Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Trustees _ Dec^r 4, 1865.

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn was held on Monday December 4^th 1865, at 11 o'clock a.m. _

There were present the President and Messrs Adams, Austin, Bowditch, Cheever, Norcross, Rand and Read. _ 8

Clerk pro tem.

The Secretary being absent, Bradford Kingman was chosen clerk pro tem.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Appropriation for printing & distrib. Catalogue & plan _

The motion submitted at the last meeting, authorizing the Committee on the Catalogue to expend a sum not exceeding twenty three hundred ^^{& fifty} dollars for the printing and distribution of forty five hundred copies each of the catalogue and plan came up first in order. _ and the motion for such appropriation was adopted.

Treas^r authorized to settle with late Gatekeeper.

Voted that the Treasurer have full power to settle with Mr Derby the late Gatekeeper, agreeably to the By laws.

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Committee on Iron Fence _

Voted that the same Committee that was chosen on the 4^th of December last, to consider the Expediency of enclosing the Stone Farm with an Iron fence on the road, to make inquiries obtain estimates and report at a future meeting - viz.

___	{ Cheever
Messrs	{ Bowditch
___	{ & Lovejoy

be rechosen with the same powers. _

Railway tickets to be purchased for Trustees _

Voted that the Secretary be authorized to purchase for the use of this Board one hundred and twenty car tickets of the Union Railway Company from Boston to Mount Auburn, and distribute them to the Trustees.

Perpetual Repair _ Lot 2517.

The Secretary reported that the Committee on Lots had contracted for the perpetual repair of Lot No 2517 belonging to the estate of the late Josiah Vose for the sum of Eleven hundred dollars ($1100) subject to the concurrence of this Board.

Voted that said contract be concurred in.

Voted that when this meeting adjourn, it be to the next regular meeting on the 1^st Monday in March. _

Adjourned Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary,

[Note: the following written vertically in the left hand margin at the bottom of the page:]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Norfolk ss Feby 19. 1866. There personally appeared Austin J. Coolidge and made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties of Secretary of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn.

Before me

Bradford Kingman ,, Justice of the Peace.

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Feby. 12, 1867

a base, in duplicate, and proposed the following vote which was adopted: _

Lease for 10 yrs. to A.M^cDonald. approved _ [Lease Expires Jan.y 1, 1877]

Voted. "That the Indenture of lease between this Corporation and Alexander M^cDonald for the term of ten years, for the purpose of manufacturing, exhibiting and selling statuary, monumental and other marble or stone work, for Cemetery purposes, which has been submitted by the Committee to whom the subject was specially referred, be and is hereby approved and confirmed, and that the same be executed on the part of the Corporation by the Treasurer and Secretary in the usual manner."

Petition for warming of Chapel.

A memorial of W^m G. Babcock praying that the Chapel may be warmed for funerals was presented. Voted that the same be referred to the Committee on Grounds. _

Adjourned Attest. Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary.

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Oath of Secretary.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Norfolk ss. February 12, 1867. Then personally appeared Austin J. Coolidge and made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties of Secretary of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn;

Before me: Bradford Kingman "Justice of the Peace.