Scope and Content
The streets series consists of four subseries: Hartford Streets, General, Highway Committee, and Street Lighting. Hartford Streets (approximately 86 linear feet) comprises the bulk of the material. Records of the Board of Street Commissioners as collected by the Town and City Clerk, folders are arranged alphabetically by street name, and contain requests for paving, requests for the addition of street lamps, petitions to move buildings, documents pertaining to the establishments of building lines, and other similar material. The General series (approximately 3 linear feet) covers maintenance of the streets such as cleaning, snow removal, and numbering, as well as upkeep to the surface, including paving and watering. Assorted documents pertaining to the Highway Committee (and its predecessors) make up the Highway Committee series (1 linear foot). Street Lighting (approximately 3.5 linear feet) also includes an assortment of material.
The Town and City Clerk Archives has been split into several additional finding aids: Boards and Commissions, Building Permits, City Property, Corporations, Court Matters, Education, Licenses and License Applications, Mayor and Council, Property Deeds and Releases of Attachment, Public Safety, Public Works, Selectmen’s Records, Sewers, Streets, Taxation, Town and City Officers, Transportation, Vital Records, and Zoning.
Dates
- Majority of material found in 1748-1949
- 1635-2010 (Entire archive)
Access Restrictions
The records are stored in a restricted area and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
Extent
From the Collection: 94 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
The Street Lighting subseries documents the City of Hartford's transition from gas to electric lamps during the 1870s and 1880s, and includes reports from committees on lamps and gas, petitions for electric lamps, ordinances on public lights, gas bills, contracts, and gas inspector reports. Subsequent folders contain lighting plans for individual streets, bids for lighting, and information on sidewalk repairs.
Repository Details
Part of the Hartford History Center Repository
Hartford History Center
Hartford Public Library
500 Main St
Hartford CT 06103 USA
860.695.6297
hhc@hplct.org