Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Mount Auburn June 9. 1873.

Sam^l T. Snow Esq. Chairman Comm. on Lots.

Dear Sir

I send you two plans of lots which belong to parties who wish to divide them differently, and exchange their present deeds.

First Case. Warren Sherbourne, (Lots 3021 & 3022. 300 feet each.) States his lots are divided lengthwise, and that he wishes to divide them according to red numbers on plan, so as to deed away new lot 3022 on Petunia Path. His lot is measured to outside of posts, and within these are 553 & 296 feet = 849 feet or 89 feet more than his deeds give him. Should the Committee allow this change, I would respectfully suggest that this additional space of 89 feet be put between the two new lots as a passageway.

Second Case. W^m W. Whitcomb owner of 3116 (230 ft.) has bought lot 2031 (300 ft.) and by permission of late Supt. has united both lots in one for which he wishes to have a new deed, in place of the two deeds he now holds. You will notice he has enclosed 6 feet less than he is entitled to.

At the junction of Halcyon, Ash & Sycamore Ave.

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Mt. Auburn Dec. 4 [18]73

S.T. Snow Esq Ch. Comm. on Lots

Dr Sir

On looking at Mr Sherburne's lots 3021 & 3022 I find that there would be no difficulty in making a passage way between the lots, and a strip wide enough to make the 89 feet should, I think be taken from lot 3021, and an order given us by the owner to seat posts & cut the numbers (which has never been done)

Respectfuly J.W. Lovering

Mt. Auburn Dec. 4. 1873

John T. Bradlee Esq Pres^t &c.

Dear Sir

To take down the remaining portion of the fence on the Line of the Watriss & Chant Lots & remove to line of Chant Lot & Catholic Cemetery will cost $95⁴⁵ and the remaining distance to line of stockade fence can be completed for $650.90

This allows for some waste on the fence removed & is probably a liberal estimate.

Respectfuly J.W. Lovering

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Trustees. June 20^t, 1873.

Shedd & Sawyer's Plan of May 1873, the re=location and re=conveyance being first approved by the Committee on Lots.

Warren Sherburne Re=location of Lots N^os 3021. 3022 belonging to.

(f.) In the matter of the proposed relocation of Lots N^os 3021 and 3022, Oak Avenue, belonging to M^r Warren Sherburne the Committee recommend that the Secretary be authorized to receive a re=conveyance of said Lots for the purpose of re=locating the same in the manner shown on Shedd & Sawyer's Plan of June, 1873, the relocation and reconveyance being first approved by the Committee on Lots.

Silsby & Coburn Tombs. Work done & charges made. Consⁿ of ref. to Spec. Com.

(g.) The Committee having had their attention called to the subject of the charges made on the part of the Corporation for work done under direction of the late Superintendent on the "Silsby and Coburn" Tombs, so called, (^^Lots N^os 2940 & 2941, Lawn Av.) respectfully request that the Board would make formal reference of this subject to^^{a special Committee consisting of the President and} the Committee^_{on Lots} with full powers to make such adjustment as they may deem desirable.

Voted, – that the above Reports of the Committee on Lots be accepted, and the recommendations and requests thereof be granted.

General Permits for Gardening work not to be hereafter issued.

On motion of M^r Choate, it was

Voted, – that no General Permits for gardening work be hereafter granted, and that the Secretary be instructed, in issuing the Permits voted to Messrs. Fox and O'Brien, to notify them of this action of the Board

On motion of M^r Snow it was

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Trustees. Dec. 24^t, 1873.

December 24^t, 1873.

An adjourned monthly meeting of the Trustees was held on Wednesday, December 24^t, 1873, at half past Three o'clock, P.M.

Present, Messrs. J. T. Bradlee, Brewer, Choate, Lawrence, Perkins, Pickering, Snow and Turner.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Stone Farm Reservations – Report of Com. on changes in forms required.

A written report was received from the chairman of the Special Committee having in charge the subject of certain changes in the By-Laws, deeds, etc., rendered necessary or expedient in consequence of the reservations made upon the Stone Farm territory. Said report having been read and considered, and the question having, in the course of discussion, been incidentally mooted whether the ordinary forms of conveyance employed by the corporation granted the fee of the land or simply a perpetual night of burial, – on motion of M^r Turner it was

Subject recommitted, with instructions, &c.

Voted, – that the report be recommitted to the committee with instructions to consider and report upon the general subject of the modes of conveyance employed by the corporation viewed in connection with the the terms of the several Acts of the Legislature incorporating the Proprietors of the Cemetery of M^t Auburn.

Sherburne Lots. re-conveyance, &c. authorized See p. 228.

Pursuant to a statement of facts made by M^r Snow, and upon a motion offered by him, it was

Voted, – that the Secretary be authorized to receive from M^r Warren Sherburne^^formerly of Charlestown a re-conveyance of Lots N^os 3021 and 3022, Oak Avenue, for the purpose of issuing

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Jan'y 5 [187]4

Sam^l Batchelder Jr.

Sec'y.

D Sir

I send you a report on ^#3021 and 2. of Sherburne.

I told Mr Snow that the lots measured to the inside of posts the correct quantity (not having the plan). I find now when I come to divide the quantities between the lots that I am mistaken, and that if the inside corners of the posts are fixed as boundaries, 23 ft more are needed to make up the required amount, which I have added as the blue line on plan will show, as I can see no objection to it and I know it to be acceptable to Mr Sherburne .

Yours truly

J. W. Lovering

Sup^t.