Copying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 476)

March 22 [18]70

Nath^l Fisher Esq

Dear Sir,

Your favor of 6^th
inst. is before me: and I have laid
your communication with the report
of the Sup^t upon the condition of
the lot before the Com^ee on Lots, who
have carefully considered the matter
and have directed me to inform
you that this Corporation will
assume the perpetual care of your
lot no. 645 in the Cemetery
"for three hundred & twenty five
dollars ($325.) provided the Cor-
poration has the right to take and
hold the present iron fence and posts
and substitute therefor at its own
cost four ten inch granite ^^site posts
with the number of the lot cut
upon one of them".

There is no material difference
between your views and those of the
Com^ee. The Superintendent in his
note of last August, of which I
sent you a copy, overestimated the
value of your fence and old
posts, as he now states. Upon
looking over the lot & fence again,
he thinks that the whole thing
would not bring more than
$25.00. The old posts, owing to
the fence being set with brim-
stone are entirely ruined for
any other purpose, as you may
know that the action of sulphur
with iron out of doors disinte-
grates the granite.

The four new posts with
number cut will cost $19.00.

The Com^ee, in looking over

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