1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007

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1887 October 27 Special Meeting October 27, 1887.

A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held, as notified, on Thursday, October 27, 1887, at 12 o'clock, M.

Present, the President and Messrs. Choate, Clapp, Whitney, Jones, Rice and Payson.

The records of the meeting of September 23 were read and approved.

Monthly Bills. The Schedule of Monthly Bills of October 12, was presented, showing a total of $8,951.40:

Voted, that upon approval by the President, payment thereof be made by the Treasurer.

Treasurer's Quarterly Report The Treasurer having presented his Report ²⁷⁶ for the Quarter ending September 20, 1887, the same ws referred to the Committee on Finance.

Representative Lot No. 3424 Voted that Abbie N. Tufts, the widow of the late Proprietor, be designated as the representative of Lot No. 3424.

Contracts Perpetual Care. The Committee on Lots recommended the following contracts for perpetual care, all of which were approved by the Board.

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#62	*Harriet L. Aikins	by Exr.	$750.
#74	Lyman B. Greenleaf	___	$1000.
#121	Luther Parks,	by Exr's.	$25.

Neglected Lots. Voted that Lots ²⁷⁷ numbered 271, Mrs. William Pratt, 899, United States Exploring Expedition, 1826, Samuel Story, Jr., 1954, Warner, 2296, Catherine Scott, 2351 Hanson, 2352, J. C. Haselton, 2435

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Elizabeth T. Lyon, 2440, Theo. Gulbrandsen, 2862, Louis Turner, & 3838, Mrs Matilda Richardson being in a state of continued neglect, and their condition impairing the appearance of the Cemtery, the Secretary, under the direction of the President, send written notice by mail to the last known residence of the Proprietor or Representative of each of said Lots, of the fact of their condition, and that if the same shall remain in such neglected condition for thirty days after the date of such notice, the Superintendent put them in proper order, under the direction of the President, at the expense of the respective Proprietors, as provided by Article VI of the By-Laws.

Sewer assessment Mt. Auburn Street. The President presented to the Board for their consideration the matter of the assessment laid upon the Cemetery by the City of Cambridge on account of the construction of the sewer in Mt. Auburn Street, and after discussion it was voted that the whole subject be referred to the President and Messrs. Choate and Whitney as a Committee, with power.

Welthy J. Johnson Petition Lot #5816. A Petition ²⁷⁸ was presented from Welthy J. Johnson, owner of Lot No. 5816, for leave to erect a Headstone thereon, of a height greater than that allowed by the conditions of the deed of said Lot, but the Board adjourned without taking action thereon.

Dissolved

Lewis G. Farmer, Secretary.

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1887 Nov. 9. Nov. 9. 1887.

The Monthly Meeting was notified to be held on Wedmesday, November 9, 1887 at 2:30 o'clock P.M.

No Quorum No quorum was present.

Lewis G. Farmer

Secretary

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Dec. 14. Dec. 14. 1887.

The Monthly Meeting was notified to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1887 at 2:30 o'clock P.M.

No Quorum No quorum was present.

Lewis G. Farmer

Secretary

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1888 January 11 January 11, 1888

The Monthly Meeting was notified to be held on Wednesday, January 11. 1888. at 2:30 o'clock P.M.

No Quorum No quorum was present.

Lewis G. Farmer

Secretary

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1888 Jan. 18. Special Meeting. January 18. 1888

A Special meeting of the Board of Trustees was held as notified on wednesday, January 18. 1888, at 2:30 o'clock P.M.

Present, The President and Messrs Choate, Eaton, Hodges, Jones, Payson, Rice, Sears, Whitney and Wolcott.

The records of the meeting of October 27, 1887 and of subsequent meetings were read and approved.

Monthly Bills. The President reported that he had examined and approved the Schedules of Monthly Bills: November 9, 1887 $5,170.53; December 14, $6,921.50; and January 11, 1888, $2,651.66, and that the same had accordingly been paid by the Treasurer.

Sewer Assessment Mt. Auburn St. The President reported, on behalf of the Committee appointed at the meeting of October 27, 1887 to whom was referred the matter of the assessment laid upon the Cemetery by the City of Cambridge, on account of the sewer in Mt. Auburn Street, that Messrs Russell & Putnam had been retained as counsel to act for the Corporation in the matter.

Annual Reports: President The President presented and read the Annual Report ²⁷⁹ to the Proprietors, and it was voted:

That the Annual Report as read be approved and adopted as the Report of the Trustees to

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the Proprietors, and that it be printed and distributed to the Proprietors.

[Annual Reports:] Treasurer and Superintendent. The Treasurer and Superintendent having presented their respective Annual Reports ^280.281, it was

Voted. That the same be accepted and printed and distributed to the Proprietors.

Contracts Perpetual Care The Committee on Lots recommended the following contracts for perpetual care, all of which were approved by the Board:

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#524	*Mary H. Loring,	by Trs.	$75.
529	*Kirk Boott,	by Heirs	675.
871	Sarah S. Lincoln	___	500.
986	Eben Francis	___	575.
1666	Jonathan W. Bemis	___	450.
1674	*Charles G. Hubbard,	by Heirs	600.
1896	Laura S. Blanchard	___	750.
1946	Mary Shannon	___	425.
2236	Thomas Nickerson.	Tr.	350
2248	*William Perkins.	by Exr's.	600
2721 2722	Horace Richardson	___	900
4011	Clarissa S. Blake	___	($600.) 550.
4164	*Baker McNear,	by Exr's.	600.
4354	*Benjamin Sewall,	by Heirs	400.
5158	Henry A. Wheeler	___	50.

W. J. Johnson Petition The petition ²⁷⁸ of Welthy J. Johnson, owner of Lot No. 5816, for leave to erect a headstone thereon