Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Purchase of Land. J. F. Stone's proposition.

Boston. August 4^th. 1849. I hereby offer to the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery, to exchange a strip of land thirty feet wide and as long as their whole Southern boundary between their land and mine - for a piece of land owned by them, situated Southerly from Mount Auburn and bounded Easterly on the cross road and elsewhere on land of Stones (Signed) James F. Stone.

After considerable discussion the proposition of Mr Stone was unanimously rejected.

A Committee of two consisting of Messrs Gould & Read was appointed with full powers to negotiate with Mr Stone as to an exchange of the lands in question.

Wooden Fence.

A communication from W.P. Winchester in relation to the fence now erecting, was referred to a Committee consisting of Dr Bigelow and Mr Gould with full powers to act in the matter.

Voted. That the contractors on the wooden fence be requested to stop the work on the Easterly side till farther orders.

Dr Bigelow and Mr Read were appointed a Committee with full powers to cancel in part or whole the contract for the wooden fence, as to the Easterly side of the Cemetery and also to dispose of any materials which may fall into the hands of the Corporation in making such arrangement as they judge necessary

Purchase of Land

Dr Bigelow was appointed a Committee of one with full authority to purchase land adjoining Mount Auburn if he thinks it expedient.

Lots 405. & 603.

A communication from Charles Hickling as to an exchange of lots, was referred to the Committee on