Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Treasurer's Report 1847.

The Treasurer reports the following abstract of Receipts and Expenditures for the year ending Dec 31 '47 He has received

For sales of Lots	19.359.34
" [For] " [sales] " [of] Cataloges	59.25
" [For] Deeds credited to Expenses	161.00
" [For] Income of Investments	2024.80
" [For] " [Income] " [of] " [Investments]	___
for Fund for Repairs	142.50
" [For] Income recd for Story Statue	130.00
There was in the Treasury 1st Jany.	4191.28	26068.12

He has paid as follows to wit _

To sundry persons for expenses of which about	___
$8000 was for Chapel & Fence	11.910.20
To the Treasurer of the Mass. Horticultural	___
Society for their proportion of sales	4495.09
For 20 shares Atlantic Bank	1980.00
" [For] $3000 United States 6% Loan	3190.68
" [For] 20 shares Atlantic Bank for subscribers	___
to the Story Statue $1980	___
" [For] $2000 United States Loan 5% for do [subscribers] 1970.	3950.00
To Rufus Howe Sup't on a/c.	100.00
" [To] sundry parties who have purchased Lots	___
amounts paid by them for interments in the Public Lot	40.00
Balance remaining in the Treasury	402.15.	26068.12

It will be seen by the annexed Trial Balance that there is invested and in the Treasury $31.982.15, independent of the Trust Funds which are separately invested, showing an increase of investments, after paying about $8000- for Chapel & Fence of upwards of $5000. all of which is respectfully submitted (Signed) Geo. W^m Bond. Treasurer _

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Mr G.W. Crockett was chosen Auditor of accounts for the ensuing year.

Mr Crockett having retired from the meeting, and Mr Read having made his appearance, after a long discussion on the subject of recording plans &c. it was,

Proprietors Plans

Voted. that the Secretary procure and Keep a Port Folio in which he shall insert such Plans as the Proprietors may respectively procure to be made of their Lots, such Plans to be drawn by the Surveyor of the Corporation, on paper of uniform size, which shall be furnished by the Corporation, and none to be introduced into the Port Folio unless they shall be examined and approved in writing by the Committee on Lots or a majority of them, and to be at the proper expense of the Proprietors requiring them.

Surveyer.

Voted. That Alexander Wadsworth be the Surveyor of this Corporation until the further order of this Board.

Com^ee on Repairs

Voted. That Messrs Bigelow, Read and Dixwell be a committee to keep the Chapel, and all the constructions at Mount Auburn belonging to this Corporation, in repair.

ByLaws.

Voted. That the Secretary be requested, with the advice of C. P. Curtis Esquire to prepare and submit to the Trustees a revised copy of the by laws and principal regulations.

Chapel stained stones.

Voted. That Dr. Bigelow be authorized to experiment with reference to the removal of stains from the stone in the Chapel, on account of this Corporation to an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Adjourned A true record Attest Henry M. Parker - Secretary

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Suffolk ss. March 3^rd. A.D. 1848. Then personally appeared Henry M. Parker, and made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties of Secretary of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn Before me-

Benjⁿ F. Brooks----Justice of the Peace

Trustees.

Pursuant to notices issued in the usual manner by the Secretary, the Trustees met on the eighteenth day of April A.D. 1848 at 4 o'clock P.M. in the Chapel at Mount Auburn; present Messrs Crockett, C.P. Curtis, Gould, Parker and Read. The Treasurer was also present.

In the absence of the President the Secretary called the meeting to order, and Mr Curtis was chosen chairman.

Com^ee on Repairs

Voted. To add one to the committee on repairs &c. elected at the last meeting. Mr I. Parker was added to the said committee in accordance with the preceding vote.

Chapel furniture to be provided.

Voted. That the Committee on Repairs be instructed to furnish this house [the Chapel] in a suitable manner & either with iron or wooden seats as they, having full powers, shall see fit; it being understood that they are to provide also suitable books for the reading desk_ and also a pall & other matters necessary for properly conducting funerals if they shall deem it expedient.

Fee for Transfer.

Voted. That the Secretary be authorized to charge one dollar for recording deeds of transfer of any lot and certifying the same, according to the standing custom here tofore.

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Plans.

The Secretary reported that he had discharged the duty with which he was charged at the last meeting as to pro curing a Port Folio for plans.

Fee for inserting Plans.

Voted That the Secretary be authorized to charge Proprietors who may see fit to have plans made and introduced into the Port Folio, ordered at the last meeting, one dollar for each Plan so made and introduc ed in full for his services in the matter.

Fees for interments

The subject of fees for interments &c. was referred to the Committee on Lots.

The subject of Mr E.P. Clark's lot and location was committed to Mr C.P. Curtis and the Treasurer.

C.E. Trott.

Voted. That C.E. Trott may be permitted to select a lot in place of the one in front of the Chapel now belonging to him, which lot shall be fitted up by this Corporation like the one he at present owns, and a deed thereof shall be delivered to him by the Treasurer on his giving a deed of his present lot to this Corporation.

New Public Lot.

Voted. That the Superintendent lay out a lot of land one hundred feet wide on Fir Avenue, between Crocus and Mistletoe Paths and extending Westerly to the fence, to be appropriated to the purposes of a public lot.

Adjourned. A true record. Attest Henry M. Parker. Secretary.

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Trustees.

Pursuant to notices issued in the usual manner by the Secretary the Trustees met on the seventeenth day of June A.D. 1848 at 12 o'clock M. at the office of C.P. Curtis Esqr Boston; present Messrs Crockett B.R. Curtis, C.P. Curtis Gould, Gray, Isaac Parker and Read.

The Secretary not being present Mr Isaac Parker was chosen Secretary pro tem. C.P. Curtis Esqr was chosen Chairman. The record of the last meeting was read

Chapel

Mr Read on behalf of the Committee on repairs and the furnishing of the Chapel reported in part, that the platform and other preparations had be provided, the seats had been agreed upon and were in preparation, and that the plans were being prepared for the other articles, also that the roof had been repaired. It was stated that near the eaves but one course of slate had been put on where there should have been two, that this error had been corrected and that it was now believed that the roof was tight.

Deed to a Trustee authorized.

On the application of Edward D. Sohier Esq^r who is the Executor of the will of Phineas Blair deceased, _ it appearing that the deceased requested said Sohier to inter his remains in the Cemetery of Mount Auburn and appropriated a sum of money, for that purpose. Voted. that the Treasurer and Secretary be authorized to issue a deed to said Sohier as Trustee under the will of Phineas Blair.

Lot. 758.

The Committee on the application of E.P. Clark for the correction of an error in his deed by altering the word Pilgrim to Snow-drop reported that the word Pilgrim was inserted by mistake Mr Clark's lot not being on that path, but on Snow-drop path - where upon Ordered