Falkirk Archives (Archon Code: GB558) FALKIRK ARCHIVES Local authority records Denny and Dunipace Burgh Finding Aid This finding aid contains lists of records of the various local authorities in and around the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace prior to 1975. It also includes local authorities for the Bonnybridge area. Denny & Dunipace was incorporated as a Police Burgh in 1877, acquired a town seal in 1892 and the Coat of Arms was matriculated in 1956. In 1975 Denny & Dunipace Burgh became part of Falkirk District under the Local Government Act of 1973. From 1877 Denny & Dunipace had a Town Council with nine members: a Provost, 2 Baillies, a Treasurer, Dean of Guild, 2 Police Judges and 2 Councillors List of contents Denny & Dunipace Town Council Minutes Committees Public Library Committee Records of the Town Clerk Burgh Extension Electricity supply and associated legislation Water supply and associated legislation Sewage Gas supply Retail price of coal legislation and related papers Housing issues and associated legislation Paving of footpaths Drainage Hospitals Public Health Reports and associated public health issues Bye-Laws for aerated water and ice cream shops, and related correspondence Other Bye-laws Standing orders Statute Law Revision Act 1892 and the composition of Police Committees Adoption of clauses of Police Act Cultivation of lands, gardens and allotments and associated legislation Food economy campaign during the First World War National Service / Volunteer Force during the First World War Preparations against an enemy invasion during the First World War Closure of Grangemouth and Bo'ness ports during the First World War Falkirk Archives (Archon Code: GB558) Pollution of the River Carron Operation of dairies, sales of milk and associated legislation Denny public slaughterhouse and associated legislation Education and associated legislation Bonds of Caution Insurance policies and related correspondence Teinds for lands in the Denny locality Pensions Telephones and postal service Denovan Bridge, Dunipace Sclanders Burn, Denny Papers relating to legal cases Grant payments and related correspondence Legislation relating to motor cars and roads Legislation relating to planning and development Legislation relating to local government and town councils Legislation relating to public health, food and drugs Miscellaneous legislation Maps and plans Miscellaneous items Records of the Burgh Chamberlain Accounts Valuation and assessment rolls Burgh Assessments Taxation and depreciation of Burgh properties Invoices and receipts Register of Housing Improvements Records of the Burgh Engineer Records of the Burgh Surveyor Records of the Sanitary Inspector Dean of Guild Court Gas Commissioners & Gas Department Denny, Banknock and Bankier War Memorial Fund Bonnybridge Public Hall Trust Bonnybridge Public Park Committee Baron Baillie Court Denny Board of Health Denny Parochial Board & Denny Parish Council Dunipace Parochial Board & Dunipace Parish Council Falkirk Archives (Archon Code: GB558) Denny Town Council Denny & Dunipace Town Council was set up in 1877 when the two communities were incorporated as a Police Burgh. In 1975 Denny & Dunipace Town Council was abolished and the area became part of Falkirk District under the Local Government Act of 1973. In 1877 Denny & Dunipace the Town Council had nine members : a Provost, 2 Baillies, a Treasurer, Dean of Guild, 2 Police Judges and 2 Councillors Reference number Dates Description A814.001/01 1877-1888 Minutes A814.001/02 1888-1896 Minutes A814.001/03 1897-1901 Minutes A814.001/04 1901-1903 Minutes A814.001/05 1903-1906 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/06 1907-1909 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/07 1910-1913 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/08 1913-1915 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/09 1916-1918 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/10 1919-1920 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/11 1921-1922 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/12 1923-1924 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/13 1925-1926 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/14 1927-1928 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/15 1929-1930 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/16 1931-1932 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/17 1933-1934 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/18 1935-1936 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/19 1937-1938 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/20 1939-1940 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/21 1941-1942 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/22 1943-1944 Minutes A814.001/23 1945-1946 Minutes A814.001/24 1947-1948 Minutes A814.001/25 1949-1950 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/26 1951-1953 Minutes (indexed) A814.001/27 1954-1955 Minutes A814.001/28 1956-1958 Minutes A814.001/29 1959-1961 Minutes A814.001/30 1961-1963 Minutes A814.001/31 1963-1964 Minutes A814.001/32 1964-1965 Minutes A814.001/33 1965-1966 Minutes A814.001/34 1966-1967 Minutes A814.001/35 1967-1968 Minutes A814.001/36 1968-1969 Minutes A814.001/37 1969-1970 Minutes A814.001/38 1970-1971 Minutes A814.001/39 1971-1972 Minutes A814.001/40 1972-1973 Minutes A814.001/41 1973-1974 Minutes Falkirk Archives (Archon Code: GB558) Records of Committees of Denny & Dunipace Town Council Cemetery Committee Reference number Dates Description A898.003 Apr 1967-15 Jul 1969 Lairs certificate book A898.004 14 Jul 1969-02 May 1972 Lairs certificate book Public Library Committee Reference number Dates Description A814.002/04 1924-1956 Minutes Falkirk Archives (Archon Code: GB558) Denny & Dunipace Town Clerk The Town Clerk kept the minutes, correspondence and other administrative records of the local authorities and acted as their legal adviser. The post ceased to exist with the abolition of Denny & Dunipace Town Council in 1975 and the functions were mainly transferred to the Chief Executive or to the Director of Law & Administration of Falkirk District Council. Burgh Extension Reference Dates Description number A006.112/08 13 Mar 1888 Notes describing the increase in population, works and dwelling houses in the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace over the previous ten years. The notes relate to the proposal from the Burgh Police Commissioners to revise and extend the Burgh boundaries. A006.112/11 08 Jun 1888 Letter from Andrew Fraser concerning a census of those people living outside the existing boundary of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace but inside the proposed extended boundary. This document relates to the proposal from the Burgh Police Commissioners to revise and extend the Burgh boundaries. A006.112/09 Jun 1888 Statement setting out the increase in population, works and dwelling houses in the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace over the previous ten years. The statement was to be lodged with the Court as part of the proposal from the Burgh Police Commissioners to revise and extend the Burgh boundaries. A006.112/01 1888 Copy of a petition from householders in Denny & Dunipace, addressed to the Sheriff of Stirling and Dumbarton. The petition requests that Denny & Dunipace should be defined as a "populous place", so that the provisions of various Acts can be applied to the area. A006.112/02 1888 Document setting out the objections of the Caledonian Railway Company to a petition by Thomas Shanks and others. The petition asks for the boundaries of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace to be revised and extended. A006.112/03 1888 Copy answers from the Carrongrove Paper Company to a petition by Thomas Shanks and others. The petition asks for the boundaries of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace to be revised and extended. A006.112/04 1888 Copy answers from William Forbes of Callendar to a petition by Thomas Shanks and others. The petition asks for the boundaries of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace to be revised and extended. A006.112/05 1888 Copy answers from Sir William Collins to a petition by Thomas Shanks and others. The petition asks for the boundaries of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace to be revised and extended. Falkirk Archives (Archon Code: GB558) A006.112/06 1888 Copy answers from John Collins to a petition by Thomas Shanks and others. The petition asks for the boundaries of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace to be revised and extended. A006.112/07 1888 Copy answers from John Collins and the Carrongrove Paper Company to the proposal from the Burgh Police Commissioners to revise and extend the boundaries of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace. A006.112/10 1888 Census document listing the names and addresses of people living outside the existing boundary of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace but inside the proposed extended boundary. It relates to the proposal from the Burgh Police Commissioners to revise and extend the Burgh boundaries. A006.110 Circa 1888 Notes of items to be discussed at a meeting of the Denny & Dunipace Town Council. The notes relate to the Police Act and to burgh boundaries. A006.111 Circa 1888 Notes describing what appears to be proposed boundaries for the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace. (This item is labelled as relating to the route of the Caledonian Railway Company's line through the Denny and Dunipace area, but closer examination indicates that this is not the case). A006.155/01 1888 Invoice from McLuckie & Walker (civil engineers and architects) in respect of advice given on the proposed boundary extension for the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace. A006.155/02 1889 Invoice from McLuckie & Walker (civil engineers and architects) in respect of advice given on the proposed boundary extension for the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace. A006.187 1909 Minute describing the proposed new boundaries of the Burgh of Denny & Dunipace, produced as part of an action for the extension of the Burgh boundaries. Electricity supply and associated legislation A006.038/02 28 Mar 1903 Falkirk Herald dated Saturday 28 March 1903. The front page contains a Parliamentary Notice about the Scottish Central Electric Power (Provisional Order). A006.038/03 05 May 1903 Letter to the Grangemouth Town Clerk, James Mackenzie, stating that Denny & Dunipace had decided to join with Grangemouth, Alloa and Bo'ness to oppose the Scottish Central Electric Power Order.