城工會為台灣常見的營繕組織,本文所介紹的淡水廳城工會係於道光7年(1827)淡水廳城垣落成時池成立。透過城工董事、城工租的有效管理與永續經營,以進行城垣的保固維護、損壞修繕工作,直到日本時代初期,城工會一直扮演重要的角色。本文分就清代城垣的保固維修制度、城工會組織與任務、臺灣地區的城工會等內容進行說明,最後並以淡水廳城城工會為例,詳細介紹這一特殊且極具時代意義的歷史性團體。(全文請見《實構築季刊》12期)
The Municipal Wall Association of Tamsui County was established when the city wall was completed in 1827. The association was effectively managed through rentals incomes generated from commercial spaces. Local merchants of the association were assigned by city officials to carry out maintenance and repairs of the city walls, and played an important role until the early era of Japanese occupation. This article is presented in the following: the official maintenance and repair system of the city walls in the Qing Dynasty, the organization and duties of the Municipal Wall Association, other Municipal Wall Associations in Taiwan, and finally the introduction of this special historical organization and its historic significance through Tamsui County as a case study.