A [partial?] transcript of a meeting of the Special Committee on Investigation of the Fire Department held on March 5, 1920, in which the committee was hearing suggestions for ways to improve the efficiency of the Fire Department. Several firemen let go during the General Strike used this as an opportunity to voice their dissent.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Committee on Investigation of the Fire Department
A letter from Mayor Gray to O.E. Payne, Editor of The Hearld, a newspaper out of Hanna, Alberta, responding to the latter's inquiry about the preachers associated with the General Strike and their denominations.
Job applications to various City departments, many of which were submitted during the General Strike and feature the Slave Pact that required City employees to agree not to take strike action.
Annual report of the Department of Health for the year 1919. Provides information and statistics on Department initiatives and public health within the City more generally, including diseases (including the “Spanish Influenza” or “Spanish Flu” outbreak), inoculations, education campaigns, food quality, scavenging and waste disposal, deaths, and general saniation. Also includes information about budgets and finances within the Department.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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 the Mayor's Office to C.T. Huycke, responding to her request that her husband be reinstated to his former position in the Fire Department.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary for the Committee on Finance, to Alderman Hamlin regarding a request from the Winnipeg Public School Board for compensation for use of their facilities and labour during the General Strike.
A letter from W.H. Evanson, City Comptroller, to M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter from R.H. Smith, Secretary of the Winnipeg Public School Board, requesting compensation for the use of their facilities and labour during the General Strike.
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 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 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 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 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 M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to the Special Publicity Committee, enclosing a copy of a letter from the Canadian Labour Press.
A letter from the Mayor's Office to Mrs. Frank R. Morris, replying to her request that her husband be compensated for his work during the General Strike as a volunteer firefighter.
A letter from Mrs. Frank R. Morris to the Mayor's Office, asking to be compensation for her husband who worked as a volunteer firefighter during the General Strike.
