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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTownship of WaterlooCity of Kitchener Corporate Archives Township of Waterloo fonds, 1914 - 1972 Prepared by: Christina Pflug June 2000 TOWNSHIP OF WATERLOO fonds. - 1914 - 1972. - 50 cm of textual records. The history of Waterloo Township, like many townships in Ontario, involves numerous changes in territorial boundaries. From 1800 to 1816 it was officially known as Block 2 and was situated in West Riding, York County in the Home District. In 1816 the township was transferred to the Gore District which was formed from townships from the Home and the Niagara Districts. While a part of the Gore District, the area was given the name of Waterloo Township, after the victory that ended the Napoleonic wars. In 1840 Waterloo Township became part of the new Wellington District that consisted of townships from both the Gore and the Home District. Its boundaries were altered once again when all districts in Upper Canada were abolished by the Municipal Act of 1849. As of 1850, Wellington District was replaced with the County of Waterloo, which included Waterloo Township. Two years later, the County of Waterloo was divided into several smaller counties: Waterloo, Wellington and Grey. The new County of Waterloo included the townships of Waterloo Wilmot, Woolwich, Wellesley, and the new Township of North Dumfries. The creation of township and county councils in 1852, such as the Waterloo County Council, was very important for Waterloo Township as it provided the area with a certain element of self-government. This influence over local affairs continued until 1972 when the township was dissolved. The 1850s were indeed a period of considerable change for the township. Between 1852 and 1859 Preston, Berlin, Waterloo and New Hope, later known as Hespeler, left the Township and became what were known as "incorporated villages", which had the advantage of being able to exercise greater control over local matters and were increasingly independent of the Township council. For the remainder of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, Waterloo Township did not experience any notable alterations in its territory. This changed with the onset of suburban growth which began during the 1940s. During the late 1950s, as the cities and towns of Waterloo County became increasingly urbanized and expanded beyond their boundaries, large tracts of farmland in the Township were used for the creation of new subdivisions. The development of suburbs in the Township placed increased pressure upon the Township government and also upon Township resources as the residents of the suburbs had to be provided with a variety of services such as an adequate supply of water and satisfactory sewer connections. Despite the efforts of the Township, the size of Waterloo Township was gradually reduced over the ensuing twenty years as the surrounding towns and cities annexed portions of the Township. During the 1950s urban municipalities annexed over 11,350 acres and in the 1960s approximately 12,700 acres were transferred from the Township to the surrounding urban areas. This included the creation of the new village of Bridgeport which was incorporated in 1951. In 1956-1957 the City of Kitchener proposed the annexation of nearly 12,608 acres. The residents of Waterloo Township opposed the annexation and took the matter to the Ontario Municipal Board, which determined that Kitchener would incorporate 3,835 acres. After several minor adjustments were made, Kitchener ultimately annexed only 3,770 acres in January 1958. During the late 1960s several planning boards were established in an effort to address the various issues that arose due to the rapid expansion of the cities and the difficulties encountered by both the residents of suburbs and the Township government. Waterloo Township was represented not only on the Kitchener-Waterloo and Suburban Planning Board, but also on the planning boards of Preston, Waterloo, and Hespeler. After much deliberation, it was concluded that the best solution was to dissolve the Township. It was also during this period that the restructuring of Waterloo County was contemplated, sparked in large measure by the Fyfe Commission Report in 1970. At the end of December 1972 the dissolution of Waterloo Township was officially completed with the remaining territory divided amongst the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge and Woolwich Township, which formed part of the new Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The fonds consists of the active by-laws of the Township of Waterloo pertaining to the City of Kitchener that were transferred after the dissolution of the Township in 1972. As these were only the by-laws relating to Kitchener, there are gaps in the numbering. Title based on the contents of the fonds. Transferred to the City of Kitchener in 1973. 1: By-laws. - 1914 - 1972. 48 cm. This series consists of the active bylaws of the Township of Waterloo that pertained to the City of Kitchener and which were transferred after the dissolution of the Township in 1972. It also includes a list of by-laws. An index of by-laws is available in Appendix A. 2: Financial Records. - 1943-1950. 2 cm. This series consist of a ledger of the Township of Waterloo. An index of the ledger is available in Appendix B. APPENDIX A Series 1: By-laws By-Law Subject Volume/Item Box 5A Kolb Drain 1-1 10735 26A Edna Street Extension 1-1 10735 68A Establish a Road 1-1 10735 69A Road Closing, Glasgow to Erb 1-1 10735 140A East Ward Drain 1-1 10735 164A Wilmot Street Watermain 1-2 10735 165A Road Closing, Freeport to Grand River 1-2 10735 171A Road Closing, Lot 124 G.C.T. 1-2 10735 182A Road Closing, Lot 12, B.B. F. 1-2 10735 183A Road Closing, Lot 116, G.C.T. 1-2 10735 184A Road Closing, Biehns Tract 1-2 10735 232A Knarr-Hoerle Drain 1-2 10735 281A Road Closing 1-3 10735 298A Construct St. Leger Street 1-3 10735 299A Construct Union Street 1-3 10735 306A Extension of Waterloo Street, Bridgeport 1-3 10735 310A Road Closing, Lot 12, B.B.F. 1-3 10735 325A Road Closing, Reg. Plan 190 1-3 10735 391A Establish Glasgow Street Extension 1-4 10735 429A Road Closing, Lots 9, 10, 11, Biehns Tract 1-4 10735 436A To establish Edmund Street 1-4 10735 453A Agreement re: Smithville Street Lights 1-4 10735 457A Road Closing, Del Monte Avenue 1-4 10735 481A Establish Ross Avenue 1-4 10735 518A Widen Florence Avenue 1-4 10735 536A Watermain, Doon Road 1-5 10735 574A Watermain, Oxford Street 1-5 10735 575A Watermain in Bridgeprot 1-5 10735 576A Watermain, Lawrence Avenue 1-5 10735 577A Watermain, Victoria Street 1-5 10735 578A Watermain, McKenzie 1-5 10735 579A Watermain, Shoemaker Ave. 1-5 10735 580A Watermain, Rockway Dr. 1-5 10735 581A Watermain, Ottawa Street 1-5 10735 601A Watermain, Alice Avenue 1-6 10735 608A Watermain, Oak St. Bridgeport 1-6 10735 609A Watermain, Queens Blvd 1-6 10735 619A Watermain, Lawrence Ave. 1-6 10735 626A Watermain, Bridge Street 1-6 10735 638A Road Closing, Herman Street 1-6 10735 654A Watermain, Victoria St. S. 1-6 10735 655A Watermain, Victoria St. 1-7 10735 656A Watermain, Edwin Street 1-7 10735 657A Watermain, Glasgow Rd. 1-7 10735 658A Watermain, Edmund St. 1-7 10735 659A Watermain, Raymond Rd. 1-7 10735 660A Watermain, Rockway Dr. 1-7 10735 661A Watermain, Hamel Ave. 1-7 10735 662A Watermain, Hamel Ave. 1-7 10735 663A Watermain, Edwin Street 1-7 10735 664A Watermain, Edmund St. 1-7 10735 665A Watermain, Raymond Rd. 1-8 10735 666A Watermain, Rockway Dr. 1-8 10735 667A Watermain, Edna Street 1-8 10735 668A Watermain, Glenview Rd. 1-8 10735 672A Watermain, North Drive 1-8 10735 673A Watermain, North Drive 1-8 10735 674A Watermain, Woodlawn Road 1-8 10735 675A Watermain, Queens Blvd. 1-8 10735 676A Watermain, Glen Road 1-8 10735 677A Watermain, Highland Rd. W. 1-9 10735 678A Watermain, Marlborough Ave. 1-9 10735 679A Watermain, Spading Rd. 1-9 10735 680A Watermain, South Drive 1-9 10735 681A Watermain, Marlborough Ave. 1-9 10735 682A Watermain, South Drive 1-9 10735 683A Watermain, Glen Road 1-9 10735 684A Watermain, Woodlawn Ave. 1-9 10735 685A Watermain, Highland Rd. W. 1-9 10735 686A Watermain, Spading Road 1-10 10735 687A Watermain, W. 1-10 10735 Queensmount Cres. 688A Watermain, Krug Street 1-10 10735 689A Watermain, Becker Street 1-10 10735 690A Watermain, Edna Street 1-10 10735 691A Watermain, Bellview 1-10 10735 692A Watermain, Karn Street 1-10 10735 693A Watermain, Lawrence Avenue 1-10 10735 694A Watermain, Glenview 1-11 10735 695A Watermain, Victoria Street 1-11 10735 696A Sanitary Sewer, Krug St. 1-11 10735 697A Sanitary Sewer, Bellview 1-11 10735 698A Sanitary Sewer, Becker Street 1-11 10735 699A Sanitary Sewer, Bellview 1-11 10735 706A Sanitary Sewer Ephriam Street 1-11 10735 737A Road Closing, Camp Ave. 1-11 10735 818A Watermain, King Street E. 1-11 10735 819A Sanitary Sewer, King Street E. 1-11 10735 827A Establish Road, Lot 54 G.C.T. 2-1 10858 842A Close Limerick Cemetery 2-1 10858 878A Restricted area by-law- O.M.B. board order approval in file 2-2 10858 897A Newspaper ad re: notice of hearing 2-3 10858 900A Subdivision Control Eastmount Subdivision 2-3 10858 904A Amendment to restricted area by-law 2-3 10858 931A Board order approval in file 2-3 10858 938A Subdivision Control 2-3 10858 967 Road Closing, Rothsay Street 2-3 10858 969 Road Widening, #39A 2-4 10858 976 Road Widening, Matthew Street 2-4 10858 987 Conveyance of Lands to City of Kitchener 2-4 10858 1009 Road Closing, Lots 10, 11 Biehns Tract 2-4 10858 1038 Widening Roads 6 and 33 2-4 10858 1047 Emergency Measures Property 2-4 10858 1049 Widening Road #31 2-4 10858 1056 Widening Road #39 2-4 10858 1061 Widening Road #41 2-5 10858 1074 Widening Road #4 2-5 10858 1082 Widening Road #30 2-5 10858 1094 Widening Road #31A 2-5 10858 1095 Widening Road #31 2-5 10858 1096 Widening Road #29 2-5 10858 1106 Closing Limerick Cemetery 2-6 10858 1107 Establish Cemetery at Pioneer Village 2-6 10858 1109 Establish Greensview Dr. 2-6 10858 1110 Centennial Project 2-6 10858 1111 Widening Road #21 2-6 10858 1113 Closing portion of Road #21 2-6 10858 1116 Widening Road #21 2-6 10858 1132 Widening Road #4 2-6 10858 1133 Centennial Project 2-7 10858 1140 Widening Road #21 2-7 10858 1142 Amendment to 878A - Zoning re: definitions 2-7 10858 1156 Establish Greensview Dr. 2-7 10858 1157 Widening Road #6 2-7 10858 1159 Road Closing 2-7 10858 1162 Widening Road #39 2-8 10858 1176 Road Closing, Chalmers Street 2-8 10858 1182 Re: Hilda Shoniker 2-8 10858 1183 Amendment to Zoning By- law 878A 2-8 10858 1188 Widening Road #4 2-8 10858 1192 Re: Herman Walter 2-9 10858 1195 Widening Road #14 2-9 10858 1197 Widening Road #15 2-9 10858 1201 Widening Road, Doon 2-9 10858 1213 Township of Waterloo Procedural By-law 2-9 10858 1218 Widening Forwell Road 2-9 10858 1223 Widening Roads 31 and 31A 2-9 10858 1226 Establish Centennial Rd. 2-10 10858 1228 Closing Pioneer Village Cemetery 2-10 10858 1230 To extend Rothsay St. 2-10 10858 1232 Re: Edgehill Drive 2-10 10858 1233 Re: Public Highway 2-10 10858 1234 Widening Road #6 2-10 10858 1239 Locallmprovement, Highway #7 Watermain 2-10 10858 1240 Trench Excavation Protections Act 2-10 10858 1264 Widening Matthew St. 2-10 10858 1270 Widening Road #39 2-11 10858 1271 Road Closing, Plan 640 2-11 10858 1278 Widening Road #6 2-11 10858 1289 Watermain Debenture 2-11 10858 1314 Road Closing, Lots 8 B.B.F. 2-11 10858 1315 Road Closing, Wilson Rd 2-11 10858 1329 School Board Nominations 2-12 10858 1336 Re: By-law 1315 2-12 10858 1367 Widening Road #27 2-12 10858 1368 Widening Road #27 2-12 10858 1390 Widening Road #23 2-12 10858 By-law Lists 2-13 10858 By-law copies 5-232 1914-1927 4-1 14535 By-law copies 281-427 1931-1941 4-2 14535 By-law copies 574-601 1947-1948 4-3 14535 By-law copies 655-665 1951-1951 4-4 14535 By-law copies 667-680 1951-1951 4-5 14535 By-law copies 681-694 1951-1951 4-6 14535 By-law copies 695-819 1951-1957 4-7 14535 By-law copies 827-1162 1960-1966 4-8 14535 By-law copies 1176-1223 1967-1968 4-9 14535 By-law copies 1226-1368 1968-1972 4-10 14535 Appendix B Series 2: Financial Records Title Volume/Item Box Township of Waterloo Ledger 3-1 12719 Note: Other by-laws from the Township are at the Kitchener Public Library and can be viewed on Archeion.