Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Treasurer's Report accepted _

On motion of Uriel Crocker Esq it was Voted that the report of the Treasurer be accepted.

Superintendent's do [Report accepted] _

On motion of Simeon Butterfield Esq. it was Voted that the report of the Superintendent be accepted. _

Committee to receive and count votes for Trustees.

The President declared the next business in order to be the choice of twelve trustees, and appointed

___	{ John Collamore Jr.
Messrs	{ Thos. B. Wales
___	{ & John McClellan a

committee to receive, assort and count the votes for trustees.

Trustees chosen

The Committee subsequently reported the whole number of votes cast to be seventy (70)

Necessary for choice	___	___	36
Paul Adams has	69	Isaac Livermore has	70
Edward Austin " [has]	70	Loyal Lovejoy " [has]	70
Jacob Bigelow " [has]	70	Otis Norcross " [has]	70
J. Ingersoll Bowditch " [has]	69	Edward S. Rand " [has]	70
James Cheever " [has]	70	James Read " [has]	69
Charles C. Little " [has]	70	Jacob Sleeper " [has]	70
James C. Curtis has	1	Avery Plumer	1

(Signed) John Collamore, Thos. B. Wales & John M^cClennan, Com^ee

The twelve gentlemen first named, being the Old Board, were declared to be elected.

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

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Proprietors. February 5^t, 1872.

On motion of M^r Collamore, it was

Voted, – that a Committee of three be appointed by the chair to receive, count and sort the votes for Trustees.

Com. app^d to collect count and sort Votes for Trustees.

The chair appointed Messrs. John Collamore, John R. Poor and Alex Wadsworth to compose said Committee, who subsequently reported as follows, viz: –

Trustees elected

Whole number of Ballots case 84; – all of which were for the following named persons, viz: –

___	Edward Lawrence,	} To serve until 1878,
___	Charles F. Choate,	} By re=election.
___	Henry W. Pickering,	To serve until 1877, in place of E. S. Rand, resigned.

Lack of Office accom^dns at Cemetery

Col. Charles Amory called the attention of the Trustees to the great lack of suitable office accommodations at the Cemetery for the Superintendent and those employed by him, and suggested a method by which this deficiency could be easily and cheaply supplied. In reply, the Proprietors were assured by the President that the subject had already been considred by the Trustees, and would continue to receive their attention.

No other business being presented, – on motion of M^r Collamore, it was

Voted, – that this Meeting be dissolved,

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.

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Proprietors February 3^d, 1873.

Annual Meeting of the Proprietors - Monday, February 3^d, 1873.

A duly notified meeting of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, was held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Monday, February 3^d, 1873, at half past Three o'clock in the afternoon

A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by the President, who also read the call for the same.

The record of the last Proprietors' Meeting was read by the Secretary and approved.

Annual Reports accepted, & ordered to be recorded.

The Annual Report of the Trustees, accompanied by the Reports of the Superintendent and Treasurer, having been distributed in print among the Proprietors present, and the Report of the Trustees having been read by the President, on motion of M^r Collamore, it was

Voted, – that the Annual Reports be accepted and recorded

On motion by M^r M^cClellan it was

Voted, – that a Committee of three be appointed by the chair to receive, count and sort the votes for Trustees.

Com. app^d to collect, count and sort votes for Trustees

The chair appointed Messrs. John M^cClellan, J. T. Prince and Alex. Wadsworth to compose said Committee who subsequently reported as follows, viz; –

Whole number of ballots cast 54, – all of which were for the following named persons, viz:

Trustees Elected.

Jacob Bigelow,	} to serve until 1879,
James L. Little.	} by re=election.

On motion of the Rev^d George E. Ellis, D.D., seconded

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Proprietors. Feby. 2^d, 1874.

Annual Meeting of the Proprietors. Monday, February 2^d, 1874.

x A duly notified meeting of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn was held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Monday, February 2^d, 1874, at half past Three o'clock in the afternoon.

x A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order by the President, who also read the call for the same.

x The record of the last Proprietors' Meeting was read by the Secretary, and approved.

Annual Reports.

x The Annual Report of hte Trustees, accompanied by the Reports of the Superintendent and Treasurer, having been distributed in print among the Proprietors present, and the Report of the Trustees having been read by the Secretary, – on motion of M^r Collamore, it was

Reading of Supt.'s & Treas^r's Reports dispensed with Reports accepted & ordered to be recorded.

x Voted, – that the reading of the Superintendent's and Treasurer's Reports be dispensed with.

xVoted, – that the Annual Reports be accepted & recorded.

Vote of thanks to Messrs. Livermore & Turner.

On motion of Col. Hatch, it was

Voted, – that the thanks of the Proprietors are hereby presented to the retiring Trustees, Hon. Isaac Livermore and M^r Alfred T. Turner, for their faithful and valuable services.

Com. app^d to col-lect, count & sort votes for Trustees.

On motion of M^r Collamore, it was

Voted, – that a Committee of three be appointed by the chair to receive, count and sort the votes for Trustees.

The chair appointed Messrs. Collamore, M^cClellan

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Proprietors. Feb'y. 1, 1875

Voted, – that said Committee have authority to employ counsel at the expense of the corporation, and to submit their report in print.

Stevenson, Jewell, Wadsworth app^d to compose Committee

The chair appointed Messrs. J. Thomas Stevenson, Harvey Jewell and Alexander Wadsworth to compose said Committee.

Granite Kerbing, &c. Trustees to enquire & rep^t as to expediency of On motion of prohibiting.

On motion of M^r J. Story Fay, it was

Voted, – that the Trustees be requested to enquire into and report to the Proprietors as to the expediency of hence forward prohibiting all fences and kerbing around lots, and in the grounds of Mount Auburn whether of granite, iron, or other material excepting earth.

Com^tee app to collect, count & sort votes for Trustees

On motion of M^r Collamore, it was

Voted, – that a Committee of two be appointed by the chair to collect, count and sort the votes for Trustees.

The chair appointed Messrs. Collamore and M^cLellan to compose said committee, who subsequently reported as follows, viz: –

Election of Messrs. Brewer & Perkins

Whole members of ballots, cast. 82 all of which were for

Thomas M. Brewer, to serve until 1881, by re-election William Perkins, " [to] " [serve] " [until] " [1881], " [by] " [re-election]

and they were accordingly declared elected and as foresaid.

No other business being presented, it was

Voted, – that this meeting be dissolved.

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.

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