COTTONWOOD COUNTY: WINDOM:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Windom (Minn.).
Title:Records.
Dates:1892-1949.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Chattel mortgage index (1892-1913); city charters (1920, 1949); minutes of the board of equalization and board of review (1928-1942); water quality reports (1930-1933); and a file on bond issuance and property purchase for the city water works (1920,1926).
Quantity:1 volume and 7 folders.
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Windom (Minn.). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 990-170; 991-6; 994-86

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017260340104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
115.I.14.7BCity Charter, 1920. 1 item in folder.
Printed, not bound.
City Charter, 1949. 1 item in folder.
Printed.
Board of Equalization Minutes, 1928-1932. 1 volume in folder.
Board of Review Minutes, 1934, 1941, 1942. 7 pages in folder.
Actions on review of specific property assessments, and a summary of assessed valuation for the entire city (1934).
Water Bonds Papers, 1920, 1926.
City council minutes, bond issuance certificates, correspondence, and legal notices regarding purchase of property and issuance of bonds to establish and enlarge the city waterworks system and water supply.
City Water Supply Reports, 1930-1931. 3 items in folder.
By the state Department of Health, of its sanitary condition and recommendations for improvement.
Report on Bathing Beach at Cottonwood Lake, 1933. 2 items in folder.
Analysis of water quality, with the conclusion that it is not suitable for public bathing, by the state Department of Health.
Location
105.G.19.3BChattel Mortgage Index, 1892-1913. 1 volume.

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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:
Chattel mortgages -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County.
Municipal charters -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County.
Municipal finance -- Minnesota -- Windom.
Tax assessment -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County.
Valuation -- Minnesota -- Windom.
Water quality -- Minnesota -- Cottonwood County -- Measurement.
Water-supply -- Minnesota -- Windom.
Places:
Cottonwood Lake (Cottonwood County, Minn.).
Windom (Minn.) -- Charters.

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