Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Mt. Auburn Oct 10. 1873.

John T. Bradlee Esq Chair. Comm. on Grounds.

Dear Sir

I send you the two plans of the Watriss and Chant Lot & papers connected with them.

The continuation of the Northern branch of Elm Ave. into the Watriss Lot, does not meet the requirements I think All teams must in this case either pass the front gate or else pass around a sharp turn from the South branch of Elm Ave (near lot 3906) when they would be very liable to do damage.

The Southern branch of Elm Ave can be extended by the purchase or exchange of lot 2298 and this gives in my opinion the best means of access.

It would be possible to widen either Mistletoe Path or Spiraea, but only by the purchase of exchange of at least one lot. I think Spiraea path can be extended to advantage as a path.

On the southern side of St John's Lot, the path can be widened to 9 or 10 feet as indicated by the purple lines (present path in plain black) which would be wide enough for our own teams. It is possible to widen so as to make a very handsome entrance to the Chant Lot, by exchanging or purchasing Lots 1653, 2694, 2877 & 3578

I have provided on the Western side for a large Public

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Dec 4 [187]3

Amos Brown Esq 46 & 50 Lawrence St Charlestown.

Dear Sir:

Would you be willing to exchange your Lot #2694 Saffron Pa for one of equal size in some other part of the grounds equally desirable.

If so I can probably arrange the matter for you. Early attention will confer a favor on yours.

Very Respectfully JW Lovering per Childs

P.O. Mt. Auburn. Mass.

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Voted that ^$7000 be appropriated for that purpose.

Representatives, Lots Nos. Voted _ That Representatives be designated for Lots as follows: _

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66	√	Lillie C. Bowditch	Weymouth	Daughter
196	√	Faoline E. Stearns	Nashville, T	Grand-dau.
374	√	Abbie W. Hodges	Medford	Daughter
1075	√	Florence D. Eustis	Springfield	Daughter
1196	√	Olive L. Standish	Boston	Widow
1281	√	Robert W. Pratt	Boston	Son
1435	√	Samuel C. Bigelow	San Francisco	Son
1547	√	Samuel W. Clifford	Boston	Son
2157	√	Seth C. Chandler	Cambridge	Son
2167	√	Louis D. Starbird	Malden	Son
2209	√	Susan C. Warren	Boston	Widow.
2243	√	Daniel S. Pratt	Wellesley Hills	Son
2563	√	S. Otis Bartlett	Boston	Son
2694	√	Lydia A. Easter	Boston	Daughter
2988	√	Nellie E. Halford	Stoneham	Daughter
3030	√	Joseph T. Brown	Boston	Son
3384	√	E.A. Frances Fitch	Boston	Widow
4298	√	Alonzo Priest	Quincy	Son
4837	√	Catherine E. Draper	W. Somerville	Daughter
4918	√	Louisa D. Bullard	Cambridge	Daughter

Contracts Perpetual Care. The Committee on Lots recommended the following Contracts for perpetual care, all of which were approved by the Board: _