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are not considered excessive.

A general statement having been made by the President with reference to the Policies of Insurance on property in the use and occupation of the corporation and on property which it holds as mortgagee, it was

Voted, – that the President be authorized to procure insurance on the Superintendent's house and stable to the amount of $6000. – in place of $4800, – now held in the Mechanic's Mutual Insurance Company.

Voted, – that the Treasurer be directed to notify the mortgagors of real estate held by the Corporation to furnish other insurance in lieu of policies now held in the Mechanics Mut. Ins. Company: and that in case of non=compliance on the part of a mortgagor with the provision of the above order, the President is hereby authorized to procure such insurance at the expense of said mortgagor.

Monthly Schedule of Bills referred to President.

A file of bills, with accompanying schedule, having been submitted to the Board by the Treasurer, in compliance with the requirements of the By=Laws, and the schedule having been read by the President, it was

Voted, – that said bills be referred to the President for his approval, and payment by the Treasurer, if found correct.

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succeeded in obtaining assurance of his willingness to accede to the unanimous desire of the Board by remaining in office.

Correspondence in regard to the above ordered to be recorded.

Voted, – that the Report of the President be accepted, and that Dr. Bigelow's letter of resignation together with the letter addressed to him by the Trustees be spread upon the record. [See pp. 186, 187]

Insurance on Supt.'s House & Stable increased. On real estate held by corpⁿ in mortgage, replaced.

The President also reported that, as instructed by the vote of the Board at the last meeting, he had replaced the insurance of $4800.– on Superintendent's House and Stable written by the Mechanics Mutual Insurance Company, with an insurance of $6000.– in the Insurance Company of North America: also that at the request of the Treasurer the mortgages of real estate held by the corporation had promptly furnished insurance in satisfactory companies in lieu of the policies written by the company first above named.

Voted, – that the above Report be accepted.

Voted, – that when this Board adjourn it adjourn to meet at this place on Wednesday the 22^d inst., at Four o'clock P.M.

Monthly statement of Sales of Lots accepted & placed on file.

A statement of the sales of Lots effected by the Superintendent and approved by the Committee on Lots from December 11^t 1872 to January 8^t, 1873, having been submitted and read by the Secretary, it was

Voted, – that the said statement be accepted and placed on file.

No other business being presented, it was

Voted, – that this meeting be adjourned.

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary

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