Municipal Archives


Transcript Information Bonds of Chapman and Cutler,
1937-1940

​Collection 1991-012

Overview

Repository
Office of the City Secretary
Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201
CreatorOffice of the City Secretary
TitleTranscript Information Bonds of Chapman and Cutler
Dates1937-1940
Quantity1 1/2 linear inches
AbstractBond certificates and receipts, City of Dallas memoranda, bond authorization documents, and correspondence
Identification1991-012
Language Records are in English


Scope and Content

Collection consists of printed bond certificates and receipts, City of Dallas memoranda, bond authorization documents from State of Texas Attorney General William McGraw, and correspondence between the City of Dallas and the municipal bond firm of  Chapman and Cutler, LLP of Chicago Illinois. 

The City of Dallas periodically authorizes the sale of bonds to fund construction of facilities, streets and alleys, libraries, and parks.  Between 1937 and  1940, the City employed Chapman and Cutler to sell bonds intended to fund projects for streets, library, and school construction and repair.

The bond election dates involving these Chapman and Cutler, LLP interactions occurred on

  April 6, 1937.  Ordinance 2858. Passed.
•  April 5, 1938 .  Ordinance 2948.  Passed.
•  October 15, 1940.  Ordinance 3153.  Passed.

Organization

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Citation

Transcript Information Bonds of Chapman and Cutler, 1937-1940 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Material

Collection 1991-111—Municipal Bond Certificates, 1874-1972

Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Municipal bonds -- Texas -- Dallas

Container List 

Box Folder Title, Date
11Street widenings and openings correspondence, bonds, and telegrams, 1937
2Libraries and schools correspondence, memoranda, bond maturation list, and telegrams, 1937
3Streets and schools correspondence, 1938-1940
4Streets correspondence, treasurer's receipt, and signature certificates, 1939
5City Water Works report, undated