Trustees Records, Vol. 4, 1865 (page 325)

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Report of the Committee on Grounds on Surveying in Cemetery. _

Mr Rand for the Committee on Grounds to which
was referred the subject of surveying in the Cemetery
submitted a written report _ recommending that the
Superintendent be authorized to contrct with Messrs
Shedd and Sawyer for the work specified in Nos. 1.2.3
of their letter of April 4, 1870 _ the expenses not to exceed
five hundred dollars ($500.)

The work described in said letter being _

1. "Write on your section plans all dimensions, and
all necessary diagonal and tie lines of lots which may
have been omitted."

2. Plot the survey base lines and stations with their
reference points on to one of the lithographed plans
of the Cemetery, stating all angles and distances in figures.

3. Make a set of partial section plans showing only
the relative positions of the lots to the base lines and
stations of our survey." _

accepted _

Voted to accept the report and adopt its re-
commendations.

Sup^t's request for copy of Sectional plans _ and to employ surveyor to locate stone mon^ts _ at stations. _

Mr Rand further presented the several requests of the
Sup^t. "for authority to have a copy of the book of sectional
plans, now in the Secretary's office, made for the use of the Supt.
and to be kept at the Cemetery." _

"and for authoritiy to employ a surveyor for the purpose of
locating stone monuments or stone pegs at the 'stations,' so called, or
principal points of reference used by the surveyors in making their
maps and in creating new lots" _ the Sup^t suggesting that the work in each
case would not exceed $300. _