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8 This certifies that we have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for the year ending December 31, 1857, and have found them correctly kept and properly balanced, with satisfactory vouchers for all payments charged.

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

In the Fund for Repairs there appeared to be due him one hundred and twenty-four 85/100 dollars, and to be in his hands belonging to the general accounts of the Corporation, one hundred and seventy-three 89/100, dollars. CHARLES C. LITTLE, CHARLES G. NAZRO, Finance Committee. BOSTON FEBRUARY 1, 1858.

SUPERINTENDENT’S. REPORT, For the Year ending December 31, 1857. Amount of cash received during the year, for labor and materials, from proprietors and others, $31,188.76 Received of George W. Bond, Treasurer, - - 4,003.26 $35,192.02 Amount of disbursements during the year for labor and materials, - - - - - 34,040.32 Paid George W. Bond, Treasurer, cash on account, ‘1,151.70 35,192.02 There are bills due from proprietors to the Corporation for labor and materials in 1856 and 1857, 3,600.00 Sundry bills against the Corporation, for granite work, &c.—say - - - - - - 1,500.00 2,100.00 There have been collected of the above bills in behalf of the Corporation up to Jan. 28, 1858, about 2,000.00 And nearly all bills against the Corporation have been paid.

Number of new Lots graded and set with granite posts during the year, 88 Number of old Lots improved by new grading and sodding, - - 79 Number of Monuments erected, - - - - - 38 Number of Iron Fences erected, - - - - - 87 Number of Evergreen Hedges planted, - - ~ - - - 4 Number of Tombs built, - - ~ ~ - - ~ - 3 Number of Interments in Public Lot, = - ~ - - - - 492 Numberof Deposits in Receiving Tomb, : - - - - 45 Number of Original Interments during the year, - 420 Number of Removals from other Cemeteries,131 Whole number of Interments during the year, - - - 551 Whole number of Interments in the Cemetery, - 8443 JONATHAN MANN, Superintendent.

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appointed on the part of the Horticultural Society, and to report terms of agreement which might be satisfactory to both parties. The Committee of the Proprietors of Mount Auburn, consisting of Messrs. Bigelow, Gould and Cheever, were met by a Committee of the Horticultural Society, consisting of Messrs. Stickney, Wilder, Rand, Walker, Austin, and Hovey, and a report was agreed on, which was afterwards unanimously accepted by both parties in interest, and by them carried into effect. An Indenture of two parts has been duly executed by the two Corporations, under which the parties covenant and agree with each other in the manner following:

for amendments see Records Vol. IV v 192

“ First, That the said Cemetery as now existing, and situated south of the street called Mount Auburn Street, in Cambridge, together with the lands already purchased as an enlargement thereof, and all additions which shall hereafter be made to the same, shall be held by the said Proprietors, and the entire control, management, and direction of the same, and of all works and improvements therein, and. expenditures thereon, shall be and remain in the said Proprietors and their officers, in as full and complete a manner as the same are now vested in and entrusted to them by Act of Legislature incorporating the said Proprietors, passed on the thirty-first day of March, A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty-five.

““ Second, The yearly proceeds of all sales of lands in the said Cemetery as it now exists, or may hereafter be enlarged, together with all amounts received for single interments in any public lots or receiving tombs, after the deduction of fourteen hundred dollars therefrom to be retained by the said Proprietors for the purposes stated in said Act, shall on the first Monday in every year, be divided between the said Proprietors and the said Horticultural Society, according to the terms of the said Act, in following proportions, viz: three-fourths to the said Proprietors, and one-fourth to the said Society; and the said Proprietors shall, at such time, render to the said Society a just and true account of all sales made, and of ail moneys received by them for such lands and interments during the preceding year, and shall furnish all such vouchers and evidence in regard to the same as the said Society may reasonably require.

“ Third, The sum of nine thousand eight and +4, dollars, which on the first day of January next will be due and owing from the said Horticultural Society to the said Proprietors, shall be paid in manner following, viz.: The said Proprietors shall have the right to retain out of the amount which under the provisions of the preceding Article, will yearly, and in each year, be due and payable to the said Society, one fuli half part thereof of the amount so payable, which part so retained shall be applied—first, to the payment of the yearly interest on the said sum, or on such part as shall remain unpaid, and the residue to the reduction and final extinguishment of the said debt, until the

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same shall be fully paid and discharged ; provided, however, that the said Society shall have the right to pay the whole, or any part of the said sum at any time.

“ Fourth, The said Society hereby covenants with the said Proprietors, that whenever the said Proprietors shall enclose the lands already purchased in a manner corresponding with the present Cemetery, or otherwise, as they shall see fit, they will pay to the said Proprietors one-fourth part of the cost thereof ; and in like manner, in case of any future additions to and enlargements of the Cemetery, they will pay to the said Proprietors one-fourth part of the cost of enclosing the same, whenever such enclosure shall be completed—the time and making such enclosure to be at the discretion of the said Proprietors.

“ Fifth, Whenever lands, otherwise unsaleable, or unfit for purposes of burial, shall be filled up and improved, the cost of such filling up and improvement shall first be deducted from the proceeds of sales of such lands; and the residue only shall be the amount to be accounted for by the said Proprietors, and to be divided between the two Corporations in.the manner specified in the Second Article of this Indenture; provided, however, that the amount of such residue shall never be less than fifty cents per square foot—except that intermediate spaces between lots, when not intended for burial, may be sold for sixteen and two-thirds cents per square foot.

“ Sixth, In case the said Proprietors shall hereafter build Receiving Tombs, Catacombs, or Columbaria, in the said Cemetery, the said Horticultural Society shall pay one-fourth part of the cost thereof; and shall be entitled to one-fourth part of all amounts received for interments therein.

“ Seventh, The said Horticultural Society hereby release the said Proprietors from all claims and demands for or on account of any and all moneys received, or which shall be received, by the said Proprietors for single interments in the said Cemetery prior to the first of January next.

“Eighth, It is understood and agreed that the said Horticultural Society have no interest in the lands situated on the northerly side of Mount Auburn street, on which the Gardener’s House now stands, and the said Society hereby expressly disclaims all right and title and interest therein.” i

It will be seen by the foregoing extracts that the Horticultural Society pay to the Proprietors of the Cemetery the sum of 9,008 dollars, 49 cents, this being the balance which would be due on the estimated cost, interest, and present value of one-fourth part of the lands newly purchased, after deducting the necessary offsets. And the Society farther agrees to pay one-fourth part of the expense of an iron fence, &c., round the newly acquired land whenever the same shall be erected. On the other hand, the Proprietors of Mount Auburn agree to place the new lands on the same footing as the old Cemetery, and to psy to the Horticultural Society one-fourth part of the proceeds of all sales of these lands after the usual deduction has been made.

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The other unsettled questions have been adjusted in a spirit of compromise and mutual concession, and are believed to be equitable, and entirely satisfactory to both parties.

Since the last annual meeting, two of the historic statues, destined for the interior of the Chapel, have arrived from Italy, and are now on their pedestals. These are the statues, of Governor Winthrop, by R. S. Greenough, and of James Otis, by Crawford. The fourth statue, that of John Adams, having been lost at sea, a duplicate has been undertaken by the artist, Mr. Rogers, and is promised to arrive in the course of the coming Spring. The execution, and acquisition of these appropriate works of art, are alike creditable to the Corporation, and to the eminent sculptors by whom they have been formed.

The repairing and edging with stone, of Auburn Lake (formerly Meadow Pond) has been completed, and an avenue made round its lower half, crossing the middle of the lake by a handsome bridge, passable for carriages. A corresponding improvement, in stoning up the border of Forest Pond, is in contemplation for the next season. Improvements in grading avenues and moving trees west of the gate have been made, and others are in progress, together with the extension of sundry drains, and the completion of new paths in different parts of the ground. The Trustees have voted to expend one thousand dollars annually in the gradual filling, reclaiming, and improving of sunken lands, which have a prospective value.

The tract of unoccupied ground in the front of the Cemetery, between Garden Pond and the road, constituting one of the most desirable parts of Mount Auburn, is in process of being surveyed, and the lots will be offered for sale early in the Spring.

The Trustees have voted that lots for tombs on the hill-sides, in such places as the Committee on Lots shall approve, may be sold at fifty cents per square foot, on the purchasers binding themselves to erect no tomb or repository which shall not be made air-tight, to the satisfaction of the Committee on Lots.

By the Treasurer’s Report it will be seen that the financial affairs of the Corporation are in a safe and prosperous condition. The sales of land during the last year have amounted to $24,434.65, exceeding those of the previous year by $3,836. The Permanent Fund for the future preservation of the Cemetery, which was auspiciously commenced last year, has been this year increased by $5,678, making the present total amount of that fund, $9,390.33. Besides which the Corporation have always a large reserve beyond their liabilities, more than adequate to meet all anticipated expenses.

In behalf of the Trustees,

JACOB BIGELOW, President.

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CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN.

The TREASURER Reports the following abstract of Reczrrrs and EXPENDITURES for the 27th year, 1858.

He has received : From Income of Investments, - $1,240.60 From sales of Lots 24,434.68 From sundry parties, for Deeds, &c., - - 157.00 From City of Boston Scrip, matured, ~ - - - 3,000.00 From Jonathan Mann, Superintendent, - - - - 834.16 From sundry parties, for Labor on Lots, &c., —-- - -525.00 From City of Boston, for Scrip and interest belonging to the Subscribers to the Story Statue, - - - 662.24 From sundry parties, for J. Mann, Superintendent 143.50 There remained in his hands, Jan. 1, - - - ~ - 173.89 Due to the Treasurer, Dec. 31, - - - - - - 65.14 $31,244.61

He has made payments as follows, viz: To sundry parties, for Expenses, - ~ ~ - ~ $3,584.55 For Interest on Notes for Stone Farm, ~ - - - 739.30 For Principal on Notes for Stone Farm- - - - 7,755.00 To Jonathan Mann, Superintendent, - - - - 4,140.15 To Jonathan Mann, Superintendent and collected for him, 143.50 To Rich’d S. Greenough, bal. due on Statue Gov. Winthrop, 2,500.00 To Louisa Crawford, bal. due on Statue James Otis, - ~ 2,500.00 To Thos. J. Bayley, transport’ g and setting up above Statues, 100.00 To Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., acc’t Permanent Fund, . 5,675.00 To Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary, account for salary and services, 1857 and 1858, - - ~ - - 616.93 To Mass. Horticultural Society, for one-half their interest in Sales the past year, - ~ - - - - 2,879.33 To Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, 2 1/2 per cent. on $24,434.68, 610.85 $31,244.61

GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer. BOSTON, DECEMBER 31, 1858.

This certifies that we have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Proprietors of Mount Auburn, for the year ending Dee. 31, 1858, 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 in his hands, thirty-nine hundred and eighteen dollars 62-100; and the General Accounts of the Corporation are indebted to him in the sum of sixty-five 14-100 dollars,

CHARLES C. LITTLE, CHARLES G. NAZBRO, ; Finanee Committee.

BOSTON FEBRUARY 1, 1859.

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The Cost of the Cemetery to date,is - - - $258.548.27 The other property of the Corporation consists of: The Stone Farm, charged on the books, $28,029.05 Less 4, charged to Horticult’l Society, 9,008.49 Per Value. Market Value $19,020.56 Tomb under Park St. Church, - - - - 200.00 15 Shares Shawmut Bank, - - - - 1,500.00 1.545.00 6 SharesBoston and Lowell Railroad, - - 3,000.00 2.820.00 40 Shares Boston and Providence Railroad,4,000.00 3.800.00 20 Shares Atilantic Bank, - - - - 2,000.00 2,100.00 80 Shares Western Railroad, - ~ - - 3,000.00 3,180.00 24 Shares Boston and Worcester Railroad 2,400.00 2,328.00 20 Shares Fitchburg Railroad, - - - - 2,000.00 1,920.00 Deposited with Hospital LifeIns.Co, - - 9,390.33 Due from Mass. Horticultural Society, - 6,129.15 Superintendent’s House and Land, - - - 6,892.91 Lot No. 567, purchased to extinguish Tomb right, 100.00 $59.632,95 The Liabilities of the Corporation are: Notes Payable, (since paid), - 3.833.00 To Subscribers to the Story Statue, - - - 990.97 Sundry small Balances 128.04 3,952.01 $55,680.94 Number of Lots Sold, - 119 Number of Lots added to, - 6 Received for Sales Spaces on 5 $112.83

REPAIR FUND.

This Fund arises from sums received by the Trustees, from Proprietors, and invested under their direction; in consideration of which, the Corporation guarantees the Perpetual Repair of their Lots, or where the sum is insufficient to warrant them in so doing, appropriates the income earned to that purpose.

The Treasurer has in his hands, belonging to this Fund, the following Property, viz: 15 Shares in Atlas Bank, cost, - - - $1,470.00 8 Shares Fitchburg Railroad, cost 841.00 10 Shares Western Railroad, cost 1,002.50 Note, secured by mortgage on house on Oak street, 4,000.00 Cash which Treasurer holds in U.S. Treasury Notes, - 3,918.62 $11,232.12

All of which is respectfully submitted : GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer.

8 SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT To the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery. Number of Original Interments in the Cemetery for the year ending December 31st, 1858, - - - - - ~ - ~ 450 Number of Removals from other Cemeteries, - - 98 Whole number of Interments for the year, - - - ~ 548 Number of Interments in Public Lot, ~ - - - - - - - 39 Number of Deposits in Receiving Tomb, 36 Total Number of Interments in the Cemetery to date, 8991 Number of New Lots Graded and set with Granite Posts, during the year, - 94 Number of Old Lots Improved by being new Graded and Sodded, - ~ - 82 Number of Granite Fences erected l Number of Iron Fences 37 Number of Monuments erected, - - - - 29 Number of Evergreen Hedges planted, - - - - - - - - 3 Number of Tombs built, - 8 RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS for the year, as per Account of Superindent's Department Amount of Cash received from Proprietors and others, for labor and material, $26,643.99 Received of Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, - - - - - - - 4,186.15 $30,780.14

Amount of Disbursements during the year, for labor and materials, - - $29,865.80 Paid Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, 830.16 Paid Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, in January, 1859, 84.18 $30,780.14

There are Bills outstanding, due the Corporation, for labor and materials, - $3,200.00 | And sundry Bills against the Corporation for granite work, &c., say - - 1,300.00 $1,900.00 There have been collected of the above bills,in behalf of the Corporation, upto January 22,1859, $1,200.00 And nearly all bills against the Corporation have beén paid. Respectfully submitted :

JONATHAN MANN, Superintendent. Mount Auburn, December 31st, 1858.

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CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN.

The TREASURER Reports the following Abstract and RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES for the 28th year, 1859.

He has received: From Income of Investments $1,291.16 From Sales of Lots 25,675.79 From Expenses for Deeds 144.00 From Jonathon Mann, Superintendent 538.44 From Stock in Boston and Lowell Railroad - 2 shares shold 937.50 From Boston and Providence Railroad 20 shares sold 1,910.00 From Sundry parties, for Labor, &c, at the Cemetery 2,487.98 From Sundry parties for Tombs 3,650.00 From Mass. Horticultural Society, for balance Stone Farm 6,129.15 From Mass Society for Interest on same 367.75 $43,131.77 He has paid as follows: To sundry parties, for Expenses $9,848.70 ss W.A. Stone, for Note for Stone Farm 3,833.00 To Notes Receivable, secured by mortgage, with Int. accrued, 5,056.75 To Jonathan Mann, Superintendent 2,267.16 To Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary 458.58 To Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., for Permanent Fund 5,041.00 To Mass. Horticultural Society, for their proportion Sales 6,164.95 To Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer, for 2 1/2 per cent. on $26,059.79 651.49 To N. Francis, refunded amount overpaid by him 37.67 There was due the Treasurer, Dec. 31, 1858 65.14 There now remains in his hands 9,707.33 $43,131.77 GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer. Boston, DrecemBer 31, 1859.

This certifies that we have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of Mount Auburn, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1859, and have found them correctly kept and properly balanced, with satisfactory vouchers for all payments charged.

The Certificates of Stock, 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 him nine hundred and sixty-nine 76-100 dollars; and there is due from him on the General Accounts of the Corporation, ninety-seven hundred and seven 33-100 dollars.

CHARLES C. LITTLE,} CHARLES G. NAZRO,} Finance Comimitéee. Boston, FEBRUARY 2, 1860.

The Sales this year consist of Lots as above $25,675.79 Graves in Public Lots, rec’d by Sup’t 384.00 $26,059.79

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The Property of the Corporation consists of :

Cemetery, cost to date $284,423.98 Staturary 12,812.00 Par Value Market Value. Tomb under Park St. Church$ 200.00 Notes Receivable 5,000.00 Stock in Shawmut Bank 15 shares 1,500.00 Stock in Boston and Lowell Railroad.. 4 shares 2,000.00 1,990.00 Stocks in Boston and Providence Railroad 20 shares 2,000.00 2,100.00 Stock in Atlantic Bank 20 shares. 2,000.00 Stock in Western Railroad 30 shares 3,000.00 3,000.00 Stock in Boston and Worcester R. R 24 shares 2,400.00 2,520.00 Stock in Fitchburg Railroad 20 shares 2,000.00 1,920.00 Superintendent’s House 6,892.91 Cash 9.707.33 Deposit for Permanent Fund 14,918.72 Lot 567 100.00 $51,718.96

Number of Lots Sold 103 Number of Lots added to 13 Received for Spaces to 8 Lots, about $180.15.

REPAIR FUND. The Treasurer has in his hands, invested for Fund for Repairs: 30 Shares Atlas Bank—cost $2.970.00 8 Shares Fitchburg Railroad cost 841.00 10 Shares Western Railroad cost 1,002.50 Notes Receivable, secured by mortgage of Real Estate 9,500.00 $14,313.50

In order to secure favorable investments, he has slightly anticipated receipts, and over invested $969.76 which he has advanced from the general funds of the Corporation.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer.

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SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT To the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Number of Original Interments for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1859 452 Number of Removals from other Cemeterics 160 Total number of Interments for the year 612 Number of Interments in Public Lot 40 Number of Interments in Receiving Tomb 34 Total number of Interments in the Cemetery, to date 9604

RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS. for the year, as per Account of Superintendent’ s Department.

Amount of Cash received from Proprietors and others, for labor and materials, $22,508.18 Received of George Wm. Bond, Treasurer. 2267.16 24,775.34

Amount of Disbursements during the year, for labor and materials $24.326.08 Paid Geo. Wm. Bond, Treasurer 449.26 $24,775.34 Number of New Lots Graded, and bounded with Granite Posts 96 Number of Old Lots improved by béing new Graded and Sodded. 73 Number of Iron Fences erected 33 Number of Lots enclosed with Granite 35 Number of Tombs built 6 Number of Monuments erected 38 There are Bills outstanding, due the Corporation, for labor and materials $2,300.00 And sundry Bills against the Corporation, for labor and materials, about 900.00

Respectfully submitted : JONATHAN MANN, Superintendent. Mount Auburn, December 31st, 1859.