Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and officials of the Guelph Junction Railway (GJR) Company. Included in this sub-series are conveyances, plans and surveys, appraisal reports, an 1884-1950 history of the GJR, agreements, offers of land purchase, mortgages, leases with the Canadian Pacific Railway, and land sales. These records document the activities of the City Solicitor with regard to the GJR's land transactions and leases with other railways.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, various City of Guelph officials and non-City correspondents. Included in this sub-series are registered agreements, title searches, property acquisitions, building by-laws and inspections, plans and surveys, damage claims, copies of provincial legislation, correspondence with City of Guelph mayors, mortgages, Legal Department semi-annual reports and budgets, litigation correspondence, City Solicitor's Office space planning, leases, land agreements, law insurance and library services, professional associations correspondence, and Market Building use agreements.

This sub-series is a grouping of administrative files relating to the operation of the City Solicitor's Office and other files which could not be arranged into substantive or complete series.These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and a variety of officials of the City of Guelph and the Provincial Court regarding the prosecution of by-law infractions under the Provincial Offences Act (POA). Included in this sub-series are by-laws, Crown Attorney instructions, Notice of Trial forms, motor vehicle accident reports, occurrence reports, copies of POA tickets, trial evidence and Notices of Appeal. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in prosecuting City of Guelph by-law infractions under the POA at the Provincial Court.

These files have been arranged by file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, Purchasing Department staff of the City of Guelph, other City officials and vendors. Included in this sub-series are litigation records, tenders, quotations, a copy of the City of Guelph's 1986 purchasing policy, purchasing reports, and legal advice and opinions. These records document the consultative role that the City Solicitor played in the purchasing and tender/quotation processes at the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph City Clerk and Public Works officials, and members of the public. Included in this sub-series are contracts and agreements regarding municipal services, property developments, and subdivisions, property appraisals, offers to purchase and sell land, expropriations, easements, conveyances, land title deeds and leases, damage and quit claims, road widenings, extensions and improvements, zoning change applications and reviews, sewer installations, litigation and legal advice and opinions. These records document the activities of the City Solicitor with regard to City of Guelph's engineering projects and services, especially with reference to property transactions.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the City of Guelph's Industrial Commission and Planning and Development staff. Included in this sub-series are draft and final industrial development agreements, with attached restrictions and covenants, surveys and plans, economic development planning issues, related legislation, litigation and legal advice and opinions. These records document the City Solicitor's role in the consultation on and the preparation of industrial and economic development agreements for the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph Planning Department staff and the City Clerk regarding Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings and appeals. Included in this sub-series are zoning change and variance applications, Committee of Adjustment decisions, plans and surveys, evidence summaries, and OMB hearings and appeals minutes. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in representing the City of Guelph at the hearings of the Ontario Municipal Board.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the City of Guelph's insurance company, Morden And Helwig Limited. Included in this sub-series are correspondence with various City officials and plaintiffs and defendants concerning actioned and pending insurance claims against and by the City, court documents, legal research, planning and zoning maps and surveys, title searches, and copies of relevant provincial legislation and municipal by-laws. These records document the City Solicitor's involvement in defending against and prosecuting litigants for the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes and file titles provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and officials of Guelph Hydro, which was operated by the Board of Commissioners of Light and Heat of the City of Guelph. Included in this sub-series are subdivision and data processing agreements, litigation, accident reports, outstanding account collections, billing disputes, easements, plans and surveys, and legal advice and opinions.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff

Sub-series consists of corrrespondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the officials of the Guelph Memorial Gardens Commission (GMGC). Included in this sub-series are agreements between the GMGC and various hockey and sporting asssociations, legal advice and opinions, reports, and litigation involving account collections and performance copyright issues.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.