Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
WNT 1000.45 |
Title |
Public Works Council |
Collection |
Town Records |
Object Name |
Records |
Scope & Content |
This collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and project information from the time the Council was formed through about two decades. The Council was superseded by the Department of Public Works in 1975 |
Admin/Biographical History |
In 1947, Town Meeting approved the creation of a Public Works Council to consist of the chairmen of the Board of Selectmen, Water and Sewer Board, Park Commissioners, and Cemetery Commissioners, plus the town engineer and the clerk of the Board of selectmen, ex officio. Its function was to co-ordinate the use of apparatus, equipment and labor by the several town departments in construction, repair, and maintenance of town and public works, and the collective purchasing of materials and supplies therefor. In 1969, it was contended in Town Meeting that the Council had not recorded a single meeting since 1958. Although the Council was reactivated in 1969, it was superseded by the Department of Public Works when the Town adopted a home-rule charter and made changes to its form of government in 1975. |
Copyrights |
Permission to publish material from this collection is subject to approval by the Town of Winchester. |
Finding Aids |
A finding aid with detailed information about the contents of the collection is available. Contact the Archives for a copy. |
Subjects |
Public utility companies Public service |
Search Terms |
Public Works Council |
Containers |
Papers 1947-1948 Papers 1949-1950 Papers 1951-1953 Papers 1953-1963 Papers 1959-1966 relating to Cambridge St. and Elks house |