_At West End._
One foreman of labor, $3.00 per day
" of brickyard, 5.82 " "
" of carpenters, 3.00 " "
One time-keeper, 2.50 " "
_West Shaft._
One captain, $3.50 per day.
Two statisticians, who keep an account of
articles delivered to the workmen, and also
perform the electrical firing, 2.50 " "
_Central Shaft._
One captain, $5.00 per day.
One time-keeper--acting statistician, 2.25 " "
_East End._
One time-keeper, $3.00 per day.
One statistician, 2.50 " "
One " 8.00 " "
One foreman of masons at the East End, and
inspector of do. at West End, 5.00 " "
One foreman of carpenters, 3.00 " "
Of this list the foreman of the brickyard is a temporary appointment.
The foreman of carpenters at the West End has finished his work and
retired. The foreman of masons was discharged by the commissioners, and
has entered into the employ of Mr. Farren at the West End.
There are nine foremen of the heading gangs, two of whom have $100 per
month, and the remainder $3.00 per day.
The heading gangs consist of eleven drillers each, including the
foreman, and from three to five rockmen for removing stone. They work by
shifts of eight hours, relieving each other at 8 A. M., 4 P. M., and 12,
midnight. The blasts are made about the time of relief. The men working
on the enlargement under private contractors make two shifts a day, each
shift working ten hours. The Committee made a special examination of the
number of men employed under the engineer and superintendent, with a
view of considering whether the force actually engaged was necessary to
an economical prosecution of the enterprise, intending to suggest any
reform that might occur to them as essential; but learning that the
engineer would in the course of the year make some reduction in the
number of the men as well as of the teams employed upon the work, the
Committee deferred taking up the subject until the anticipated
reductions should have been made. And now understanding that the
commissioners have the whole matter under consideration, and that they
have already to some extent, acted thereon, the Committee for reasons
that would be obvious, withhold any recommendations or remarks upon this
point.