1835 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1831.005.001

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There remained in the Treasury on 1st Jany	___	1253.59
He has received since	___	___
for dividends on Bank & R. Road stock	467 "	___
" [for] int on 1st & 2d assessment on 4 shares in	___	___
Stark Mills	7.32	474.32
" [for] Sales of 46 lots. ____ . ____	___	4478.88
" [for] interment in public lot	___	10.
___	___	$ 6216.79

He has made payments as follows to acct

for current expenses including the Supts Salary $600.	___	1620.88
to the Mass. Hor Socy for bills due to the Corpn	___	___
before reparation . . . . . . . . . .	45.40	___
for 1/4 net sales of lots this year . . . . . .	769.72 . . .	815.12
for 1st & 2d assessts on 4 shares in Stark	___	___
Mills ($1000 ea par) . . . . . . . .	___	1000.00
Cash remaining in Treasury . . . . . . . . .	___	2780.79
___	___	6,216.79

Final Balance

Tomb under Park St Church	200.	Public Lot	110.
Cemetery	34107.57	Proprietors Fund	46178.36
Cash	2780.79	___	___
Stock in N.E. Bank	1200.	___	___
Hamilton Bk	1500.	___	___
Shawmut Bk	2500.	___	___
B&L R. Road	3000.	___	___
Stark Mills	1000.	___	_________
___	$46,288.36	___	$46288.36

For the purposes of showing readily the actual cost of the Cemetery " the Treasurer has always charged to that account the balance of the annual Expense account, it being an

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expenditure for labor on the grounds, and added to the " "Proprietors Fund" the gross amount of sales of lots (after deducting the payment made to the Horticultural Society) and the income arising from investments. -

It in consequence appears that this fund is increased the last year by the sum of $4088.98, while only $2527.20 are added to the available means of the Corporation.

The amount in the Treasury with the collection of the present month will be adequate to meet the remaining assessments payable on the four shares in the Stark Mills.

The sum invested when these ass'ts are paid, will amount to Twelve thousand two hundred dollars. -

The number of lots sold during the year is forty six and the whole number sold is Six hundred thirty four. The following statement reported by the Superintendent shows the number of Interments & the improvements made during the year & also in the seven years since the consecration of the Cemetery, to wit.

----------	In 1838	In 7 years
Interments	174	830
Tombs built	22	144
Monuments erected	16	125
Lots turfed & otherwise
ornamented	47

All of which is submitted

January 17, 1839

Signed Geo. Bond

The following certificate was also submitted

Boston Jany 17, 1839. This certifies that I have examined the Treasuers (sic) accounts for the past year ending

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31^st ultimo - that they are correctly cast & properly vouched - that the balance in his hands was then Twenty seven hundred eightly dollars 79/100 $2750.79 and that he exhibited to me the evidence of Stocks appearing to belong to the Corporation by the Trial balance of his

Books, to wit.-	12 shares in NE. Bank
___	15 " [shares] " [in] Hamilton do [Bank]
___	25 " [shares] " [in] Shawmut do [Bank]
___	6 " [shares] " [in] B & L Rail Road
___	4 " [shares] " [in] Stark Mills on which [25/00?] (are paid

Signed B. A. Gould

Aud^r of Acc^ts to Proprietors of M^t Auburn

Voted To accept the Treasurers Report & that the Secretary lay the same before the Corporation at their next Annual meeting

Voted to adjourn A true record Attest B. R. Curtis Sec^y

Proprietors. 1839.

Mount Auburn Cemetery. _ The annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn will be held on Monday the 11^th day of February 1839 at 4 o'clock P. M. at the Room of the Horticultural Society in Boston to make choice of a board of Trustees to act on the report of the Treasurer, and to transact any other business which may legally come before the said meeting.

Signed B. R. Curtis Sec^y.

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Annual Meeting.

Pursuant to the above notice the Proprietors of the Cem^y. of Mount Auburn met at the time & place & place mentioned in the said notice, which was published in one or more newspapers printed in Boston seven days before the time of meeting.

The Honorable Samuel T. Armstrong was chosen President Pro tem^e. the President of the Corporation being absent. George T. Curtis was chosen Secretary Pro. tem^e the Secretary of the Corporation being absent.

Trustees. number of to be increased

Voted To increase the number of Trustees to Ten.

Trustees chosen

The following gentlemen were then chosen by ballot Trustees for the succeeding year.

Joseph Story	C. P. Curtis
Geo. Bond	Martin Brimmer
Jacob Bigelow	Bm R. Curtis
Bm A. Gould	Isaac Parker
Jas Reed	Sam. T. Armstrong.

The Treasurers report was then read

Voted To accept the same & that the Report of the Treasurer & of the Auditor be recorded.

Voted To adjourn A true Record attest G. T. Curtis Secretary Pro tem.

A true Record attest B. R. Curtis Sec^y ex relatione G. T. Curtis

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Trustees.

Pursuant to notice to that effect issued by the Secretary, the Trustees of the Pros. of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn met at the Secretary's office on Wednesday the 22^d day of May 1839 at half past three oclock P.M. Present Mess^rs Bigelow, Bond, C. P. Curtis, B. R. Curtis, Parker, & Story.

Pres &c chosen

The Trustees proceeded to choose by ballot a President, Treasurer & Secretary.

President

Hon. Joseph Story was chosen President having received a unanimous vote for that office.

Treasurer.

Geo. Bond Esq^r was chosen Treasurer having rec^d a unanimous vote for that office

Secretary_

B. R. Curtis was chosen Secretary having rec^d a unanimous vote for that office

Com^ee on Lots.

Voted. That the same Gentlemen with the same authority as during the last year be a Com^ee on Lots.

Gate Keeper & Admission to Grounds _

Voted. that said Com^ee be authorized to give certain notices in regards to the admission to the grounds & removal of Trees & that they be authorized to employ a Gate Keeper

Hedge to be removed.

Voted. that the Secretary be directed to address to Mr Winship a Letter