William Fitzgerald work history. Dates, salaries, project descriptions

William Fitzgerald work history. Dates, salaries, project descriptions.

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SUPPLEMENT #3

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• Dates of Employment: Sept.15,1899 - Sept. 1, 1901
• Employer: W.H.L. Donaldson
• Address: Rochester, MN
• Duties: Tinner’s Helper
• Salary: $4.00 to $6.00 per month

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• Dates of Employment: Oct. 15,1901 - Apr. 1, 1902
• Employer: Rochester Pants Factory
• Address: Rochester, MN
• Duties: Presser
• Salary: $5.00 per week

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• Dates of Employment: Apr. 1, 1902 - Dec. 1, 1902
• Employer: M. Madden, R.F.D.
• Address: Rochester, MN
• Duties: Farm work
• Salary: $1.00 per day

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• Dates of Unemployment: Dec. 1, 1902 - April 1, 1903
• Employer: Unemployed
• Address: 111 N. Grant St., Rochester
• Duties:
• Salary:

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• Dates of Employment: April 1, 1903 - Oct. 1, 1905
• Employer: Employed odd jobs
• Address: 111 N. Grant St., Rochester
• Duties: Farm and labor work
• Salary

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• Dates of Employment: Oct. 1, 1905 - June 1, 1906
• Employer: Business College
• Address: 111 N. Grant St., Rochester
• Duties: Student
• Salary

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• Dates of Employment: June 1, 1906 - Oct. 1, 1906
• Employer:
• Address: 111 N. Grant St., Rochester
• Duties: Farm work
• Salary: $1.00 per day

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• Dates of Employment: Oct. 1, 1906 - June 1, 1907
• Employer: Winona Business College
• Address: Winona, Minnesota
• Duties: Student
• Salary:

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• Dates of Employment: June 1, 1907 - May 1, 1908
• Employer: Schuster Brewing Co.
• Address: Rochester, Minn.
• Duties: Stenographer, Shipping Clerk
• Salary: $20.00 per week

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• Dates of Employment: May 1, 1908 - June 1, 1909
• Employer: M. Heffron
• Address: Rochester, Minn.
• Duties: Bookkeeper and Timekeeper
• Salary: $25.00 per week

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• Dates of Employment: June 1, 1909 - Sept. 1, 1919
• Employer: G. Schwartz and Co.
• Address: Rochester, Minn.
• Duties: Bookkeeper, Superintendent of construction.

Started to work for this Co-partnership as a material clerk. After about two years started to supervise small jobs such as houses,stores, etc. in connection with office work. In October, 1912 went onto the new Mayo Clinic Building, Rochester, as superintendent of Construction and completed the job in about twenty months. (This job cost about $1,500,000.)

The next large job was the Colonial Hospital in Rochester, which I superintended (This job cost about $400,000.00) This job lasted about a year. I was in charge of the construction of many homes; Martin and Norton Hotels, Case Garage, Universalist Church, Congregational Church and many other buildings until called to war. After my return from France I was on several small jobs until my resignation to go into business for myself. After working for approximately four years for G. Schwartz & Co. the Co -partnership was changed into a Corporation, and I acted as Secretary of same until my resignation. The average number of men employed on my jobs varied from 50 to 300. I had complete charge of organization of jobs and handling the men.

Salary: $45.00 per week -

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• Dates of Employment: Sept. 1, 1919 - Apr. 1, 1933
• Employer: Heffron and Fitzgerald. General Contractors.
• Address: Rochester, Minnesota
• Duties: Office and Plant closed in April, 1933 due to conditions.
• Salary: $300.00 per month

On September a, 1919, I formed a Co-partnership with M. Heffron under the Name of Heffron and Fitzgerald, to do general construction work. This firm has done an average yearly business of about one million dollars and has had an average of about 600 men employed. Our business covered nearly all the counties in southeastern Minnesota and consisted of the construction of many buildings, both large and small, some of the larger being:

1920 – 21: Surgical Pavilion Addition, St. Mary’s Hospital, Cost Rochester, Minnesota $2,500,000.00

1926 Nurses Home Addition, St. Mary’s Hospital Rochester, Minnesota $1,000,000.00

1932 Chapel Addition, St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester $ 400,000.00

1929 Lourdes Hall, St. Theresa’s College, Winona, Minn. $1,500,000.00

1927 Chapel and Sisters’ Home, St. Theresa’s College, Winona $ 850,000.00

1925 Cotter Gymnasium, Cotter High School, Winona, Minn. $ 150,000.00

St. Thomas High School, Winona, Minnesota Cathedral Parish $ 150,000.00

Chapel Addition, Good Counsel Academy, Mankato, Minnesota $ 500,000.00

Odd Fellows Temple, Rochester Minn. $ 60,000.00

I have acted as General manager of this firm, having complete charge of office and superintendence of all work and personnel on all jobs, preparing estimates of cost of jobs, purchase of all materials and equipment. These projects are some of the largest building projects in Minnesota.

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