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 the City Clerk's Offoce to G.F. Richards, Secretary of the Board of Police Commissioners, approving the payment of $5000 to ex Police Chief MacPherson, as part of a legal settlement for his termination during the 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 the Secretary of the Committee on Finance to Mayor Stephen Juba informing him of a donation Herbert H. Clark of the 27th Battalion made to the City of an embroidery of the battalion’s badge.

Letter from G. L. Gardner, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter addressed to Mayor Stephen Juba from Herbert H. Clark of the 27th Winnipeg Battalion, regarding his wish to donate an embroidery he made of the battalion’s badge. Clark also included a photo of himself during his service in the First World War.

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 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 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 letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to five casual employees of the Street Commissioner's Department, informing them that their petition for compensation due to having been laid off during the strike came before the Committee on Finance.

Statutory declaration of Alexander MacDougall Brown when he was sworn in as City Clerk in March, 1874.

Statutory declaration of Francis E. Cornish when he was sworn in as Mayor on January 19, 1874.

A list of people or companies that purchased land in areas reserved for the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1872. Divided by reserve, it includes the lot number, the purchaser, and, presumably, the purchase price.

A booklet by George B. Elliott giving an eye witness account of Winnipeg in 1874 and comparing it to 1860. Includes information on businesses, buildings, streets, and other topics.

A list of eligible voters for Winnipeg’s first civic election on January 5, 1874, divided by ward. It was compiled by the City Clerk, likely in 1875, and was included in the casket placed into the cornerstone of City Hall.

A list of eligible voters for Winnipeg’s second civic election on January 4, 1875, divided by ward. It was compiled sometime after the election by the City Clerk for the casket placed into the cornerstone of City Hall.

Printed copy of the Charter of the City of Winnipeg (An Act to Incorporate the City of Winnipeg), the act that incorporated Winnipeg as a City, assented to by the Manitoba Legislature on November 8, 1873.

Printed copy of an Amended Act of the Incorporation of the City of Winnipeg, assented to by the Manitoba Legislature on May 14, 1875.

Business card of Bannatyne & Co., included in a casket that was placed into the cornerstone of Winnipeg's second City Hall in 1884.

Business card of J. Hingston Smith & Co., included in a casket that was placed into the cornerstone of Winnipeg's second City Hall in 1884.

Business card of The Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Co., included in a casket that was placed into the cornerstone of Winnipeg's second City Hall in 1884.