Mount Auburn Cemetery

May 10. 4 [1864]

J.A. Perry Esq. Comptroller of Greenwood Cem.y

My dear Sir,

Will you be so kind as to write to the address of Cha^s. G. Nazro, Esq. of our Board of Trustees, informing him what your Corporation is paying at present for the services of Superintendent, and whether any and what increase ^^{of salary} has been made on account of the inflated prices of living, am obliged

Yours very Resp.y

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

I shall be absent for some time is my for asking you to reply to Mr N.

May 10, 4 [1864]

To the President or Treas^r of the Laurel Hill Cem.y Phil^a

Dear Sir,

Will you be so kind as to write to the address of Cha^s. G. Nazro, Esq^r of our Board of Trus-- tees, informing him what your Corpor-- ation is paying at present for the ser-- vices of Superintendent, and whether any and what increase of salary has been made on account of the inflated prices of living, and oblige

Yours very resp.y

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

I shall be absent for some time is my reason for asking you to reply to Mr Nazro --

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Trustees. September 23^d, 1873

A. J. Coolidge, Comⁿ from; Cons. of votes rec. in rep. of Spec. Com. on resumed.

On motion of M^r Snow it was

Voted, – to resume the consideration of the votes recommended for adoption on the 9^t of July ult^o by the special Committee to whom was referred the communication of M^r A. J. Coolige respecting the removal from certain Lots of signs stating that said Lots were for sale.

The report of the special committee having been taken from the table the votes thereto annexed were submitted as follows, viz: –

" Voted, – that in the opinion of a majority of the " Trustees signs placed upon Lots in the Cemetery for the " purpose of indicating that such Lots are for sale, are " offensive and improper, and that the Superintendent " is hereby directed to remove all such signs.

Votes.

" Voted, – that the act of the Superintendent in " removing signs 'For Sale' is approved, and assumed as " the act of the corporation."

Erection of ''sale'' signs on Lots forbidden in other Cemeteries

The President communicated to the Board letters received by him from the Comptroller of Greenwood Cemetery New York and from the actuary of the West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, and also stated the results of enquiries personally made by him of the officers of Cemetery corporations in this vicinity; the general purport of them all being adverse to the allowance of the erection of signs upon Lots indicating that such Lots are for sale. After discussion it was moved by M^r Lawrence that the votes be adopted. M^r Turner having moved as an amendment to M^r Lawrence's