How The Money Goes. What It Costs To Run The County Government.

Brooklyn Union Argus 
1878 Monday 27 May 

"CITY MONEY. 
Salary Account of the Department of City Works. Names of 
Employes [sic] and the Amount They Receive - What Is Paid For Keeping Up the 
Water Supply of Brooklyn."

Commissioner's' Office
Daniel L. Northup, Secretary per annum.................$3000.00
Jas. Pierson, chief clerk commission per annum.........$1800.00
L.B. Casell, asst clerk per annum......................$1000.00
A.A. Swaney, messenger per annum.......................$720.00
John W. Hartman, messenger per annum...................$720.00
C.H. Pelletrau [sic], chief acct per annum.............$3000.00
Dave B. Phillips, bookkeeper per annum.................$1800.00
W.H. Jordan, asst bookkeeper per annum.................$1200.00
J. Palmer, permit clerk................................$1500.00

Chief Engineer's Department
Robert Van Buren, chief engineer per annum.............$3000.00
Van Brunt Bergen, assistant engineer per annum.........$1400.00
David Brower, general assistant engineer per annum.....$2000.00
L. Russell Clapp, assistant engineer per annum.........$1200.00
Stephen D. Adams, assistant engineer per annum.........$1200.00
J.G. White, chief clerk per annum......................$1800.00
Edward Phillips, assistant clerk per annum.............$1200.00
George G. Martin, leveller per annum...................$1500.00
H.W. McDermott, rodman per annum.......................$1200.00
E.A. Kozlay, draughtsman per annum.....................$1500.00
J.J. Maroney, draughtsman per annum....................$1500.00
William H. Goff, general inspector, etc, per day.......$5.00

John Furey, rodman per annum...........................$900.00
Arthur Cooney, assessment clerk per annum..............$1000.00
Thos. Fitzharris, messenger per annum..................$840.00
James Dillon, general inspector per day................$5.00
F.B. Van Horn, asst. inspector per day.................$3.00
Chas. Trowbridge, foreman per day......................$4.00
James E. Davis, foreman per day........................$4.00
A.T. Ray, foreman per day..............................$4.00
S. Hickey, foreman per day.............................$3.50
Z.B. Doty, foreman per day.............................$3.00
M. Lane, foreman per day...............................$3.00
John Culhane, foreman per day..........................$3.00
Wm. H. Grace, foreman per day..........................$3.00
Jas. Carney, foreman per day...........................$3.00
Jas. Harrington, foreman per day.......................$3.00
A.W. Bergen, foreman per day...........................$3.00
John Slane, inspector per day..........................$3.00
H.F. Schleboken, inspector per day.....................$3.00
A.C. Domerritt, asst engineer per annum................$2400.00
John D. Lawrence, assessment clerk per annum...........$1200.00
E.F. Marsden, clerk per annum..........................$1200.00
Jas. Convery, ordinance clerk per annum................$1000.00
R.J. McManus, asst clerk per day.......................$3.00
F.M. Clark, map room clerk per annum...................$1000.00
Han Vons Hoslitz, draughtsman  per annum...............$1500.00
Rudolph Auerback, messenger per day....................$3.00
John P. Tighe, inspector repairs, per annum............$1500.00
B. McCarren, inspector docks, per day..................$4.00
Edward Ambrose, inspt. So. 1 & No. 6 per day...........$3.00
D.B.L. McCormick, inspt City Hall per day..............$3.00
Thos Powers, inspt Bush st., per day...................$3.00
Owen Thomas, inspt Cook st., per day...................$3.00
Fred. D. Hart, engineer Ridgewood engine house, per annum.......$2500.00
Wm. A. Dunham, assistant ditto, per annum..............$1620.00
Wm. Handford, assistant ditto, per annum...............$1560.00
S.A. Livingston, assistant ditto, per annum............$1500.00
Thomas Hampshire, assistant ditto, per annum...........$1440.00
Elmer Chaphe, asst engineer, Ridgewood engine house, per annum..$1380.00
Wm. Sampson, asst engineer ditto, per annum...........$1320.00
Jas. B. Martin, asst engineer ditto,. per annum.......$1260.00
F. Hampshire, asst engineer ditto, per annum..........$1200.00
H.T. Persons, oilman per annum........................$780.00
J.C. Van Size, oilman per annum.......................$780.00
John Hanlon, oilman per annum.........................$780.00
Chas. Karn, oilman per annum..........................$780.00
Wm. Van Alts[?], fireman per annum....................$720.00
John Leddy, fireman per annum.........................$720.00
Patrick Brennan, fireman per annum....................$720.00
John Lynch, fireman per annum.........................$720.00
Thos. Hennessey, fireman per annum....................$720.00
O. McCarthy, fireman per annum........................$720.00
Patrick Dempsey, fireman per annum....................$720.00
George Duryea, fireman per annum......................$720.00
Martin Luddy, foreman Ridgewood engine house, per year.........$720.00
John Madden, foreman Ridgewood engine house, per year..........$720.00
Daniel McNeil, foreman Ridgewood engine house, per year........$720.00
Michael Goldon, foreman Ridgewood engine house, per year.......$720.00
John Moore, coal passer Ridgewood engine house, per year.......$660.00
Martin Donlan, coal passer Ridgewood engine house, per year....$660.00
Adam Sowles, coal passer Ridgewood engine house, per year......$660.00
Wm. Cochran, coal passer Ridgewood engine house, per year......$660.00
Dan Douglass, coal passer Risgewood engine house, per year.....$660.00
Thompson James, carpenter Ridgewood engine house, per day......$3.00
Richard Smith, blacksmith Ridgewood engine house, per year.....$1200.00
Chas. Gallagher, blacksmith helper Ridgewood engine house, per year..$600.00
F.W. Hancock, machinist Ridgewood engine house, per day............$3.25
John Martin, machinist helper Ridgewood engine house, per year....$600.00
James Feely, ash screener Ridgewood engine house, per day.........$1.50
Peter Clark, ash screener Ridgewood engine house, per day.........$1.50
Thos. Feely, ash screener Ridgewood engine house, per day.........$1.50
Thos. H. Faron, engineer Mount Prospect engine house, per year....$2000.00
W.H. Jacobs, asst engineer Mt. Prospect engine house, per year....$1300.00
Patrick McArdle, fireman Mt Prospect engine house, per year.......$900.00
John Curren, watchman Mt. Prospect engine house, per year.........$720.00
John O'Donnell, Superintendent of Ponds, etc., per year...........$1200.00
B.F. Robinson, Engineer of Smith's pond, per year.................$1200.00
A. Campbell, fireman Smith's pond, per year.......................$720.00
James McCarthy, keeper Storage Reservoir, per year................$1000.00
Robt. Van Allen, keeper Jamaica Pond, per year....................$600.00
John Ingham, keeper Valley Stream, per year.......................$600.00
John M. Smith, keeper Hempstead Pond, per year....................$600.00
Lawrence Carey, engineer Prospect Reservoir, per year.............$700.00
Hugh Harrington, day watchman Prospect Reservoir, per year........$700.00
Hugh O'Donnell, night watchman Prospect Reservoir, per day........$2.50
Rem. Suydam, keeper Ridgewood Reservoir per year..................$700.00
Michael Turner, Fireman Ponds and Conduits, per day...............$2.50
Jos. Mojer, watchman engine house, Valley Stream, per day.........$1.75

Bureau of Streets & Supplies

John F. Reed, superintendent per year.............................$1800.00
Edwin F. Bogart, general clerk per year...........................$1200.00
A. Emanuel, notice and complaint clerk per day....................$3.00
G.A. Eabrey, permit clerk per year................................$1000.00
C. Cozine, inspector of lamps per year............................$1200.00
H.J. Whiting, general inspector street cleaning per year..........$1400.00
P. McCaffery, asst inspector street cleaning E.D. per year........$1300.00
David Lindsay, asst inspector street cleaning W.D.per year........$1300.00
George Bradley, offal dock inspector per year.....................$720.00
Philip Clare, foreman dumping ground per day......................$2.50
B. McKenna, laborer dumping ground per day........................$1.50
Patrick Dwyer, laborer dumping ground per day.....................$1.50
Michael Fox, laborer dumping ground per day.......................$1.50

Bureau of Sewer Maintenance

Michael J. Dady, superintendent per year.......................$1800.00
Thomas O'Callahan, general clerk per year......................$1000.00
David L. Smith, assessment clerk per year......................$1200.00
Wm. E. Chapman, apportionment clerk per year...................$1200.00
Chas. H. Leonard, asst assessment clerk per year...............$1000.00
Luke O'Reilly, connection clerk per year.......................$1000.00
F.W. Owens, cutting in connection mason per day................$3.00
Stephen Larkin, general inspector per day......................$4.00
Wm. H. Benton, inspector connections per day...................$2.50
Thos. Murray, inspector connections per day....................$2.50
Henry Jones, inspector connections per day.....................$2.50
Lawrence Carroll, inspector connections per day................$2.50
John Fleming, inspector connections per day....................$2.50
Jas. Kelly, inspector connections per day......................$2.50
Joseph Heath, inspector connections per day....................$2.50
Mathew H. Walker, inspector connections per day................$2.50
Peter Oliver, inspector connections per day....................$2.50
Patrick Hickey, sewer examiner per day.........................$2.50
John Mottler, sewer examiner per day...........................$2.50
Stephen French, sewer examiner per day.........................$2.50
Edward Hazlett, sewer examiner per day.........................$2.50
Thos. Maloney, asst sewer examiner per day.....................$1.75
Thos. Fitzgerald, asst sewer examiner per day..................$1.75
John J. Lynch, asst sewer examiner per day.....................$1.75
Thos. Meyers, sewer examiner per day...........................$2.50
Wm. Bloodgood, asst sewer examiner per day.....................$1.75
James Flood, horse and cart per day............................$3.50
John O'Brien, asst sewer examiner per day......................$2.00
John Wallace, asst sewer examiner per day......................$1.75
Michael Gillen, paver per day..................................$1.75
Edward Murphy, basin examiner per day..........................$2.50
E. Holmes, basin examiner per day..............................$2.50
Edward Bannerman, basin examiner per day.......................$2.50
Frank Folk, basin examiner per day.............................$2.50
Maurice Dalley, mason per day..................................$2.50
Pat'k Bruy, mason and sewer inspector per day..................$2.50
Bernard Reilly, mason and sewer inspector per day..............$2.50
Chas. Barton, mason and sewer inspector per day................$2.50
John Fowler, foreman per day...................................$1.75
John Shanley, laborer in yard per day..........................$1.75
Henry Cleftin, laborer in yard per day.........................$1.75
Daniel McDonald, laborer in yard per day.......................$1.75
Jas. O'Brien, laborer in yard per day..........................$1.75
John Berry, laborer in yard per day............................$1.75
Alex. Tweedy, laborer in yard per day..........................$1.75
John Synaugh, laborer in yard per day..........................$1.75

Bureau of Water Rates
Chas. A. McLaughlin, Registrar per year....................$3000.00
Leonard C. Bond, Dept. Registrar per year..................$1800.00
Leonard M. Bergen, Chief Clerk per year....................$1800.00
M.J. O'Donoughue, Bill Clerk per year......................$1000.00
Chas. R. Willetts, Bill Clerk per year.....................$1000.00
Edwd. J. Graff, Bill Clerk per year........................$1000.00
E.E. Underwood, Bill Clerk per year........................$1000.00
Chas. N. Maujer, Bill Clerk per year.......................$1000.00
Jno. P. Clitz, Bill Clerk per year.........................$1000.00
Alex. McGillen, Bill Clerk per year........................$1000.00
Jas. H. Newland, Bill Clerk per year.......................$1000.00
Geo. W. Gritman, Bill Clerk per year.......................$1000.00
Frank S. Coon, Bill Clerk per year.........................$1000.00
John H. Miller, Bill Clerk per year........................$1000.00
Wm. H. Curtis, Bill Clerk per year.........................$1000.00
John H. Swan, Bill Clerk, temp. per year...................$1000.00
Wm. H.P. Boice, Bill Clerk, temp. per year.................$1000.00
Chas. A. Maw, bill clerk and manager per year..............$1000.00

Purveyor's Bureau
Peter Milne, Jr., purveyor per year..................$3600.00
Geo. B. Brainard, asst purveyor per year.............$1500.00
Wm. H. Story, surveyor per year......................$1500.00
J.G. Burnett, book-keeper per year...................$1800.00
Robt. Hill, supt. pipe-yard per day..................$4.00
B.J. McCafferty, chief clerk per year................$1300.00
John Missing, general clerk per year.................$1200.00
Sidney Rhodes, meter inspector per year..............$1300.00
John P. Short, foreman rep's W.D. per year...........$1400.00
Geo. B. Magrath, foreman rep's E.D. per year.........$1400.00
Geo. W. Light, tapper per year.......................$1200.00
F.O.Garn, messenger per year.........................$720.00
David Smith, hydrant inspector per day...............$2.50
D.T. Schenck, hydrant inspector per day..............$2.50
W.S. Muldoon, hydrant inspector per day..............$2.50
A.J. Hicks, hydrant inspector per day................$2.50 ***
Henry Zoble, hydrant inspector per day...............$2.50
Jas. Guilfoyle, hydrant inspector per day............$2.50
John Nape, hydrant inspector per day.................$2.50
Thomas Cobb, hydrant inspector per day...............$2.50
Jas. Mackey, hydrant inspector per day...............$2.50
B.T. Shevlin, hydrant inspector per day..............$2.50
Patrick Mullady, hydrant insepctor per day...........$2.50
N. Bourdy, hydrant inspector per day.................$2.50
Philip T. Brennan, shore line insp. per day.................$2.50
John Langan, shore line insp. per day........................$2.50
W.W. Johnson, shore line insp. per day.....................$2.50
J. Chadwick, special insp'g eng's per day...................$2.50
J. Lawson, special insp'g eng's per day......................$2.50
B. Fowler, special insp'g eng's per day.......................$4.00
John M. Golden, watchman rep. yd. per day...............$3.00
S.B. Wood, insp. pipe laying per day.........................$4.00
W.G. Howery, insp. pipe laying per day......................$4.00
James Markey, blacksmith per day............................$2.50
James Watts, blacksmith helper per day....................$2.00
M. Wilkinson, carpenter per day................................$3.00
G.A. Mitchell, carpenter per day.................................$3.00
Thos. O'Brien, machinist per day................................$3.50
Wm. Runcie, machinist per day..................................$3.00
Thos. J. Hughes, machinist per day............................$3.00
R.H. Terriere, blacksmith helper per day......................$2.75
John Shannon, machinist helper per day......................$2.75
James Conlon, paver per day......................................$2.50
W.H. Lisk, day watchman pipe yd. per day..................$2.50
Richd. Cahill, night watchman pipe yd. per day.............$2.50
Jas. Haggerty, night watchman pipe yd. per day...........$2.50
Chas. Latimer, cartman per day..................................$1.75
John Fletcher No. 1, caulker per day............................$3.00
John Fletcher No. 2, caulker per day............................$3.00
John Mannion, caulker per day.....................................$3.00
Patrick Mulhern, caulker per day..................................$3.00
James Meldrum, caulker per day..................................$3.00
John Conboy [sic], caulker per day...............................$3.00
Frank Conboy, caulker per day.....................................$3.00
Maurice Flaherty, caulker per day.................................$3.00
John Conners, caulker per day......................................$3.00
John Caldwell, caulker per day......................................$3.00
David Roach, caulker per day........................................$3.00
Wm. Barton, 2d class calker [sic] per day......................$2.50
Jos. Wetherall, 2d class caulker per day........................$2.50
Jos. Dermuth, 1st class laborer per day.........................$2.00
James Hines, 1st class laborer per day..........................$1.75
James Fagan, 1st class laborer per day.........................$1.75
Adam Kojouski, 1st class laborer per day.......................$1.75
John Riley, 1st class laborer per day..............................$1.75
R.R. Denny, 1st class laborer per day............................$1.75
John Costello, 1st class laborer per day..........................$1.75
Francis Crawford, 1st class laborer per day.....................$1.75
W.B. [W.H.?] Morris, 1st class laborer per day................$1.75
James Downey, 1st class laborer per day........................$1.75
Thos. McDonald, 1st class laborer per day.......................$1.75
Lawrence Kenny, 1st class laborer per day......................$1.75
James Rhatigan, 1st class laborer per day.......................$1.75
John McShane, 1st class laborer per day.........................$1.75
Thos. Fulland, 1st class laborer per day...........................$1.75
Patrick Murray, 1st class laborer per day.........................$1.75
Cor's [Cornelius] McLaughlin, 2d class laborer per day......$1.50
Jas. Dowling, 1st class laborer per day............................$1.75
Timothy Kirby, 1st class laborer per day..........................$1.75
Patrick Gill, 1st class laborer per day..............................$1.75
Jas. Bell, 1st class laborer per day.................................$1.75
Jesse Hursch, 1st class laborer per day..........................$1.75
Chas. J. Bradley, 1st class laborer per day......................$1.75
John Lynch No. 2, 2d class laborer per day......................$1.50
John Brady, 2d class laborer per day...............................$1.50
Wm. McKeon, 1st class laborer per day...........................$1.75
Michael Haggerty, 1st class laborer per day......................$1.75
Thos. Donovan, 1st class laborer per day..........................$1.75
D.H. Brown, 1st class laborer per day...............................$1.75
Jacob Lisk, 1st class laborer per day................................$1.75
Jos. White, 1st class laborer per day................................$1.75
Patrick Dugan, 1st class laborer per day...........................$1.75
Fred. Beek, paver per day................................................$2.50
Jos. Kiernan, 1st class laborer per day..............................$1.75
A. DeMott, 1st class laborer per day.................................$1.75
F.B. Streeter, 2d class laborer per day..............................$1.50
John Gunn, caulker per day..............................................$3.00
John Mullin, paver per day................................................$2.50
Chas. Fisher, 2d class laborer per day..............................$1.50
F.S. Burr, machinist per day.............................................$2.50
Bernard McGee, 1st class laborer per day.........................$1.75
Wm. Martin, 2d class caulker per day...............................$2.50
David Kilgorer, 2d class laborer per day.............................$1.50
Thos. Jones, 2d class laborer per day................................$1.50
Lawrence Hart, 2d class laborer per day.............................$1.50
Samuel Pound, 2d class laborer per day.............................$1.50

Gangs On Street Repairs
John Cunningham, paver per day.......................$2.50
Charles Hayes, paver per day............................$2.50
John Hatton, rammer per day............................$2.00
Jas. Hayes, horse and cart per day...................$2.75
Peter Green, laborer per day.............................$1.50
Jos. Quirk, laborer per day................................$1.50
John Grant, laborer per day...............................$1.50
Dennis McFall, laborer per day..........................$1.50
Michael Mooney, laborer per day.......................$1.50
John McDonald, laborer per day........................ $1.50
W. Baxter, horse and cart per day......................$2.75
Patrick Mulreany, paver per day.........................$2.50
James Keeney, paver per day............................$2.50
Peter Sweeney, rammer per day........................$2.00
Thos. Duffy, horse and cart per day....................$2.75
D. Cunningham, laborer per day.........................$1.50
John McGrath, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Daniel Mulvey, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Jas. Downey, laborer per day.............................$1.50
Patrick Reilly, laborer per day............................$1.50
Peter Lemon, paver per day...............................$2.50
Thos. Garrahan, paver per day...........................$2.50
John Conelly [sic], rammer per day....................$2.00
Jas. Dinnigan, horse and cart per day.................$2.75
M. Regan, laborer per day.................................$1.50
James McCormick, laborer per day....................$1.50
Jas. Donohue, laborer per day...........................$1.50
C.W. Lakeman, laborer per day.........................$1.50
Henry Johnson, laborer per day..........................$1.50
John McGuire, laborer per day............................$1.50
Jas. Feeley, horse and cart per day....................$2.75
Michael Hallohan, paver per day.........................$2.50
Jas. Farrell, rammer per day..............................$2.00
Jas. Dooley, paver per day.................................$2.50
Jas. Burns, horse and cart per day.....................$2.75
Patrick Donovan, horse and cart per day.............$2.75
Jas. Dolan, horse and cart per day.....................$2.75
Michael Rawb, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Michael Herrick, laborer per day.........................$1.50
Dennis Murray, laborer per day..........................$1.50
John Berryman, laborer per day..........................$1.50
Jas. Butcher, laborer per day.............................$1.50
Daniel Mulvey, laborer per day...........................$1.50
John Donovan, laborer per day...........................$1.50
John Halloran, laborer per day............................$1.50
Patrick Reilley [Relley?], paver per day...............$2.50
Daniel Hayes, paver per day...............................$2.50
Martin Mallady, rammer per day.........................$2.00
Thos. Cook, horse and cart per day....................$2.75
John Dunn, horse and cart per day.....................$2.75
Chris. Hickey, horse and cart per day.................$2.75
Michael Dolan, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Michael Tully, laborer per day.............................$1.50
Patrick Flanagan, laborer per day.......................$1.50
Peter Killabie, laborer per day............................$1.50
Michael Bergen, laborer per day.........................$1.50
Thos. Clancy, laborer per day.............................$1.50
Morris Piggott, laborer per day............................$1.50
Hugh Lynch, laborer per day...............................$1.50
Jas. Mullady, laborer per day..............................$1.50
Robert Henry, paver per day................................$2.50
John Lahey, paver per day..................................$2.50
Francis Roger, rammer per day...........................$2.00
Chas. Mallon, horse and cart per day...................$2.75
Peter Farley, horse and cart per day....................$2.75
Patrick Dinnigan, horse and cart per day..............$2.75
Wm. Fitzsimmons, laborer per day......................$1.50
Jas. Walker, laborer per day................................$1.50
August Swanson, laborer per day........................$1.50
John V. Brown, laborer per day............................$1.50
Patrick Gill, laborer per day.................................$1.50
Joseph Gilligan, laborer per day...........................$1.50
John Gray, laborer per day..................................$1.50
Charles Kelly, laborer per day..............................$1.50
Wm. Callahan, laborer per day.............................$1.50
John Farrell, paver per day...........................$2.50
C. Sharkey, paver per day............................$2.50
Patrick Keegan, rammer per day..................$2.00
Thos. Doran, horse and cart per day.............$2.75
John Connors, horse and cart per day...........$2.75
Michael Byrnes, horse and cart per day........$2.75
John Rorke, laborer per day.........................$1.50
Michael Cassidy, laborer per day.................$1.50
Patrick Harrington, laborer per day...............$1.50
John Cavanagh, laborer per day....................$1.50
John Donnelly, laborer per day.....................$1.50
Roger Sheedy, laborer per day.....................$1.50
Ptk. McCormack, laborer per day.................$1.50
John Rolla, laborer per day...........................$1.50
James Moriarty, laborer per day....................$1.50
Wm. Scott, laborer per day..........................$1.50
Matt Corrigan, horse and cart per day............$2.75
James Dowd, horse and cart per day.............$2.75
Robert Flood, laborer per day........................$1.50
John McCormack, laborer per day.................$1.50
Patrick Copley, laborer per day.....................$1.50
Michael Zelvord, laborer per day....................$1.50
Thomas Shields, paver per day.....................$2.50
John Gunn, paver per day.............................$2.50
Timothy Howard, rammer per day..................$2.00
Owen Kelly, horse and cart per day...............$2.75
John Burns, horse and cart per day...............$2.75
B. McCoskey, horse and cart per day............$2.75
Ed. Smith, laborer per day............................$1.50
Wm. Quinn, laborer per day..........................$1.50
John Sexton, laborer per day.........................$1.50
G. Ditmar, laborer per day.............................$1.50
Patrick Griffen, laborer per day......................$1.50
John McNamary [sic], laborer per day............$1.50
Moses Brown, laborer per day.......................$1.50
Timothy Sullivan, laborer per day...................$1.50
Robert Denver, laborer per day......................$1.50
Michael Healey, paver per day.......................$3.00
Aug. Johnson, paver per day.........................$3.00
Chas. Mollen, paver per day..........................$3.00
Chas. Deffenbecker, paver per day.................$3.00
Jno. O'Connell, rammer per day.....................$2.50
Jas. Butler, rammer per day..........................$2.50
Wm. Mahoney, rammer per day.....................$2.50
Owen McCue, rammer per day......................$2.50
Chas. Lang, horse and cart per day...............$2.75
Thos. Doran, horse and cart per day..............$2.75
Patrick Deeby, horse and cart per day...........$2.75
Jno. Mead, horse and cart per day.................$2.75
John O'Shaugnessy, [laborer per day]**..........$1.50 **
Mich'l Harrington, laborer per day...................$1.50
Jos. Holzer, laborer per day...........................$1.50
M. Barlow, laborer per day.............................$1.50
Geo. Yerks, laborer per day...........................$1.50
John Gates, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Thos. McGrath, laborer per day......................$1.50
Wm. Quinn, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Philip Donion, laborer per day.........................$1.50
Thos. Lynch, laborer per day..........................$1.50
John Donion, laborer per day..........................$1.50
Henry Hosneyer, paver per day.......................$3.00
Mich'l Turner, foreman on conduit per day........$2.50
Pat'k Lynch, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Hugh Mullin, laborer per day...........................$1.50
Thos. Canfield, laborer per day........................$1.50
Jno. Roach, laborer per day............................$1.50
Arnold Bogart, laborer per day.........................$1.50
James Gurney, laborer per day.......................$1.50
Frank McDonald, laborer per day....................$1.50
Edw. Donohue, laborer per day.......................$1.50
Jas. Grady, laborer per day............................$1.50


[list of Brooklyn City Works Employees & Salaries also concluded]

** John O'Shaughnessy's job title is listed as "ditto", that is, horse and 
cart (as man listed just before him). However, the wages of $1.50 are 
consistent with the laborer's wages not those of the horse and cart workers 
(who earned $2.75). 
John O'Shaughnessy through John Donion are listed as 
earning laborer's wages ($1.50) so I assume that the newspaper 
made a mistake and meant to list O'Shaughnessy as "Laborer" not 
"Ditto [horse and cart]". I have taken the liberty of correcting 
this on the transcription. I have, as a rule, written out the occupation 
for the sake of clarity, as the newspaper listing uses "ditto" so liberally 
that it is easy to lose track of the occupations listed.

[Do = Ditto]

*** I think that this particular hydrant inspector is my ggg uncle, Andrew 
Jackson Hicks (b 1829), brother of my gg grandfather Daniel Losee Hicks. They 
were the two youngest children of Stephen & Elizabeth (Losee) Hicks. Andrew 
married Kate Pelletreau and had several children including Albert, Marian & 
Lena. He and Daniel manufactured pencil cases in the mid-1860s and Andrew was 
listed as a clerk living at 356 Navy in Lain's directory in 1879. Any 
descendants? Can share more info on family. LHC


Transcribed by L.H. Crawley
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