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1873 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.005

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CB03_0269

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August 25 [187]3.

A. A. Barker Esq

Dear Sir

Please take what men are [?] and during this and next week [?] the graves on all Neglected Lots where [?] high enough to look badly and disfigure the grounds, also cut the grass on [?] east of Well house and on Mound Ave and let me know the cost. Also, please give me an estimate as nearly as you can of the time used in cutting hay [this?] July

Respectfully James W. Lovering Supt J.E.C.

August 26 [187]3.

Mrs. John W. James 119 Boylston St. Boston

Dear Madam,

As we are obliged by vote of the Trustees to receive a signed order for all work desired by Proprietors, will you please sign and return to us the enclosed order, as per memorandum left at Gatekeeper's Office.

Very respectfully James W. Lovering Supt. J.E.C.

Last edit almost 3 years ago by Elizabeth Casner

1870 Trustee Meeting Minutes, Volume 5, 1831.005.005

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Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 199)

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He has paid to sundry parties - for Labor and Materials: -
Bricks ....................	$ 813.00
Cart, Carriage Repairs, and Horseshoeing .......	741.91
Coal for Engine, Chapel and Greenhouse .........	679 65
Cutting Granite .........................	1,267.15
Carpentering .........................	264.13
Cesspools and Drains ...............	323.00
Copying Records .......................	72.18
Drawbacks ..................	357.00
Engineering, Surveying, and Copying Plans .........	1,381.15
Freight and Carting .................	376.62
Granite and Block Stone .............	908.61
Granite Posts ........................	597.63
Grain, Meal and Hay .............	1,084.25
Horse ..............................	400.00
Hardware and Cordage .........	185.15
Harness and Repairs ............	75.12
Iron and Steel .....................	136.26
Interment Department ........	357.43
Lumber and Sawing ...........	223.83
Lead ...........................	237.34
Lime and Cement .........	956.40
Manure and Loam ..........	2,988.54
Marble and Marble Work ........	217.59
Paving Stones ........................	78.09
Paving Gutters ..........................	362.00
Pay Roll ................	38,933.74
Pots, Vases, Plants for Greenhouse and Cemetery - Birds ...	1,492.61
Paints and Oils ..................	72.03
Repairs Engine-house, Engine and Pumps ...	51.62
Repairs of Buildings .............	1,624.51
Repairs of Greenhouses ........	731.05
Sundry Expenses at Gate-office .........	168.59
Slates and Flagging .......................	1,505.18
Smith Work ......................	350.80
Sods .................................	2,730.11
Sundries ..........................	395.71
Tiles ....................................	127.24
Tools .....................	588.32
Water Rates ....................	101.65
___	___	$63,957.19
For Expenses - Salaries: -
C.W. Folsom, Superintendent ...................	$2,500.00
H.B. Mackintosh, Treasurer ..................	2,000.00
Samuel Batchelder, Jr., Secretary .................	1,500.00
George G. Spear, Jr., Gatekeeper, (9 months) ........	584.43
___	___	6,584.43
Rent, Heating, Lighting, and Care of Office ..........	926.40
Taxes on Real Estate ........................................	58.00
Insurance .......................................	953.75
Printing, Binding and Stationery .....................	1,736.81
Postage and Revenue Stamps, Gov't Envelopes ........	708.69
Sundries ...............................	6.13
___	___	4,389.78
To amount paid Mass. Horticultural Society for its proportion of Sales .	___	8,069.06
" " Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., for Permanent Fund ...........	___	6,272.59
" " Repair Fund for Interest ............................	___	739.35
" " Stone Meadow - additional land .................	___	9.13
" " Notes Receivable ............................	___	7,500.00
" " Part of Lot and Graves repurchased ......................	___	104.50
" " Bust of Dr. Jacob Bigelow, (Testimonial) .................	___	668.75
" " Digging and Draining Halcyon Lake ...............	___	8,013.46
" " Expenses of Sphinx Statue ...............................	___	1,554.63
" " for Rear Fence, Watriss Lot ..................	___	2,387.82
" " " Improvements, Engine and Swan House ................	___	1,228.47
" " " Account of New Receiving Tomb ..................	___	457.29
Balance in hands of Treasurer ..................................	___	83.36
___	___	___	$112,019.81

Last edit over 2 years ago by Elizabeth Casner

Indexed

Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 282e)

He has paid to Sundry parties - for Labor and Materials: -
___	Bricks .........................	$2,077.40
___	Cart, Carriage Repairs and Horse-shoeing ............	336.81
___	Coal for Engine, Chapel and Greenhouse .............	779.87
___	Cutting Granite ...............................	1,503.37
___	Carpentering .............................	170.83
___	Cesspools and Drains ..............	88 08
___	Drawbacks ................	595.00
___	Engineering, Surveying and Copying Plans .....	748.63
___	Freight and Carting ...................	101.10
___	Granite and Block Stone ...........	519.60
___	Granite Posts ...................................	725.38
___	Grain, Meal and Hay ...................	960.55
___	Horse ..............................	350.00
___	Hardware .............................	104.93
___	Harness and Repairs ...............	100.02
___	Iron and Steel ..........................	19.35
___	Interment Department ...............	193.00
___	Lumber and Sawing ..................	54.66
___	Lead ........................	111.48
___	Lime and Cement .....................	589 40
___	Manure and Loam .........................	4,959.93
___	Marble and Marble work .............	380 37
___	Paving Gutters .....................	69.25
___	Pay Roll .......................	37,705.39
___	Pots, Vases, Plants for Greenhouse and Cemetery - Birds .	792.10
___	Paints and Oils ..........	228.51
___	Repairs Engine-house, Engine and Pumps ........	144.62
___	Repairs of Buildings .......................	433.66
___	Repairs of Greenhouses ..................	496.26
___	Sundry Expensees at Gate-office .......	39.12
___	Slates and Flagging ..........................	2,272.83
___	Smith work ...........................	661.76
___	Sods ......................	2,072.73
___	Sundries ...................	557.01
___	Tools .....................	532.06
___	Water Rates ..........	117.11
___	___	___	$61,592.17
To amount paid for Iron Bridge at Auburn Lake .......	___	___	320.35
" [To] " [amount] " [paid] Fencing Chant Lot ......................	___	___	164.37
" [To] " [amount] " [paid] New Greenhouses ..................	___	___	678.96
" [To] " [amount] Repair Fund - reimbursement ..........	___	___	1,708.40
For Expenses - Salaries: -
___	C.W. Folsom, Superintendent ...............	$833.32
___	J.W. Lovering, " ............................	1,875.01
___	H.B. Mackinstosh, Treasurer .............	2,125.00
___	Samuel Batchelder, Jr., Secretary ............	1,500.00
___	___	___	6,333.33
___	Rent, Heating, Lighting and Care of Office ..........	$733.10
___	Taxes on Real Estate ..............................	1,644.12
___	Insurance .............................	310.04
___	Printing, Binding and Stationery ............	1,188.52
___	Postage and Revenue Stamps, Government Envelopes ...	219.96
___	Sundries ...........	118.80
___	___	___	4,214.54
To amount paid Mass. Horticultural Society for its proportion of Sales .	___	___	11,904.54
" [To] " [amount] Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., for Permanent Fund .......	___	___	9,430.08
" [To] " [amount] Notes Receivable ...........................	___	___	27,000.00
" [To] " [amount] Graves repurchased ................	___	___	90.00
" [To] " [amount] Repair Fund - (Loan Returned) ....................	___	___	1,500.00
" [To] " [amount] for Chant Lot .................	___	___	2,739.00
Balance in hands of Treasurer ..................	___	___	5,585.14
___	___	___	___	$133,260.88

Last edit about 2 years ago by Elizabeth Casner

Indexed

Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 351)

351

He has paid to Sundry parties - for Labor and Materials: -
Bricks .......	$551.36
Cart, Carriage, Carriage Repairs and Horse-shoeing ...	873,52
Coal for Engine, Chapel and Greenhouse .......	1,001.41
Cutting Granite ..........	120.18
Carpentering .........	365.02
Cesspools and Drains ........	7.50
Drawback ..........	289.00
Engineering, Surveying and Copying Plans ......	970.01
Freight and Carting .......	122.25
Granite and Block Stone .........	1,002.56
Granite Posts ..........	983.50
Grain, Meal and Hay .........	1,180.92
Hardware .........	401.58
Harness Repairs .........	131.45
Iron and Steel .........	189.69
Interment Department .......	92.31
Lumber and Sawing ........	85.04
Lead ........	98.10
Lime and Cement ........	526.58
Manure and Loam .......	5,318.22
Marble and Marble Work ......	212.65
Paving Gutters ..........	50.50
Pay Roll ........	36,176.57
Pots, Vases, Plants for Greenhouse and Cemetery, Birds ...	566.74
Paints and Oils .......	36.99
Repairs Engine-house, Engine and Pumps .......	121.87
Repairs of Buildings .......	243.75
Repairs of Greenhouses .......	1,068.44
Sundry Expenses at Gate-office ........	40.11
Slates and Flagging ..........	643.20
Sods ..........	2,658.29
Sundries .......	509.90
Tools ...........	295.03
Water Rates ........	86.55
Water Works .......	141.74
___	___	$57,162.53
To amount paid for New Map ....	.....	488.74
" [To] " [amount paid] " [for] Chant Lot Fence ....	......	801.42
" [To] " [amount paid] " [for] New Greenhouse .....	.....	533.33
" [To] " [amount paid] Repair Fund .....	.....	1,000.00
" [To] " [amount paid] for Fountain Avenue Bank ...	....	1,401.54
___	___	$61,387.56
For Expenses - Salaries: -
J. W. Lovering, Superintendent .....	$2,500.00
H. B. Mackintosh, Treasurer .......	2,250.00
Samuel Batchelder, Jr., Secretary ......	1,500.00
___	___	6,250.00
Rent, Heating, Lighting and Care of Office .....	$974.91
Taxes on Real Estate .......	755.31
Printing, Binding and Stationery .....	929.81
Postage, Revenue Stamps, Government Envelopes ....	386.70
Sundries ......	303.76
___	___	3,350.49
To amount paid Mass. Horticultural Society for its proportion of Sales .	...	6,686.90
" [To] " [amount paid] Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co., for Permanent Fund .....	....	5,793.15
" [To] " [amount paid] Notes Receivable .....	....	19,000.00
Balance in hands of Treasurer ....	.....	1,795.50
___	___	___	$104,263.60

Last edit about 2 years ago by Elizabeth Casner

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Pages That Mention Gatekeeper's Office

1873 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.005

CB03_0269

1870 Trustee Meeting Minutes, Volume 5, 1831.005.005

Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 199)

Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 282e)

Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 351)

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