Mount Auburn Cemetery

384

Nov^r 29 [186]7

Capt. D.L. Winsor, Sup^t

Sir,

Please endorse upon the enclosed descriptions of lots for perpetual repair the fact that the repairs preliminary to the acceptance by the Corporation of said lots have been made - as fast as each is done.

I have placed the form on the 2^d page in case of Isaiah Atkins' lot 454 - of Otis Fairbanks, lot 659 - and of John Woods, lot 2144 -

Will you please review your estimate in the case of John Woods of $400. - It seemed to me from the description, the guarantee might be given for $350. As we shall have about $312 left in the fund after your bill for repairs is in (that is if your bill is $45.) I am anxious to induce the proprietor to pay in enough more to make it up to a guaranty: and I don't believe I can do it, if $400 is required. The lot does not seem to me to involve much greater risk than 3040, Mary Sargent; - 77 J.F. Flagg and 40, T. C. Singleton, every one of which the Trustees have agreed to guarantee for $350. -

Will you strike from the description of lots 358 & 359 the ^^final terms at bottom, "when put in order," unless the lots really need repair. You have not stated any to be necessary. My impression is that the lots were recently newly graded. If new grading is required, probably nothing will be done towards paying in the fund until another year. -

Respy yours

A. J. Coolidge

Dec^r 10 [186]7

Sir:

At the meeting of the Trustees held this day the following vote was adopted: -

"That hereafter, a charge of ten dollars be made to all parties on whose account the Chapel may be ordered to be heated. - "

Respectfully yours

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

D.L. Winsor Esq Sup^t

16 Pemberton Square

Jany 15 [186]8

Dear Sir,

Enclosed is the list of lots kept & to be kept in repair by the Corpⁿ made up to date. All added in ink are since the date of your reports Octo. 1^st 1866 to which date your report extends [?] made [?] 4/67. Lots 840, 3040, and 3553 were contracted for between Oct. 1 '66 & Jany 1 '67. All the other properly belong to the Treasurer's report of increase for 1867, and amount in the aggregate to $2,762. The three lots referred to (840, 3040, 3553) amount to $1450 - making $4212 not embraced in your last report -

I also send printed list without the additions.

Very Respy yours

A. J. Coolidge

Edw^d Austin Esq, Ch^m Com. on Lots

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Trustees _ Decem^r 3. 1866.

The monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn was held on Monday, December 3^d 1866, at 10 o'clock a.m.

There were present the President and Messrs Austin, Bowditch, Cheever, Little, Livermore, Rand, and Read. _

Clerk pro tem.

The Secretary being absent, Geo. W^m Bond, the Treas^r, was chosen Clerk pro tem.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Contract for Perpetual care of Lot No. 77

The Committee on Lots reported that they had contracted for the perpetual care of Mrs Mary, widow of Josiah F. Flagg, numbered 77 _ for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars.

Voted that said contracted be concurred in.

Also of 3040-

The Committee further reported that they had contracted for the perpetual care of the lot of the late Mary Sargent _ numbered 3040 _ for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars. _

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: