Mayor and Council Proceedings

The Mayor and Council Proceedings are part of the City of Fort Worth Records available at the Fort Worth Public Library Archives. The collection includes the proceedings for 1895-2011, with the years 1895-1901 and part of 1902 represented in the digital collection. Full-page transcriptions of council proceedings are available, starting from the year 1898. The collection contains correspondence generated by the City Council committees and various departments of city government. Topics include municipal ordinances and resolutions, taxes, public health, fire and police departments, schools, claims, and the city budget. A large part of the collection is comprised of petitions written by citizens to request a property tax adjustment, a street improvement project, or the remittance of a fine.