1873 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.005

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March 25 /[18]73

John T. Bradlee Esq Rest - Dear Sir

I enclose herewith a schedule of all the new worth naming who were employed at any time during 1872, with their rates of pay; thinking that you might find it useful in hiring by and by for 1873.

Yours very truly, C.W. Folsom Supt.

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March 25 / 73

Sam^l T. Snow. Esq., Chairⁿ Comm on Lots

Dear Sir,

About four days ago Mr. Jonathan Mann came to me as agent for Mr J. C. Buchnam, prop^r, of lot. 4215 - 16, Hazel Dell, to see on what terms we would do the labor & furnish the staple materials for a tomb he is preparing to build there.

I asked him to put his ideas in writing, but as time pressed, I wrote them down & he signed the letter which I enclose.

I also enclose a draft of a letter about such.

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as I should have written in similar cases; but under the circumstances I thought it right to submit the matter for your action before making any contract with him.

The prices I have named to him are our regular rates, as near as possible, for jobbers or "the trade" about 10% lower or from 5 to 10 per cent lower on labor, gravel, loam, manure & sods, than our regular rates to proprietors, but on brick, lime & cement no lower.

Mr. Mann would like an answer this week, as he has to make arrangements of some kind pretty soon

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(3) to commence with the opening of spring.

We have another tomb engaged to build on the very next lot to Mr. Bucknam's as early as spring opens; - which is what I refer to by "one half of J. M. Day's" (our head mason's) time; meaning that he should "boss" both gangs at once which I think he could do.

Mr. Bucknam's tomb is generally similar to the other tombs in Hazel Dell, & not

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larger; it is to have a ^^{granite front sand} stone arched roof in part.

The other tomb we are to build is exactly like the other tomb there; granite front & brick arched roof.

Yours Truly, C.W. Folsom Supt.

P.S. I enclose Mr Mann's plan of the granite front, which please return & oblige

Yours truly, C.W.F. Supt.