The daily gazette., 1876-08-03
FIRST EDITION
1T the Resercoir.

ANoTHR SET OF HANDS EMPLoYED-DIs-
SUBTRACTION OF THE OLD SET AT NOT
BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE A FULL
WEEK.
This morning another set OF hands
was placed on the new reservoir, to
work for one week. The change was
the cause of considerable dissatisfac-
ton as last weeks hands, having lost
one day on account of the rain, con>
sidered themselves entitled to another
DAVIS work, in order to make full
week. No provision having been
made for such an arrangement by the
Water Committee. the Chief Engineer
had made up his payroll last night,
and arranged to put ON the new hands
this morning. Only eighty-four men
reported for work, as Messrs. johnson
and Ford declined to make any new
appointments until the other men had
made full week, and only six names
were sent in from the Ninth Ward.
The men who started on for week,
this morning, were as follows:
First Ward-Jos. Jyaldon, Patrick Ho-
gan, Thos. Waldon, JAS. Randall.
Second Warj-Samuel Hanson, Chas.
Sanchis, Robt. King, Nathaniel Walls,
Jas, Wilkins, Michael Finn, Frank Tip,
pet, John Kelley, Corne' us Keys.
Third Ward-Philip Richards, Andrew
McVey, James Greene, Michael Dooley,
Robt. Shannon, Thos. Callahan, John
McGrenery, Michael Kilrcy, VIM. Ander-
son, Philip Dougherty.
Fourth Ward-F, A. Massey, JAS,
Eagan, Geo. Vincent, Mark Morton, A l.
len Davis, John Shaw, Thos. Mooney,
Henry Pratt, Bernard Lapierre, q. w.
Logan.
Fifth Ward-Isaac Willis, Lewis Cox
kins, Sam. Blac kinston, EdwG d BostIck
Jos. l.. Grubb.
Sixth Ward-Jo ohn Clagget, Wesley
Tilghman,J J. G. Walker, G. P. Beer.
brewer, j. W. S,yre, Michael DAILY, Hen.
ry Myers, Mr.. Cook, Jos. Swab, Michael
Casey.
Seventh Ward-Fred Fitzjerald, P
cuen, Chas. w. Shuster. Ellis Ferguson
John Hines, Benz. Fountain, Daviu
Bachus, Jas. Sanders, g. w. Rowel', Geo
Farrell.
Eighth Ward-Wm. Worthington
Edw. Mullev. Thos. jenkins, VIM. Jen-
klns, VIM. Nilmot, Israel Sanders, Jas
H. Harman, Wilmer McElroy, John Por'
Ter, Lewis wing.
Ninth Ward Dan'l Mooney, Jas Dor.
sey, Ridgeway Brown red j. Lodge
Jos. Irwin, Geo. Baker.
Russell, John +. Henry. Alex. NJ Morgan
Frank Zebley.
On account of the misunderstanding
and the presence of the old set OF
hands, ready to go to work, confusion
of course ensued. and it was some>
time before the men got 10 work. Final
ly the bosses got their gangs made up,
and the men and teams were soon
engaged in hauling the clay and spread
ing it out upon the bottom of the Ie-
servoir. Tho clay was damp and
sticky, and it was with difficulty that
it could be rolled properly, as the
rollers stuck so fast ia the clay that
the horses could scarcely draw them.
AS on last Thursday morning there
was much dissatisfaction expressed a,
the class of men employed. Some OF
the men were accused of being sub
stantial property holders, and one Of
them (Mr. Alfred Lodge appointed by
Mr.. Febiger) was charged with being
the owner Of several fine and valuable
| properties in the Ninth Ward.
For over an hour the men not EN-
ployed remained around the Chief
Engineers office, in the hope Of being
put to work to fill vacancies, but they
were not employed.
One man, who had been employed
last week, by the employment of Mr.
Bickta, Third Ward, came very neal
getting employment for another week
He went to Mr.. McGlinchey and by
representing that he had not been EN-
ployed on the basin since the work ha(
stopped. obtained another appoint
ment. Mr., McGlinchey suspicione(
the man. however, and going out tt
the basin this morning, he looked owe
the time books and discovered th
imposition in time to stop the would
be fraud from going to work and pu
new man on in his place.