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The other unsettled questions have been adjusted in a spirit of compromise
and mutual concession, and are believed to be equitable, and entirely satisfactory
to both parties.

Since the last annual meeting, two of the historic statues, destined for the
interior of the Chapel, have arrived from Italy, and are now on their pedestals.
These are the statues, of Governor Winthrop, by R. S. Greenough, and of
James Otis, by Crawford. The fourth statue, that of John Adams, having
been lost at sea, a duplicate has been undertaken by the artist, Mr. Rogers,
and is promised to arrive in the course of the coming Spring. The execution,
and acquisition of these appropriate works of art, are alike creditable to the
Corporation, and to the eminent sculptors by whom they have been formed.

The repairing and edging with stone, of Auburn Lake (formerly Meadow
Pond) has been completed, and an avenue made round its lower half, crossing
the middle of the lake by a handsome bridge, passable for carriages. A corresponding
improvement, in stoning up the border of Forest Pond, is in con-
templation for the next season. Improvements in grading avenues and
moving trees west of the gate have been made, and others are in progress,
together with the extension of sundry drains, and the completion of new paths
in different parts of the ground. The Trustees have voted to expend one
thousand dollars annually in the gradual filling, reclaiming, and improving of
sunken lands, which have a prospective value.

The tract of unoccupied ground in the front of the Cemetery, between
Garden Pond and the road, constituting one of the most desirable parts of
Mount Auburn, is in process of being surveyed, and the lots will be offered
for sale early in the Spring.

The Trustees have voted that lots for tombs on the hill-sides, in such places
as the Committee on Lots shall approve, may be sold at fifty cents per square
foot, on the purchasers binding themselves to erect no tomb or repository which
shall not be made air-tight, to the satisfaction of the Committee on Lots.

By the Treasurer’s Report it will be seen that the financial affairs of the
Corporation are in a safe and prosperous condition. The sales of land during
the last year have amounted to $24,434.65, exceeding those of the previous
year by $3,836. The Permanent Fund for the future preservation of the
Cemetery, which was auspiciously commenced last year, has been this year
increased by $5,678, making the present total amount of that fund, $9,390.33.
Besides which the Corporation have always a large reserve beyond their
liabilities, more than adequate to meet all anticipated expenses.

In behalf of the Trustees,

JACOB BIGELOW, President.