RG-05. Public Works Department

Scope and Contents The collection contains approximately 8,000 case files from 1870 to 1967 (only three files fall outside this range, from 1859, 1869, and 1969-1970, respectively). Each case file includes at minimum a viewers’ report, which is a standardized form listing assessments of damages and benefits. The majority of the files also include a plan of the improvement that indicates which properties are being assessed and identifies their owners. Other documents that are typically though not always...