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Records associated with law suits involving the city are
chiefly located in -the Casefiles (series 2). This massive series in
theory contains records of every official case handled by the
department. Arrangement of the files is by a sequential numbering
system. At the time of this writing, the number of files has grown to
over 130,000. A set of Case File Dockets (series 11) provide a crude
chronological index to material dating from 1898 to 1903 and 1934 to
the present. An incomplete subject index covering the years 1919 to
1934 is also available. Materials in the casefiles vary. Commonly
found are depositions, court minutes, briefs, correspondence, and
other documents associated with legal contests.
The administrative records of the department are varied as
well. Included are the official legal opinions of the solicitor,
subject files, correspondence files, and some financial records.
Individual files of specific department personnel are in some cases
available after the mid-1960s.
Series
1. Opinions of the City Solicitor. 1903-present. 13 reels
of microfilm. Index.
Arranged chronologically.
2. Casefiles. 1903-present. 1775 cu. ft. (1775 boxes).
Partial Index.
Arranged sequentially by file numbers.
3. HRS Indexed Records. 1819-64. 0.45cu. ft. (1 box).
Index.
Arranged sequentially by HRS assigned numbers.
4. Street Improvement Property Records. 1873-1944. Index.
82 cu. ft. (82 boxes).
Arranged by sub-group and thereunder by street name.
5. Administrative Subject Files. 1900-71. 3.15 cu. ft.
(7 boxes). File folder listing.
Arranged by subject.
6. Administrative Chronological Files. 1930-49. 1.8 cu. ft.
(4 boxes).
Arranged chronologically.
7. Property Acquisition Files, ca.1900-80. 163 cu. ft.
(163 boxes).
Arranged by project.
8. Real Estate Division Subject Files. 1944-59. 1.1 cu. ft.
(2.5 boxes).
Arranged by subject.
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