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The Infamous Black Bird Southern Oregon History, Revised


Jacksonville City Records
An inventory of documents found in Jacksonville's old city hall, circa 2015.

City of Jacksonville
(in MacNeale & Urban safe, listed left to right, starting on bottom shelf)
• Docket of City Liens July 26, 1912-November 15, 1924
• Bond Lien Docket July 26, 1912-November 11, 1924
• Trustees’ Minutes February 19, 1883-June 5, 1900
• Record of Bond Applications July 23, 1912-August 6, 1912
• Record of Proceedings—trustees’ minutes January 4, 1949-December 4, 1956
• Tax Assessment Roll 1888
• Cash Ledger January 1947-May 1952, financial statement and budget for 1947-48
• Ledger—water fees July 1913-November 1933
• Record of Publishers’ Affidavits May 1, 1913-November 1953 (publication of public notices)
• General Fund Ledger December 1911-December 1930
• Business Licenses and Rents 1948-49
• Poll Lists 1927—list of voters; official returns
• Resolutions September 17, 1963-April 30, 1966
• Ordinance Record August 1941-March 1953
• Trustees’ minutes July 3, 1900-March 6, 1911
• General ledger; police department fund September 1968-March 1972
• General Laws of Oregon 1843-1872 (printed volume)
• Donnelly’s Red Book 1920 (printed volume—like Thomas Register)
• Warrants Drawn on Improvement Bonds October 1, 1913-January 6, 1931
• Ordinance Record No. 6 January 1-7, 1913
• Court Docket November 25, 1952-April 19, 1962
• Court Docket No. 10 January 14, 1874-June 21, 1876
• Affidavits Water Mains No. 5 (public notices) December 7, 1911-January 6, 1912
• Cash Ledger (“M&A Income Tax Record”) October 4, 1926-April 1931
• Water Record 1930-31
• Court Docket No. 7 March 26, 1883-May 11, 1900
• Trustees’ minutes (pencil notes) May 4, 1954-December 6, 1955
• Water (?) payments 1951
• City Water October 1925 to November 1927
• Jacksonville Road District Assessment Roll 1887
• Street Commissioner’s Book for 1883 (assessments)
• Road Assessments 1888
• Water Works, Jacksonville, Oregon—specifications, proposal 1910 (printed booklet)
• Receipt Book July 7, 1908-December 7, 1910
• Receipt Book September 2, 1902-July 7, 1908
• Receipt Book November 6, 1883-April 23, 1890
• Receipt Book May 3, 1890-September 1, 1896
• State of Oregon General and Special Laws 1898 (printed volume)
• Court Docket October 30, 1915-May 17, 1952
• Laws of Oregon 1893 (printed volume)
• Recorder’s Scrapbook June 12, 1976-January 11, 1978—memoranda, phone messages, photos of water line, Dardanelles marker, Rathbun building (Jacksonville Mining Co.?)
• Road Assessments 1893-98
• Town of Jacksonville No. 1 1899-1909 (general ledger)
• School Fees 1883-June 1, 1888
• Trustees’ Minutes October 3, 1950-April 8, 1954 (pencil notes)
• Town Treasurer (general ledger) March 1890-March 1900
• Record of Sales of Estrays October 3, 1893-April 18, 1921
• Dues Ledger (fire department?) September 1883-May 1885
• Court Docket No. 8 August 25, 1856-July 23, 1857 and June 19, 1862
• Court Docket No. 9 January 3, 1861-May 6, 1866
• General Ledger July 23, 1868-July 1886

Jacksonville Fire Department
(in cardboard box on top of safe)
• Meeting minutes: May 15, 1883-January 5, 1887, June 5, 1893-January 3, 1900
• Group insurance payments: October 1964-second quarter 1973
• Meeting minutes: January 9, 1984-October 13, 1986
• Meeting minutes and fire calls: January 1908-November 4, 1912; dues 1908-1912
• Dues ledger 1893-1899
• General ledger August 1950-February 1952
• Meeting minutes June 20-26, 1950
• Roster, dues ledger March 1951-July 1965
• Meeting minutes January 3, 1934-February 12, 1936; September 25, 1950-August 5, 1955; roster and dues ledger January 1934-December 1935
• Fire calls (and other department news) November 20, 1950-December 31, 1977
• Constitution (May 14, 1883); roster; dues ledger; revised constitution (November 6, 1893); member rosters 1893-1899 (with occupations)
• Meeting minutes September 12, 1955-March 12, 1962
• Meeting minutes January 11, 1971-December 31, 1976
• Meeting minutes January 10, 1977-December 12, 1983
• Constitution and Bylaws October 5, 1896
• Meeting minutes, fire alarms, roster January 1913-November 1922



  
Last revised August 10, 2021