Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Mt. Auburn Oct 10. 1873.

John T. Bradlee Esq Chair. Comm. on Grounds.

Dear Sir

I send you the two plans of the Watriss and Chant Lot & papers connected with them.

The continuation of the Northern branch of Elm Ave. into the Watriss Lot, does not meet the requirements I think All teams must in this case either pass the front gate or else pass around a sharp turn from the South branch of Elm Ave (near lot 3906) when they would be very liable to do damage.

The Southern branch of Elm Ave can be extended by the purchase or exchange of lot 2298 and this gives in my opinion the best means of access.

It would be possible to widen either Mistletoe Path or Spiraea, but only by the purchase of exchange of at least one lot. I think Spiraea path can be extended to advantage as a path.

On the southern side of St John's Lot, the path can be widened to 9 or 10 feet as indicated by the purple lines (present path in plain black) which would be wide enough for our own teams. It is possible to widen so as to make a very handsome entrance to the Chant Lot, by exchanging or purchasing Lots 1653, 2694, 2877 & 3578

I have provided on the Western side for a large Public

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Dec 9 [187]3

A.J.C. Sowdon Esq 6 Park Sq. Boston

Dear Sir

Would you be willing to exchange your Lot #2298 Mistletoe Path for one of equal desirability in some other part of the Cemetery.

If so I think I can arrange the matter for you, to your satisfaction

An early reply will greatly oblige

Yours Very Respectfully James W Lovering per Childs

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Lot 1785

Martha A. Edmands, ^^{of Cambridge} widow and guardian of the children, being minors, of late Willliam ^^M. Edmands, to represent his lot no. 1785: _

" [Lot] 2298

Arthur J. C. Sowdon, of Boston, one of surviving devisees of late Harriet C. Capen, to represent her lot numbered 2298. _

The meeting was then adjourned

Attest, Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary

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Trustees May 3^d 1858 _

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held at the usual place on Monday, May 3^d 1858. at 10 o'clock a.m. _

Present, the President, Messrs Cheever, Crocker, Curtis, Gould, Nazro, and Sleeper.

The record of the last meeting was read. _

Waldo, H. S. Adjustment of difference about Lot _

Mr Curtis, for the Committee upon Lots, to which was referred, at the last meeting, the subject of the differences between Mr H. S. Waldo and the Corporation, reported than an amicable and satisfactory arrangement had been made with Mr Waldo with reference to the conveyance to him of the lot in question, and upon motion, it was voted

That the report be accepted.

Mr Curtis further stated, that, upon another subject committed to them _ the numbering of the lots _