DAKOTA COUNTY: WEST SAINT PAUL:
An Inventory of Its Financial Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | West Saint Paul (Minn.). | |
| Title: | Financial Records. | |
| Dates: | 1889-1951. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Journals (1889-1951) and trial balances (1889-1907) for general city funds, school funds, and the city's permanent improvement revolving fund. Most of the journals itemize receipts and/or expenditures, and include monthly payrolls. The general fund journals include information on the nature of expenditures. The school funds journals probably relate to the finances of Dakota County Consolidated School District No. 2, later Independent School District No. 197. | |
| Quantity: | 3.5 cubic feet (3 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. West Saint Paul (Minn.). Financial Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 984-175
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017127910104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 114.E.5.8F | Trial Balances, 1889-1907. 2 volumes: | ||||||||||
| One of these volumes was probably kept by the city clerk, the other by the city treasurer. They are largely, but not entirely, duplicative. | |||||||||||
| General Fund Accounts, 1889-1905. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Bond Accounts, 1890-1907. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Also contains general accounts. | |||||||||||
| General Fund Journals, 1889-1951. 7 volumes: | |||||||||||
| Include payrolls, and information on the nature of expenditures. After 1916, improvement funds are kept in separate volumes (below). After 1924, school funds are kept in separate volumes (below). | |||||||||||
| 1889-1895. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. | |||||||||||
| 1895-1913. | |||||||||||
| 1913-1922. | |||||||||||
| 1922-1938. | |||||||||||
| 117.F.19.7B | 1939-1945. | ||||||||||
| 1945-1950. | |||||||||||
| 1950-1951. | |||||||||||
| School Fund Journals, 1924-1947. 4 volumes: | |||||||||||
| Include school aid fund, school building fund, and school sinking fund. The majority of school aid fund expenditures are for teacher and staff salaries (itemized monthly). | |||||||||||
| 1924-1930. | |||||||||||
| 1931-1938. | |||||||||||
| 1939-1944. | |||||||||||
| 1945-1947. | |||||||||||
| 117.F.19.8F | Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund Journals, 1926-1951. 5 volumes: | ||||||||||
| Give names of payers and payees, date, amount, fund balances, and occasional information on nature of payment. The 1916-1926 volume apparently began as a water fund account, but soon incorporated other improvements as well. | |||||||||||
| Water Fund Journal, 1916-October 9, 1926. | |||||||||||
| October 10, 1926-1930. | |||||||||||
| 1931-1932. | |||||||||||
| 1933-1943. | |||||||||||
| 1943-1959. | |||||||||||
| 1951. | |||||||||||
CATALOG 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:
- Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- West Saint Paul.
- Schools -- Minnesota -- Dakota County -- Finance.
- Organizations:
- Dakota County (Minn.). Consolidated School District No. 2 (West Saint Paul).
- Document Types:
- Payrolls -- Minnesota.
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