Mount Auburn Cemetery

Aug. 13. - '72 . Contracted with Blair & Skinner to remove and erect Sphinx Statue for $450.- complete. J.T.B.

502 Harrison Avenue, Boston August 7th 1872

Charles W Folsom, Esq

Dear Sir

To move and place on pedestal the Sphinx at Mt Auburn will cost Five hundred (500) dollars. Our plan for moving would be, to raise the Sphinx with screws, then place it on rolls and move with capstan to pedestal. raise up and move over pedestal then clamp with timber and bolts placing the blocking and screws outside of the pedestal, then lower into position.

For explanation we would refer you to Nathaniel J. Bradlee Esq.

Respy Yours Blair and Skinner by G.E. Foster

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April 15 [187]3

John T. Bradlee Esq. Prest. Boston.

Dear Sir

Enclosed please find papers relating to paving the street, in front of Mt Auburn Cemetery gate, 1870.

1^st. Copy of Report of Comm on Roads &c, with action of Aldermen 2. C.W. Folsom letter to N.J. Bradlee, with endorsements of Trustees of Mt Auburn, and of Pres. of Union R.R. Co. 3. Copy of letter to Mayor & Aldermen of Cambridge. 4. Copy of petition to City Gov^t. 5. Memo with reference to N.J. Bradlee Esq. 6. Notification of meeting of Comm on Roads + Bridges. 7. Blank petition

Very respy, C.W. Folsom Supt

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Trustees requested to supercede present Sup^t

[Proprietors' Adj^d Annual Meeting _ March 7, 1870 _ ]

On motion by Mr Henry A. Snow,

it was

Voted that the Trustees be requested to place some other Superintendent in office at Mount Auburn instead of Capt. Winsor. ~

Report of Com^ee on Ballotting _

After a considerable delay, the Committee on ballotting returned and submitted their report as follows: _

"The Committee appointed to receive, sort and count the ballots for Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, having attended to their duty beg leave to report: -

Whole number of ballots	___	___	530
Necessary for choice	___	___	266
To serve until 1876,
Nathaniel J. Bradlee	___	338
Alfred T. Turner	___	336
James Read	191
Turner Sargent	189
John T. Bradlee	3
George E. Ellis	1
To serve until 1875,
Thomas M. Brewer	___	323
Avery Plumer	203
James Read	2
N.J. Bradlee	1

291

To serve until 1871,
John T. Bradlee	___	368
George E. Ellis	57
Henry Austin Whitney	25
A. T. Turner	21
T. M. Brewer	20
N. J. Bradlee	6
Wm Perkins	2
John T. Prince	2
James Read	1
Avery Plumer	1
John R. Poor	1

For the Committee John T. Bradlee, Chairman. Boston, March 7, 1870

Declaration of Trustees chosen _

The Chairman of the meeting then declared that the following named gentleman were chosen to serve as Trustees for terms as follows: _

To serve until the year 1876,
Messrs	Nathaniel J Bradlee
___	Alfred T. Turner
To serve out unexpired terms,
until the year 1875,
___	Mr Thomas R M. Brewer,
until the year 1871,
___	Mr John T. Bradlee.

The meeting was then dissolved. Attest Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary.