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.
Contains several requests to replace, return, or hand out new special constable badges that gave certain City staff such as inspectors their authority. Note that this does not include the Special Police Constables used during the General Strike.
Correspondence related to a request by J.G. Glassco, Manager of the Light and Power Department, that those staff in his department that continued to work during the strike be paid overtime.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to J.G. Glassco, Manager of the City Light and Power Department, agreeing with his recommendation that workers who stayed on after the strike began on May 15 be paid overtime.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to J.G. Glassco, Manager of City Light and Power Department, informing him that he may pay overtime to employees that continued to work during the strike.
A job application to the Accounting Department from Rose Jeffires, submitted during the General Strike. The oath forbidding employees from engaging in strike action - the Slave Pact - is featured prominently.
A letter from H.C. Thompson, City Treasurer, to Committee on Finance, listing all employees of the Treasurer's Department that went out on strike on May 15.
A letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, informing them that the Committee on Health has given the Chief Health Inspector full power to increase the wages of garbage collectors if needed during the strike.
A letter from T.H. Hooper, Operating Superintendent of the Waterworks Department, to M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, informing him that there were no volunteers working in his (Hooper's) department during the strike.
A list of volunteers who worked in the Electrical Department during the strike, submitted to the Committee on Finance by F.A. Cambridge, City Electrician.
A letter from Alderman R.H. Hamlin, Chairman of the Food Committee, to the Committee on Finance, requesting that gratuities be paid to three Health Department employees, A. Barclay, A.W. Foote, and G. Mintes, for their extra work during the strike.
A letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter received form W.P. Brereton, City Engineer, explaining that Robert Thomas Murdock, a Domestic Waterworks employee, was assaulted for remaining at his post during the General Strike.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to W.P. Brereton, City Engineer, informing him that the Committee has authorized payment to Robert Thomas Murdock, Domestic Waterworks staff, as he had not been able to return to his job due to injuries sustained during the General Strike.
A letter from the Committee on Finance to H.A. Robson, Chairman of the Board of Commerce for the Dominion of Canada, containing a report from J.H. Pearson, Chief Health Inspector, regarding the quantity and value of the food destroyed between May 15 and July 31, 1919, including that resulting from the General Strike.
A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary for the Committee on Finance, to Jean Arsin of the Winnipeg Publicity Studios, rejecting the purchase of his film on the General Strike.
A letter from C.J Brown, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter sent by W.W. Lefeaux, Honourary Secretary of the Winnipeg Central Labor Council of the One Big Union, requesting the City provide a band for a Labour Day event.
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.