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.

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Sundays & receive pay if present. No others will receive pay for Sunday work unless absolutely necessary for purpose of interments.

Day, Rainey, & J.D. Hare can be employed in all weather they are present; all other men will be only allowed for such days as they work after Feby 1^st, and I expect you to stop the work if the weather is too stormy to make it possible to work to advantage .

As this arrangement is somewhat different from the present one, you have better see that all parties understand it.

Yrs truly J.W. Lovering Supt.

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March 27 [187]6

C. M^cArthur Esq foreman

Dear Sir

On Saturday April 1^st the spring pay will commence. I wish you would see that all whose names are on your book are notified that there will be a reduction from the prices paid in 1875, in April. Any man desiring to know at what rate he will be paid can inquire at the office of M^r Childs with whom I will leave a list.

The teamsters pay will be $1.75 per day, all days to be counted except Sundays, wet or dry, when they are prsent. This is a much smaller reduction than is made for most of the men, but I take into consideration that they have to come early to take care of the horses and that they will be expected to get to work promptly at 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock & not leave until the bell rings. I expect they will be on hand early evenings to give the horses good care, & stay long enough at night. Teamsters, Engineer, S. Elder so expressed concern from overseer. That Engineer, firemen ^^{S.W. Hutchings}, Patchett, Day, Rainey, Elder, J. D. Hawe, [?] will be a [?] for their time in lost wealth when present; the others will be [?] only for each day as present, when everything is such that they can look

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to reasonable advantages.

When ever you consider the weather to be too bad to work, you will not take the men on, and if on, you will have the bell rung if necessary to send them home.

I shall notify M^r Collins that to prevent any confusion, his men will not work when yours do not. You will furnish M^r Baker with such men as are needed, nor allowing the foreman of a gang to have the gang while they are working unless the case is very urgent. Have the tools &c & all rubbish puraevy & cleaning up on Saturday nights.

Let S. W. Hutchings continue at gate in Sunday mornings & Patchett afternoons & Mr Barker will arrange such keep as may be needed for funerals.

Mulvey & G. E. S. Hutchings can take their turns on Sundays & be allowed for it when present.

Yours truly J. W. Lovering

Teamsters [see?] Rainey & J. D. Howe % paids will be assured

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March 4 [187]4

S. P. Langmaid Esq

Dear Sir:

The amount deposited for the benefit of Lot ^#170 Laurel Ave is insufficient to cover the extra expense of maintaining flowers in the ornamental ground. By the original understanding that ground was to be kept in grass like a lawn; by mistake flowers were put in last year by your request, without my notifying you of the above conditions. In consideration of the above please inform us whether you would wish to deposit a sum sufficient to maintain the flowers or would rather pay yearly the cost of the same

Very Respectfully

James W Lovering

per Childs

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March 3 [187]4

A. A. Barker Esq

Dear Sir:

The Surveyors will want Rainey tomorrow morning.

Please send in the time on repairs of carts &c & the painting for Feb. also the painting in January

Yours &c

James W Lovering Supt

per Childs ~~~