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Trustees, Oct. 12, '70. Supt's Com^ee to N. J. Bradlee in regard to probable erection of Horse R. R.

(c) A communication addressed by the Superintendent to M^r. N. J. Bradlee, dated September 29^t, 1870, enclosing the above named copy of Report and Vote, and stating that the President of the Horse Railroad Company was of opinion that the proposition would be met by them "in a liberal spirit." To this Communication were

Approval of 8 Trustees to the Plan to maximum cost of $875.00

appended the signatures of eight Trustees of M^t Auburn Cemetery in approval of the Superintendent's "notifying the City that the "Cemetery Corporation will pay one quarter of the expense of paving "in front of the Gateway [as ² mentioned] [not exceeding $875.] in the Report of the City Government on September 21^st, 1870."

Supt's Com^ee to N. J. Bradlee,

(d) A communication addressed by the Superintendent to Mr. N. J. Bradlee dated October 10, 1870, enclosing the papers above named, and stating that if the Trustees should formally approve the arrangement at their next Meeting the work could probably be done this fall.

Formal Approval of the above Plan by Vote.

After full consideration it was

Voted, – that the Secretary be instructed to notify the City of Cambridge that the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn will pay one fourth part of the expense of paving the space opposite to the Gateway in the manner set forth in the Superintendent's Petition to the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen of July 14; provided that the said one fourth part of the expense shall not exceed the sum of eight hundred and seventy-five dollars ($875.00)

Com^ee of Messrs H. W. Dutton & Son Publishers of the Transcript.

The Secretary having read a communication dated October 12^t, 1870, addressed to the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery by Messrs Henry W. Dutton and Son, Publishers of the Daily Evening Transcript, enquiring whether an Order given to them by a member of this Board for the discontinuance of a certain series

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Trustees October 12, 1870.

of articles entitled "Mount Auburn Memoranda" was done by the authority of the Board of Trustees; it was

Sec'y. instructed to reply to above communication

Voted, – that the Secretary be instructed to reply to the letter from the Publishers of the Transcript dated this day, informing them that the Board of Trustees have never taken any official action in respect to the publications referred to.

Statement, &c. of Treasurer to October 1, 1870 Referred to Com. on Finance.

The Treasurer having submitted his Statement for the 3^d quarter ending October 1, 1870, together with Trial Balances for the same date, it was

Voted, – that the above papers be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Upon the petition of the parties in interest representatives were designated for Lots as follows; – viz:

471 Thomas H. H. Messinger of Stamford, Conn., residuary Trustee of George W. Messinger deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Four Hundred and seventy-one.

497 Susan S. Lombard of Boston, daughter of Israel Lombard, deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Four hundred and ninety=seven.

1331 Nathaniel A. Daniels of Somerville, son of Nathaniel Daniels deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Thirteen hundred and thirty-one.

Adjourned Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.