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Secondary Agency
Authorized form of name
Saskatchewan. Dept. of Public Works. Local Improvement Branch
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- Local Improvement Branch
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Dates of existence
1905-1908
History
In 1905, the province of Saskatchewan was created. The Department of Public Works, created in 1897 under the territorial government, was continued under the new provincial government. By 1906, the department had eleven branches, including the Local Improvement Branch.
In 1905, most of the settled land in Saskatchewan was organized into Local Improvement Districts (LID). Smaller local improvement districts were governed by a regularly elected council of approximately four members, each of whom represented a division of the district. The council appointed a secretary-treasurer to assess and collect taxes for the district and forward the monies to the Local Improvement Branch. In large local improvement districts, taxes were assessed and collected directly by the Branch. Branch personnel assisted in the organization of villages and small local improvement districts; received and issued receipts; accounted for payments in their records; and issued tax certificates.
On November 1, 1908, the newly created Department of Municipal Affairs assumed all of the functions performed by the Local Improvement Branch of the Department of Public Works.
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The Local Improvement Branch of the Department of Public Works was responsible for the organization and administration of local improvement districts and villages, and the collection of arrears in rural school districts.
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Authority record created on 2010-01-13. Approved 2012-03-06. Last modified on 2017-11-29.
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Annual Reports of the Department of Public Works
The Departmental Organization of the Government of Saskatchewan to April 30, 1936 by Evelyn Eager.