Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 045)

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Trustees.

The Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cem^y.
of Mount Auburn met, pursuant to
notice from the Secretary at the Porters
Lodge in the Cem^y. on Thursday the
the 12^th day of April 1838. Present Mess^rs
Bigelow, Bond, Brimmer, C. P Curtis,
B. R. Curtis, Gould, Read & Story.

Premium

Voted. That Dr. Bigelow be authorized
to offer a premium of Fifty Dollars
for the best design of a monument.

Trees not to be exposed

Voted. That the Superintendent & the
Surveyor of the Cem^y. be instructed not
to lay out any Lot in such a situation
that the digging of graves & the erecting
of a Tomb thereon would be injurious
to any valuable tree _

Voted. To adjourn to the Treasurers office
at three oclock P.M. on Monday the 16^th
instant.

The Trustees met pursuant to the above
mentioned adjournment.

Irregular Lots.

Voted. That the Comm^ee on Lots be authorized
to sell such irregular peices of ground
as cannot be laid out in Lots of 300 feet
& as it may not be expendient to reserve for
public monuments, at their discretion
provided however that the charge per
foot shall not be less than 26 2/3 cents
& the sum of 20 dollars for the
right of selection.