city officials.

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