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Actions	Municipal Pictures To enquire about this item(s) please contact us archives@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Remove from selection Add to selection TitleMunicipal Pictures ReferenceBK/19/1 Date1915-1923 Archive creatorBurgh of Kirkintilloch Scope and ContentCash books, 1916-1920; day books, 1917-1921; bank account books, 1915-1922; financial papers, 1914-1923. Extent0.05m LanguageEnglish Archival historyThe municipal pictures ran in the Town Hall from 1914 - 1923. The Town Council had no statutory powers to run pictures, but nothing could be found in the law books to stop them. The profits raised went to free Christmas treats for the children of the town, as well as Galas, Fetes, etc with prizes for the sporting events. They also paid for lecturers, opera artists, army bands, etc to perform in Peel Park. SubjectMotion Picture Theatres Level of descriptionseries Admin history/BiographyKirkintilloch was created a police burgh in 1836 under the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c.101). Burgh administration was carried out by police commissioners who were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. Under the Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. C.49) the police commissioners were abolished in favour of the older term of 'provost, bailies and councillors'. Kirkintilloch Burgh was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65), and its powers were assumed by Strathclyde Regional Council and Strathkelvin District Council. These in turn were replaced by East Dunbartonshire Council in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). Provosts: 1871-1874 James Downie 1874-1877 James Wright 1877-1880 David Sandeman 1880-1883 John Cameron 1883-1886 Dr D P Stewart 1886-1887 James Downie 1887-1890 James Calder 1890-1893 A C Rutherford 1893-1896 John Aitken 1896-1899 James Stewart 1899-1902 Robert Cowan 1902-1908 A G Service 1908-1911 David Perry 1911-1912 William Alexander 1912-1918 John Walker 1918-1921 T W A Gibson 1921-1924 William Fletcher 1924-1927 John Shanks 1927-1930 Ebenezer Macindoe 1930-1933 James Rankin Rutherford 1933-1936 Robert Hudson 1936-1942 Thomas Duncan 1942-1945 James Fletcher 1945-1948 James Thomson 1949-1952 James Peter 1952-1958 Hugh Gillies 1958-1961 John B Fairservice 1961-1964 William J Scott 1964-1967 Janet M Coutts 1967-1970 James Peter 1970-1973 William Leslie 1973 James Hotchkiss Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch Hierarchy browser BK Police Burgh of Kirkintilloch fonds contains 24 parts BK/19 Municipal and Civic Enterprises sub-fonds contains 6 parts BK/19/1 Municipal Pictures series contains 4 parts

TitleMunicipal Pictures

ReferenceBK/19/1

Date1915-1923

Scope and ContentCash books, 1916-1920; day books, 1917-1921; bank account books, 1915-1922; financial papers, 1914-1923.

Extent0.05m

LanguageEnglish

Archival historyThe municipal pictures ran in the Town Hall from 1914 - 1923. The Town Council had no statutory powers to run pictures, but nothing could be found in the law books to stop them. The profits raised went to free Christmas treats for the children of the town, as well as Galas, Fetes, etc with prizes for the sporting events. They also paid for lecturers, opera artists, army bands, etc to perform in Peel Park.

SubjectMotion Picture Theatres

Level of descriptionseries

Admin history/BiographyKirkintilloch was created a police burgh in 1836 under the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c.101). Burgh administration was carried out by police commissioners who were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. Under the Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. C.49) the police commissioners were abolished in favour of the older term of 'provost, bailies and councillors'. Kirkintilloch Burgh was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65), and its powers were assumed by Strathclyde Regional Council and Strathkelvin District Council. These in turn were replaced by East Dunbartonshire Council in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).

Provosts:
1871-1874 James Downie
1874-1877 James Wright
1877-1880 David Sandeman
1880-1883 John Cameron
1883-1886 Dr D P Stewart
1886-1887 James Downie
1887-1890 James Calder
1890-1893 A C Rutherford
1893-1896 John Aitken
1896-1899 James Stewart
1899-1902 Robert Cowan
1902-1908 A G Service
1908-1911 David Perry
1911-1912 William Alexander
1912-1918 John Walker
1918-1921 T W A Gibson
1921-1924 William Fletcher
1924-1927 John Shanks
1927-1930 Ebenezer Macindoe
1930-1933 James Rankin Rutherford
1933-1936 Robert Hudson
1936-1942 Thomas Duncan
1942-1945 James Fletcher
1945-1948 James Thomson
1949-1952 James Peter
1952-1958 Hugh Gillies
1958-1961 John B Fairservice
1961-1964 William J Scott
1964-1967 Janet M Coutts
1967-1970 James Peter
1970-1973 William Leslie
1973 James Hotchkiss

Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch