The first session of the Gryazovets Uyezd Zemstvo Assembly took place on September 25, 1869. It was an organizational meeting following the election of the uyezd delegates. It also, evidently, approved the composition of the first uyezd Zemstvo Board consisting of a chairman and two members. It likewise outlined the goals and tasks of the uyezd zemstvo for the near future—during the period of preparation for the 1870 session of the uyezd assembly, at which it was to determine, as can be seen from the Board’s reports, the state of affairs in the economy, education, healthcare, and other areas of local life, and to develop proposals for improving all of these areas.
The Gryazovets Zemstvo Board began its work on January 20, 1870, and by the 2nd session of the Gryazovets Uyezd Zemstvo Assembly, held from September 22 to 30, 1870, it had indeed prepared a whole series of reports on conditions in the uyezd, including public education, and proposed a number of measures to "raise the level of education in the Gryazovets Uyezd."