A report from J.H. Pearson, Chief Health Inspector, to the Health Committee on scavenging and crematory operations for May, 1919. It records ammounts of refuse removed and cremated, dollars spent, and other statistics. There is also a comparison to May, 1918.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
A bound collection of communications sent by the Parks Board to various recipients between December, 1918, and May, 1920. A recipient index is attached in the back. Individual pages are on thin, semi-transparent paper.
Correspondence related to a request by W.P. Brereton, City Engineer, that those staff in his department that continued to work during the strike be paid overtime.
A letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, informing them that the Committee on Health has given the Chief Health Inspector full power to increase the wages of garbage collectors if needed during the strike.
Correspondence regarding request from Winnipeg Public School Board to be reimbursed for use of their facilities and labour for food, milk, and ice distribution during the General Strike.
Letter to Council. Sender: Robert Bourne. Subject: application for position of City Surveyor (incorrectly listed in index as application for position of City Engineer). Referred to: Committee on Appointments.
Letter to Council. Sender: John S. Ingram. Subject: application for position of Chief of Police. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed Feb. 23, 1874.
Letter to Council. Sender: James Collins. Subject: application for position of Scavenger. Referred to: Committee on Works (cover sheet states referred to Board of Works). Action taken: confirmed March 23, 1874.
File consists of report by Edwin O. Jordan on typhoid fever in Winnipeg. Read at City Council on February 20, 1905. The recommendations outlined in this report guided City decisions on matters related to public health, sanitation, sewers, and water supply.
File pertaining to the General Strike of 1919, including records from various origins sent to or from the Mayor's office relating either to the strike itself or its fallout. Included are letters from citizens commending or condemning the City's actions during the strike.