RAMSEY COUNTY: ST. PAUL: SINKING FUND COMMITTEE:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Expand/CollapseOVERVIEW

Creator: Saint Paul (Minn.). Sinking Fund Committee.
Title:Records.
Dates:1865-1970.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records of bonds and certificates of indebtedness issued and redeemed by the city Commissioners of Interest and Sinking Fund, for city improvements (1865-1883); and minutes of the Sinking Fund Committee (1900-1970) focusing on the issuance of bonds and the purchase and sale of securities for the general and water department sinking funds; and minutes of the Sinking Fund Investment Committee (1916-1943), which appears to have been the Sinking Fund Committee in its capacity as manager of the Participating Certificate Fund/Bureau/Division, commonly known as the "City Bank."
Quantity:3.0 cubic feet (14 volumes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Also found in these volumes are the minutes of the board of trustees of a bequest by Henry Hale to the city of St. Paul to maintain a free medical dispensary and a free library and the July 1900-1908 minutes of the Committee on Bank Deposits.


Return to top

Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul (Minn.). Sinking Fund Committee. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001710308


Return to top

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
131.I.18.6FRecord of Cancelled and Burned City Bonds, Coupons, and Vouchers, 1865-1873, 1878. 1 volume.
Lists bond number, type of bond, and amount, with early pages noting the purpose of the bond. This volume is a record of bonds issued by the city for improvements and other capital expenses.
Location
108.F.9.3BRecord, Commissioners of Interest and Sinking Fund, 1874-1883.
Transcriptions of commissioners' orders and decisions regarding issuance and redemption of city bonds and certificates of indebtedness.
Location
131.I.18.4FSinking Fund Committee Minutes, General and Water Sinking Funds, October 1900-May 1970. 10 volumes.
No. 1, October 1900-1908.
Includes Committee on Bank Deposits minutes, July 1900-1908, in front of volume.
No. 2, February 1909-August1914.
No. 3, October 1914-June 1916.
No. 4, June 1916-1922.
No. 5, 1923-1926.
No. 6, 1927-1930.
Location
131.I.18.5BNo. 7, 1931-1935.
No. 8, 1936-1944.
No. 9, 1945-November 1952.
Includes minutes regarding the Herman W. Rietzke Memorial Fund, 1940-1943.
No. 10, February 1953-May 1970.
Location
131.I.18.6FSinking Fund Investment Committee, Participating Certificates Division Minutes, June 1916-August 1943. 2 volumes.
Includes minutes of the Board of Trustees for the Henry Hale Bequest, 1916-1929.

Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Charitable bequests -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Municipal bonds -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Public depositaries -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Sinking-funds -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Persons:
Hale, Henry, 1814-1890.
Saint Paul (Minn.). Committee on Bank Deposits, creator.
Organizations:
Participating Certificate Fund (Saint Paul, Minn.).
Saint Paul (Minn.). Commissioners of Interest and Sinking Fund.
Saint Paul (Minn.). Sinking Fund Investment Committee.

Return to top