1857-12-23 Trustee Committee on Lots: Letter from Nazro to Curtis, 1831.036.012.002

Dear Sir,

I have your note of this morning [enclosing?] the letter of W. Mann. -

The chief explanation which he gives, is in regard to the granite posts, which you will remember I did not dispute. -

I thought at the time the bill was rendered for the other work, and still think, that it was extremely high, and I also thought that it was for the interest of Mount Auburn that charges should be made as low and even lower than the work could be done by outside parties.-

I know but little about it myself, but from inquiries which I made

of others was satisfied in my own mind that it could have been done much cheaper.-

I requested Mr Mann to send me a memorandum of the actual cost of the work to M^t Auburn, (I asked this for my guidance as a Trustee that I might form an estimate of charges made to others), he sent me only the [?] of the charge in my bill which before he had stated in a more [?] manner - Probably he mistook my question.-

I cannot see how so much gravel and loam can have been used, nor so much labor expended and think he must have charged me with a part

of the expense of filling up the hollow, with which I had nothing to do.-

I do not know that I can say any thing more than to repeat that I think the bill a very high one - and if the precise nature and amount of the work could be ascertained I believe it would [prove?] so.-

With these remarks I have the matter with the Committee, the amount not being the object, but the principle for M^t Auburn -

[?] respectfully Yrs C.G. Nazro Dec. 23/57

W Curtis