Photograph shows Francis Cornish, Mayor, Alderman James Ashdown, Alderman John Cameron, Alderman William Gomez Fonseca, Alderman John Higgins, Alderman Alexander Logan, Alderman James McLenaghan, Alderman John More, Alderman Robert Mulvey, Alderman Thomas Scott, Alderman Andrew Strang, Alderman Herbert Swinford, Alderman William Thibaudeau, Alderman Archibald Wright. Mr. A.M. Brown, City Clerk, Lyster Hayward, Chamberlain, James S. Ramsay, Chamberlain, Henry (Harry) Kirk, Messenger, Alex Brown, Assessor, D. M. Walker, Solicitor, Colin F. Strang, Auditor, D.B. Murray, Chief of Police, Willoughby Clark, Assessor, (unreadable), Auditor, Thomas Parr, City Engineer.

Caption: A. M. Brown. Appointed City Clerk, February 2nd, 1874. Resigned, June 11th, 1883.

Print shows Francis E. Cornish (1831-1878), Winnipeg's first Mayor, 1874.
Item is likely a printed reproduction of a drawing (original created before 1949). Date of reproduction is unknown.

A voting tabulation sheet for Winnipeg’s first civic election on January 5, 1874 in West Ward. Voters’ names are recorded, along with who they voted for (Mayor and Aldermen), and the document was confirmed by William Nassau Kennedy, who was acting City Clerk.

Letter to Council. Sender: Joseph Crowson. Subject: application for position of Collector of Taxes. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Rudolph Sicotte (incorrectly listed in index as Randolph) . Subject: application for position of Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Thomas H. Parr. Subject: application for position of City Engineer. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed Feb. 23, 1874.

Letter to Council. Sender: Willoughby Clark. Subject: application for position of City Clerk. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

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

Letter to Council. Sender: Robert Bourne. Subject: application for position of City Surveyor (incorrectly listed in index as application for position of City Engineer). Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Duncan McVicar. Subject: application for position of Chamberlin. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

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

Letter to Council. Sender: A. M. Brown. Subject: application for position of City Clerk. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed Feb. 2, 1874.

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

Letter to Council. Sender: John Nisbitt. Subject: application for position of Chief of Police. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

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

Letter to Council. Sender: Alex McPherson. Subject: application for position of Chief of Police. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: John S. Ingram. Subject: application for position of Chief of Police. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed Feb. 23, 1874.

Letter to Council. Sender: Frederick John Haskin. Subject: application for position of City Clerk. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Lyster Hayward. Subject: application for position of City Chamberlain. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed Feb. 2, 1874.