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.
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.
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 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.
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.
A letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to R.H. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer of the Winnipeg Public School Board, informing him that Council will reimburse the School Board for use of their facilities and labour during the General Strike.
A letter from G.F. Richards, Secretary to the Board of Police Commissioners, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, asking that the Committee approve a $5000 payment for a legal settlement with D. MacPherson, whose employment as Chief of Police was terminated during the General Strike.
A letter from G.F. Richards, Secretary to the Board of Police Commissioners, to M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter he (Richards) sent to the City Comptroller regarding the settlement payment of $5000 to ex Police Chief Donald MacPherson.
Letter from E. Robinson, Secretary and Business Agent of the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk expressing a willingness to negotiate to settle the strike.
Letter from J.G. Glassco, Manager of the Light and Power department to the Special Committee on Strike Settlement, regarding his thoughts on what the striking civic employees should agree to to settle the strike.
A letter from the City Clerk's office to J.G. Classco, Manager of the City Light and Power Department, J.E. Buchanan, Chief of the Fire Department, T.H. Hooper, Superintendent of Waterworks Department, and the Board of Control, informing them that Council passed a resolution that those employees who did not go on strike are to be compensated for their extra work.
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.
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".
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.
