1858-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1858.

6 Schedule of Property in the hands of the Treasurer, belonging to the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn.

Par Value. Market Value 15 shares Shawmut Bank, - - 1,500.00 1,560.00 6 shares Boston & Lowell Railroad, 3,000.00 2,280.00 40 shares Boston & Providence do., 4,000.00 3,200.00 20 shares Atlantic Bank, - - 2,000.00 2,000.00 30 shares Western Railroad, - - 3,000.00 3,000.00 24 shares Boston & Worcester R. R., 2,400.00 2,160.00 City of Boston Scrip, - - - 3,000.00 3,000.00 20 shares Fitchburg Railroad, - - 2,000.00 1,640.00 Cash, - ~ - - - 173.89 173.89 $21,073.89 19.018.89 He also holds Certificates of Deposit with Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., 3,510.00 3,510.00

He has also in his hands belonging to the Fund for Repairs,— 15 shares Atlas Bank, - - cost 1,470.00 8 shares Fitchburg Railroad, - cost 841.00 10 shares Western Railroad, - cost 1,002.50 City of Boston Scrip for $2,350, cost 2.257.05 Massachusetts 5 per cent. Scrip for $1,000, - - cost 959.73 Note of S. H. Oliver, endorsed by S. P. Blake, and secured by mortgage, -- - 4,000.00 $10,630.28

The unappropriated portion of the Story Statue Fund consists

of City Scrip for $650, cost —- 651.95 Balance due from Corporation, 328.73 $980.68

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The Property of the Corporation, independent of the Cemetery, which has cost up to thisdate, - - - - - $250,944.13 consists of: Par Value. Market Value. Tomb under Park Street Church, - 200.00 15 shares Shawmut Bank, - - 1,500.00 1,560.00 6 shares Boston & Lowell R. R., 3,000.00 2,280.00 40 shares Boston & Providence do 4,000.00 3,200.00 Lot No. 567, 100.00 20 shares Atlantic Bank, - - 2,000.00 380 shares Western Railroad, - 3,000.00 24 shares Boston & Worcester R.R 2,400.00 2,160.00 City of Boston Scrip, - - - 3,000.00 20 shares Fitchburg Railroad, - 2,000.00 1,640.00 Superintendent’s House and Lot, - 6,892.21 Stone Farm, ~ 27,289.75 Cash, - - - - 173.89 $55,555.85 The debts of the Corporation, including notes payable for the Stone Farm, $11,588, are, 12,160.93 $43,394.92 Being an increase over last year of : - - 5,391.29 To which may be added the sum deposited with the Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., as property of the Corporation, but devoted to Special Trust, - - 3,510.00 Increased market value of Stocks,- - - ~ - 1,075.00 $9,976.29 Showing an improvement in the property of the Corporation for the past year, of the above sum, - - $9,976.29

8 This certifies that we have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for the year ending December 31, 1857, and have found them correctly kept and properly balanced, with satisfactory vouchers for all payments charged.

The certificates of stock and other evidences of property were found in accordance with the statements in his accounts.

In the Fund for Repairs there appeared to be due him one hundred and twenty-four 85/100 dollars, and to be in his hands belonging to the general accounts of the Corporation, one hundred and seventy-three 89/100, dollars. CHARLES C. LITTLE, CHARLES G. NAZRO, Finance Committee. BOSTON FEBRUARY 1, 1858.

SUPERINTENDENT’S. REPORT, For the Year ending December 31, 1857. Amount of cash received during the year, for labor and materials, from proprietors and others, $31,188.76 Received of George W. Bond, Treasurer, - - 4,003.26 $35,192.02 Amount of disbursements during the year for labor and materials, - - - - - 34,040.32 Paid George W. Bond, Treasurer, cash on account, ‘1,151.70 35,192.02 There are bills due from proprietors to the Corporation for labor and materials in 1856 and 1857, 3,600.00 Sundry bills against the Corporation, for granite work, &c.—say - - - - - - 1,500.00 2,100.00 There have been collected of the above bills in behalf of the Corporation up to Jan. 28, 1858, about 2,000.00 And nearly all bills against the Corporation have been paid.

Number of new Lots graded and set with granite posts during the year, 88 Number of old Lots improved by new grading and sodding, - - 79 Number of Monuments erected, - - - - - 38 Number of Iron Fences erected, - - - - - 87 Number of Evergreen Hedges planted, - - ~ - - - 4 Number of Tombs built, - - ~ ~ - - ~ - 3 Number of Interments in Public Lot, = - ~ - - - - 492 Numberof Deposits in Receiving Tomb, : - - - - 45 Number of Original Interments during the year, - 420 Number of Removals from other Cemeteries,131 Whole number of Interments during the year, - - - 551 Whole number of Interments in the Cemetery, - 8443 JONATHAN MANN, Superintendent.