Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Mt. Auburn Nov. 14. 1873

John T. Bradlee Esq Chairman Comm. on Grounds.

Dear Sir

I give you below a list of the men whose services I value the most & whom I should be glad to keep thru the winter. If you will approve, I shall then be able to give a few days notice to all to be discharged. Unless the season is unusually open, I would propose to reduce the number to 25 on Dec. 1_st, if our top dressing, the covering of myrtle, and other orders are nearly enough finished to admit.

1	T.H. Safford,	undertaker
2	Michael Mulvey,	interment dept & brick grave builder
3	Jas. Conners,	int dept (thru summer a foreman of graders)
4	John. Coughlin,	" " " " [int dept (thru summer a foreman) of] gardening gang
5	Joseph Collins,	gardener
6	Patrick Curtin,	}greenhouse man.
7	John McDonald,	}greenhouse man.
8	Jas Frazer.	at greenhouse /the summer on Ornamental grounds.
9	Dennis McCarty	at greenhouse, & teamster /thru summer teams flower & plants.
10	A.A. Barker,	foreman of general work.
11	John M. Day,	(man / foreman)
12	James Rainey,	(man)
13	Patrick Tuner,	(man) & foreman -
14	Gilbert Davoren	/ set boundary posts & build foundations
15	Geo. Hutchins	(leads [?] & general work

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March 27 [187]6

Joseph Collins Esq Gardener

Dear Sir

On Saturday April 1^st the Spring pay will commence at the following rates.

Patsk Curtin	2.12 1/2 Friday
John McDonald	1.93 3/4
Wm Collins (teamster)	1.50
John McGinnis	1.85 $1.75
James Conners	1.85 $1.75

The men at the greenhouses will share such Sunday work as is actually necessary without extra pay. P. Curtin, J M^cDonald, & W^m Collins (teamster) will be paid for all days except Sunday when present , wet or dry. None of the other men will be paid except for such days as are sufficiently dry to work both men & horses, when they are present. I have directed M^r M^cArthur when it is too stormy for the men to continue working to ring the bell & have the men stop, and that when too stormy to work he will not take them on in the morning or at noon. & I wish to prevent any misunderstanding or confusion yours should stop work whenever his do. Please return the time of any man taken by M^r Barker in case of need on your weekly sheet, with his name.

Yrs truly J.W. Lovering Supt.

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April 14^th [187]6

Joseph Collins Esq

Dear Sir

You may add to the names on your book

Charles Goldrick	Alex. Rusy	B. Maguire
Dennis McCarty	Thos Sklane	D. McArthur
John Gibson	Pas. Spelman	Jas. Conners Jr.
Herman Brown	H. Timony	M. Hillery
W.m Coleman	M. Green	John Coleman
Mich. Galvin	J. Green	Patk. Kelly 2.nd
Pat.k Galvin	J. McBride
John Ellis	John Brown
Jo.s Kelley	Frank Barker.

In case these men do not apply tomorrow or Monday. Please notify me which are about, but do not take on any extra ones to fill the vacancies.

I want you to get along with first as few men, beside them at greenhouse, as you can until the raking is finished, and then I will turn your whole gang over to you. (Please mark John Brown as here today. & mark him with surveyer on your weekly chart.)

Yours truly J.W. Lovering