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to remove without unnecessary delay any number of trees, or of parts thereof, not exceeding one half of the whole number of trees, for the purpose of abating the detriment and inconvenience now occasioned by said trees."

Amend^t of Vote instructing Com^ee on suit of Granite Railway Co to settle _

Voted that the resolution adopted on the 11^th of August 1868, instructing the Committee on the suit of the Granite Railway Company against this Corporation to effect a settlement with said Company on the best terms possible _ be so far amended as to empower said Committee to submit the matters in controversy to reference.

Com. to inquire & report respecting purchase of land west of Cem.y _

Voted that Messrs Little and Norcross be authorized to inquire and report upon what terms the lot of land westerly of and adjoining the Cemetery now held by the Roman Catholic Bishop can be purchased. _

Appropriation towards grading of Coolidge Av^e.

Mr Cheever having made a statement to the Board that the City of Cambridge contemplate the improvement of the grade of Coolidge Avenue ~ it was

Voted that Messrs Cheever and Norcross be a Committee to arrange with the City of Cambridge for the payment of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00 by this Corporation _ when said grading shall have been completed to the satisfaction of this Committee.

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Trustees January 4, 1871.

Purchase agreed upon

A Report was received from M^r J. T. Bradlee in behalf of the Special Committee consisting of Messrs. Livermore and J. T. Bradlee appointed at the last Meeting on the purchase of the land West of the Cemetery, with full powers to purchase the same should they deem it expedient to do so, – stating that they had agreed to purchase the same from the R^t Rev^d John J. Williams, Roman Catholic Bishop of Boston, for the sum of Sixty-five hundred dollars, ($6500.00), being one thousand dollars per acre, should the title prove satisfactory.

Report accepted Appropriation of $6500 moved

Voted, – that the Report of the Committee be accepted.

M^r J. T. Bradlee then moved that the aforesaid sum of Sixty-five hundred dollars, ($6500) be appropriated for the payment for the real Estate in question.

Laid over to Next Meeting

The President announced that the above motion would lay over for consideration at the next meeting of the Trustees under Article 14 of the By=Laws.

Secy. ord^d to Examine Title,

Voted, – that the Secretary be instructed to examine the title of the said real Estate, and report to the Trustees.

Adjourned

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.

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Trustees January 11, 1871.

January 11^th, 1871

The regular monthly Meeting of the Trustees was held on Wednesday January 11^t, 1871, at half past Three o'clock, P.M.

Present, the President and Messrs J. T. Bradlee, N. J. Bradlee Livermore and Turner.

The record of the last Meeting was read and approved.

Title of land W. of Cemetery rep^d satisfactory.

The Secretary stated that he had examined the title

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Trustees' Report

Trustees' Report

During the past year liberal importations and purchases of flowering shrubs and plants have been made for the embellishment of the Cemetery, most of which are now in good and promising condition.

The Reception House opposite the Gate has been completed and supplied with various accommodations for the use of visitors. the Superintendent's House and appurtenances have been put in thorough repair.

Hazel Dell has been further improved by the completing of Tombs on the Northerly side, and laying out of new lots on the Southerly side of said Dell, conformably to a Plan submitted by the Superintendent and adopted by the Trustees.

A strip of land outside of Coolidge Avenue, measuring seven feet two inches in front, and thirty=one feet in the rear, containing ten thousand four hundred and twenty square feet has been sold to the City of Cambridge, at the rate of twelve and a half cents per foot, for $1302.50

It has been voted to erect a new Greenhouse at an expense not exceeding three thousand dollars, ($3000. –)

A tract of land lying West of the Cemetery, containing about six and a half acres has been purchased of R^t Rev. John J. Williams, Roman Catholic Bishop of Boston, for the sum of six thousand five hundred dollars ($6500.)

The Trustees, at a meeting April 12^t, elected Col. Charles W. Folsom as Superintendent for the current year.

At the same meeting they adopted the Report of a

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and of Lot N^o 3724 on Mound Avenue belonging to John Ruggles for Five hundred dollars; – it was

Concurred in.

Voted, – that the above mentioned contracts be severally concurred in on the part of this Board.

Adjourned.

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.

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Trustees. March 8^t, 1871.

March 8^t, 1871.

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held on Wednesday, March 8^t, 1871 at half past Three o'clock, P. M.

Present, the President, and Messrs Bigelow, N. J. Bradlee, Brewer, Choate, Lawrence, Little, Livermore, Perkins, Snow and Turner.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Land West of Cem'y. Rep. of Com. on use and appropriation of

A Report was received from the Special Committee, consisting of Messrs. John T. Bradlee, Bigelow, Livermore and Lawrence, appointed at the Meeting held on the 15^t Ult^o, (V=60), "to consider what action may be necessary or expedient, in regard to the use and appropriation of the lately purchased land West of the Cemetery."

accepted.

Said Report having been read and considered, it was

Voted, – that the Report be accepted, and the Committee discharged.

Votes Embodied in said Report adopted.

On motion of the Chairman of the Committee, the votes embodied in said Report were unanimously adopted, as follows: –

Voted, – that the Lot of land recently purchased by the "Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn of R^t Rev^d John J. "Williams, Roman Catholic Bishop of Boston, situated on the Westerly "side of their Cemetery, be and hereby, is annexed to said Cemetery,