Darlington Borough Council
Reference: Da/A Catalogue Title: Darlington Borough Council Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Minutes
Covering Dates: 1830-1985
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- Darlington Borough Council
- Darlington Borough Council (Ref: Da/A)
- Darlington Local Board of Health, Darlington Urban Sanitary Authority and Darlington Urban District Council (Ref: Da/A 1)
- Minutes (Ref: Da/A 1/1/1-4)
- Declarations of members of Darlington Local Board of Health on taking office (Ref: Da/A 1/7/1)
- Darlington Borough Council (Ref: Da/A 2)
- Council minutes (Ref: Da/A 2/1-2)
- Darlington Borough Council minutes (Ref: Da/A 2/1/1-9)
- Printed minutes of council and committees (Ref: Da/A 2/2/1-17)
- Declarations and Oaths (Ref: Da/A 2/7/1-13)
- Declarations on taking office (Ref: Da/A 2/7/1-9, 12)
- Oaths of Allegiance (Ref: Da/A 2/7/10-11, 13)
- Committees (Ref: Da/A 3-66)
- Gas and Waterworks (Ref: Da/A 3/1-2)
- Darlington Gas Co., later Gas & Waterworks Ctte., later Gas Works Committee, later Gas, Water & Electricity Committee, later Gas & Electricity Committee, later Gas, Electricity & Transport Committee (Ref: Da/A 3/1/1-11)
- Gas and Waterworks Committee - draft minutes (Ref: Da/A 3/2/1)
- Finance Committee (Ref: Da/A 4/1/1-22)
- Street Committee (Ref: Da/A 5/1/1-23)
- Allotments Committee, later Horticulture Committee (Ref: Da/A 6/1/1)
- General Purposes Committee (Ref: Da/A 7/1/1-9)
- King Edward VII's Coronation Committee (Ref: Da/A 8/1/1)
- Purchase of Land Sub-Committee (of the Finance and General Purposes Committee) (Ref: Da/A 9/1/1)
- Boundaries Sub-Committee (of the Finance and General Purposes Committee) (Ref: Da/A 10/1/1)
- Royal Agricultural Society Show Sub-Committee (of the Finance and General Purposes Committee) (Ref: Da/A 11/1/1)
- Royal Agricultural Society Show Sub-Committee (of the Finance and General Purposes Committee) (Ref: Da/A 12/1/1)
- Unemployment Sub-Committee (of the Finance and General Purposes Committee) (Ref: Da/A 13/1/1)
- Public Assistance Sub-Committee (Ref: Da/A 14/1, 4, 6)
- Public Assistance Sub-Committee (of the General Purposes Committee) (Ref: Da/A 14/1/1-2)
- Visiting Rota Sub-Committee (of the Public Assistance Sub-Committee) (Ref: Da/A 14/4/1)
- Public Assistance Sub-Committee attendance books (Ref: Da/A 14/6/1-4)
- Waterworks Committee, later Waterworks and Baths Committee (Ref: Da/A 15/1/1-4)
- Parks and Cemeteries Committee, later Parks, Cemeteries and Baths Committee (Ref: Da/A 16/1/1-8)
- Markets and Fairs Committee, later Markets and Fire Brigade Committee (Ref: Da/A 17/1/1-12)
- Fire Brigade Committee (Ref: Da/A 18/1/1)
- Baths Committee (Ref: Da/A 19/1/1)
- Fever Hospital Committee (Ref: Da/A 20/1/1-2)
- Public Health Commitee (Ref: Da/A 21/1/1)
- Sewage Committee, later Sewage Farm Management Committee (Ref: Da/A 22/1/1-4)
- Library Committee (Ref: Da/A 23-24)
- Free Library Committee, later Public Library Committee, later Library Committee, later Library and Museum Committee (Ref: Da/A 23/1/1-5)
- Books Sub-Committee, later Electric Lighting and Books Sub-Committee (of the Library Committee) (Ref: Da/A 24/1/1-2)
- Library Committee - Rota Sub-Committee Attendance (Ref: Da/A 24/6/1-2)
- Technical Instruction Committee (Ref: Da/A 25/1/1-2)
- Special Committees (Ref: Da/A 26/1/1)
- Electricity and Light Tramways Committee, later Electricity and Light Railways Committee (Ref: Da/A 27/1/1-5)
- South African War Memorial Committee (Ref: Da/A 28/1/1)
- Education Committee (Ref: Da/A 29-32)
- Education Committee (Ref: Da/A 29/1/1-46)
- Education Committee - printed minutes (Ref: Da/A 29/2/1-68)
- Elementary Education Sub-Committee (of the Education Committee) (Ref: Da/A 30/1/1-5)
- Secondary Education Sub-Committee (of the Education Committee) (Ref: Da/A 31/1/1-3)
- Canteen Minor Sub-Committee (of the Education Committee) (Ref: Da/A 32/1/1)
- Mayor's Schoolchildren's Boot Fund Sub-Committee (of the Education Committee) (Ref: Da/A 49/1/1)
- Finance and Works Minor Sub-Committees (of the Education Committee) (Ref: Da/A 50/1/1-2)
- Public Health and Sanitary Committee, later Health Committee (Ref: Da/A 33/1/1-14)
- Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee (of the Health Committee) (Ref: Da/A 34/1/1)
- Coal Miners' Strike Relief Committee and War Memorial Entertainment Sub-Committee (Ref: Da/A 35/1/1)
- Care of Mental Defectives Committee (Ref: Da/A 36/1/1)
- Battery Subscription Committee (Ref: Da/A 37/1/1)
- Local Recruiting Tribunal (Ref: Da/A 38/1/1)
- National Service Committee (Ref: Da/A 39/1/1)
- Coal Supplies Committee (Ref: Da/A 40/1/1)
- Memorial Subscription Committee (Ref: Da/A 41/1/1)
- Housing and Town Planning Committee, later Housing Committee, later Housing and Town Planning Committee, later Housing Committee (Ref: Da/A 42/1/1-7)
- Watch Committee, later Watch and Library Committee (Ref: Da/A 43/1/1-3)
- Assessment Committee (Ref: Da/A 44/1, 2, 4)
- Assessment Committee minutes (Ref: Da/A 44/1/1-2)
- Assessment Committee - rough minutes (Ref: Da/A 44/2/1-2)
- Assessment Committee reports (Ref: Da/A 44/4/1)
- Yorkshire Agricultural Show Committee (Ref: Da/A 45/1/1)
- Salaries Committee (Ref: Da/A 46/1/1)
- Sanitary Conveniences Committee (Ref: Da/A 47/1/1)
- Medical and Nursing Services Committee (Ref: Da/A 48/1/1)
- Valuation Committee, later Valuation Sub-Committee (Ref: Da/A 51/1/1-2)
- Water Committee (Ref: Da/A 52/1/1)
- Welfare of Afflicted Persons Committee (Ref: Da/A 53/1/1)
- Air Raid Precautions Committee, later Civil Defence Committee, later Civil Defence Sub-Committee (of the (Ref: Da/A 54/1/1-2)
- Transport Committee, later Transport and Water Committee (Ref: Da/A 55/1/1-3)
- Development Committee (Ref: Da/A 56/1/1-8)
- Children's Committee (Ref: Da/A 57/1/1-3)
- Welfare Committee (Ref: Da/A 58/1/1-2, 28/1/3)
- Property Sub-Committee (Ref: Da/A 59/1/1-3)
- Public Protection Committee, Trading Committee, and Civil Defence Committee (Ref: Da/A 60/1/1-2)
- Cultural and Recreational Committee (Ref: Da/A 61/1/1)
- Social Services Committee (Ref: Da/A 62/1/1)
- Public Utilities Committee (Ref: Da/A 63/1/1)
- Land and Property Sub-Committee (Ref: Da/A 64/1/1-2)
- New Darlington District Joint Committee (Ref: Da/A 65/1/1)
- Special Committee and Town Centre Committee (Ref: Da/A 66/1/1)
Catalogue Description
Contents for Darlington Borough Council minute books:Da/A 1 Board of Health and Urban District Council
Da/A 2 Borough Council
Da/A 3 Gas/Waterworks/Electricity/Transport Committee
Da/A 4 Finance Committee
Da/A 5 Streets and Public Utilities Committee
Da/A 6 Horticulture and Allotments Committee
Da/A 7 General Purposes Committee (including various sub-committees)
Da/A 8 General Purposes Sub-Committee on the Coronation of King Edward VII
Da/A 9 General Purposes Sub-Committee on the Purchase of Land
Da/A 10 General Purposes Sub-Committee on the Boundary Extension
Da/A 11-12 General Purposes Sub-Committee on the Royal Agricultural Society
Da/A 13 General Purposes Sub-Committee on Unemployment
Da/A 14 General Purposes Sub-Committee on Public Assistance
Da/A 15 Waterworks & Baths Committee
Da/A 16 Parks and Cemeteries (and Baths) Committee
Da/A 17 Markets and Fairs Committee (inc. Fire Brigade)
Da/A 18 Fire Brigade Committee
Da/A 19 Baths Committee
Da/A 20 Hospital Committee
Da/A 21 Public Health Committee
Da/A 22 Sewage Committee
Da/A 23 Library Committee
Da/A 24 Library Sub-Committees
Da/A 25 Technical Instruction Committee
Da/A 26 Special Committees
Da/A 27 Electricity and Light Tramways
Da/A 28 Committee on War Memorial for South African War
Da/A 29 Education Committee
Da/A 30 Education Committee Sub-Committee on Elementary Education
Da/A 31 Education Committee Sub-Committee on Secondary Education
Da/A 32 Education Committee Sub-Committee on Canteen
Da/A 33 Public Health and Sanitary Committee
Da/A 34 Health Committee Sub-Committee on Maternity and Child Welfare
Da/A 35 Coal Miners Strike Relief Committee
Da/A 36 Care of Mental Defective Committee
Da/A 37 Battery Subscription Committee
Da/A 38 Local Recruiting Tribunal
Da/A 39 National Service Committee
Da/A 40 Coal Supplies Committee
Da/A 41 Memorial Subscription Committee
Da/A 42 Housing Committee
Da/A 43 Watch (and Arts, Library, Open Spaces) Committee
Da/A 44 Assessment Committee
Da/A 45 Yorkshire Agricultural Show Committee
Da/A 46 Salaries Committee
Da/A 47 Sanitary Conveniences Committee
Da/A 48 Medical and Nursing Services Committee
Da/A 49 Education Committee Sub-Committee for Mayor's Schoolchildren's Boot Fund
Da/A 50 Education Committee Sub-Committee on Finance and Minor Works
Da/A 51 Valuation Committee
Da/A 52 Water Committee
Da/A 53 Welfare of Afflicted Persons Committee
Da/A 54 Air Raid Precautions Committee
Da/A 55 Transport (and Water) Committee
Da/A 56 Development Committee
Da/A 57 Children's Committee
Da/A 58 Welfare Committee
Da/A 59 Property Sub-Committee
Da/A 60 Public Protection Committee, Trading Undertakings Committee and Civil Defence
Da/A 61 Cultural and Recreational Committee
Da/A 62 Social Services Committee
Da/A 63 Public Utilities Committee, Town Centre and Traffic
Da/A 64 Land and Property Sub-Committee
Da/A 65 New Darlington District Joint Committee
Da/A 66 Special Committee and Town Centre
Catalogue Contents
see also Da/A 4 (Finance Committee), Da/A5 (Streets Committee) and Da/A 7 (General Purposes Committee)
Minutes (Ref: Da/A 1/1/1-4)Ref: Da/A 1/1/1Including indexes and annual reports of Medical Officer of Health, Chief (later Senior) Sanitary Inspector later Chief Public Health Inspector, and School Medical Officer
Ref: Da/A 2/2/1Covers:
Gas 1830-1949,
Water 1854-1867, 1926-1930,
Electricity 1926-1949, and
Transport 1938-1949
see also:
Da/A 15 (Waterworks 1868-1926),
Da/A 27 (Electricity and Transport 1901-1926),
Da/A 52 (Water 1930-1946),
Da/A 55 (Transport 1946-1967, Water 1960s),
see also earlier minutes in Da/A 7/1/3-4
Ref: Da/A 13/1/1see also earlier minutes in Da/A 7/1/5
Ref: Da/A 14/1/1see also Da/A 3 (Waterworks 1854-1867 and 1926-1930), Da/A 19 (Baths 1872-1901), Da/A 52 (Water 1930-1946), Da/A 16 (Baths 1950-1967), Da/A 55 (Water 1960s)
Ref: Da/A 15/1/1see also Da/A 61 (Recreation 1968-1974)
Ref: Da/A 16/1/1see also Da/A 17 for later minutes
Ref: Da/A 18/1/1see also Da/A 15-16 for earlier and later minutes
Ref: Da/A 19/1/1see also Da/A 43 and Da/A 61 for later minutes
Ref: Da/A 23/1/1see also Da/A 3 and Da/A 55 for later minutes
Ref: Da/A 27/1/1Caution: the original name of this mental health committee uses words considered offensive, outdated and upsetting today
Ref: Da/A 36/1/1see also Da/A 23 for earlier library committee minutes
Ref: Da/A 43/1/1This committee was set up under the Rating and Valuation Act, 1925, and took the place of the Union Assessment Committee (see U/Da 722-727). Members were appointed by the council but included at least a third non-council members. The committee acted as court of appeal against rating assessments. In 1948 responsibility for valuation was transferred to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue and local committees were dissolved.
Ref: Da/A 44/1/1see also Da/A 3 and Da/A 15 for earlier minutes and Da/A 55 for later
Ref: Da/A 52/1/1see also Da/A 7/1/8 for earlier and Da/A 60 for later minutes
Ref: Da/A 54/1/1see also Da/A 3, 5, 15, 27 and 52 for earlier minutes covering transport and utilites
Ref: Da/A 55/1/1see also Da/A 7/1/8 and Da/A 54 for earlier Civil Defence minutes
Ref: Da/A 60/1/1see also Da/A 23 and 43 for earlier library committee minutes and Da/A 16 for parks committee
Ref: Da/A 61/1/1see also Da/A 66 for town centre and Da/A 5/1/23 for public utilities
Ref: Da/A 63/1/1see also Da/A 7/1/9 and Da/A 65 for new district, and Da/A 63 for town centre
Ref: Da/A 66/1/1