Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Suffolk ss. April 7. AD.1849 Personally appeared Henry M. Parker and made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties of Secretary of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount AuburnBefore me, S.E. Sewall Justice of the Peace

Trustees.

A meeting of the Trustees duly notified was holden at the Chapel in the Cemetery on the tenth day of May. A.D. 1849. Present Messrs Bigelow. B.R. Curtis. C.P. Curtis. Gould and Parker. The Treasurer & Superintendent were also in attendance.

Lot. 730. Representation of.

Voted. That in accordance with the application of S.H. Russell eldest son of the late N.P. Russell the said S.H. Russell be designated for the time being to represent lot no. 730 in the Cemetery, late the property of the said N.P. Russell and to vote in the meetings of the Corporation, receiving a ticket of admission, in that capacity, until the farther order of this board.

Lot. 13. Representation of.

Voted. That in accordance with the application of Isaac H. Mead son of the late Isaac Mead, the said Isaac H. Mead be designated for the time being to represent lot no. 13 in the Cemetery, late the property of the said, Isaac Mead, and to vote in the meetings of the Corporation, receiving a ticket of admission in that capacity, until the farther order of this Board.

Wooden Fence.

Voted. That Mr Howe be furnished with a copy of the contract for the erection of a pale fence, and that he be charged with the duty of seeing the same faithfully executed by the contractors with power to hire an assistant to aid him in the supervision of the same.

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Contract for Perpet^l Repair of Lot 1841

The Secretary reported that the Committee on Lots had contracted with Mr Peter C. Brooks for the perpetual care of the "Capt. Josiah Sturgis lot." so called _ numbered eighteen hundred and forty one, (1841) for the sum of two hundred dollars. _

and it was

Voted that said contract be concurred in.

Representation of Lots _

Upon the petition of the parties in interest representatives were designated for the several lots in connection with which they are named, as follows: -

13 Horace G. Wills of Roxbury, son of the only heir of Grace Mead, deceased proprietor of lot numbered 13;

131 Arthur A. Eckley of Boston, son of Caroline S. Eckley, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 131;

226 Dr John S. Whiting of Charlestown, guardian of heir of Seth Barker dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 226;

276 George Henshaw of Boston, son of Charles Henshaw dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 276;

310 Ann Sturgis Hooper of Boston, daughter of William Sturgis, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 310;

330 The Treasurer of Harvard College to represent the lot owned by that Corporation, numbered 330;

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-conded by Mr Curtis _ that the appropriations recommended in the report of the committee for the introduction of water to the Cemetery be adopted, which motion under the bye-law lies over to the adjourned meeting.

The Secretary read the following petitions for representation of lots _ and the persons therein named were severally designated to represent such lots.

Representaton of Lot 13

Lot of Isaac Mead deceased (13), Seth Barker Esq. of Hanover, Mass, husband of Harriet, a deceased child of said Isaac Mead, & administrator of estate

Lot 54

Lot of Frederic P Leverett deceased (54), Frederic Percival Leverett M.D., Beaufort S.C. son of deceased

Lot 117

Lot of Aaron Green deceased (117), John Orne Green M.D. of Lowell eldest son of deceased.

Lot 128

Lot of Martin Smith deceased (128) Charles A Smith, of Boston, one of the sons

Lot 168

Lot of Zachariah Hicks deceased (168), Joseph C Hicks, Roxbury

Lot 233

Lot of George W Crockett deceased (233) Ruth W Crockett, Boston, widow of said deceased