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Mr. Waterson then undertook to have a fence built in front of
the cemetery. Iron pipe was purchased in Montreal by Mr. F.A Carden. It was noticed that the foundation of the church was endangering the superstructure. The vestry resolved to build a new foundation. Mr. Waterson, having secured a horse and carriage through the kindness of Mr. Jethro Bachelder, proceeded to obtain the services of mason, Lapierre, then residing on Rang Papineau. Master William Bagg accompanied his as interpretor. The contract was awarded for the sum of $145.00 for the mason work alone and the sum of $50.00 additional to jack up the church. As incumbent, his chief work was the repairing of the Church internally. This work was begun by the contractor in June 1895. The plans were executed by Messrs. Cox and Amos of Montreal, at a price of $25.00 and paid for the Incumbent. Tenders were called for the work and the plans called for an estimated outlay of $600.00. To this amount, many objected, espicially the men. On the other hand, the women desired to expend that amount, but of the six hundred were on hand. They had raised this amount by means of the Ladies Guild and they assured the Vestry they could undertake to discharge the remaining amount. The contract called for the work to be completed by September 1st but the church was not opened until January 2nd 1896. Difficulty in finding suitable workmen played a part in the delay. Many beautiful memorials were donated to the church at this time, including some of the stained glass windows. Besides the repairing of the church, Mr. Waterson had a pump placed in the Parsonage, planted most of the fruit trees in the garden and improved the cemetery as far as he could. Mr. Waterson also taught in the local school and his work in the parish was most appreciated. Mr. Waterson resigned in 1901, to accept the charge of Colton in the state of New York. |
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