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Contracts.

File consists of documents relating to the construction and sale of houses by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes offers to purchase, agreements of purchase and sale, deeds and leases (including drafts), correspondence, and other agreements.

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Flooring.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and clippings from magazines advertising flooring.

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Garage door openers.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and price lists advertising garage door openers. File also includes handwritten notes and correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Job 30 : office copy.

File consists of house plans by C.E. Voelker for the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Job 35.

File consists of several sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Two sets labelled "office copy." Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Deeds, mortgages and leases.

File consists of documents relating to land transactions by Westmont Enterprises Limited. Includes deeds, mortgages, and leases. Several deeds result from transactions with Maple Heights Limited.

Dixon, Ross

Millwork, doors, etc.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, and price lists advertising millwork, plywood, panelling and other aspects of woodwork for the home.

Dixon, Ross

Job 26 : preliminary study : Dr. Harvey.

File consists of a preliminary study (revised) for a house plan by the Westmount Construction Co.. A portion of the drawing was cut out and a new portion taped on.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont deeds.

File consists of material relating to the transfer of property forming parts of lot no. 4 on plan no. 343 (in the Belmont neighbourhood) for the City of Kitchener (in the Belmont neighbourhood). Includes deeds and correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Mortgage : part of lot 4, plan 343.

File consists of documents relating to the land and mortgage for part of Lot 4 of Plan 343 in Kitchener, or 681-683 Belmount Boulevard, purchased by Dixon from Harry Gaffney & Co. Ltd. Includes correspondence, offers to purchase, a mortage, sheriff and surveyor's certificates, an insurance policy, a draft deed, an abstract of title, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Westmont Enterprises property transactions : 1. Orchard Heights, 2. Weber estate.

File consists of material relating to property transactions of Westmont Enterprises Limited, and in particular, property from the E.O. Weber estate. Includes offers to purchase, agreements of purchase and sale, correspondence, handwritten notes, a deed, an appointment for hearing from the Ontario Municipal Board, a drawing on tracing paper, entitled "Orchard Heights," of a crescent with lots, etc.

Dixon, Ross

Pocket books.

File consists of portfolios and a monogrammed note and record book for executives. Portfolios contain flyers about planning at Dominion Rubber and formerly contained notepads. Pages have been removed from the executive notebook.

Dixon, Ross

Quotations : office bldg.

File consists of material relating to quotations for Job #29, an office building. Includes quotations, tenders, and materials lists.

Dixon, Ross

Quotes : office no. 2.

File consists of material relating to quotations from subcontractors submitted to the Westmount Construction Co. for the construction of Job #37, office building no. 2. Includes correspondence regarding quotiations, handwritten notes, and quotation forms.

Dixon, Ross

Westmont Enterprises Limited

  • SCA220-GA207-6
  • Series
  • 1955-2001, predominant [196-]-[197-]

    • Part of Ross Dixon fonds.

Series consists of material accumulated by Ross Dixon relating to the activities of Westmont Enterprises Limited, a holding company that Ross Dixon formed ca. 1953 for the Westmount Construction Company and other subsidiary companies as well as rental properties. One of these subidiary companies was Jasco, a manufacturer of aluminum windows and doors in Baden, Ontario.

Series consists mainly of material relating to the advertising and sale of real estate in Kitchener and Waterloo, as well as the surrounding region; and real estate and rental properties mainly in the Belmont neighbourhood. Series includes correspondence, deeds and mortgages, agreements, photographs, architectural drawings, handwritten notes, invoices, and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont buildings : cost & return.

File consists of material relating to the costs for Job #124 (Belmont store no. 3). Includes handwritten notes and calculations, cost analysis summary charts, quotations, material lists and estimates, etc. File also includes some cost analysis and material lists relating to other jobs.

Dixon, Ross

Deed.

File consists of several different blank deeds (with dower, without dower, joint tenancy, house lease). File also includes a cancelled deed between the Westmount Construction Co. and John William McCallum of Kitchener.

Dixon, Ross

Standard specifications.

File consists of several copies of the standard specifications for a house built by the Westmount Construction Co., as well as a draft of the document.

Dixon, Ross

Job 25.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Plans approved for construction on Lot 83 of Plan 677.

Dixon, Ross

Job 25.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 30.

File consists of house plans by C.E. Voelker for the Westmount Construction Co. Plans approved for construction on Lot 157 and part of Lot 158 of Plan 677, Street #270.

Dixon, Ross

Job 35.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Belmont properties : plans, severance.

File consists of documents regarding land transactions concerning 681-683 Belmont Avenue and the severance of a lot. Includes deeds; architectural drawings and plans; correspondence; an application, notice, decision, and other documents from the Land Division Committee (Regional Municipality of Waterloo); minutes of a Land Division Committee meeting; etc.

Dixon, Ross

New Belmont bldg constr. quotes.

File consists of material relating primarily to quotations and materials for the work on Job #52, a building on Belmont Avenue. Includes quotations from subcontractors, materials lists, handwritten notes and calculations, correspondence, advertisements, etc.

Dixon, Ross

R.V.D. current (file 2 of 2).

File consists of price lists for extra features in construction and correspondence regarding sales and marketing.

Dixon, Ross

Merchanteer : vol. 11.

File consists of volume 11 of the employee newsletter, the Merchanteer. Includes issues 1-7. File also includes two copies of volume 12, issue 1 (1957).

Dixon, Ross

Cements, adhesives, etc.

File consists of material relating to cement and other masonry products and adhesive tape. Includes brochures, price lists, and some correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Job #52 : quotations, store no. 3.

File consists of material relating to quotations for Job #52, store no. 3. Includes quotations and estimates from subcontractors.

Dixon, Ross

Aberta Scott, Decho Properties.

File consists of material relating to property in Walkerton, Ontario, owned by Dixon. He purchased property from Alberta Scott in 1969 and sold property to Decho Properties Ltd. in 1970; he also sold to Robert Foreman in 1972. File includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, deeds, agreements, tax notices and assessments, notices and by-laws for the Corporation of the Town of Walkerton, handwritten notes, etc. File also includes plans of subdivisions in Walkerton (duplicates are present).

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Correspondence.

File consists of a small amount of miscellaneous incoming and outgoing correspondence of Dixon. File also includes an index to Dixon's personal files and other material.

Dixon, Ross

Electrical : fans, chimes, etc.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, catalogues and price lists advertising home ventilation systems, including fans and heaters, as well as door chimes and lighting. File also includes correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Hardware.

File consists of brochures, leaflets, catalogues, and price lists advertising hardware for doors, cabinets and other areas of the home.

Dixon, Ross

Memorandum of agreement.

File consists of several versions of memorandum of agreement forms between the Westmount Construction Co. and the purchaser of the house.

Dixon, Ross

[Rosper?] & Baden contracts.

File consists of material relating to Jasco Aluminum Products Coporation and R.D.K. Aluminum Limited (Baden, ON). Includes a contract, a memorandum regarding an annual dealers' sales conference in Kitchener, and a carbon copy of an outgoing letter from Ross Dixon.

Dixon, Ross

Correspondence with politicians.

File consists of correspondence between Dixon and politicians regarding matters of concern for Dixon, and in particular the financial situation of the province and nation. Includes a letter from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and a letter to Premier William Davis, among others. File also includes handwritten notes and typed copies of a speech to the Premiers of the provinces by Y.V.T. [?].

Dixon, Ross

Medicine cabinets.

File consists of brochures and price lists advertising medicine cabinets. File also includes correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Ornamental iron.

File consists of leaflets, price lists, and brochures advertising ornamental iron and aluminum. File also includes correspondence and invoices.

Dixon, Ross

Built-ins sketches.

File consists of architectural drawings for cupboards for Job 63 (Dr. & Mrs. G.F. Watson). Duplicate drawings are present.

Dixon, Ross

Job 72.

File consists of two sets of house plans (revised) by the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Job 73.

File consists of two sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. Duplicates present.

Dixon, Ross

Job 64.

File consists of house plans [drawing by E.B.?] for the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 70.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Job 62.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. One drawing is titled "Addition to Job 62 Mr. Hagey."

Dixon, Ross

Job 65.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co. One plan is stamped "Flannery Heating" (Kitchener, Ontario).

Dixon, Ross

Job 73.

File consists of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Wallpaper.

File consists of a specification sheet and a sample of wallpaper.

Dixon, Ross

Purchase of lots from Maple Heights Limited.

File consists of material relating mainly to the purchase by Westmount Enterprises Limited of lots from Maple Heights Limited. The lots are in the proposed subdivision Maple Hill Acres No. 3 in the City of Waterloo. Includes correspondence, memoranda, agreements of purchase and sale, amendments to agreements, offers to purchase, plans of the subdivision (some showing redivisions of lots), handwritten notes, lists of lots with costs and prices, a copy of a grant of easement, etc.

Dixon, Ross

House builders' associations.

File consists of a certificate of membership for the Westmount Construction Co. from the Kitchener-Waterloo House Builders Association, and a certificate of membership for the Kitchener-Waterloo House Builders Association from the National House Builders' Association.

Dixon, Ross

Residential specifications.

File consists of completed residential specification forms for construction jobs of the Westmount Construction Co. File also includes one final inspection report.

Dixon, Ross

Job 79.

File consists of house plans (revised) by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Construction improvements.

File consists of material relating to developments in construction processes and materials. Includes bulletins (reprints) and technical papers from the National Research Council of Canada, Division of Building Research, magazine clippings, correspondence, and brochures.

Dixon, Ross

Final inspections : Westmount.

File consists of material relating to final inspections of houses built by the Westmount Construction Co. Includes inspection report forms and service lists (some blank), memoranda and correspondence, and a plan of the lot distrubution on land purchased by the company in the Maple Heights subdivision in Waterloo.

Dixon, Ross

Job 74.

File consists of two different sets of house plans by the Westmount Construction Co.

Dixon, Ross

Clippings.

File consists of newspaper clippings regarding Dixon's roles and activities at Uniroyal.

Dixon, Ross

Estimates & actuals : D.M. Dixon.

File consists of cost anaylsis charts by job of the Westmount Construction Co. showing the estimated and actual costs of jobs. Handwritten notes are also present.

Dixon, Ross

Cash book.

File consists of a cash book recording payroll information and other transactions for the Westmont Construction Co. [and possibly other businesses?].

Dixon, Ross

Ross at Merchants, 1947-1959.

File consists of a poster containing photographs with captions depicting Dixon's career at Merchant's Rubber. Many photographs are missing from the poster and some captions have been partially torn off.

Dixon, Ross

Housing company brochures : D. Owen, Wiebe, etc.

File consists of advertisements for companies in the housing construction and realty businesses. Includes brochures, an article reprinted from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and a handbook for home owners from the National House Builders Assocation.

Dixon, Ross

Letterhead.

File consists of letterhead for: Westmount Contruction Co. (photocopies), Westmont Enterprises Limited, (several versions), Ross Dixon & Associates Investments, Ross Dixon Investments Inc., and R.D.K. Aluminum Ltd. (manufacturers of Jasco).

Dixon, Ross

Cash receipts and cheque disbursements, 1960.

File consists of accounting journal pages recording cash receipts and cheque disbursements for subsidiaries of Westmont Enterprises Limited, including the Westmount Construction Co. and Jasco.

Dixon, Ross

Managers exchanging key.

File consists of a photograph depicts a group of managers and employees standing around two men exchanging a key, probably at Uniroyal.

Dixon, Ross

Costs : square-foot basis.

File consists of material relating to the calculation of costs for the construction of houses (by job number) on a square-foot basis. Includes handwritten notes, calculations, and charts; as well as some advertisements clipped from newspapers and magazines.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous brochures (file 1 of 2).

File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

Miscellaneous brochures (file 2 of 2).

File consists of brochures, catalogues, and price lists relating to various materials and supplies for construction, design, decorating. Includes material relating to: concrete and masonry, construction supplies, architectural products, plywood, doors, windows, wood mouldings, wall finishes, washroom compartments, moveable metal walls, and other aspects of home and building design and construction. File also contains several pieces of correspondence.

Dixon, Ross

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