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Trustees May 3. 1853.

Pursuant to notices issued in the usual manner, the Trustees met at the office of C.P. Curtis Esqr on Tuesday May 3. at 11 1/2 o'clock A.M. Present Messrs Crockett, Bigelow, Read, Tisdale, Kuhn, Parker and Gould.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Ponds. draining & Cleansing.

The President made an oral report on the construction of a drain from Forest into Meadow Pond, and that the latter pond had been in a great degree cleansed by the removal of the mud. (written report afterwards place on file)

No Gate. nearer to the Fitchburg R R Branch Station.

A communication from the superintendent of the Fitchburg Rail Road was read, requesting that a gate may be opened nearer to the Station House of the Watertown Branch Rail Road at Mount Auburn. Voted, that the petitioner have leave to withdraw.

Chapel repairs of.

Voted. That the Committee on the tower be instructed to make inquiries and report to the trustees on the expediency of removing and replacing such portions of the Chapel as are found to be defective in material or construction.

Tomb lot applied for

An application from Frederick W. Tracy for leave to build an underground tomb or catacombs on the extreme Southern side, between Walnut and the outer avenue, was referred to the Committee on Lots with full powers to act within the present laws and regulations of the Cemetery.

Paving of Gutters.

The Committee on the tower, were also ordered to take in charge the subject of paving gutters on the avenues or paths.

Sec.y to issue tickets to Joint Purchasers -

Voted. That the Secretary be authorized to issue more than one ticket, upon one lot, where he is satisfied that

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by the Treasurer and placed in the Cemetery be approved.

Lot 376.

Voted. That Mr Crockett be a committee of one to confer with Mr Pierce about the condition of a tomb on lot no 376. near Forest Pond, owned by said Pierce

Pyrola Path Bellwort Path

On motion of Mr Bangs. Voted. That a committee of three be appointed with authority to extend Pyrola Path from Orange to Walnut Avenue; also Bellwort Path from Orange to Walnut Avenue.

Messrs Bigelow Bangs & Gould were appointed to constitute said committee.

Well near Yarrow Path

Also Voted. That the same committee consider the expediency of constructing a well with a pump on Spruce Avenue near where Yarrow Path intersects it.

Privies near Gate

Also Voted. That the same committee consider the expediency of erecting privies near the Gate.

Side Gate.

Voted. That Mr Bangs be a committee of one with power to take such steps as he shall see fit to prevent improper entrances into the Cemetery at the side gate.

Adjourned. A true record. Attest. Henry M. Parker. Secretary.

Trustees. Oct . 2. 1854.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Trustees holden October 2. 1854 there were present Messrs Bigelow, Curtis, Bangs, Gould, Little and Read. The Secretary being absent, and engaged in court. G. W. Bond was chosen Secretary pro tem.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Statuary

Mr Curtis and the Secretary presented to the board their opinion that the Trustees are lawfully authorized to appropriate monies for the purchase of comemorative statues for the embellishment of the Cemetery, whereupon it was voted that the same be entered at length in the records of the Board.

Mr Curtis communicated to the trustees a letter to himself from

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If the experiment prove a success, the timber reservoir can then be lined with stone.

The accompanying papers are as follows

Envelope I - Plan of Spruce Ave. Basin, and five (5) Profiles whose courses are marked on Plan by corresponding letters, (N.B. The line not yet leveled over is from E to X on said Plan.)

Envelope II - Profile your Spruce Ave. cor. Acacia Path to Forest Pond also Mr. Hildreth's report of work done in Oct. [18]71,

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with estimates of cost of drain from Spruce Ave. (lowest point) to Forest Pond, also to Lawn Fountain.

Envelope III - Plan & Elevation of Cistern on Acacia Path, also containing

Envelope IV - In which are -Notices of "Meetings" on subject of "Draining Spruce Ave - ." -Abstract of Petition from 4.0 Proprs. -Calculations for an Arch Culvert Reservoir and Ave. -Calculation of amt of water there would be in the Pond-hole with given data. Two letters from Dr Bigelow and several other letters. -

V - Already mentioned, sketch of Drain

Yours Truly, C.W. Folsom Supt

Sept^r 13 [186]4

Capt. D.L. Winsor

Dear Sir,

I send a note from Dr Lawrence. --

Will you tomorrow send a certificate of the lot on Harebell Path by mail, to "Edward F. Hall Jr. 21 Kelley St. Boston."

He is about to leave the city, & wishes to pay for it.

Will you also examine, and advise me how much to offer for lot no. 2485, Spruce Av^e, David B. Gray -- how much for lot, and how much for fence, in separ-- ate items. I am about to write him. He resides at the west. -- Write tomorrow, if you can. --

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge

Send me a leaf of that certificate book.

Septem^r 19 [186]4

6 P.M. Capt Winsor

Dear Sir

Miss Harriet G. Hosmer, the great sculptress is here and, at her request, I wish to make an appointment with you to meet her and her friends tomorrow morning about 10 o'clock, to look for a lot in some prominent place, where she can erect a bronze statue to her late father, Dr Hosmer,preparatory ^^{in connection with} which she will probably dispose of her old lot no. 367 at the north end of Narcissus Path (Forrest Pond) as that place is unsuited for such a purpose. --

I told her we could take her old lot, privately, and give her as much, as she would otherwise get.

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