Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Trustees _ Jan. 26, 1869 _

489 Henry Austin Whitney of Boston, Trustee under will of W^m Lawrence dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 489;

1758 Sarah A. Neal of Boston, widow of Samuel Neal dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 1758;

2306 W^m W. Low of Portsmouth, NH, son of Henry S. Low dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 2306.

The following preamble and votes submitted by Mr Norcross were adopted; _

Future improvement & grading of unsaleable lands to be authorized by Trustees _

"Whereas, By the Indenture between this Corporation and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, dated December 18, 1858, as also by the modification of said Indenture dated Jany. 1, 1869, it is mutually agreed that this Corporation may improve, grade and render saleable any portion of the grounds which are now or may become unfit for burial purposes, charging annually to the Horticultural Society their proportion of the cost of the same,

and

Whereas It is for the interest and future good understanding of the parties that sell such improvements and grading should be authorized by this Board, it is

Voted _ That whenever, in the