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City of Winnipeg (1874-1971) Series
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City Clerk’s Department, Statutory Declarations, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1. Series consists of statutory declarations signed by incoming aldermen, mayors and civic officials. Most declarations are made on printed forms and contain the name and position of the person signing the declaration, as well as information on land ownership in the case of persons elected to council. Included in the series are declarations for the first Mayor of the City of Winnipeg, Francis Cornish, and the first City Clerk for the City of Winnipeg, Alexander MacDougall Brown. The series is not complete. Declarations are also found in Series 2, Election Records.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Committee on Public Health and Welfare, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1. The duties of the Committee on Public Health and Welfare were: to consider and report to Council on matters pertaining to public health, sanitation, licensing, public markets and weigh houses, comfort stations, and some library matters; to report to Council on the work of the Health Department after its formation in 1900; to act as an agent for the Dominion and/or Provincial governments; to liaise with agencies outside of Winnipeg that received or provided services; and to assist persons on social assistance to find employment.

The minutes, communications and reports of the Committee on Public Health and Welfare and the City of Winnipeg Health Department trace decision making, program administration and fiscal accountability of the City for the provision of services under Committee jurisdiction.

The records consist of three sub-series:

Sub-Series 1: Minutes, 1876-1971

Sub-Series 2: Committee on Public Health and Welfare Communications, 1874-1971. Files arranged variously in chronological or file number order.

Sub-Series 3: Reports, Monthly and Annual, Health Department, 1908-1968.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), Committee on Public Health and Welfare.

City Clerk's Department, Election Records, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Forms part of Fonds 1: Series consists of records created, accumulated and used by the City Clerk’s Department to run elections for Mayor, Councilors and School Trustees and to record the vote on money by-laws, referenda and plebiscites. The records document the development of election processes including those designed to implement proportional representation in 1920; disputes regarding the counting of the vote and judicial recounts; nomination papers and oaths of office; staffing of election polls; preparation of voters lists; sample posters, ballots and other documentation created to facilitate the electoral process; and voters lists.

The records consist of three sub-series:

Sub-Series 4: Nominations and Results, 1874-1970

Sub-Series 5: Election Working Papers, 1874-1970

Sub-Series 6: Voters Lists, 1881-1970

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), City Clerk’s Department, Election Records

Special Committees, Minutes, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1: The series consists of bound minute books for special committees struck by Council. The minute books are chronological and each one contains minutes for multiple special committees active during a given timeframe. In most volumes, a list of special committees and their respective page numbers are recorded on the first few pages of the volume. Not all special committees appear in volume listings and not all page references are complete. Most special committees have associated correspondence and working papers in addition to minutes. These records are separate from minutes. From about 1924 onward, special committees and their associated files were assigned an alpha-numeric code beginning with the letter “A”.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), Special Committees, Minutes.

Winnipeg Board of Parks and Recreation, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1. The Winnipeg Board of Parks and Recreation was responsible for managing all public parks located in the City of Winnipeg. The Board had the power to employ appropriate staff; pass by-laws regarding the use, protection and governance of City parks; assess and levy rates to cover costs for park improvements; and to acquire, expropriate and dispose of land for park purposes. The Board was required to keep records regarding its decisions and financial transactions.

The minutes, by-laws, communications and reports of the Winnipeg Board of Parks and Recreation trace the development of public park space in Winnipeg.

The records consist of five sub-series:

Sub-Series 10: Minutes, 1893-1964

Sub-Series 11: Minutes, Standing and Special Committees, 1893-1964

Sub-Series 12: Communications, 1901-1931. Bound Letter Press volumes and loose correspondence

Sub-Series 13: Reports, 1892-1971

Sub-Series 14: By-Laws, 1928-1963

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), Winnipeg Board of Parks and Recreation.

City Clerk’s Department, Municipal Manual, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Forms part of Fonds 1: Series consists of publications produced by the City Clerk’s Department on an annual basis. Information was gathered from city departments and includes a broad range of data, past and present, reflecting Winnipeg’s political and administrative structure and general activities under the city’s jurisdiction. Volumes contain historical facts, election results, a description of Council, appointments to Standing and Special Committees and Public Boards, descriptions of civic departments and statistics on services delivered by the City. The first issue in 1904 consisted of only 20 pages. The manual changed over the years and grew in size as new material was added. The series continues after the formation of Unicity in 1972.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), City Clerk's Department, Municipal Manual

Playgrounds Commission, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1. The series consists of minutes and financial records of the Committee on Public Playgrounds for Winnipeg, the Playgrounds Association of the City of Winnipeg and the Playgrounds Commission as well as minutes for various special or sub-committees formed to undertake specific tasks. The minutes are in chronological order.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), Playgrounds Commission.

Special Committee on Investigation of the Fire Department, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1. The series consists of communications and detailed reports regarding staffing levels and equipment in use by the Fire Department during this period, as well as the availability and pressure of water required to fight fires in various districts of the City. The file includes: a 1916 report on domestic water supply; copy of recommendations following the Stovel fire in 1916; copy of recommendations following the Enderton fire of 1918; blank application for employment with the Fire Department; transcript of meeting held in March of 1920 with statements from firemen who had been dismissed for going out on strike in 1919; departmental organization chart; map sheets showing location of water supply (in poor condition); detailed drawing of sewer structure. The records are contained in one folder and are in chronological order.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), Special Committee on Investigation of the Fire Department.

Special Committee on Amalgamation (of Departments), City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1. The series consists of detailed reports on responsibilities and staffing complements for all city departments, draft Report of the Special Committee on Survey of Civic Administration and Question of Consolidation of Departments. The departmental reports contain staff lists including years of service and salary by position as well as detailed information on departmental responsibilities.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), Special Committee on Amalgamation (of Departments).

Special Committee on Arrangement of Committees for Incoming Council, City of Winnipeg (1874-1971).

Forms part of Fonds 1. The series consists of information gathered from departments and other jurisdictions in Canada regarding committee roles and the alignment of departments to council committees. Included are: Report of the Special Committee on Survey of Civic Administration and Question of Consolidation of Departments, 1918; organizational charts showing: Suggested Plan of Re-Arrangement of Committees and Supervision of Departments; Present Council and Committees of Civic Departments; draft by-law to amend By-Law No. 9351, being a By-Law of the said City to regulate the proceedings in Council and in the Committees thereof.

City of Winnipeg (1874-1971), Special Committee on Arrangement of Committees for Incoming Council.

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