Minutes of Queenstown Town Commissioners
TitleMinutes of Queenstown Town Commissioners
ReferenceTC/CQ/M/001
Date
23 Dec 1853 - 6 Nov 1865
CreatorCobh Town Council
Production date 1853 - 1865
Scope and ContentIncludes (for example):
- 2 Jan 1854 meeting defining the boundaries of the town
- 17 Apr 1854 special meeting regarding gasworks ('gasometer') in the town
- 23 May 1854 copy address to Captain Killock of the 'Himalaya' steamship, welcoming him to Queenstown, and writing to encourage further British naval and peacetime use of the town harbour
- 27 Jul 1857 notes the visit of 'Prince Napoleon' [Napoleon III, Prince-President of France?] to Queenstown and Cork city
- 3 Sep 1860 estimates the cost for lighting the town, provided by gas, as £315 for the year ending 31 July 1861
- 4 May 1863 refers to the application of sums to build a water tank for supplying the town, and to building parapet walls at Harbour view
- 2 Jan 1854 meeting defining the boundaries of the town
- 17 Apr 1854 special meeting regarding gasworks ('gasometer') in the town
- 23 May 1854 copy address to Captain Killock of the 'Himalaya' steamship, welcoming him to Queenstown, and writing to encourage further British naval and peacetime use of the town harbour
- 27 Jul 1857 notes the visit of 'Prince Napoleon' [Napoleon III, Prince-President of France?] to Queenstown and Cork city
- 3 Sep 1860 estimates the cost for lighting the town, provided by gas, as £315 for the year ending 31 July 1861
- 4 May 1863 refers to the application of sums to build a water tank for supplying the town, and to building parapet walls at Harbour view
Extent1 vol (c.400 pp)
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RepositoryCork City and County Archives