Meeting of owners and ratepayers to consent to promote in the present Session of Parliament a Bill to carry in to effect agreement to purchase by the Corporation the Undertaking of the Coventry Gas Company, 31 Mar 1884, Council in Committee to read report from Gas Committee that advertisement be placed in local papers for tenders for loans, 8 Apr 1884, General Works Committee and Sanitary Committee - received tenders for the erection of the Fever Hospital, 16 Apr 1884, 21 Apr 1884, 14 Jul 1884, Council in Committee relating to the transfer of the Gas Undertaking to the Corporation - empowered to borrow from Lloyds Barnetts and Bosanquets Bank amounts as may be required, 17 Jun 1884, Meeting Estates Committee and Finance Committee instructing any Committees to report to the Council any outlay of money above £20 to the Town Clerk, 21 Jul 1884, Joint Committee of the General Works Committee and Sanitary Committee - considered report relating to the sewage of the Red Lane District, 10 Sep 1885, 29 Oct 1885, 1 Jun 1886, 8 Jul 1886, 13 Jul 1886, 30 Aug 1886, 7 Oct 1886, Meeting Estates Committee and Market Hall Committee - considered application of Mr Josiah Mattocks, Mayor's Crier, for increase in salary, 21 Sep 1885, Meeting Estates Committee and General Works Committee - that annual appointments of tradesmen be made by the Estates Committee to get any work or goods supplied on tender, 21 Dec 1885, Colonial and Indian Exhibition Committee to read letter from Secretary of Royal Commission for exhibition - ordered Town Clerk to write to Messrs Thomas Cook and Son for details on visits of working men to exhibition, fares, board and lodging in London, 6 Jan 1886, 12 Jan 1886, Council in Committee - passed the minutes of the General Works Committee and considered the resolution of the unemployed for an extension of employment, 24 Mar 1886, Waterworks Finance Committee - considered appointing a Collector of Water Rents for Saint Michael's Parish, 20 Apr 1886, 4 May 1886, Joint Committee of the General Works and Sanitary Committee regarding the transfer of the parishes of Saint Michael and Holy Trinity from the Rural Sanitary Authority to the Urban Sanitary District, 6 May 1886, Council in Committee regarding letter from Lord Chancellor's Secretary on proposed appointment of new magistrates, 26 Jul 1886, Council in Committee - to select person for Mayor, 28 Sep 1886, Queen Victoria Jubilee Celebration Committee, 11 Jan 1887, 27 Jan 1887, 17 Feb 1887, 19 Aug 1887, Committee appointed relating to the establishment of a County Police Station at the County Hall, Coventry, 31 Mar 1887 Joint Committee of the General Works Committee and Sanitary Committee relating to enquiries being made in other towns in respect of public slaughterhouses, 5 Apr 1887, 14 Jun 1887, 28 Jun 1887, 9 Aug 1887, 2 Apr 1889, 16 Apr 1889, Committee appointed to draw up an address of congratulations to the Queen on her Jubilee, 2 Jun 1887, Council in Committee appointed to look into purchasing 53 and 54 Smithford Street for additional approach to the Market Hall, 13 Sep 1887, Meeting of the Estates Committee and Finance Committment to consider an application for increase in salary, 21 Dec 1887, 26 Jun 1889, 11 Feb 1891, Meeting convened to consider inviting Warwickshire Agricultural Society to hold their show in Coventry, 13 Jan 1888, 11 Jan 1889, 5 Jan 1894, Local [Agricultural] Committee formed to make arrangements, 13 Jan 1888, 8 Feb 1889, 8 Jan 1894, 26 Jan 1894, 16 Feb 1894, Council in Committee to consider plan for additions to and alterations of the baths including cost of repairs amounting to £5497, 9 Feb 1888, Council in Committee appointed Committee to consider The Local Government [England and Wales] Bill and Town Clerk's Report, 2 May 1888, Meeting of the Joint Watch Committee and General Works Committee to consider the question of nuisances from tramway engines, 4 Dec 1888, Meeting of the grocers and provision dealers to approve opening times of shops in the city, 5 Feb 1889, 26 Feb 1889, Meeting Joint General Works Committee and Market Hall Committee - appointed Sub Committee to consider plan for alterations to the Market Hall tower for fixing a Greenwich Indicator, 19 Feb 1889, Watch Committee and Fire Brigade Committee considering the question of providing a second Steam Fire Engine, 26 Feb 1889, Sub Committee of the Joint General Works Committee and Sanitary Committee relating to site for public slaughterhouse and to form deputation to see Directors of the Coventry Public Cattle Sales Company, 18 Mar 1889, 1 Apr 1889, Meeting of Sanitary Committee in conference with managers of schools and teachers relating to closing day and Sunday Schools in view of spread of measles, 6 Jul 1889, Joint Watch Committee and Sanitary Committee relating to terms for telephone communication from National Telephone Company Limited, 9 Jul 1889, 16 Jul 1889, Council in Committee to study report of the General Works Committee re plans for buildings to be erected on open spaces, 2 Jul 1889, Joint Watch Committee and General Works Committee appointed to consider the dangers and annoyances arising from the working of the tramway and steam engines, 12 Sep 1889, 17 Sep 1889, Council in Committee to appoint members of the Council to the Committee of Visitors of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Hatton, 22 Oct 1889, Council accompanied by Trustees of the Bablake Boys Charity - inspected the course and height of the proposed siding from the Nuneaton Railway into the Gas Works, 26 Nov 1889, Meeting of the Estates Committee and Recreation Grounds Committee to consider erection of gymnasia in the public recreation grounds of the City, 12 Dec 1889, Joint meeting Estates Committee and General Works Committee considering applying to the Local Government Board to include Stoke within the boundary of the City, 24 Dec 1889, Joint meeting of the Watch Committee and General Works Committee relating to the public lamps and appointment of a Gas Analyst or Examiner, 7 Jan 1890, Committee appointed to consider report on the proposed Gas Siding, 5 Mar 1890, 24 Apr 1890, 11 Mar 1891, 13 May 1892, Committee to consider letter from Clerk of County Council proposing meeting of sub-committees of County and Cities of Birmingham and Coventry as to financial adjustment, 11 Mar 1890, 21 May 1890, 16 Jun 1890, Meeting of Boundary Committee relating to the copy letter of the County Boundaries Committee to the Local Government Board claiming to retain in the county the railway station and main line east and the Leamington Railway and Coventry Park, other parts of St.Michael's Parish, Whitmore Park and Holy Trinity parish, 31 Mar 1890, 23 Apr 1890, Council in Committee resolved that the Chief Constable be selected from among Inspectors of the Force, 2 Apr 1890, Gulson Address Committee - inspected illuminated address and ornamental box for Alderman Gulson with the instruction to make stand with glass case for the box, 2 Sep 1890, Standing Order Committee appointed, 23 Sep 1890, 30 Sep 1890, Council in Committee - that the profits of the Gas Undertaking be applied in relief of the General District Rate, 14 Oct 1890, Equitable Adjustment Committee, 23 Oct 1890, 30 Oct 1890, 25 Nov 1890, Council in Committee - expressing thanks on the long connection between Mr. Browett as Town Clerk of Coventry and Corporation, and determining that in future the Town Clerk devotes his whole time to duties of office, 26 Jan 1891, Meeting General Works Committee and Waterworks Committee to consider duties and renumeration of City Surveyor, 9 Feb 1891, 17 Feb 1891, Meeting of the Estates Committee and Finance Committment regarding the City Accountant's salary, 11 Feb 1891, 21 Sep 1891, 5 Oct 1891, 10 Jul 1893, Sub Committee of the Joint General Works Committee and Waterworks Committee appointed to consider City Surveyor's salary, and that an Assistant Surveyor and Clerk be appointed, 18 Feb 1891, Committee appointed to report to the Council on the salary for the Town Clerkship, 27 Jan 1891, 10 Feb 1891, 13 Feb 1891, 22 Mar 1893, Joint Committee of General Works Committee and Waterworks Committee relating to the salaries of Surveyor and Assistant Surveyor, 24 Feb 1891, Council in Committee re approval for the Town Clerk to continue longer in office and the appointment by him of an assistant, 16 Feb 1891, Meeting of the General Purposes Committee to consider applications of officials' salaries, 4 Mar 1891, 7 Oct 1891, 15 Dec 1891, 22 Feb 1892, 22 Aug 1892, 8 Mar 1893, Council in Committee - agreed that £1102 being equal to Borough Rate of 2d in the £ be transferred from Waterworks Fund to Borough Fund, 20 Apr 1891, Council in Committee meeting with reference to the qualification and fitness of four candidates for the position of Assistant Surveyor, 9 Jun 1891, Meeting of the Financial Adjustment Committee, 2 Jul 1891, 17 Jul 1891, 27 Jul 1891, 7 Oct 1891, 18 Nov 1891, 10 Feb 1892, Council in Committee authorising the Gas Committee to draw up a report relating to the future gas supply, 27 Jul 1891, Joint meeting of the Baths Committee and Market Hall Committee - that the site of the new baths in Pool Meadow be let for the usual Whitsuntide Fair, 25 Jan 1892, Joint meeting of the Estates Committee and Waterworks Committee - ordered that £1161 be transferred from the Waterworks Income Fund to the Borough Fund in relief of the Borough Rate, 12 Apr 1892, Council in Committee - recommend adoption of report of the General Works Committee regarding the sewage disposal, 24 Aug 1892, 1 Sep 1892, Sub Committee of the General Works Committee and Sanitary Committee instructing the Surveyor to prepare estimate for the erection of a destructor or destructors, 31 Aug 1892, 16 Mar 1893, 20 Mar 1893, 29 Mar 1893, 18 Apr 1893, Council in Committee instructed to prepare detailed plans and estimates for a scheme of road irrigation in the Avon Valley with special attention to the outfall sewer to the Whitley Well, 9 Sep 1892, 2 Jan 1893, 6 Jul 1893, Council in Committee regarding the non use of St. Mary's Hall for bazaars, sales of work or private balls, and that Estates Committee draw up and submit new regulations for future use, 28 Nov 1892, General Purpose Committee re the appointment of a Royal Commission on the Poor Law, also the Circular of the Local Government Board as to pauperism and distress, 3 Jan 1893, 27 Sep 1893, Council in Committee - appointed Sub-Committee to take charge of the proceedings for obtaining a provisional order for the acquisition of land for Sewage Deposal according to Mr Mansagh's plan, 30 Jan 1893, Sewage Sub Committee relating to witness on behalf of the Corporation, 30 Jan 1893, 2 Feb 1893, 16 Feb 1893, General Purpose Committee - considered circular of the Association of Municipal Corporations and that in future the General Purpose Committee be called together each year to consider what subject should be brought before the Annual Meeting, 3 Feb 1893, Town Clerkship Committee , 5 Apr 1893, 15 Apr 1893, Council in Committee relating to letter and report of Local Government Board re application for compulsory purchase of lands for sewage disposal, 15 May 1893, General Purpose Committee - recommend to Council illuminated address of congratulations be presented to HRH the Duke of York and the Princess Mary of Teck on the occasion of their marriage, 31 Jun 1893, Council in committee relating to the disposal of sewage, 4 Jul 1893, General Purpose Committee regarding the Rivers Pollution Prevention [No2] Bill - recommend a petition to the House of Common against it, also alterations to the City byelaws, 25 Jul 1893, Meeting General Purpose Committee re the discharge and amalgamation of the Estates Committee and Finance Committee, together with the formation of an Electric Light Committee, 27 Sep 1893, 9 Oct 1893, General Purpose Committee to read circular from Local Government Board with reference to the unemployed and letter of Coventry and District Trades and Labour Council - Board of Guardians requested to obtain particulars of the extent of distress in the city, 19 Oct 1893, 30 Oct 1893, 29 Nov 1893, Charities Committee appointed re alleged payments due from the Corporation to certain charities, 13 Nov 1893, Private meeting on invitation of the mayor to elect a committee to consider the distress "among the more descerning of the artisans of the city", 27 Nov 1893, Artisans Assistance Committee- resolved that a Fund be started in privately assisting artisans in distress through temporary unemployment caused by depression of trade, 29 Nov 1893, 1 Dec 1893, Council in Committee to consider giving notice of any business on behalf of Coventry at forthcoming meeting of Association of Municipal Corporation, 1 Feb 1894, Meeting of Local Committee of the Warwickshire County Council and the Council of the County Borough of Coventry to hold a public enquiry on Local Government Act 1894, 18 May 1894, Public Meeting convened by the Mayor that a Towns Committee be appointed to promote a course of Popular Science Lectures for the people in the autumn under the Gilchrist Educational Trust, 22 May 1894, 3 Apr 1895, 18 Jan 1897, Meeting of the joint Committee to consider order of retirement of members of Board of Guardians after three years, under the Local Government Act 1894, 25 May 1894, General Purpose Committee - the Committees of the Council to be elected on 9th November or within three days thereafter and that the Town Clerk make enquiries in other towns on the election of Committees, 28 May 1894, 11 Jun 1894, Meeting General Charities Committee - considered draft scheme for the regulation of the General Charities put before the Council and agreed on report recommending the Council to increase the representative trustees from three to five, 8 Aug 1894, Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of the City convened by the mayor to consider the desirability of taking steps to procure additional railway communication for the City, 12 Feb 1895, 1 Oct 1895, General Purpose Committee - received deputation from the Board of Guardians on the question of the present want of employment in the City, 14 Feb 1895, Conference held between Local Authorities - that it be desirable to interchange between districts information as to cases of infectious diseases which seem likely to cause danger outside the respective districts, 15 Feb 1895, Railway Committee appointed to draw up a letter for the next meeting of the Midland Railway Company, 18 Feb 1895, 25 Feb 1895, 7 Mar 1895, 18 Apr 1895, 4 Nov 1895, Joint Meeting of the Estates Committee and Market Hall Committee to recommend the appointment of Mr. H.J. Cramp, City Crier and Market Hall Assistant, 20 Mar 1895, Meeting General Purpose Committee - to consider letter from Secretary of New Decimal Association with regard to metric system of weights and measures, 7 May 1895, Meeting to inspect the competitive designs for municipal buildings, 10 Jun 1895, Council in Committee to consider report of the General Works Committee on sewage disposal, 17 Jul 1895, 30 Jul 1895, 3 Sep 1895, Joint meeting of the Estates Committee, Finance Committee and Watch Committee to consider plans for municipal buildings, a sub committee appointed to report on the best means of carrying out the above and to find alternative accommodation for the Fire Brigade, 2 Oct 1895, Joint Sub Committee - considered the plans for municipal buildings and for the preparation of plans for the Fire Brigade to move to the old Baths, together with the recommendation to proceed with the whole of the plans for the Police Building, 7 Oct 1895, 18 Nov 1895, 19 Nov 1895, 28 Nov 1895, 2 Dec 1895, 2 Dec 1895, General Purposes Committee - considered approaching annual meeting of the Municipal Corporations, 17 Dec 1895, 22 Dec 1896, General Purpose Committee - selected Sub Committee to watch the proposal to put a tax upon cycles and to take action as necessary, also considered letter from the Town Clerk of West Ham regarding School Board expenditure, 3 Feb 1895, Council Meeting - resolved that the Mayor be requested to convene meeting of the clergy and ministers and others with a view to collection being made in churches etc., in aid of the fund for the relief of distress etc., 2 Mar 1896, Cycle Tax Sub Committee, 23 Mar 1896, Sewage Sub Committee, 5 May 1896, 11 May 1896, Meeting of Special Committee - considered the means at the disposal of the City to deal with large fires and ordered that a plan of the City on the 1/2500 scale be prepared showing the sizes of the water main and position of hydrants, 30 Jul 1896, 12 Oct 1896, Inhabitants of the City - recorded the outrages which have been inflicted on Armenians "by the order or connivance of the Sultan" and to ensure the Government of their support in drastic measures to remove such atrocities, 21 Sep 1896, Joint meeting of the General Works Committee and Sanitary Committee to prepare a practical scheme for building tenements in blocks from time to time for those made homeless by sanitary reasons, 29 Sep 1896, Citizens Dwellings Sub Committee - instructs the Town Clerk to prepare an abstract of the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 with a copy to each member of the Sub Committee and to obtain information from other towns as to the working of the Act, 29 Sep 1896, 17 Nov 1896, 30 Nov 1896, 22 Dec 1896, 11 Jan 1897, 25 Jan 1897, 29 Mar 1897, 28 Apr 1897, 26 May 1897, 6 Jul 1897, Joint meeting of the General Works Committee and Sanitary Committee to consult an architect to obtain sketch plans and estimates, 29 Dec 1896, General Purpose Committee - appointed committee with powers to add to their number either from the Council or general public, to take steps to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen, 11 Jan 1897, Celebration Committee, 11 Feb 1897, 11 Feb 1897, Town meeting with a view to raising a subscription for the relief of sufferers from famine in India, 24 Feb 1897, General Purpose Committee - while generally approving of the principals of superannuation are not of the opinion that the financial aspect of the scheme of the Bill are sufficiently clear to advise the Council of its support, 5 Apr 1897, General Purpose Committee - recommend that the Council appoint Mayor Alderman Tomson a Governor of Nason University College under S17 of Nason University College Act 1897; also received communication from Town Clerk of Huddersfield with respect to the election of Aldermen, 8 Sep 1897, Meeting of the Joint Sub Committee asking the City Engineer to prepare and submit to the sub-committee a scheme for the extension of City boundary by taking in portions of the districts of St. Paul's Foleshill and Parishes of Stoke and St. Michael Without into the Sherborne Valley, 20 Oct 1897, Meeting of the Boundary Sub Committee - to consider report from City
Engineer on proposals to incorporate parts of the Parishes of Foleshill, Stoke, St. Michael Without and Holy
Trinity Without, 15 Nov 1897, 18 Nov 1897, Council in Committee - appointed a sub committee from the Sanitary Committee to report on the steps taken to end the trouble caused by the sewage of Foleshill making its way into the City. Also General Works Committee appointed sub committee to confer on the resolution of Foleshill Rural District Council in favour of inclusion within the City, 23 Nov 1897.