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Proprietors. February 6^t, 1871.

existing vacancies in the Board, and for two Trustees in place of those whose term of service had expired.

The chair appointed Messrs Joel Richards, John M^cLellan, and William H. Odiorno to compose said Committee, who subsequently areported as follows, viz; –

Election of Trustees.

Voted, – that the above Report be accepted.

No other business being presented, it was

Voted, – that this Meeting be dissolved –

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary

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Trustees February 15, 1871.

February 15, 1871.

A monthly meeting of the Trustees, being the first since the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, was held on Wednesday, February 15, 1871 at half past Three o'clock P.M. Present the President, Dr Bigelow and Messrs John T. Bradlee, ––––––––––, Brewer, Choate, Lawrence, Little, Livermore, Perkins, Rand, Snow and Turner

The record of the last Trustees' Meeting and of the Annual Meeting of Proprietors was read by the Secretary.

Election of President

The business first in order being the choice of officers ^^{Dr. Bigelow having declined a reelection} the Board proceeded to ballot for President with the following result;

Election of other officers deferred

Dr. Bigelow moved that the Board proceed to the election of a Treasurer and Secretary.

Before the question was put on the above motion, the following substitute was offered: a motion of Mr Turner it was

Voted, – that the choice of the other officers, and the Committees be postponed to to an adjourned meeting of the Board.

On motion of Dr. Brewer it was

Nominating Com app^d to nom. Committees

Voted, – that a Committee of three be appointed to nominate Committees.

The President thereupon appointed Messrs Rand, Brewer and Little to constitute said Committee.

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Trustees February 15^t, 1871.

deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Nineteen hundred and forty=three.

Voted, – that when this Meeting adjourns it adjourn [sic] to meet at this place on Thursday, the 23^d inst., at half past Three o'clock, P. M.

Adjourned..

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.

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Trustees. February 23^d 1871.

February 23^d, 1871.

An adjourned meeting of the Trustees was held on Thursday, February 23^d, 1871, at half past Three o'clock P. M.

Present, the President, and Messrs. Bigelow, N. J. Bradlee, Brewer, Choate, Lawrence, Little, Livermore, Perkins, Rand, Snow and Turner, full Board.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Election of Secretary and Treasurer

The first business in order bieng the election of officers, which was postponed to this Meeting by special assignment, at the Meeting held on the 15^th inst., a ballot was had for the choice of a Secretary for the ensuing year and it appeared that Samuel Batchelder Jr. was elected to that office as aforesaid. A ballot was then had for the office of Treasurer, or the ensuing year and it appeared that H.B. Mackintosh was elected to that office as aforesaid.

Report of Com. App^d to nominate Standing Com^tees

A Report was received from the special committee of three, Messrs. Rand, Brewer, and Little, appointed at the last Meeting to nominate candidates for the standing Committes of the Board for the ensuing year, as follows viz; –

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Trustees. February 23^d, 1871.

The undersigned, in behalf of the Committee appointed to nominate to this Board the Standing Committees for the year ensuing, reports that said Comittee have attended to that duty, and recommend the following list.

Com^tee on Finance

(Signed) T. M. Brewer.

Above Committees Elected

Voted, – that the above Report be accepted.

A separate ballot having been had for each of the aforesaid Committees, the gentlemen above named were severally declared elected upon the respective Committees as above stated.

In each and all of the ballotings above recorded, each