Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 034)

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Trustees November 9^t, 1870
Report on Cambridge Taxes for 1870.

Corporation by the City of Cambridge for the year 1870; (that
subject having been referred to their consideration by vote
of the Trustees at the Meeting of September 14^t, 1870;) in the
following terms.

"Boston, November 8^t, 1870.

The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the
tax-bill of the City of Cambridge, herewith submit a statement
of the same; from which it appears that the valuation of
the taxable property of this Corporation in Cambridge has been
increased $5000.– over that of 1869, and that the sum total of
the tax has been increased by $70.–

The Committee are of the opinion that the tax is not
unreasonable, and they have therefore approved the bill,
and authorized its payment

Respectfully submitted
(Signed) Jacob Sleeper
(" [Signed]) Alfred T. Turner

Accepted

Voted, – that the above Report of the Finance Committee be
accepted and placed on file.

Report of Committee on New Greenhouse

A Report was received from M^r N. J. Bradlee, the
Committee to whom was referred at the last meeting, (V=31.)
the Communication of the Superintendent in reference to the
erection of a new greenhouse, recommending "that the
"first proposition of M^r Folsom for a building covering
"three thousand feet and costing not over $3000.– to
"accommodate not less than 12,000 plants be adopted,
"and that the Superintendent be instructed to erect the Same"

On the foregoing Report it was