1854 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 2, 1831.005.002

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Trustees Nov. 1. 1858

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held at the usual place on Monday, November 1^st AD 1858, at 10 O'clock a.m. ~

There were present, the President, Messrs Andrews, Cheever, Crocker, ^^Curtis Gould, Little, Nazro, Read and Sleeper.

The record of the last meeting was read. ~

Report of Com^ee on Lots _

Mr Curtis for the Committee upon Lots submitted a report upon two subjects of inquiry made by the Superintendent: _

Perpet^l Care of Small lots _

1^st Whether the Trustees will contract with the owner of lots consisting of less than three hundred square feet, for the perpetual care and preservation thereof for less than three hundred dollars, which is the minimum sum now prescribed by the Trustees.

After explanation of this subject in the report, the following vote was proposed for adoption, which being in amendment of the a bye-law, lies over until another meeting.

"That the Trustees will guarantee the perpetual care and preservation of lots^^containing less than three hundred square feet, for such sum not less than one hundred dollars for each lot, as may be agreed upon between them and the proprietor of such lot."

Public monuments

The second subject of inquiry was _

Whether the Trustees will require a sum of money to be deposited by those who erect what may be called public monuments for their future care and preservation.

Upon this matter the report recommended the

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following vote, which was put and unanimously adopted by the Trustees. _

"That no lot shall be sold for the purpose of erecting thereon a Public monument or memorial, unless the subscribers to such monument, shall pay to the Treasurer such sum of money as the Committee having charge of this subject shall consider to be necessary, and adequate to defray the expense of the perpetual care and preservation of such monument and its apurtinances."

Com^ee of Conf. with Mass. Hort. Soc.

The Committee appointed to confer with a similar Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, through the President reported that they had had one or two meetings, and made some progress, it was thought toward an amicable arrangement of all existing questions between the two Corporations. An interchange of opinion was had upon one or two points which might become a basis of adjustment, but no vote was taken.

Passageways _

A communication received from the Superintendent, inquiring whether parties purchasing the passageways adjoining their lots have or have not the privilege of improving and ornamenting the same, was read, and upon motion of Mr Curtis, was referred to the Committee on Lots. _

The meeting was then adjourned. Attest Austin J. Coolidge

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Trustees Decem^r 6. 1858.

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held at the usual place on Monday, December 6, 1858. at 10 O'clock Am.

There were present the President, Messrs Cheever, Crocker, Curtis, Gould, Little, Read, Sleeper and Tobey.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Amend^t to Art. 26 _

The amendment to the by-law respecting the Repair Fund (Art. 26) at the last meeting proposed by Mr Curtis to wit: _

"That the Trustees will guarantee the perpetual care and preservation of lots less than three hundred square feet for such sum not less than one hundred dollars for each lot, as may be agreed upon between them and the proprietor of such lot: _

was read, and upon motion, was adopted.

Com^ee of Conf. with Hort. Soc^y

The President for the Committee appointed to confer with a similar Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in relation to an amicable settlement of all questions pending between that Corporation and the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, submitted as their report a paper embracing terms of such settlement, which had been agreed to by the Conference Committee, and the same was read and explained.

After some discussion, it was upon motion of Mr Tobey.

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Voted, that said paper be referred back to the Committee with instructions to obtain from the Horticultural Society a declaration that nothing contained therein shall be so construed as to authorize the said Horticultural Society to exercise any intervention or control over the acts of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, or their officers, in the management, disposition, improvement or sale of any land which it is now proposed to annex, or which may hereafter be annexed to the present cemetery, other than is now exercised in relation to the land received from said Massachusetts Horticultural Society under the act of 1835 incorporating the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn.

The meeting was then adjourned. Attest Austin J. Coolidge,, Secretary.

Trustees _ Jan^y 3^d, 1859

At the usual hour for the regular monthly meeting of the Trustees, on Monday, January, 3^d A.D. 1859, there were present the President, and Messrs Cheever and Gould, when it appearing that no quorum was present, the meeting was upon motion of Mr Gould,

no quorum

adjourned to Monday, January 31, 1859. Attest A.J. Coolidge Secretary

[text on left side toward spine] For record of special meeting Dec^r 20, 1858; see next page _

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Trustees Dec^r 20, 1858

A special meeting of the Trustees, duly called and notified, was held at the office of the Secretary, on the 20^th day of December A.D. 1858, at 10 O'clock A.M.

There were present, the President, Messrs Andrews, Cheever, Crocker, Curtis, Little, Read and Sleeper = 8.

The record of the last meeting was read.

Com^ee of Conference with Mass. Hort. Soc. report

The President from the Committee of Conference having reported the terms of adjustment agreed upon in behalf of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, upon the one hand, and of this Corporation upon the other,

Indenture

in the form of an indenture in two parts, bearing date the 18^th day of December A.D. 1858, the same was read

accepted _ and ratified _

and considered, and it was thereupon unanimously

Voted _ that said Indenture be accepted and adopted by this Corporation, and that the President, Jacob Bigelow, in behalf thereof, be authorized to execute the same, with the corporate seal, and to acknowledge said indenture in behalf of said Corporation and to exchange the same with the said Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and it was further

Voted, that said indenture be recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the County of Middlesex.

Mr Cheever from the Committee of Conference