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to By-laws, Article XI, but no response has been received, I would, therefore, respectfully ask for authority to remove the remains to the Receiving Tomb Lot so called (which has always heretofore been used for a similar purpose.)

I am Gentlemen, yours respectfully C.W. Folsom Supt.

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Trustees - Aug. 13. 1867.

Receiving Tomb Lot established _

It was thereupon voted, _

"That the Superintendent be authorized, on removing bodies from the Receiving Tomb, to inter them in a strip of vacant grounds, between Mistletoe Path and the western stockade fence, said strip to be called Receiving Tomb Lot."

Fee for Deposit in Receiving Tomb to be $25.00 17.00 to be refunded. Voted _

"That hereafter the fee for a deposit in the Receiving Tomb be twenty five dollars ($25) seventeen dollars ^^($17) of which shall be returned to the depositor, if the body shall be removed on his account as required by the laws."

Engine _ enlargement of boiler

Voted _

"That the enlargement of the engine boiler be referred to the Committee on Grounds with full power. " _

Contract for Perpetual Repair of Lot 596 _

The Secretary reported that the Committee on Lots had contracted with Mr Charles Torrey, for the perpetual care of lot numbered five hundred and ninety six (596) for the sum of four hundred and twenty five dollars, subject to the approval of this board:

and it was Voted That said contract be hereby ratified. _

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Superintendents Report. Continued

Number of Monuments erected - - -	38.
" [Number] " [of] Linear feet of Gutters paved - - -	744.

Interment Record.

Total number of Interments as pr last Report - - - -	___	14821.
Number of Original Interments for year ending Dec 31 1868.	446.
" [Number] " [of] Removals from other Cemeteries	105.
Total number of Interments for the year - - - - - -	___	551.
" [Total] " [number] " [of] " [Interments] in Cemetery to date.	___	15,372.
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Of the above there were Deposited in Receiving Tomb	___	46.
Interments in Public Lots	___	21.

The Removals in & from the Cemetery were as follows.

To the Receiving Tomb	1.
" [To the] Receiving Tomb Lot	0.
" [To the] Public Lots	7.
" [To the] Private Lots	75.	83.
From Cemetery - - - - - - - -	___	20.
Total number of removals - - - - -	___	103.

respectfully submitted. (signed) Daniel L. Winsor Superintendent of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mount Auburn Dec^r 31 1868.

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Superintendent's Annual Report.

Superintendent's Report Continued.

Number of Old Lots bounded with Granite Posts,	21
" [Number] " [of] Lots enclosed with Granite,	79
" [Number] " [of] Iron Fences erected,	3
" [Number] " [of] Tombs built,	3
" [Number] " [of] Monuments erected,	35
" [Number] " [of] Linnear [sic] feet of gutters paved,	647
" [Number] " [of] " [Linnear] " [feet] " [of] " [gutters] repaved,	542

Interment Record.

Total number of Interments as pr last report,	___	15,372
Number of Original Interments for year ending Dec. 31, 1869,	519	___
" [Number] " [of] Removals from other Cemeteries	91
Total number of Interments for the year,	___	610
" [Total] " [number] " [of] " [Interments] in Cemetery to date,	___	15,982
Of the above, there were Deposits in Receiving Tomb,	___	38
Interments in Public Lots,	___	35

The Removals in and from the Cemetery were as follows:

To the Receiving Tomb,	2
" [To] " [the] Receiving Tomb Lot,	0
" [To] " [the] Public Lots,	8
" [To] " [the] Private Lots,	105
___	___	115
From Cemetery,	___	30
Total number of Removals,	___	145

Respectfully submitted, (signed) Daniel L. Winsor, Superintendent of Mount Auburn Cemetery. Mount Auburn, Dec. 31, 1869.

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Superintendent's Report

Of the above, there were Deposits in the Receiving Tomb	___	40
" [Of] " [the] " [above,] " [there] " [were] Interments in Public Lots	___	29
The Removals within & from the Cemetery were as follows:
To the Receiving Tomb	0
" [To] " [the] " [Receiving] " [Tomb] Lot	0
" [To] " [the] Public Lots	12
" [To] Private " [Lots]	67
Total Removals within the Cemetery	___	79
" [Total] " [Removals] from " [the] " [Cemetery]	___	43
" [Total] Number of Removals	___	122

Respectfully submitted,

(Signed) Chas. W. Folsom,

Supt. of M^t Auburn Cemetery

Moutn Auburn, December 31^st, 1871.