Letter to Council. Sender: Alex Brown. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed to position Feb. 23, 1874.
Letter to Council. Sender: James Collins. Subject: application for position of Scavenger. Referred to: Committee on Works (cover sheet states referred to Board of Works). Action taken: confirmed March 23, 1874.
Letter to Council. Sender: Caldwell & Cunningham. Subject: tender for printing of cheque books for the City Clerk. Referred to: Committee on Printing. Action taken: (offer rejected).
Letter to Council. Sender: Hyslop & Ronald (Engine and Machine Works - Chatham, Ontario). Subject: steam fire engine (promotional letter regarding the fire fighting products they have for sale). Referred to: Committee on Fire and Water.
A copy of nominations for Mayor for the year 1875, written down by the City Clerk during a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874. Francis E. Cornish was nominated by Andrew Strang and Alexander Logan, and William Nassau Kennedy was nominated by J.H. Ashdown and [H.L. Shelton?].
Nomination paper for William Nassau Kennedy for Mayor of Winnipeg for the year 1875, signed by J.H. Ashdown and [H.L. Shelton?] at a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874.
Nomination paper for Francis E. Cornish for Mayor of Winnipeg for the year 1875, signed by Andrew Strang and Alexander Logan at a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874.
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 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.