Catalogue

Report of the town clerk on the proposed application for the powers of a county borough, 7 January 1914

A Bill to confirm a Provisional Order of the Local Government Board relating to Darlington, 24 June 1914

Letter from the Borough Accountant estimating the revenue likely to accrue to the borough under a proposed extension scheme, with statistics of rateable value and estimate of income and expenditure in the proposed added area, 4 July 1910

Particulars of work required, annual expenditure incurred and revenue lost in Cockerton, Haughton, Whessoe, Blackwell and Morton Palms under the proposed extension of the borough boundaries, July 1910

Scheme for re-division of wards into ten, 1 August 1912

Scheme for re-division of wards into eight, n.d. [1912] Endorsed 'private'

Report of the Town Clerk on the proposed extension of the borough boundaries, addressed to the Borough Extension Committee and endorsed 'private', 5 August 1912

Report of Mr W. B. Keen on the proposed extension of the borough boundaries ad the advisability of a county borough, addressed to the Town Clerk and endorsed 'private and confidential - not for publication', 9 October 1913

Letters from the Town Clerk informing addressees of a meeting of the General Purposes Committee to consider Mr Keen's report, errors in the printed report, and the centralisation of the markets, with a minute of general purposes sub-committee on the centralisation of markets, 17-25 October 1913

Report of an interview between Mr W.B. Keen and the General Purposes Committee on the proposal to extend the boundaries of the borough and seek powers of a county borough, November 1913 Endorsed 'private and confidential - not for publication'

Representations of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Darlington to the Local Government Board on the proposed extension to the borough and acquisition of the powers of county borough, 29 November 1913 With appendix of documents covering agreements in force between Darlington Borough and Durham County Council, Darlington Rural District Council and the parishes to be included in the new boundaries

Reference Map deposited with the Local Government Board showing proposed extended area, November 1913 George Winter, Borough Engineer

Map of proposed wards in extended borough showing eight wards, November 1913 George Winter, Borough Engineer

Map of proposed wards in extended borough showing ten wards, November 1913 George Winter, Borough Engineer

Report of committee to consider the details of the Memorial to the Local Government Board on the extension of the borough boundaries and grant of powers of county borough, 1914

Draft of Da/DM 7/24/1, January 1914 endorsed 'private and confidential'

Report of Borough Accountant to Borough Extension Sub-committee on statistics relative to alternate areas of borough extension, 5 January 1914 endorsed 'private and confidential - not for publication'

Report of Town Clerk on proposed application for the powers of a county borough, 7 January 1914 endorsed 'private and confidential - not for publication'

Minutes of proceedings before T.C. Ekin, in application for extension of boundaries and county borough powers of the Borough of Darlington, 25-31 March 1914 With financial and statistical papers and minutes of evidence of Mr William Brock Keen (includes duplicate of part of 2nd and 3rd days evidence) Statistics in Da/DM 7/27/7 include list of important works, no. of men employed, and rateable values, residence of men working at N.E.R. new paint shops, no. of children and schools attended, birth/death and infant mortality rate 1903-1913, cases of infectious diseases 1873-1913, patients treated in Borough isolation Hospital 1873-1913, number of houses erected in each ward 1873-1913, and rateable value in each ward 1873-1913, number of street plans submitted 1900-1913, quantity of water pumped 1900-1913, number of houses in each ward with umber empty and which of empty houses are working class dwellings 1914, details of price of gas ad electricity, capital cost and outstanding debt of various council undertakings 1914, list of deputations who have visited schools under control of Borough Education Committee 1912-1914, lists of school governors, no. of pupil teachers appointed 1907-1911, no. of women trained certificated and untrained certificated employed since 1906, classes taken by permanent staff of Darlington School of Art, successes of students and teachers at Darlington Technical College

Report on the extension of borough boundaries and county borough power to the General Purposes Committee, on the letter received from the Local Government Board, on the area of the borough, on their willingness to convert all privies into water closets and to carry out a scheme for the improvement of the sewage disposal works, 13 May 1914

Description of boundaries in proposed extension, showing alternative boundary suggested by the Town Clerk at the Local Government Board enquiry, n.d. [1914]

Report of the Borough Extension Committee upon the effect of the Borough of Darlington Order 1914, 17 March 1915

A Bill to extend the boundaries of the Borough of Darlington, to empower the Corporation of Darlington to construct a weir across the River Tees and make street improvements, to confer further powers upon them with regard to their water, electricity, health, local government, and improvement of the borough, and for other purposes, 1930

A Bill to extend the boundaries of the Borough of Darlington, to construct a weir across the River Tees and make street improvements, to confer further powers upon them with regard to their water, electricity and markets undertakings, and the health, local government and improvement of the borough, and for other purposes, 1930

Map of extension of boundaries by the 1930 Act, drawn on Ordnance Survey maps of 1923, 1930

A Bill to extend the boundaries of the Borough of Darlington, to confer further powers upon the Corporation of Darlington with regard to their gas undertakings and for other purposes, 1932-1933

A Bill to extend the boundaries of the County Borough of Darlington, to confer further powers upon the Corporation of Darlington with regard to their gas and water undertakings, to make better provision for the health, local government and finance of the borough, and for other purposes, 1933-1934

Maps of the proposed extensions under the 1933-1934 Bill, drawn on Ordnance Survey maps of 1913, n.d. [1933]

Minutes of proceedings taken before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Darlington Corporation Bill, 10-18 April 1934

The Darlington Electric Lighting Order, granted under the Electric Lighting Acts 1882 and 1888, 4 August 1890

Darlington Electric Lighting Order, for extending the area within which the Corporation of Darlington may supply electricity, and for extending the Order of 1890, 25 July 1898

An Act to confer further powers upon the Cleveland and Durham Electric Power Company and for other purposes, 4 July 1913

Darlington Electricity Works accounts and statistics for the year ended, 31 March 1927

Plan showing land required for Sadberge Reservoir for Stockton and Middlesbrough Water Board, 14 October 1884

Plan of River Tees showing catchment area, drainage areas, conduits and reservoirs, 1907 Drawn Ordnance Survey plan of 1906

Plan of River Tees showing weir catchment area for parliamentary bill, 1930 Drawn on Ordnance Survey map of 1925