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Replacing Alderman A.A. Heaps on the Social Welfare Commission
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence regarding Alderman J. Blumberg replacing Alderman A.A. Heaps on the Social Welfare Commission due to the latter's legal situation.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Petition by residents of Ward 5 to release Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A petition, signed by dozens of residents of Winnipeg's Ward 5, requesting that their representatives on City Council, Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps - who were among the strike leaders arrested in the General Strike - be released from prison on bail.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
C.H. Burgess to Mayor and Council about who was to blame for the strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from C.H. Burgess, a railway worker, explaining to the Mayor and Council that the blame for the strike should be assigned to the owners of Vulcan Iron Works and the Manitoba Iron Workers.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Resolution of Stonewall (Man.) regarding anti-strike legislation
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from V.M. McFarlane, Secretary-Treasurer for the Town of Stonewall Manitoba containing resolution passed by Stonewall's Council that other Manitoba municipalities join them in convincing the Provincial government to introduce legislation to limit sympathetic strike action.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
City Clerk to Mayor and Council regarding filling positions left vacant by strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from C.J Brown, City Clerk, to the Mayor and City Council regarding a resolution passed at an informal meeting of Council that stated strikers' positions are to be filled and that each employee be required to sign a pact that they will not engage in sympathetic strike action.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Request by Union of Canadian Municipalities that Mayor Gray attend their conference
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from G.S. Wilson, Assistant Secretary of the Union of Canadian Municipalities to Mayor Gray, expressing sympathy for his position during the strike and asking that he attend the Union's conference and share his "experience and wisdom".
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
House of Commons Committee to Mayor Gray regarding the prices of food, clothing, and fuel
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Correspondence between Mayor Gray and V. Cloutier of the Parliamentary Committee to inquire into the pricing of foodstuffs, clothing, and fuel.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Resolutions of the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from A.K. Godfrey, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Citizen's Committee of One Thousand to the City Clerk's Office containing resolutions passed by the Citizens' Committee on May 24, asking that said resolutions be shared with City Council.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Contains letters from various different people and organizations related to the civic strike that took place from May to June, 1918.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Report on Typhoid Fever in Winnipeg
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
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.
Jordan, Edwin O.
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: Caldwell & Cunningham. Subject: tender for printing of cheque books for the City Clerk. Referred to: Committee on Printing. Action taken: (offer rejected).
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from Alfred E. Fisher to Council applying for position of Tax Collector
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: Alfred E. Fisher. Subject: application for position of Tax Collector. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: Hyslop & Ronald (Engine and Machine Works - Chatham, Ontario). Subject: steam fire engine (promotional letter regarding the fire fighting products they have for sale). Referred to: Committee on Fire and Water.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from John Eccles to Council applying for position of Tax Collector
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: John Eccles. Subject: application for position of Tax Collector. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from William Logan to Council applying for position of Tax Collector
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: William Logan. Subject: application for position of Tax Collector. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from W. H. Tucker to Council applying for position of Fire Warden
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: W. H. Tucker. Subject: application for position of Fire Warden. Referred to: Committee on Fire and Water.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from James Collins to Council applying for position of Scavenger
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
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.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from William McEwan to Council applying for position of Fire Warden
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: William McEwan. Subject: application for position of Fire Warden. Referred to: Committee on Fire and Water.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from Josiah Adams to Council withdrawing application for position of City Assessor
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: Josiah Adams. Subject: withdrawing application for position of Assessor. Action taken: granted.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Letter from L. R. Bentley to Council regarding lease of Council Chamber
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Letter to Council. Sender: L. R. Bentley . Subject: Lease of room for Council Chamber (advising the City that he will lease the room the Council is currently using as a Council Chamber, to them for a further year for a sum of $500.00 per annum). Referred to: Finance Committee. Action taken: offer accepted by the City at $450.00 per annum.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
