| Description | This collection comprises proceedings, reports, correspondence and other papers relating to commissions of inquiry and public inquiries which concerned Chester. The collection includes papers relating to inquiries into the navigation and pollution of the river Dee, 1850, 1897 and 1931; corrupt electoral practices in Chester, 1881; a town planning scheme, 1920; traffic problems, 1931-32; the electricity supply, 1939-40; the amalgamation of the city and county police forces, 1949; and the water supply, 1950-52. |