Black and white photo of city hall aerial view

Black and white image of city hall showing entire building

High rise view of City hall and looking down James street North. Incription on the postcard reads: "Dear [] Received your pretty card and thanks for the []"

. Incription on the postcard reads: "I am writing to tell you that I got work but i am only making 6.00 a week"

Close view of city hall. Incription on the postcard reads: "Could not send this off sooner"

Photo of city hall

Illustration of a large gray building with four people dressed in black standing on the stairs leading up to two large dark double doors (front entrance); the building seems to be by the corner of two streets; a red building of similar size is visible by the left side of the frame. Incription on the postcard reads: "I am having a lovely time and will soon have to get back on duty. My penmanship is very poor a (?) finger on my right hand […]"

Street view illustration of a large grey concrete building situated on the corner of two roads with a set of stairs leading up to the large front entrance; pedestrians dressed in period clothing walk on the sidewalk; two pink buildings are visible on each side of the building

Photograph inside the city market looking down mart with items lined up on either side and attendees in view

The records start with the proceedings of the first town council in 1838 and are continually being acquired. Many of the early minute books are indexed. In addition there are separate volumes for committee reports between 1842 and 1898, and for bylaws between 1838 and 1907. The minute books and correspondence of the Finance and Accounts Committee are of interest. The story of the Fire Department between 1888 and 1936 is to be found in the records of the Committee on Fire and Light. There are scattered records for the Parks and Property Committees, fairly detailed records for the Board of Works between 1891 and 1936 and for the Board of Health around the same time. The correspondence of the City Clerk is complete from 1898 to 1938 and there are letter books from 1952 on as well as scattered letter books from 1852 to 1896. The records of the City Treasurer comprise an extensive collection of account books as do the records of the City Engineer.