1854 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 2, 1831.005.002

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Voted that a Committee of three be appointed by the Chairman, to receive, sort & count votes for twelve trustees: _ & Messrs J. H. Wilkins, Chas. Torrey & D.R. Chapman were so appointed. _

The Committee subsequently reported as follows. _

Whole number of votes	454
Necessary for choice	228

Trustees chosen._

Isaiah Bangs had	454
Jacob Bigelow " [had]	452
James Cheever " [had]	445
Uriel Crocker " [had]	445
Charles P. Curtis " [had]	454
Benjamin A. Gould " [had]	453
William R. Lawrence " [had]	445
Charles C. Little " [had]	454
Henry S. McKean " [had]	445
Charles G. Nazro " [had]	451
James Read " [had]	452
Mace Tisdale " [had]	449
Gardner Colby " [had]	10
William L. Whitney " [had]	3
Isaac Parker " [had]	2
Henry M. Parker " [had]	1
Lucius R. Paige " [had]	1
Geo. B. Upton " [had]	1

And the twelve gentlemen first named were declared duly elected Trustees for the ensuing year.

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Thanks to retiring Trustees _

Voted,, that the thanks of this Corporation be presented to Messrs George H. Kuhn & Geo W. Crockett for their long & faithful services as members of the Board of Trustees. _

Some discussion having arisen upon that part of the Trustees' report which stated that a large & respectable number of proprietors had addressed

Conservatory for plants and flowers _

a petition to the Trustees, that a conservatory for the preservation of plants & flowers during the winter season might be erected at Mount Auburn: _

it was Voted that the Trustees are hereby instructed not to proceed in the erection of a conservatory at Mount Auburn, until they shall have first called a meeting of the Proprietors to consider the same, & shall have obtained the assent of the Proprietors thereto.

Resolutions respecting care of grounds & workmen _

Mr J. H. Bird introduced some resolutions relating to the care of the grounds at Mt Auburn, & to the conduct of the workmen therein, after the reading of which

Voted to refer the same to the Board of Trustees just elected.

After which the meeting Adjourned without day Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary _

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The Treasurer reports the following abstract of Receipts & Expenditures for the year 1855

There remained in the Treasury Jany. 1st	66.15
He has received as follows:- viz:-	___
From income of investments	1.984.05
" [From] " [income of] " [investments] for Story Statue	214.50
" [From] sales of Lots	21.095.16
For deeds	134.
" [For] 25 shares Western Railroad	2.336.25
" [For] 31 " [shares] Merchants Bank	3.371.25
" [For] 13 " [shares] State Bank	843.05
" [For] 25 " [shares] Union " [Bank]	2.771.25
" [For] 12 " [shares] New England Bank	1.329.
" [For] Rent of Stone Farm	175.
" [For] Amt of outstanding accounts of the late Supt collected	1.789.79
" [For] $1.000 State Scrip transferred to the "repair fund"	980.	37.089.45

He has paid the following, viz:-

To Rufus Howe, Supt for expenses at the Cemetery	7.600.47
" [To] " Jona. Mann " [Supt for] " [expenses at the] " [Cemetery]	3.575.
" [To] Sundry persons for expenses on Chapel	12.300.42
" [To] " [persons] " [for] catalogue	646.24
" [To] " [persons] " [for] fencing lots &c	1.333.37
" [To] " [persons] " [for] other expenses	2.298.14
" [To] Reed, Chadwick & Dexter for insterest on money borrowed	43.45
" [To] Sundry persons refunded amt paid by them for interments	___
in Public Lots, in part payment for lots	40.
" [To] Sundries for Interest on Stone Farm purchase	984.12
For notes payable on Land purchase paid	4.500.
To Randolph Rogers on acct. statue John Adams	1.000.
" [To] Richd S. Greenough on acct. statue of Gov. Winthrop	1.000.
For insurance on Story Statue	18.
To Austin J. Coolidge. Secretary	231.
Amt Carried forward	35.570.21

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Amt brought forward	35.570.21
To Henry M. Parker in full	244.37
" [To] Geo. Wm Bond Treasr 2 1/2 percent on $21.095.15	527.38
" [To] Treasr of Mass. Horticultural Society	1.000.
___	37.341.96
Leaving a balance due the Treasurer of	252.51
___	___	$37.089.45

Number of new lots sold during the year, 134 ~

The subscriber has examined the Cash account of the Treasurer of Mount Auburn Cemetery, for the year 1855. It is correctly cast. Satisfactory vouchers have been exhibited for all payments charged; as have also certificates for the various Stocks & for the Scrip mentioned on this paper, On the 31^st of December, the Treasurer had in hand five hundred eighty three dollars 43/100 belonging to the Fund for Repairs. At same date, the balance of the general acount due him, was two hundred fifty two dollars 51/100. _

Boston February 2^d 1856_ Geo. H. Kuhn. Auditor. ----------------------------------- Schedule of property in possession of the Treasurer belonging to the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn. __

20 shares Hamilton Bank	2.000.
25 " [Shares] Shawmut " [Bank]	2.500.
14 shs. Boston & Lowell Railroad	7.000.
2 " [shs.] Stark Mills	2.000.
40 " [shs.] Boston & Providence Railroad	4.000.
20 " [shs.] Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Raild	2.000.
20 " [shs.] National Insurance Company	1.000.
20 " [shs.] Atlantic Bank	2.000.
30 " [shs.] Western Railroad	3.000.
20 " [shs.] Fitchburg Railroad	2.000.
24 " [shs.] Boston & Worcester Railroad	2.400.
___	___	29.900.--

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The Treasurer has also in his hands belonging to the fund for Repairs:

15 Shares Atlas Bank	___	1.470.
16 " [Shares] Fitchburg Railroad	___	1.641.
10 " [Shares] Western " [Railroad]	___	1.002.50
City of Boston Scrip $3.000 cost	3.009.00	___
Less for Story Statue	651.95__	2.357.05
Massachusetts 5 perct Scrip	2.000.--	1.959.73
Cash uninvested	___	583.43 =	$9.013.71

The unappropriated portion of Story Statue Fund
Consists of City Scrip, as above	651.95
Balance due from Corporation	343.23
___	___	995.18

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The Treasurer has also received for acct. of the Fund for Repairs, which is kept distinct from the other funds of the Corporation as follows: _

From the Execr of the will of the late Elizabeth Williams	___
Principal	1.000. }	___
interest on same	151. }	1.151.--
From Jas. M. Burgess income to be Expanded on lot of Deborah Burgess	___	100
" [From] Execrs of the will of the late Henry H. Fuller	___	200
" [From] income of the investment of this fund	___	381
___	___	___	$1.832__

Balance due from this Fund Decr 31. 1854	103.57
He has paid to the Supt for sums Expended on lots provided for by the Fund	161
" to G.W. Johnson for painting fence around Kirkland More.	4.__
For $1.000 Massachusetts 5 perct Scrip	980
Leaving in hands of Treasurer.	583.43
___	___	1.832__

Boston Dec^r 31. 1855 Geo. W^m Bond. Treas^r.