Minutes of the May 30, 1919 meeting of St. Boniface City Council. During this meeting there was discussion regarding how to deal with civic employees who had gone out on strike alongside those in Winnipeg.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to W. Travers Sweatman, member of the Citizens’ Committee of One Thousand, appraising him of the former’s request for better policing in City parks.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Rev. Andrew Roddan, informing him that Sunday interment will continue until the General Strike has ended.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to J.H. Gunn, Caretaker of Brookside Cemetery, ordering him to continue his reporting duties despite the ongoing General Strike.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to N. Shaw, President of the Retail and Wholesale Clerks Association, regarding a request by the latter to use Kildonan Park to sell food and drinks to benefit women whom the strike left unemployed.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, secretary of the Public Parks Board, to D.C. White, Assiniboine Park Constable, informing him of the Park Board’s decision requiring him, as an employee, to sign a loyalty pledge (sometimes called the “Slave Pact”) stating that he will not engage in strike action.

Memo from G. Champion, Superintendent of the Public Parks Board, to Theo. A. Hunt, City Solicitor, containing information for the Robson investigation into the General Strike, including information on re-employment, intimidation, and causes of the strike.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Arthur Dickson, informing him that the General Strike has made it difficult to give him advanced notice about interment at Brookside Cemetery.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Alderman J.K. Sparling, Chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, requesting increased police protection in City parks.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Donald MacPherson, Chief Constable, requesting increased police protection in City parks.

A job application to the Survey Department from James Burnett Scott, submitted during the General Strike. The oath forbidding employees from engaging in strike action - the Slave Pact - is featured prominently.

A letter from M. Peterson, City Clerk, to R.H. Avent, City Surveyor, informing him that the previous evening, Council had passed a resolution to dissolve the Slave Pact, which required civic employees to agree not to engage in strike action.

A painted, framed portrait of Mayor Charles Gray (1919-1920), painted by V.A. Long in 1919.

A letter from James Smith, Plumbing and Sewer Inspector, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council, stating that no employees in his department were displaced by the General Strike.

List of City Engineer's Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from W.P. Brereton, City Engineer, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.

List of Power and Light Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from J.G. Glassco, Manager of Light and Power Department, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.

List of Public Library Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from J.H. McCarthy, Librarian, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.

List of Repair Shops Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from [Frank Main?], Superintendent of Shops, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.

A letter from F.A. Cambridge, City Electrician, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council, stating that all employees in his department who had gone out on strike were re-hired.

List of Street Commissioner's Department employees displaced by the General Strike, sent from W.F. Tallman, Street Commissioner, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council.