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Trustees. October. 1853.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Trustees holden October. 1853. Present Messrs Bigelow, Curtis, Tisdale, Kuhn and Parker.

Admission to Cemetery on Sundays - by Trustees

Voted. That any person may be admitted into the Cemetery on Sundays with a special permit from a Trustee.

Adjourned. Attest. Henry M. Parker. Secretary.

Trustees Novemb^r 1. 1853.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Trustees holden November 1^st Present Messrs Bigelow, Curtis, Tisdale, Parker, Kuhn, Little and Bond, the Treasurer.

Record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Maple Avenue changed in line of

Messrs Curtis Tisdale and Parker, were appointed a Committee to view and report on any change required to be made in Maple Avenue.

Adjourned. Attest. Henry M. Parker. Secretary

Trustees. December 6. 1853.

At the regular monthly meeting of the trustees holden Dec. 6^th 1853. Present, Messrs Bigelow, Curtis, Little, Read Tisdale Crockett and Parker and Bond, the Treasurer.

B.F. Wyeth elected Gatekeeper.

Various applications for the office of gate keeper at the Cemetery were considered, and subsequently the Trustees on motion of Mr Parker proceeded to ballot for a gate keeper. Six ballots were thrown all of which were for B. F. Wyeth of Cambridge

The Secretary was ordered to notify Mr Wyeth of his election.

Messrs Read Tisdale and Parker were appointed a Committee to confer with Mr Wyeth and fix his duties.

Maple Avenue. change in line of.

The Committee on Maple Avenue reported orally and it was Voted. That Maple Avenue be extended, in a line parallel with the Eastern fence, and distant about nine feet therefrom along

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the whole length of that fence, or so far as the Committee on this subject think proper, and where the present avenue varies from that line, that it be discontinued, and that said Maple Avenue, from the two points of junction with Lime being so discontinued, a new path be substituted for the curve between those points; and that the plan be altered accordingly.

Letters from Francis Welch and Joseph Ballard were read, which gave the assent of those gentlemen as proprietors of lots on Lime and Maple Avenues to the above alteration

New Book and Catalogue of the Cemetery.

Voted. That the President, the Secretary and Mr Wadsworth, the Surveyor, be a Committee to prepare and print a new Book of the Cemetery, with a plan and Catalogue.

Adjourned, Attest. Henry M. Parker Secretary.

Trustees January 3, 1854

At the regular monthly meeting, January 3^rd 1854, there were present Messrs Bigelow Curtis, Crockett, Kuhn Parker, Tisdale Read and Bond the Treasurer, also Gould.

The president made a report on the original plan of introducing statuary into the Cemetery, thereupon

Statuary for Chapel.

Voted. That a Committee of three of when the president shall be the chairman be appointed to consider the report on statuary made this day, and report at a future meeting of the Trustees upon the general subject of introducing statuary into the Cemetery at the expense of the Corporation.

Isaac Parker records his dissenting vote.

Mr Parker requested that his vote dissenting from the foregoing vote of the majority should be entered in

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April 5 1873

Messrs. Philbrick & Sargent,

Gents,

In reply to your letter of Mar. 18^th would say, the Corporation is prepared to set the curb you spoke of, on lot #579 Maple Av. The enclosed sketch gives the difference in hight [sic] of the corners of the lot also the hight [sic] of the middle of front of lot above gutter. The measurements of the Deed are expected to agree with the inside measurements of the curb.

The Corp terms for setting curb are as follows

Labor - $3.00 per day for each man's time Foundation stone at 10 per ct. advance on the cost to us delivered on the spot. Gal. Clamps and other small extras at our usual rates.

Yours truly C.W.Folsom Supt.

[Note: Sketch on P.18. Letter Book.]

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Mt. Auburn Nov. 7. 1873.

John T. Bradlee Esq Chairman Comm. on Grounds.

Dear Sir

The cost of completing the bank in rear of lots 3482 - to 3982 will be $550.

To remove the stockade fence on Chant Lot line will cost $125 unless the posts are piled on Chant Lot; this could be done a little cheaper.

The cost of altering the passage way (now paved) between Maple & Halcyon Aves, into a path & covering the stone walls will be $100.

Your respectfuly J.W. Lovering

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April 26^th [186]7

J. H. Shedd Esq

Dear Sir,

For the sake of setting a few things right for my catalogue as well getting the ^some deeds out of the way & settling accts. I will you would give me this week or quite early next the following.

The actual measurement & contents of lots 3012 & 3737 on Oxalis P. (Bourne). I think you will have to make a new sketch, or alter the old one so as to show the measures of the orig. tomb lot 3012^^[its?] addition on Myrtle & lot 3737, after correcting distances from path to back side.

Survey -	Lot 3625	Pine Av. -	(Smith)	curbed
	" 3638	Galanthus	Goldsbury
	" 3715	Moss P.	Clarissa Oswald
	" 3718	Ivy P. rear 2625 & 3667	Eliz Rutledge
	" 459	Holly P. addn of 309ft on both sides	Suter tomb
	" 3734	Rosebay Av - 706f.	Nathan Tufts [?]
	" 3703	Sycamore Av 328f	Mr C. Coppershagen
	" 3730 -	St Paul Pub. Lot, if Capt. will set ports-
	" 3280 -	St. Matt. Pub. Lot, Give me contents as cut down
	" 1736	St. John Pub. Lot, Give me contents

Survey the following unsold lots - I give prob. measures - all posted

Sec	16	{284 - Crocus -	200f
"	'20'	{
"	11 -	342 - Celastrus	300
"	11 -	375 - "	300
"	11 -	374 - "	300
"	19 -	531 - Maple -	430
Sec.	22 -	536 - Bellflower -	134f
"	19 -	576 - Maple -	435 "
"	12 -	2420 rear 1987 Spruce -	abt 222f

Yours truly

A.J. Coolidge