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books with "The Story Fund," crediting that account from time to time with all sums receivable from the income of the money bequeathed by Mr Justice Story to the Corporation in trust and invested pursuant to the regulations passed by the Trustees on the 15^th day of July 1843. and charging that account with the amounts reported by the Superintendent as expenses of the care of the lot &c. pursuant to the vote next following; and that any surplus of such income be added to the principal and kept invested.

Joseph Story's lot. No. 313.

Voted. That the Superintendent be directed to keep the lot (No. 313) which belonged to the late Mr Justice Story in good condition and repair, and to keep the said monument and the iron fence about the same in good condition and repair, and to keep the said lot suitably turfed with suitable shrubs and flowers and trees in and about the same, until the further order of the board, and that he report the expense thereof annually to the Treasurer

Voted. That the Secretary communicate to the Executors of the late Mr Justice Story, a copy of the above report and votes and a copy of the regulation refered to therin.

All which was respectfully submitted by

Isaac Parker	} Comee
B.R Curtis	}

The above report having been considered was accepted and the votes thereto annexed were passed.

The Secretary presented the following vote as having been passed unanimously at a meeting of subscribers

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that the correction be made accordingly.

Lot. 313.

Mrs Story, widow and residuary legatee of the late Judge Story, having made application that George T. Curtis Esqr, son in law of the deceased be authorized to represent and receive the ticket for said Story's lot. Ordered that a ticket on the lot of the late Judge Story be issued to George T. Curtis Esq^r and that he be designated as the person to represent the same.

New Receiving Tomb.

A communication was read (from Mr Howe the Superintendent) on the subject of providing a new receiving tomb or tombs and the delays in removing bodies deposited therein, also in relation to the name and the fencing of the new public lot, and upon the subject of fees, ___ . thereupon

New Receiving Tomb

Ordered. That the Superintendent construct a new Receiving tomb or tombs under the direction of Messrs J.C. Gray & B.A. Gould.

How long bodies may remain in Receiving Tombs

Ordered. That all deposits made in the receiving tombs between the first day of April and the fifteenth ^^first day of October shall be removed within two months and that all deposits made between the fifteenth ^^first day of October and the first day of April be removed within four months and bonds taken accordingly.

Hedge to be planted on public lot.

Ordered. That the Committee on the construction of the new receiving tombs be authorized to cause a hedge to be planted about the new public lot.

The subject of a name for the new public lot was deferred for farther consideration.

Fees for Interments.

Ordered. That the subject of charges for in-

The Committee to whom was referred the subject of the Balance to the credit of the "Story Statue Fund" upon the Bids of the Treasurer. Report : that they have obtained the signature of all the surviving subscribers to that fund, that the said Balance of $990.⁹⁷ nine hundred ninety dollars ⁹⁷ be released to "the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn" on " "condition, that the Trustees of said Corporation devote" "and apply the said Balance, to the preservation and" "perpetual repair of the burial lot, which contains the" "remains of the said Joseph Story, upon the same" "terms of Trust ^^upon which the perpetual repair of all" "lots in said Cemetery is or may be guarantied." Respectfully submitted Edward Austin} J Ingersoll Bowditch} Otis Norcross} Committee

Boston April 6^th. 1848

At the last meeting of the Trustees, the Committee on Lots were instructed to direct the Treasurer how to charge the Bills paid in 1864, for the improvement of the Lot of the late Judge ^^Story and to ascertain if in any way, the Balance of the "Fund for the Story Statue" can be appropriated thereto. The Committee ask leave to Report: as regards the payments of the Bills in 1844, they refund the Treasurer to the Records of the Corporation ^^where under date of 5^th October 1843 he was directed to pay said Bills.

As regards the "Story Statue fund" the Treasurer stated that he has had for past ten years, a Balance ^ to the credit of that account, upon the Books of the Corporation of $990.97 and that no interest has been credited to the account during that time.

From documents furnished by the Secretary, the Committee find that in 1854 the surviving Subscribers to the fund, petitioned the Trustees to have the Statue placed in the Chapel, which petition, was referred to a Committee, who reported, that they had caused the statue to be so placed. There appears no further record of any action upon the subject.

Report of Com. on Lots on subject of Fund for repair of Story Lot & Story Statue Fund -

In Trustees March 10. 1868 Accepted A.J.C Secy