Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 098)

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Trustees.

Pursuant to notice issued by the Secretary the Trustees
of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn
met at the office of the Sec^y on friday Sep^r 29,1843
at eleven oclock
Present Mess^rs Bigelow, Brimmer, C. P. Curtis B. R.
Curtis, Parker, Read & Story -

Improvements.

The com^ee appointed at the last meeting to take
into consideration the contemplated improvements
at the Cemetary (sic) made a report which is as follows.

The Committee to whom was referred the report
of a committee on the subject of introducing fresh
water into the grounds at Mount Auburn with
directions to take into consideration the various im-
provements which it may be deemed expedient to
make there have had the same under their con-
sideration & respectfully report that by the Act of
Incorporation of the Proprietors of the Cemetary (sic) of
Mount Auburn the Monies which shall arise from the
Sale of the Lots, & belong to the Corporation are required
to be forever devoted & applied to the Preservation, Im-
provement embellishment & enlargement of the Said
Cemetary (sic) & the incidental expenses thereof - that
hitherto these purposes have been faithfully adhered
to - the Grounds have been laid out, & paths & avenues
have been established, a house with Suitable ap-
pendages built, a temporary gate way erected, & a
Suitable temporary fence embracing enclosing the whole
grounds - During the present year a permanant (sic) gran-
-ite gateway has been Substituted for the former wooden