Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Proprietors 1837

Pursuant to the above notice, which was published in Evening Transcript, a news. paper printed in Boston, seven days before the said time of meeting, the Pros. of the Cem^y of Mount Auburn meet at the time & place therein designated. In the absence of the President the Hon. John Davis was chosen President pro tem.^[?]

Trustees chosen.

The following gentlemen were then chosen by ballot Trustees for the ensuing year. Mess^rs Joseph Story, George Bond, Jacob Bigelow, Benj^m A. Gould, Charles Brown, Charles P. Curtis, Joseph P. Bradlee, James Read Benj^m R. Curtis

Treasurers Report.

The Secretary then submitted the Treasurers report which was as follows.-

The Treasuerer begs leave to present the following statement of receipts & payments for the year ending this day.

There remained in his hands on 1 Jan. last 1210.74 sales of 119 Lots & additions to other Lots 10594.83 Deduct debts incurred previous to June 30 1835 97.63 Also allowed for current expenses 1400.00 1497.63 - 9097.20 Dividends on $2700 Bank Stock 93.00 Rec.^d on old debts, & to credit T. Mas. Hor. So^y. 45.40 _______________________________________ |10446.34

He has paid To the Treas. Mas. Hor. So^y for the 6 mos.

ending 31 Dec.	1835	305.34
1 yr. -- --	1836	2274.30	2577.64

Note - not a transcription of the page. The math is not laid out well. For the explanation that follows, consider line ending in "1210.74" as line 1 a) 2nd number on Line 4 is the sum of line 3 and the 1st number on Line 4 b) 3rd number on Line 4 is Line 2 minus the 2nd number on Line 3. What appears to be a minus sign is a delimiter between the 2nd and 3rd numbers on the line. 9097.20 is a positive number c) Line 7 (10446.34) is the sum of Line 1, the 3rd # on Line 4, Lines 5 and 6.

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Trustees, Oct. 12, '70. Supt's Com^ee to N. J. Bradlee in regard to probable erection of Horse R. R.

(c) A communication addressed by the Superintendent to M^r. N. J. Bradlee, dated September 29^t, 1870, enclosing the above named copy of Report and Vote, and stating that the President of the Horse Railroad Company was of opinion that the proposition would be met by them "in a liberal spirit." To this Communication were

Approval of 8 Trustees to the Plan to maximum cost of $875.00

appended the signatures of eight Trustees of M^t Auburn Cemetery in approval of the Superintendent's "notifying the City that the "Cemetery Corporation will pay one quarter of the expense of paving "in front of the Gateway [as ² mentioned] [not exceeding $875.] in the Report of the City Government on September 21^st, 1870."

Supt's Com^ee to N. J. Bradlee,

(d) A communication addressed by the Superintendent to Mr. N. J. Bradlee dated October 10, 1870, enclosing the papers above named, and stating that if the Trustees should formally approve the arrangement at their next Meeting the work could probably be done this fall.

Formal Approval of the above Plan by Vote.

After full consideration it was

Voted, – that the Secretary be instructed to notify the City of Cambridge that the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn will pay one fourth part of the expense of paving the space opposite to the Gateway in the manner set forth in the Superintendent's Petition to the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen of July 14; provided that the said one fourth part of the expense shall not exceed the sum of eight hundred and seventy-five dollars ($875.00)

Com^ee of Messrs H. W. Dutton & Son Publishers of the Transcript.

The Secretary having read a communication dated October 12^t, 1870, addressed to the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery by Messrs Henry W. Dutton and Son, Publishers of the Daily Evening Transcript, enquiring whether an Order given to them by a member of this Board for the discontinuance of a certain series

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Trustees October 12, 1870.

of articles entitled "Mount Auburn Memoranda" was done by the authority of the Board of Trustees; it was

Sec'y. instructed to reply to above communication

Voted, – that the Secretary be instructed to reply to the letter from the Publishers of the Transcript dated this day, informing them that the Board of Trustees have never taken any official action in respect to the publications referred to.

Statement, &c. of Treasurer to October 1, 1870 Referred to Com. on Finance.

The Treasurer having submitted his Statement for the 3^d quarter ending October 1, 1870, together with Trial Balances for the same date, it was

Voted, – that the above papers be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Upon the petition of the parties in interest representatives were designated for Lots as follows; – viz:

471 Thomas H. H. Messinger of Stamford, Conn., residuary Trustee of George W. Messinger deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Four Hundred and seventy-one.

497 Susan S. Lombard of Boston, daughter of Israel Lombard, deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Four hundred and ninety=seven.

1331 Nathaniel A. Daniels of Somerville, son of Nathaniel Daniels deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Thirteen hundred and thirty-one.

Adjourned Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.

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Feb^y 4. 1856.

Pursuant to the foregoing notice which was published more than seven days successively in the Boston Daily Advertiser & in the Boston Evening Transcript, prior to the time of aid meeting, the Proprietors met at the time and place therein named.

A quorum being present, Dr. Bigelow the President took the chair. _

Records read _

the Secretary read the records of the last Annual Meeting.

Treas^r's Annual Report _ Supt's. _

The Treasurer read his annual report; also that of the Superintendent, which from the fact of his recent appointment, was less complete that it would otherwise have been. _

And said reports were accepted. _

Trustees Annual Report _

The President in behalf of the Trustees presented their Annual report, & the same was read & accepted. _

Reports to be printed _

Voted that the reports of the Treasurer & Trustees be printed for general distribution among the Proprietors, & that the Secretary give public notice of the place where every proprietor can call for a copy of the same. _

Voted to proceed to choose nine trustees for the ensuing year.

Upon motion this vote was subsequently reconsidered.._ And it was then

Twelve Trustees to be chosen. _

Voted that this meeting proceed to choose twelve Trustees for the ensuing year. _

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his Annual report. _

Voted that the same be severally referred to the Annual Meeting of Proprietors to be held in the Afternoon.

Trustees Dissolved _

The meeting was then adjourned without day. Attest Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary

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Proprietors - February 2^d 1857.

Mount Auburn Cemetery

The annual meeting of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, will be held at the Meionaon, Tremont Temple, on Monday, the 2^d day of February at 4 O'clock. P.M. to hear the reports of the Trustees, Treasurer and Superintendent; to choose Trustees for the ensuing year, and to act on any other business which may legally come before the meeting.

Austin J. Coolidge ,, Secretary ,, Boston Jan. 24. 1857

Pursuant to the foregoing notice which was published more than seven days before the time of meeting in the Boston Daily Advertiser and in the Boston Evening Transcript, the Proprietors met at the time and place therein named. _

A quorum being in attendance the President Dr Bigelow took the chair. _

Records read _

The Secretary read the records of the last Annual meeting.

Treas^r Rep^t

The Treasurer read his annual report, also that of the Superintendent, which are recorded on pages 160-163,