Mount Auburn Cemetery

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The subscribers, being Proprietors of lots in the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, hereby signify their assent to the Act of the Legislature passed the thirty first day of March AD. eighteen hundred & thirty five, entitled an Act to incorporated the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn.— Dated April 21 1835.

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Trustees. July 5. 1853.

At the monthly meeting July 5^th duly notified, there were present only Messrs Bigelow, Parker, Little & Tisdale no quorum.

Dr. Bigelow as a Committee on the Bowditch Statue reported in writing. His report was accepted.

Gate Keeper complaints against; authorized to admit without passes

A letter from Mr Levi Bartlett to one of the Trustees was read. It complains of the course of the gate keeper. This led to a general consideration of the subject of visitors to the cemetery, with & without tickets & passes. It was, Voted. That /subject to the notification & confirmation of the board/ the gate keeper be ^permitted instructed to admit persons of respectable appearance and demeanor to ride into the Cemetery, without tickets or permits until further orders.

Adjourned. Attest. Henry M. Parker Secretary.

Trustees August 2. 1853

At the monthly meeting, duly called, and holden August 2^nd there were present Messrs Bigelow, Crockett, Gould, Kuhn, Read and Tisdale

Gate Keeper has authority.

Voted. To confirm the vote passed at the last meeting.

Adjourned. Attest. Henry M. Parker. Secretary.

Trustees September 6. 1853.

At the monthly meeting duly called and holden September 6. 1853. there were present Messrs Bigelow, Crockett, Gould, Kuhn, Little and Tisdale.

The president made a statement of the estimated cost of rebuilding the chapel in a thorough manner.

Chapel the rebuilding of.

Upon motion of B. A. Gould Esqr it was unanimously Voted. That it is expedient that the Chapel at Mount Auburn be taken down for the purpose of rebuilding it in a more

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than any other person can be, respectfully recommend his appointment.

For the Committee Edward S. Rand,,

The foregoing report was accepted. _

Gatekeeper chosen _

It was then

Voted that George P. Southack be chosen Gatekeeper.

Soldiers' monument _ action deferred _

The subject of a Soldiers' monument was brought up, but the Committee were not prepared to report; and it was

Voted to defer all action in relation to the same until the next meeting.

Question of enclosing Stone Farm -

Voted that a Committee of three be appointed to consider the Expediency of enclosing the Stone Farm with an Iron Fence on the road, to make inquiries, obtain estimates and report at a future meeting:

Upon the petition of the children heirs of Levi Bartlett, deceased, late proprietor of lot numbered 583, Henry C. Angell, of Boston, son-in law, was designated to represent said lot.