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Tremont House Lot.

Voted That the Secretary be directed to address to the Proprietors of the Tremont House a letter requesting them to remove or else so to reset and trim the hedge around their lot that the same may not be as now "an offensive, and improper object". also. Voted. That if the same shall not be properly ordered within fifty days from this date that the Committee on lots be instructed to take such measures as they shall see fit, with full power and authority to remove the said hedge as "detrimental to the adjacent lots and avenues" and "inconvenient to passengers."

Sale of certain lots restricted.

Voted. That no lots shall be sold on the new avenue in the rear of the Chapel until the farther order of this Board.

St. John's Lot.

Voted. That the new lot on Fir Avenue appropriated by a vote of the Board on the 18^th day of April A.D 1848 to single interments be named and hereafter known as "Saint John's Lot."

St. James' Lot.

Voted. That the lot on Cypress Avenue hitherto used and appropriated for single interments be named and hereafter known as "Saint James' Lot."

Adjourned. A true record. Attest Henry M. Parker. Secretary.

Trustees.

Pursuant to notice issued in usual form, the Trustees met at the office of C.P. Curtis Esqr. Boston at 12 o' clock. M. August 9^th 1849. Messrs Bigelow, Crockett, Dixwell Gould, Parker and Read were present Mr Howe was also in attendance.

The President read the following communication from Mr. Stone of Watertown.

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Purchase of Land. J. F. Stone's proposition.

Boston. August 4^th. 1849. I hereby offer to the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery, to exchange a strip of land thirty feet wide and as long as their whole Southern boundary between their land and mine - for a piece of land owned by them, situated Southerly from Mount Auburn and bounded Easterly on the cross road and elsewhere on land of Stones (Signed) James F. Stone.

After considerable discussion the proposition of Mr Stone was unanimously rejected.

A Committee of two consisting of Messrs Gould & Read was appointed with full powers to negotiate with Mr Stone as to an exchange of the lands in question.

Wooden Fence.

A communication from W.P. Winchester in relation to the fence now erecting, was referred to a Committee consisting of Dr Bigelow and Mr Gould with full powers to act in the matter.

Voted. That the contractors on the wooden fence be requested to stop the work on the Easterly side till farther orders.

Dr Bigelow and Mr Read were appointed a Committee with full powers to cancel in part or whole the contract for the wooden fence, as to the Easterly side of the Cemetery and also to dispose of any materials which may fall into the hands of the Corporation in making such arrangement as they judge necessary

Purchase of Land

Dr Bigelow was appointed a Committee of one with full authority to purchase land adjoining Mount Auburn if he thinks it expedient.

Lots 405. & 603.

A communication from Charles Hickling as to an exchange of lots, was referred to the Committee on

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rules of the Corporation.

Adjourned to meet at the same hour and place on Friday September 7^th A true record. Attest. Henry M. Parker - Secretary.

Pursuant to adjournment the Trustees met at the office of C.P. Curtis Esqr September 7. 1849 at noon. Present Messrs Bigelow, B.R. Curtis. C.P. Curtis, Dixwell, Gould & Parker.

The exchange of lands with Mr. Stone was considered but no formal action taken.

Iron Fence.

Voted. To continue the iron fence as commenced on the Easterly side of the Cemetery to the Southerly extremity of the grounds bounding on the road to Winchester's.

The preliminary arrangements for such a fence and the contracting for its erection were referred to the Committee on Lots with full powers _

Wooden Fence

Dr. Bigelow withdrew from the Committee on the timber fence, and was excused from farther service. Mr Gould was appointed in his place. That Committee (Messrs Gould & Read) was authorized to receive and dispose of the Posts not used wanted in the construction of the fence, or to pay the compensation claimed by the furnisher of the posts.

Lot. 59.

Voted That in accordance with the application of the children and heirs of the late Aaron Haskell, proprietor of Lot 59 in the Cemetery, Friend P. Haskell, the eldest son of said Aaron, be designated for the time being to represent said lot, and vote at the meetings of the Corporation, receiving a ticket of admission in that

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Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Office of Superintendant, Mt. Auburn, March 19. 1873

Mr. Stone,

Dear Sir,

A party in search of a small lot has made enquiry in regard to the space in rear of your lot #3769.

By the Bye-laws [sic] of the Corporation, you have the right to take the land at 1/3 the price, at which it would be sold as a separate lot, on condition of making no interments therein holding it as a passage-way.

Its form is rectangular, 15 ft. x 6 = 90 sq. ft.

90 ft. @ .33 ¢ per ft. =	$30.00
Deed	2.00
[Total]	$32.00

[Image: diagram of Lot 3769 on Cuphea Path and Halcyon Avenue. 15ft at top of image, 7ft at right; inside rectangle is 6 ft on both top left and right side, 90 sq ft. top center. Also inside are two lines a 1/4 of the way down with illegible text and the number 3769 underneath the bottom line. on either end of the two lines are darkened circles, the right hand one has 6ft under it; 2 dark circles are at each bottom corner of the rectangle. a path drawing is alongside the rectangle named [Cuphea Path]; underneath [Halcyon Ave.]

Please inform me at your earliest convenience, whether you wish to do anything in regard to the matter

Respectfully yours C. W. Folsom Supt

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Mt. Auburn Sept 10, 1873

John T. Bradlee Esq Prest.

Dear Sir

I send you plans & papers relating to the Stone Farm received last April, and with them a new plan modified somewhat from Col. Folsom's plan, after a careful examination of the ground & maps.

The principal differences consist in some changes in location of Avenues, which, without injuring the grades of the avenues or increasing the expense in building, leave the land in better shape for division into regular lots; and in Ornamental Grounds (shown on plan in green) in dispensing with a lake at b as I think it would be difficult to provide water for it, and in adding some land around the well house.

The drainage of that portion of land between Eagle Avenue & J. Stone's land (except a small piece near St Paul's Lot which drains into a pond near there) is along the avenues toward the proposed entrance, distant from Charles River but 5 or 600 ft.

The drainage of the portion between Eagle Ave & Coolidge Avenue is provided for over the avenues and by a short drain & via Falcon Ave. to the drain now emptying into Charles River in case cesspools are not sufficient