Photograph shows Samuel Polson, former Alderman, 1884. Date of photograph is probable, [1884?].

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Item consists of an audio recording of the laying of the cornerstone ceremony held on November 30, 1965 at the Public Safety Building. It records the voices of Mayor Stephen Juba, Chief Constable George Blow, Fire Chief Cecil Leckie, City Signals Engineer Jack Clarke, Deputy Mayor and Ald. Edith Tennant, Ald. Leonard Claydon, Ald. J. Cropo, Ald. Joseph Zuken, Ald. Slaw Rebchuk, and Contractor Cecil Rilkoff. It was recorded by the City Signals Engineer, Jack Clarke.

Letter to Council. Sender: Robert T. Jackson. Subject: application for position of Chief of Police. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Josiah Adams. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: James McIlroy. Subject: application for position of Tax Collector. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: William Bruce. Subject: application to police force. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed March 30, 1874.

Letter to Council. Sender: Duncan Sinclair. Subject: application for position of City Surveyor and Engineer. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: James McDonald Sinclair (incorrectly listed in index as James McDougal Sinclair). Subject: application for position of Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: William Logan. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Alfred E. Fisher. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

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: John Eccles. Subject: application for position of Tax Collector. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

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

Detached to page 148 of Water Works Scrapbook. A photograph of City Employee James W. Swan. Likely worked for the Water Works Department at one point. This black and white photograph shows Swan posing in front of City Hall (back side of building). Caption: "J. W. Swan passed away Sunday, Apr. 19, 1931 (had a stroke) buried at Assiniboine Memorial [/] Clark Leatherdale." Date of photograph is approximate, [ca. 1917].

Detached from page 151 of Water Works Scrapbook. A photograph of City employee L. E. Fenton. Likely worked for the Water Works Department at one point. This black and white photograph shows Fenton posing in front of City Hall (back side of building). Caption: "L. E. Fenton entered service July 10th 1916." Date of photograph is approximate, [ca. 1917].

Detached from Water Works Scrapbook, page unknown. A photograph of Water Works employee. This black and white photograph shows a woman standing in front of City Hall (back side of building). Date of photograph is approximate, [ca. 1917].

Photograph of Dr. W. J. Neilson, appointed as Medical Health Officer on June 16, 1884. photograph was taken by Israel Bennetto and placed in the cornerstone of Winnipeg's second City Hall, completed in 1886.

Photograph of City Clerk C. J. Brown taken by Israel Bennetto and placed in the cornerstone of Winnipeg's second City Hall, completed in 1886.

Photograph shows George Brown, former Alderman, 1884. Date of photograph is probable, [1884?].