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With all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining. The granted premises are the same laid down on a "Plan of land in Watertown Mass. belonging to Heirs of Cornelius Stone From the office of W. A. Mason. Surveyor. Cambridge Port. Mass. March 15^th 1854. Drawn to a scale of 50 ft to an inch X." And being the same premises which were conveyed to said Corporation by said Dana of.. by deed of even date herewith. The granted premises are subject to a mortgage made by one William A Stone to Harriet J. Allen. Guardian, dated October 1^st A.D 1852 to secure the payment of the sum of twenty five hundred dollars in three years from said date, with interest semi annually, which mortgage and sum the said Corporation have agreed to pay and discharge including interest thereon from the date of this deed, as the same falls due. Said mortgage is recorded with Middlesex deeds at Book 638. Folio 17. To Have and to Hold the above granted premises to him the said John B. Dana his heirs and assigns to their own use and behoof forever. . And the said Corporation doth hereby covenant to and with the said John B. Dana his heirs and assigns that said Corporation is seized in fee simple of the above granted premises, that they are free from all incumbrances excepting the mortgage above mentioned which said Corporation assumes and is to pay, that said Corporation has good right to sell and convey the same to said Dana and his heirs and assigns ^^as aforesaid, and that said Corporation will warrant and defend the same to said Dana and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. Provided. nevertheless. and this conveyance is made upon the express condition that if said Corporation shall pay the full sum of fifteen thousand six hundred and twenty dollars as follows to wit. six thousand eight hundred and thirty three dollars in two years from the date of these presents, four

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Trustees. May 1. 1854.

At the regular monthly meeting holden May 1^st 1854 - there were present Messrs Curtis Kuhn Bangs and Crockett. No quorum.

Adjourned without day. Attest. Henry M. Parker. Secretary --

Trustees. June 5. 1854.

At the regular monthly meeting holden June 5 1854, there were present Messrs Curtis Bangs, Gould and Crockett. No quorum.

Adjourned without day Attest Henry M. Parker. Secretary.

Trustees. July 3. 1854.

At the regular monthly meeting holden July 3. 1854 there were presents Messrs Bangs, Bigelow, Curtis, Crockett and Gould.

The Secretary reported as the assignment of a policy of insurances on the house upon the Stone Farm. Thereupon

Insurance of Farm House.

Voted. That Mr Little be a committee of one with full powers to attend to this subject and procure insurance and to make arrangements for the ^^{use and} occupation of the house during the remainder of the present year.

Plan of Stone Estate. bought of J.B. Dana

The Secretary stated that J.B. Dana Esqr had proposed to the Trustees to take the plan of the farm recently purchased, which was made for him at an expense of more than ten dollars by W.A. Mason Surveyor -, and that the trustees should pay that sum to Henry M. Parker for services rendered by said Parker to said Dana in drawing deeds &c of the premises.

Voted. That the Plan be received and that Mr Parker ^^said bill of ten dollars against Mr J.B. Dana be paid by this Corporation. [NB. This Plan is recorded in Middlesex Registry]

Grade of Coolidge. Avenue.

A communication from the Chairman of the Committee of City Council of Cambridge on the