Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Trustees.

At a meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn holden at the Cemetery April 24. 1844. Present Messrs Story Bigelow Reed, Brimmer and Crocket it was voted.

Site of Chapel

That the site of the Chapel about to be built should be on a spot surveyed by Mr Higginson for that purpose, near Cypress and Pine Avenues.

That the Trustees will purchase if they can obtain

Purchase of Lots.

them on reasonable terms one or more of the lots numbered 88 - 699 - 700 & 446 for an entrance way to the Chapel.

Price of Lots.

That the term during which the new lots may be sold for $80 be extended to the first day of Au-gust next.

Pursuant to a notice issued by the Secretary, a meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn was holden at the office of C. P. Curtis on May 21. 1844 at nine o'clock in the morning. Presents Messrs Story, Bigelow, C. P. Curtis. B. R Curtis Brimmer Gould, Reed, and Crockett.

Grading the Town Road.

Voted. That the committee who have in charge the erection of the iron fence, be authorized to apply to the proper town authorities in Cambridge and Watertown for leave to grade the main road in front of the Cemetery at a Section where it interfered with the construction of said fence.

Com^ee on building

Mr Brimmer was excused from serving on the Committee on building and Mr Reed was chosen to serve in his place.

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Trustees March 13, 1872

Bigelow, and cause the same to be placed in the Chapel at Mount Auburn.

Voted, – that the above Report be accepted, and the order therein recommended be adopted.

Catacomb Tomb on Lot of C. W. Freeland. Permission requested to erect.

A communication having been received from Messrs Ware and Van Brunt, Architects, stating as the agents of M^r Chas. W. Freeland, his desire to erect a Catacomb Tomb on his Lot N^os 699 & 700, according to designs prepared by said Ware and Van Brunt; and asking permission to proceed with the erection; it was

Referred to Com. on Lots

Voted, – that said communication be referred to the Committee on Lots.

Monthly Schedule of Bills referred to President.

A file of bills with accompanying schedule having been submitted to the Board by the Treasurer, in compliance with the requirements of the By=Laws; on motion of M^r Turner,

Voted, – that said bills be referred to the President for his approval, and payment by the Treasurer if found correct.

Monthly Schedule of Sales of Lots appⁿ by Com. on Lots; - acc. & placed on file.

A Statement of sales of Lot effected by the Superintendent and approved by the Committee on Lots, February 1^st to March 13^t, '72, having been read by the Secretary, prepared by him in compliance with the requirements of the By=Laws, it was

Voted, – that the said statement be accepted and placed on file,

Upon the petitions of the parties in interest representatives were designed for Lots as follows; viz;

1401 William H. Whitney of Cambrigeport, son of Charles Whitney deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Fourteen hundred and one

1457 Viola Waterman of Boston^^{25 E. Concord St} daughter of Nathaniel Waterman

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Trustees. September 23^d, 1873

Design upon M^t Auburn bill=head used by Patrick O'Brien on bills issued for services ren^d by him. Referred to Spec. Com. cons. of Pres^t & M^r Choate.

It having been made to appear by a communication from the Superintendent, dated enclosing copies of the bill=head used by the corporation in rendering ac/cs against proprietors, and of the bill=head used by M^r Patrick O'Brien in making out bills for work done by him, that the wood=cut of M^t Auburn gateway used on the corporation bill=head appeared also on the bill=head of M^r O'Brien, the result being the creation of an impression that M^r O'Brien was an agent of the corporation, or in some way connected therewith; after discussion, it was

Voted, – that the subject be referred to a special Committee consisting of the President and M^r Choate.

Chas. W. Freeland Removal of Trees in front of his Lots authorized by Pres^t

The President submitted and read a communication dated the 9^t inst., from M^r Charles W. Freeland addressed to the President and Trustees requesting permission to remove two trees standing in front of the catacomb tomb erected on his Lots N^os 699 and 700, for reasons specified. The President stated that he had intended to have laid the communication before the Trustees at the last meeting, but no quorum having been present at that time, and M^r Freeland having subsequently been sent by him at the Cemetery, he had on his own responsibility granted permission for the removal of the trees, which removal had been made. The President having requested that his action in the premises might be ratified by the Board, it was

Above action of Pres^t ratified by Trustees

Voted, – that the action of the President in granting permission for the removal of trees standing in front of the Lots of M^r Freeland is hereby ratified and approved.

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accordance with the request of Mr Lawrence. ~

Lot 504 - Perpet^l. care of -

A communication was presented from Geo. A. Blaney Adm^r of the late Ambrose Blaney who was Executor of Caroline Blaney, late proprietor of Lot No. 584, accompanied with an extract from her will, in which her said Exec^r was directed to make an arrangement with the Trustees for the perpetual care of said lot & tomb.

Voted that the same be referred to the Committee on lots with full power to make a satisfactory arrangement thereupon.

The meeting was then dissolved. Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.

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Trustees Dec^r 3. 1855.

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held at the usual place on Monday, the third day of December A.D 1855.

There were present Messrs Bangs, Bigelow, Curtis, Gould, Kuhn & Tisdale.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Lots 699 + 700 _ Exchange of, for new lots [f]itted up by [the] Corporation authorized _

The President submitted a communication from Mr Tisdale, of the Committee upon Grounds &c. in which was a statement of expenses incurred in behalf of the Corporation in fitting up certain lots to be given - one to Messrs William & Samuel Phipps in exchange for lots No.^s 699 & 700 owned by them respectively, & one to the heirs of Jabez Ellis, late proprietor of lot No. 609. in exchange for the same.

At a meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn holders at the cemetery April 24^th 1844, Present Messrs Story, Bigelow Read, Brimmer & Crockett - it was voted

That the site of the Chapel about to be built, shall be on ^^a spot surveyed by Mr Higginson ^^{for that purpose} near Cypress & Pine avenues

That the Trustees will purchase, if they can obtain them on reasonable terms, one or more of the lots numbered 88, 699-700, & 446, for an entrance way to the chapel

That the term during which the new lots may be sold for $80. be extended to the first day of August next

Jacob Bigelow Secr pro tem