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Trustees. November 19^t, 1873

November 19^t, 1873.

An adjourned monthly meeting of the Trustees was held on Wednesday November 19^t, 1873, at half past Three o'clock P.M.

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

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Indian-Ridge Fountain Av. grading & sodding authorized

On suggestion of the President, it was, on motion of^^{Mr Turner}

Voted, – that the Committee on Grounds be, and they hereby are authorized to cause that portion of the bank of Indian-Ridge on Fountain Avenue, commencing at or near Linnaea Path, and Extending say 120 feet, to be graded and sodded in accordance with plan prepared by the Superintendent, – at an expense not exceeding five hundred and fifty dollars, ($550.–)

Stone farm territory to be laid out in accordance with Supt.'s Plan of September 1873.

The subject of the laying-out and improvement of the Stone Farm territory having been discussed, in connection with the plan delineated by the Superintendent dated September, 1873, – on motion of M^r N. J. Bradlee, it was

Voted, – that the laying-out of the Stone-farm territory, as shown upon a Plan prepared by the Superintendent, dated September, 1873, be and the same is hereby approved and adopted by the Trustees.

''Landscape-lawn'' system, – [Debate in regard to.]

After a full consideration of the subject of making sales of Lots in this portion of the Cemetery subject to such reservations as will carry out "the landscape-lawn system," so called, it was moved by M^r N. J. Bradlee, –

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Trustees. Oct. 14, 1874. Voted, – that the report of the Committee be accepted.

Indian Ridge P. Extⁿ of grading sodding of bank

Voted, – that the action of the Committee be approved.

Linnaea P. sodding near; appⁿ for.

Voted, – to add to appropriations already made the further sum of $176.54 to cover the expense of sodding near Linnaea Path, which was not originally proposed.

Indian R. Path: estimate ord^d of Cost of extending grading & sodding of bank on

On motion of M^r J. T. Bradlee, it was

Voted, – that the Committee on Grounds be instructed to obtain an estimate of the cost of extending the grading and sodding of the bank on Indian Ridge Path to a point at or near the line of Lime Avenue.

Fountain Av. change in laying out of.

The President having exhibited a plan for a change in the laying out of Fountain Av., prepared under the advice of the Superintendent, and recommended by the Committee on Grounds, it was

Voted, – that the laying out of Fountain Av. be, and the same is hereby modified in such manner as to conform to the plan exhibited to this Board, prepared by the Superintendent, and recommended by the Committee on Grounds

A report was received from the special Committee appointed at the last meeting on the