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Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 10: Municipal Politics

10/A Municipal politics and finances

Paper folder containing index cards (16), reference to rates and public finance

"Finance and Rates", ts, 1p, financial details, source cited "Financial News" 22.4.38, 1937-1938 figures

"How the Rate was made up, 1938-39", ts, 1p

"Rates", ts, 2pp, people's attitude towards rate paying

Newspaper cuttings (5) reference to rates and public finance

Magazine cuttings, The New Statesman and Nation 2.7.38 articles about Building Societies and Life Assurance; article "The Modern Challenge to Local Government", February 1938, (no source cited), "Should Councillors be trained?", February 1938 (no source cited), article "Public Administration", New Statesman and Society, 27.8.38

Paper folder containing: untitled document, ms, pp15, giving financial details for the Electricity Department, Gas, Libraries, Markets, Parks, Recreation Grounds, Cemetries, Museums, Weights and Measures, Hospitals for Infectious Diseases, Cleansing, Streets, Tramways, Omnibuses, Police, and Fire Brigade (no source cited)

"General Rate 1937-1938", "Notice requiring Return for the Assessment of Rateable Property" (2), "Receipt for Payment on Account" official forms

"Return of Rates Levied each year since 1908", ms, 1p, chart, (no source cited)

"Return of Rates Levied each year since 1908 (together with the Poor Rate for the Parish of Bolton 1908-1928)", ms, 1p, chart

"Rates" index card, ms, brief rates details

"Population, Area of Municipal Borough", ms, 1p, WH, list, (no source cited)

"Rate Fund Service", ms, 3pp, Public Service expenditure, list, (no source cited)

"Highways and Streets", ts, 1p, reference to attached document from County Borough of Bolton detailing "forecast expenditure on works of repaving etc. on highways"

"Total mileage of public highways in the County Borough of Bolton", ms, 1p, list (no source cited)

Paper folder containing official forms relating to gas and water rates (3), index cards (2) references to gas and water rates

Paper folder containing "Park Superintendants Office", ms, 1p, 6.7.37, JM-J, enquiry about catering at the Golf Club

"Municipal Gold Course Club House Catering", ts, 1p, 6.7.[37] JM-J, details of catering facilities Club House

Paper folder containing official forms (4) "Rates of Charges for the Supply of Electricity for Shops, Hotels, Business Premises, &c.", "...... for Domestic Purposes" ,"Inclusive Two-part Tariff for the Supply of Electricity for Shops, Hotels and Business Premises" and "Bolton Corporation Electricity Supply"

"Electricity Dept,. [taken from 1936-37 Year Bk issued to Counc.]", ms, 2pp, WH

"Electricity", index card, ms, 30.4.[?], WH, about meter reader calling at property

"To the Occupier", about compulsory purchase, official form

10/B Bolton Town Hall

Paper folder containing 8 index cards, ms, 12.4.38, HP, diagram of Town Hall and details of activities outside the Town Hall

Observer account

"Going round Town Hall", ts, 3pp, 21.4.[?], JB

"Salaries of Borough Officials", ts, 2pp, 9.37, (no source cited)

"Salaries etc. of Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers. Summary of Replies received from other towns" September 1937, County Borough of Bolton, official document

10/C Councillors

Observer account

"Report from Banks ex-Councillor for Derby Ward on how the Council is run", ms, 10pp, 11.2.[?], WH

Paper folder containing booklet "Drums of Hate", a play by James Vickers

Untitled document, ts, 1p, 12.4.38, conversation with observer [incomplete]

Paper folder containing index cards (26) referring to councillors

"Index to Cards on Councillors", ms, 5pp

"Analysis of Cards on Councillors", ms, 1p

"Aldermen:- Age Family", ms, 1p, 8.8.[?], WH, chart, ages of aldermen, family structure and level of education

"Councillors - Age Family", ms, 1p, 8.8.[?], WH, chart, age of councillors, family structure and level of education

10/D Mayoral duties

Observer accounts

"Town Council Meeting", index card, ms, vote of thanks to Mayor

"Town Hall Service", ms, 16pp, 4.1.[?]. JW index card attached

"Opening of St. Columbas School", ms, 7pp, 30.1.[?], WH

"The Deaf and Dumb Institute Bazar (sic)", ts, 3pp, 23.4.[?]

"The Mayor's visit to George St", ms, 11pp, WH index card attached

"Gymkahana (sic)", ts, 2pp, 10.7.37, THH programme attached

"St. George's Rd. Congs. Celeby Lectures", ts, 9pp, 11.10.[?], JW index card attached

Paper folder containing "Mayor", ts, 4pp following the Mayor for a month

"Mayoress of W's Diary for the month of March 1938", ts,

Letter from the Mayor's secretary to Tom Harrisson, ts, 1p, 21.2.38 arranging an appointment (damaged)

"Interview with the Mayor", ms, 17pp, 24.2[?], WH

"Mr Lockwood on the Mayor", ms, 1p, 14.5.[?], WH, interview

Newspaper article, "Our Labour Mayor - Ald. T. Halstead, J.P.", The Bolton Citizen, 3.38

Paper folder containing "Annual meeting of Girl Guides' Association at Town Hall", ts, 7pp, 12.3.38, BCP

"The Girl Guides' Association. Bolton Division", ts, 5pp, 12.3.38 official report

"Rover Treasure Hunt", ts, 4pp, 24.7.38, JW programme attached

Paper folder containing newspaper cuttings (2) Daily Dispatch 15.2.[?] ,article "Sixty Tramps Were Ex-Mayor's Birthday Guests", Manchester Evening News 18.8.[?] article "Boys Stole Eggs, Strangled Hen"

Paper folder containing "Incendiary Bomb Show", ts, 1p, 222.6.[?], THH