Mount Auburn Cemetery

Octo. 3 [186]4

Capt. D.L. Winsor

Dear Sir,

Please send me a report on the condition &c of lot 2820 Lawn Av^e (Mrs Deborah C. Powers) and an estimate of the cost of perpetual repair.—

Please explain your note in answer to 7^th question about the Parker lots 1250, 1315 & 1333 which is "3 pr steps into lots & 3 pr steps in the banks, without buttresses".—

Do you mean that those steps exist there & will make it practicable to require more than $1000, or that such steps should be erected before entereing upon the contract?.

Mrs Powers wishes immediately to pay the sum for hers.

How about the key to W.W. Stone's tomb, & bill?

Yours Truly A.J. Coolidge

If the weather is fine, I think I must see you tomorrow morning.

Octo. 3. 4 [186]4

Stephen F. Gates Esq.

My dear Sir,

The Committee on Lots have instructed me to notify you that the Corporation will contract for the perpetual repair of your lot on Laurel Avenue, No 3348, for four hundred and twenty five dollars.— This is the sum suggested by the Superintendent.

If this is satisfactory to you, I will prepare the necessary papers.—

Yours trule

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

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Jany 17. [186]5

Messrs Shedd & Edson

Gentlemen,

Please send me tomorrow the inside measures to lots 3498 (Cutter) 3517 (Fray) 3518 & 3519 (Thompsons) on Laurel Av^e. I send the plans, on which I wish ^^you to mark the length of inside lines, & the middle ordinates, from which I can make deeds.

Send me also the same for lot 1463, on Thistle Path (Mrs Hemenway's) which contains 790 sq. ft.-

It is laid down on plan, but the exterior measures are given, so as to be no guide for me in describing.-

I shall have to ask you to send to Mt Auburn & survey some of the irregular lots:- [?]} [?]} each other}

Among these I wish

3495	rear of 179 Walnut Av.	contents	168f.
3516	rear of 179 Walnut Av.	contents	65f
3508	rear of 2204 Walnut Av.	contents	87f.
3505	Adams - Elm Av.	contents	203f
3511	Sturges - Anemone P.	contents	370f
3512	Hill - Walnut Av	contents	200f
3513	Timson - Walnut Av	contents	200f
3514	Elliott -Walnut Av	contents	300f
3515	Ames - Walnut Av	contents	300f
3484	Prescott Larch Av	contents	1846f
3499	Fines - Dianthus P.	contents	133f

Remember, I wish the inside measures.

There will doubtless be other irregular ones which I shall wish to [?]. Inform me where you will send out & I will [?] the rest ready.

Yours respy

A.J. Coolidge

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Lots - Committee on, chosen	49, 117, 166, 252, 288,
" [Lots -] removal of -	256, 284
" [Lots -] numbering	54, 58, 355.
" [Lots -] division authorized,	186 -
" [Lots -] sale of for statue	55
" [Lots -] Public,	80, 279, 356, 357,
" [Lots -] perpetual care of,	63, 66, 72-3, ^82, 129, 132, ^133 143, 255, 258, [259,] 273, 284,
" [Lots -] cared for by Corpn - improvement authorized	273-4, 306-7,
" [Lots -] representation of,	64, 66, 73, 75, 90, 94-5, 99-109, 122-8, 134-7, 141-2, 8, 9, 158, 168-72, 188-9, 308, 314-15, 329-30, 343-5, 349-50.
" [Lots -] purchase of,	72, 228.
" [Lots -] intermediate spaces between	87,
" [Lots -] - Quarter	88	Bounds of -	255, 291, 355.
" [Lots -] - United	96
" [Lots -] certain care of requested by Proprietors	111, 119.
(see below)
Land - purchase of	51, 298, 299, 303, 304,
" [Land -] Price - increase of	346,
Lawn Avenue - land around to be filled up for lots,	221.	appropriation	227, 262,
" [Lawn] " [Avenue] part of " [land] " [around] reserved for public use	233
Laurel Ave - removal of gravel from	275, 279,
Lots - neglected	307, 342, 355.

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Proposition to take gravel from sides of Laurel Av^e _

"That for the necessary uses of the Cemetery, the Superintendent be authorized to take earth and gravel from the sides of Laurel Hill, by lowering the upper and oval part of Laurel Avenue, not more than fifteen feet, and removing the earth and gravel upon and adjacent to the same so far as it can be done without trespassing on the rights of proprietors.

Drainage of the swamp between Thistle & Anemone Paths.

Dr. Bigelow read a communication from the Superintendent in relation to draining the low swampy piece of ground between Thistle and Anemone Paths into the pond at the southwesterly corner and mostly outside of the Cemetery, at an expense probably of $200 to 250. _

On motion of Mr Andrews, it was Voted that the Committee on Grounds be authorized to have such drain constructed, from said swamp to the point indicated in such manner as they shall be satisfied will best answer the purpose. _

Proposition of Mrs M. Hemenway in reference to Fountain _

Dr Bigelow also submitted the following proposition from Mrs Mary Hemenway. _

(Copy)

"Boston Nov. 6. 1862

If the Corporation of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, will construct a fountain opposite my lot in the low land between Thistle and Cowslip Paths equal to the fountain in the Lawn, and which shall be kept

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Trustees. Feby. 26, 1873.

Contracts for perp. Rep. with G. of Lots 139 & 170

to heirs of Israel Whitney, deceased, for Five hundred dollars, in addition to One hundred and fifty dollars paid for immediate repairs; and of Lot 170 on Laurel Avenue, (including the "Ornamental Ground" appurtenant thereto.) belonging to Samuel P. Langmaid, for the sum of Five hundred dollars; it was

Voted, – that the contracts aforesaid be severally concurred in by this Board.

Upon the petitions of the parties in interest representatives were designated for Lots as follows, viz: –

122 Edward Appleton of Reading, Son of Thomas Appleton deceased proprietor of Lot numbered One hundred & twenty=two

995 Henry A. Willard of Cambridge, Son of Lyman Willard deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Nine hundred and ninety=five.

1400 Henry C. Davis of Boston, Gdⁿ of minor children of Geo. W. Collamore deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Fourteen hundred

2847 Marietta R. Stevens of New York, Widow of Paran Stevens deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Twenty=eight hundred & forty=seven.

3055 Harriet A. Damon of Somerville, Widow of Sam^l F. Damon, deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Three thousand and fifty=five.

No other business being presented, it was Voted, – that this meeting be dissolved.

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary

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