1862-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1862.

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CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN.

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The TREASURER Reports the following Abstract of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES for the 30th year, 1861.

There was in his hands at commencement of year,	$2,415.89
To credit of Corporation for items twice charged by mistake in
previous accounts	206.67
Has received from net income of Investments,	1,786.00
From sundry parties for Materials and Labor upon Lots in the Cemetery	14,675.19
Deposited with him by Jonathan Mann, Superintendent,	1,000.00
For Sale of Lots	16,045.41
For Interment in the Public Lots	15.00
From Notes receivable for Greenhouse,	1,154.58
For Dees,	99.00
From Mass. Horticultural Society, on account New Receiving Tomb	500.00
For 30 Shares in Western Railroad,	3,337.50
" 20 " in Boston and Providence Railroad,	2,130.00
" 24 " in Boston and Worcester Railroad,	2,574.00
Of Wm. H. Spooner, for Plants in Greenhouse,	500.00
There remains due him,	446.11
		$46,885.35

He has paid as follows:

To Massachusetts Horticultural Society,	$4,522 64
For Waterworks	5,158.24
" New Receiving Tomb	2,800.00
" Labor and Materials used at Cemetery, including raising
the Lawn and enlarging Culvert, estimated at about
$1,600	21,983.13
Amount refunded for removal from Public Lots	10.00
To sundry persons for Expenses,	4,931.27
Deposited with Hospital Life Insurance Company, for Per-
manent Fund	3.159.06
Paid for improvement to Gateway	1,600.00
" in part for Greenhouse and Stock,	1,202.86
" A. J. Coolidge, for Services and Expense	1,117.12
" Geo. Wm. Bond, Commissions on Sales of Lots,	401.13
		$46,885.35

GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer.

Boston, JANUARY 31, 1862.

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REPAIR FUND.

The Treasurer has also received for the Fund for Repairs :
For New Endowments and for income of Investments,	$2,236.70
On hand, January, 1861	673.21

Amount carried forward,		$2,909.91

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Amount brought forward $2,909.91 He has paid for care of Lots, $423.43 Treasurer’s Commissions for 1860, 71.66 Treasure's Commison for 1861 78.08 Leaving in his hands, 2,336.74 2,909.91 The Property held by him for this trust consists of : Cash as above, $2,336.74 30 Shares Atlas Bank. costs 2970.00 8 shares Fitchburg Railroad, —cost, 841.00 10 shares Western Railrod — cost 1,002.50 Notes Receivable, secured by Mortgage, 9,500.00 $16,650.24

This certifies that we have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Proprietors of Mount Auburn, for the year ending December 31st, 1861, and have found them correctly kept and properly balanced, with satisfactory vouchers for all payments charged.

The certificates of stocks and other evidences of property, were found in accordance with the statements in his accounts.

In the Fund for Repairs there appears to be due from him twenty-three hundred and thirty-six 74-100 dollars; and there is due to him on General Account, four hundred and. forty-six 11-100 dollars.

CHARLES C. LITTLE, } CHARLES G. NAZRO, } Finance Committee.

The Property of the Corporation consists of: Cemetery, cost to date, $308,734.83 Statuary, 15,356.20 Notes Receivable, secured by Mortgage, 12,000.00 15 Shares Shawmut Bank, 1,500.00 4 Shares Boston and Lowell Railroad, 2,000.00 90 Shares Atiantic Bank 2,000.00 20 Shares Fitchburg Railroad, 2,000.00 Superintendent’s House and Lot, 6,892.21 Deposited for Permanent Fund, 24,279.10 Lot 567 100.00 Two Tombs on Hazel Dell, 3,500.00 $54,571.31 Number of Lots sold, 91 Number of Lots added to 12

All of which is respectfully submitted, GEO, WM. BOND, Treasurer. Boston, JANUARY 31, 1862.

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SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT.

To the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery :

GENTLEMEN,— In accordance with requirements of the Trustees, I herewith transmit the Annual Report of the Superintendent, for the year ending December 31st, 1861, as per account of his department.

Number of Original Interments for the year ending Dec. 31, 1861, has been... 437 Number of Removals from other Cemeteries 130 Total number of Interments for the year, 567 Number of Interments in the Public Lots for the year, 43 Number of Interments Receiving Tomb for the year, 37 Total number of Interments in the Cemetery to date 10,732 Number of New Lots graded and bounded with Granite Posts, since Sept. 1, 1861, 12; previous, as per Mr. Mann’s account, 67 79 Number of Old Lots improved by being newly graded and sodded since 1st Sept., 1861, 20; previous, as per Mr. Mann’s Account, 32, 52 Number of Old Lots bounded by Granite Posts, as per Mr. Mann’s account, 4 Number of Iron Fences erected since 1st Sept., 2, as per Mr. Mann's account 13, 15 Number of Lots enclosed with Granite since Ist Sept:, 15; as per Mr. Mann's account, 18 33 Number of Tombs Built since Sept. Ist, 2; previous, as per Mr. Mann’s ace’t, 4, 6 Number of Monuments erected since Sept. Ist., 15, as per Mr. Mann's acc't 28, 43

Respectfully submitted, DANIEL L. WINSOR, Superintendent Mount Auburn Cemetery. Mount Auburn Cemetery, January 25th, 1862.