1859-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1859.

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CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN.

The TREASURER Reports the following abstract of Reczrrrs and EXPENDITURES for the 27th year, 1858.

He has received : From Income of Investments, - $1,240.60 From sales of Lots 24,434.68 From sundry parties, for Deeds, &c., - - 157.00 From City of Boston Scrip, matured, ~ - - - 3,000.00 From Jonathan Mann, Superintendent, - - - - 834.16 From sundry parties, for Labor on Lots, &c., —-- - -525.00 From City of Boston, for Scrip and interest belonging to the Subscribers to the Story Statue, - - - 662.24 From sundry parties, for J. Mann, Superintendent 143.50 There remained in his hands, Jan. 1, - - - ~ - 173.89 Due to the Treasurer, Dec. 31, - - - - - - 65.14 $31,244.61

He has made payments as follows, viz: To sundry parties, for Expenses, - ~ ~ - ~ $3,584.55 For Interest on Notes for Stone Farm, ~ - - - 739.30 For Principal on Notes for Stone Farm- - - - 7,755.00 To Jonathan Mann, Superintendent, - - - - 4,140.15 To Jonathan Mann, Superintendent and collected for him, 143.50 To Rich’d S. Greenough, bal. due on Statue Gov. Winthrop, 2,500.00 To Louisa Crawford, bal. due on Statue James Otis, - ~ 2,500.00 To Thos. J. Bayley, transport’ g and setting up above Statues, 100.00 To Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., acc’t Permanent Fund, . 5,675.00 To Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary, account for salary and services, 1857 and 1858, - - ~ - - 616.93 To Mass. Horticultural Society, for one-half their interest in Sales the past year, - ~ - - - - 2,879.33 To Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, 2 1/2 per cent. on $24,434.68, 610.85 $31,244.61

GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer. BOSTON, DECEMBER 31, 1858.

This certifies that we have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Proprietors of Mount Auburn, for the year ending Dee. 31, 1858, and have found them correctly kept and properly balanced, with satisfactory vouchers for all payments charged,

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

In the Fund for Repairs there appears to be in his hands, thirty-nine hundred and eighteen dollars 62-100; and the General Accounts of the Corporation are indebted to him in the sum of sixty-five 14-100 dollars,

CHARLES C. LITTLE, CHARLES G. NAZBRO, ; Finanee Committee.

BOSTON FEBRUARY 1, 1859.

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The Cost of the Cemetery to date,is - - - $258.548.27 The other property of the Corporation consists of: The Stone Farm, charged on the books, $28,029.05 Less 4, charged to Horticult’l Society, 9,008.49 Per Value. Market Value $19,020.56 Tomb under Park St. Church, - - - - 200.00 15 Shares Shawmut Bank, - - - - 1,500.00 1.545.00 6 SharesBoston and Lowell Railroad, - - 3,000.00 2.820.00 40 Shares Boston and Providence Railroad,4,000.00 3.800.00 20 Shares Atilantic Bank, - - - - 2,000.00 2,100.00 80 Shares Western Railroad, - ~ - - 3,000.00 3,180.00 24 Shares Boston and Worcester Railroad 2,400.00 2,328.00 20 Shares Fitchburg Railroad, - - - - 2,000.00 1,920.00 Deposited with Hospital LifeIns.Co, - - 9,390.33 Due from Mass. Horticultural Society, - 6,129.15 Superintendent’s House and Land, - - - 6,892.91 Lot No. 567, purchased to extinguish Tomb right, 100.00 $59.632,95 The Liabilities of the Corporation are: Notes Payable, (since paid), - 3.833.00 To Subscribers to the Story Statue, - - - 990.97 Sundry small Balances 128.04 3,952.01 $55,680.94 Number of Lots Sold, - 119 Number of Lots added to, - 6 Received for Sales Spaces on 5 $112.83

REPAIR FUND.

This Fund arises from sums received by the Trustees, from Proprietors, and invested under their direction; in consideration of which, the Corporation guarantees the Perpetual Repair of their Lots, or where the sum is insufficient to warrant them in so doing, appropriates the income earned to that purpose.

The Treasurer has in his hands, belonging to this Fund, the following Property, viz: 15 Shares in Atlas Bank, cost, - - - $1,470.00 8 Shares Fitchburg Railroad, cost 841.00 10 Shares Western Railroad, cost 1,002.50 Note, secured by mortgage on house on Oak street, 4,000.00 Cash which Treasurer holds in U.S. Treasury Notes, - 3,918.62 $11,232.12

All of which is respectfully submitted : GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer.

8 SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT To the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery. Number of Original Interments in the Cemetery for the year ending December 31st, 1858, - - - - - ~ - ~ 450 Number of Removals from other Cemeteries, - - 98 Whole number of Interments for the year, - - - ~ 548 Number of Interments in Public Lot, ~ - - - - - - - 39 Number of Deposits in Receiving Tomb, 36 Total Number of Interments in the Cemetery to date, 8991 Number of New Lots Graded and set with Granite Posts, during the year, - 94 Number of Old Lots Improved by being new Graded and Sodded, - ~ - 82 Number of Granite Fences erected l Number of Iron Fences 37 Number of Monuments erected, - - - - 29 Number of Evergreen Hedges planted, - - - - - - - - 3 Number of Tombs built, - 8 RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS for the year, as per Account of Superindent's Department Amount of Cash received from Proprietors and others, for labor and material, $26,643.99 Received of Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, - - - - - - - 4,186.15 $30,780.14

Amount of Disbursements during the year, for labor and materials, - - $29,865.80 Paid Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, 830.16 Paid Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, in January, 1859, 84.18 $30,780.14

There are Bills outstanding, due the Corporation, for labor and materials, - $3,200.00 | And sundry Bills against the Corporation for granite work, &c., say - - 1,300.00 $1,900.00 There have been collected of the above bills,in behalf of the Corporation, upto January 22,1859, $1,200.00 And nearly all bills against the Corporation have beén paid. Respectfully submitted :

JONATHAN MANN, Superintendent. Mount Auburn, December 31st, 1858.