Contains pension information about employees leaving the City’s service, drafting notes for pension By-law 10589, and correspondence regarding the pensions of employees who participated in the 1919 General Strike.
Letter from T.H. Hooper, Operating Superintendent of the Waterworks Department, to M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter from the Water Works Operators’ Union inquiring into the pensions of three employees who went on strike.
Letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to T.H. Hooper, Operating Superintendent of the Waterworks Department, regarding the pensions of three employees who went on strike and By-law 10589 that addresses it.
Letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to J. Preudhomme, City Solicitor, requesting he prepare By-law 10589 (regarding pensions of civic employees who went on strike) based on the enclosed draft from Aldermen Fowler, Simpson, and Sullivan.
A letter from W.F. Tallman, Street Commissioner, to M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, providing reasons why five employees who had asked for compensation due to being laid of during the strike should not be compensated.
A resolution drafted by M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, sent to Theo. A. Hunt, City Solicitor, in the event that Council decides to credit the pensions of employees for their time prior to having gone on strike.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to W.F. Tallman, Street Commissioner, informing him that the Committee on Finance has agreed with his recommendation that petition for compensation of five employees who were laid off during the strike.
A resolution drafted by M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, in the event that Council decides to credit the pensions of employees for their time prior to having gone on strike.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to W.F. Tallman, Street Commissioner, enclosing a request by five casual workers of that department that they be compensated due to the fact that they were laid off as a result of the strike.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to W.W. Lefeaux, Honourary Secretary of the Winnipeg Central Labor Council of the One Big Union, informing him that his request that the City provide a band for their Labour Day event had been forwarded to the Parks Board.
A letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to Committee on Finance, forwarding a letter from Theo. A. Hunt, City Solicitor, regarding statements made by Firemen regarding their pensions in lieu of the General Strike, specifically whether or not returning employees’ pensions start over. Included is a partial, shorthand transcript of statements and appeals on the subject made by Firemen to Hunt.
Contains records regarding the request by firemen that who had returned to work after going on strike that their pensions not start over as if they were new employees.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary for the Committee on Finance, to Theo. A. Hunt, City Solicitor, regarding the appointment of Aldermen Fisher, Fowler, and Sparling to a subcommittee to deal with the pension of City employees.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, referring a request from W.W. Lefeaux of the Winnipeg Central Labour Council of the One Big Union's request that a band be provided for a Labour Day event.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary for the Committee on Finance, to Theo. A. Hunt, City Solicitor, regarding the appointment of Aldermen Fisher, Fowler, and Sparling to a subcommittee to deal with the pension of City employees.
A report from J.H. Pearson, Chief Health Inspector, to F.O. Fowler, Acting Mayor, regarding the quantity and value of food stuffs destroyed during the General Strike and the month that followed. A report on the same from May 15 to June 31, 1918 is included for comparison.
Correspondence between Jean Arsin of the Winnipeg Publicity Studio and the Committee on Finance regarding the purchase of a film the former had made about the General Strike.