1854 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 2, 1831.005.002

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Trustees Nov^r 5. 1855

The Regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held at the usual place on Monday the fifth day of November AD. 1855. ~

There were present Messrs Bigelow, Crockett, Gould, Kuhn, Little & Tisdale.

Accounts of late Sup^r Com^ee make partial report.

The report of the Committee appointed to make a settlement with Mr Howe, after some explanation by the Chairman, Mr Little, was read by Mr Bond; showing a considerable amount, charged upon the books of the Superintendent, remaining uncollected.

Same Recommitted-

Voted to recommend the whole matter of unsettled accounts of the late Superintendent to the same Committee, with authority to collect all sums due the Corporation in such manner as they may think most expedient.

Receiving Tomb_ Com^ee for clearing out same report_

The same Committee, who were authorized to cause the removal of old deposits from the Receiving Tombs, reported, that this work had been nearly accomplished by the Superintendent, excepting one or two cases where the identity of the deposit was lost.

The same Committee who were also requested to look into the present system of Receiving Tomb Bonds, & report, reported that the Committee upon Grounds &c. -- who were charged with the duty of inquiring whether a sum of money should not be placed upon deposit instead of giving bonds in such case, at the last meeting, - had a plan to propose in relation thereto.

The Committee upon Grounds &c. accordingly made the following recommendations: ~

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Receiving Tombs - Future regulation of - [?]y money deposit _

"That no deposit shall hereafter be made in the Receiving Tombs except upon payment of the sum of fifteen dollars: - that if, within six months after interment, the deposited body shall be removed to any part of Mount Auburn, ten dollars of the above sum shall be refunded: otherwise the whole fifteen dollars shall be forever retained by the Corporation; and the Superintendent shall remove the body to such place as may be directed by the Committee on Grounds: or if the friends of the deceased desire it, they may remove the body from the Cemetery, forfeiting the whole sum of fifteen dollars. ~

The same committee to whom was referred

the subject	of introducing more light into the Keeper's Lodge;-
___	of removing the Supts house & adjacent buildings:_
___	of constructing a new Avenue from a point near
___	the stable to Lime Avenue :-
___	of filling up a part or the whole of Garden pond:_

Light for Lodge _

Reported.. _ that the attempt to introduce more light into the Lodge will be made: --

Old buildings _

that the old buildings have been removed:_ That a new avenue be prospectively laid

New Avenue _

out running from Central to Lime Avenue, on the north side of Indian Ridge, but not to be made except at intervals when the workmen have nothing else to do, & under the direction of the Committee on Grounds: -

That it is inexpedient to fill up Garden Pond, at present, unless gradually & under the direction

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of the same Committee.

Voted to accept & adopt the foregoing reports.

Circular relating to care of Lots &c, to be sent to Proprietors -

Mr Tisdale presented a form for a Circular in relation to the care of lots in the Cemetery, & proposed that a copy should be sent to every Proprietor, which was read, with additions suggested by the Secretary designed to obtain information of Proprietors which might facilitate the progress of a new Catalogue.

Voted. that the Circular proposed by Mr Tisdale be adopted by the Trustees, & that the matter suggested by the Secretary be stated briefly in a note appended to the same: - And that the Secretary be authorized to have the same printed, & a copy sent to every Proprietor.

Representation of Lot 247.

In accordance with the request of Frances M. W. Young of Cincinnati, sole heir at law of James Arnold, late Proprietor of lot 247,

Voted that Joseph Arnold of Boston, nephew of the deceased be designated as representive of said lot, & to vote in the meetings of the Corporation, until the further order of this board.

Lot 1309 to be located on Plan _

A communication from William R. Lawrence proprietor of Lot No. 1309, was received & read - requesting that said lot which was recently formed by the division of lot No. 904 might be located upon the Plan of the Corporation in accordance with a sketch of the same submitted by him, & which is placed upon file. ~

Voted, that Mr Wadsworth, the Corporation Surveyor, be instructed to place lot 1309 upon the plan, in

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accordance with the request of Mr Lawrence. ~

Lot 504 - Perpet^l. care of -

A communication was presented from Geo. A. Blaney Adm^r of the late Ambrose Blaney who was Executor of Caroline Blaney, late proprietor of Lot No. 584, accompanied with an extract from her will, in which her said Exec^r was directed to make an arrangement with the Trustees for the perpetual care of said lot & tomb.

Voted that the same be referred to the Committee on lots with full power to make a satisfactory arrangement thereupon.

The meeting was then dissolved. Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.

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Trustees Dec^r 3. 1855.

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held at the usual place on Monday, the third day of December A.D 1855.

There were present Messrs Bangs, Bigelow, Curtis, Gould, Kuhn & Tisdale.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Lots 699 + 700 _ Exchange of, for new lots [f]itted up by [the] Corporation authorized _

The President submitted a communication from Mr Tisdale, of the Committee upon Grounds &c. in which was a statement of expenses incurred in behalf of the Corporation in fitting up certain lots to be given - one to Messrs William & Samuel Phipps in exchange for lots No.^s 699 & 700 owned by them respectively, & one to the heirs of Jabez Ellis, late proprietor of lot No. 609. in exchange for the same.

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Said statement contained the following summary of expenses on each lot.

___	"Expenses on a/c of Messrs Phipps' lot --	$822.59"
___	expenses on " [a/c] " [of] the Ellis lot - -	588.78 _"

and that arrangement had been made with the aforesaid parties for said exchange, - & it was

Voted that the expenses above stated & the action had to effect said exchanges, be & are hereby approved & ratified. _

Lot 598_ Change of position of _

Also Voted to authorize Mr Tisdale to effect a change of position of lot no. 598. (Mrs Eliza Gould's) so that it may project less towards Cypress Avenue, provided it shall remain upon one side parallel to the Lawrence enclosure: _ & to expend therefor a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. _

The President, for the Committee upon Grounds, submitted

Garden Pond _ Filling of authorized

a report in writing, which is placed upon file, of which the following is an abstract - - : "That said Committee had made a contract, subject to the approval of the Trustees, for removing the hill & filling up the pond, east of Central Avenue & nearest the gate. The contractor is to fill up the Pond with earth taken from the hill to the height of about six & a half feet above the present surface of the water "for the sum of eight hundred & fifty dollars."

Voted_ that the report be accepted, & that said contract of the Committee be hereby ratified. --