Pages That Mention Patchett, Edward
1876 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.007
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Clerk of the Selectmen of Watertown
Dear Sir
Please cause A. A. Barker Joseph Collins Edw.d Patchett Geo. E. S. Hutchins and E. F. Young to be apointed "special Policemen" all being employees of this Corporation
Very Respectfully J. W. Lovering Sup.t per Childs
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J. A. Jacobs Esq City Clerk
Dear Sir
Please cause A. A. Barker Joseph Collins Edw.d Patchett and E. F. Young employees of this Corpn to be appointed Special Policemen and E. F. Young , Treasurer.
G. T. Barring having left our employ you will please not reappoint him special policeman on our account.
Very Respectfully Jas. W. Lovering Sup.t per Childs
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Dear Sir
I hand you time book with names of men when time you will keep on & after Feby 1st. The following are from Roll call.
E. F. Young Gatekeeper East Gate {This gate should be opened at 7 o'clock. {& close when the teamsters get out at {night. Rice Logan & Dorvy teamsters go direct to the barn, & are allowed back wet & dry as they take care of the horses on Sundays by turns. Wet days you must use them as convenient on cleaning up barn or harnesses, turning manure &ctc. Sam. Elder is also excused. Edward Patchett takes care of the offices, prepares files &c. & is to be about the gate to relieve Mr. Barker when called away, after letting Mr. Barker have the necessary men to take care of interments. You will make such progress as you can in repairing carts, wheelbarrows & building the new boats in shop, making [hor?] mats, cutting & digging out Apple trees on Stone Farm & grading on Fountain Ave. S. W. Hutchins may take the gate on Sunday mornings 1/2 a day being allowed therefore.-- G.E.S. Hutchings & Mulley will take their time here on (interment men)
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Dear Sir
On Saturday April 1st 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 Mr 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 Mr Collins that to prevent any confusion, his men will not work when yours do not. You will furnish Mr 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