Watertown (N.Y.) Records

Arranged by type of record.

Microfilmed records include proceedings of the governing boards and other records of the village of Watertown (incorporated 1847) and the city of Watertown (chartered 1869).

Included are minutes of the village board of trustees (1847-1856) and the city common council (1869-1950); common council resolutions, petitions, by-laws and ordinances, and other filed documents (various dates); minutes of the board of water commissioners or water works (1853-1918), and other documents retained by the department of public works; minutes of the board of police commissioners, later the board of public safety (1885-1919); minutes of the board of education (1865-1934); minutes of the board of health (1883-1919) and board of charities, which supervised the local hospital (1906-1919); contracts and agreements (1913-1950); claims against the city (1894-1950); and more recent reports and assorted documents.

Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through inter-library loan.

Microfilm 29 rolls; 16 and 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

This microfilm was produced by a grant awarded and administered by SARA's Local Government Records Services for the 1994 grant cycle. Grantees submitted two copies of each roll of project film: a silver copy for secure storage at the State Records Center; and a duplicate copy, containing only non-restricted records, for public use at the State Archives research room.

Use copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning. Security copies of such rolls are held at the State Records Center and are subject to restrictions under law.

Restricted film was marked and use copies were weeded at time of accession; 32 rolls of master negatives (security copy) were sent to the State Records Center (TL 95-160, 161).

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.