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it will cost you nothing for ^^an additional plan. If you prefer a duplicate of the finished plan shown you last week, Mr Shedd informs me that the cost will not exceed $6. They will furnish you a tracing on prepared cloth not to exceed $3. --

I presume he could furnish you a copy for each of the lot owners at $2.50 each.

I am very respy Your Ob^t Ser^t

A.J. Coolidge Sec.y

P.S. I think it may be well to put the figures representing size of the monuments and their distances from side lines of the lots, which you notice on the sketch, on to the plan to be filed. --

July 7 [186]4

Edward Austin & Otis Norcross Esq^s Com. on Lots

Gentlemen,

Article 13 of the By-laws of this Corporation invests the Committee on Lots, among other duties, with "the general supervision" x x "of all questions of right -- between individual proprietors, or between proprietors and the Corporation." --

Messrs Stickney and Poor, who are the proprietors of lots 3118 & 3119 situated upon Rosebay Avenue, con-- taining 2000 square feet, a year or two since contracted with a granite man for a curb around their lots and last year employed the Superintendent to set the work up. -- After the work had been commenced, a difference of opinion arose between the Superintendent and

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Proprietors' Annual Meeting _ February 7. 1870 _

Proprietors' Annual Meeting Monday, February 7, 1870.

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In accordance with the notice prescribed in the amended charter (a copy whereof is hereto annexed) served upon the members of the Corporation and published in one or more of the Boston newspapers, the Proprietors met at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Monday, February 7^th at 3½ o'clock, P.m.

A quorum being in attendance, the President, Dr Jacob Bigelow, took the chair. _

The Secretary red the call for the meeting, and the records of the last annual meeting.

Trustees' Annual Report _

The Annual Report of the Trustees was also read by the Secretary. ~

Motion to accept Report of Trustees tabled _

Mr Alfred Turner moved to accept the Report of the Trustees. _

Mr John R. Poor moved that the motion to accept the Report of the Trustees lie upon the table, _ which motion was adopted. _

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as is comprised in the following words,

"He shall not receive from any proprietor, or contractor for work or materials, any commission, or fees, or any compensation for any services rendered by him," -

is hereby approved; and nothing contained in Article 3^d of the By-Laws shall be so construed as to conflict with or set aside so much of said amendment of the By-laws as is hereby adopted and approved.

Committee of five chosen to consider subject of Amend^t to Art. 7 of By-Laws and report at adjourned meeting _

Pending the consideration of the aforesaid order,

Mr John R. Poor moved

That a Committee of five be appointed to take the subject of the Amendment to By-Laws Article 7 into consideration and report thereon at a meeting to which this meeting shall be adjourned. _

The motion for commitment being first in order, was put and adopted. _

Upon motion by Mr Jesse Holbrook, it was

Voted that the Committee be chosen by nomination at large;

Under which,

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the following gentlemen were chosen to constitute said committee _ John R. Poor William Perkins Rev^d Geo. E. Ellis Jesse Holbrook Thomas M. Brewer

Choice of Trustees postponed to Adjourned Meeting _ On motion by Mr Alfred T. Turner, it was

Voted that the election of Trustees be postponed to the meeting to which this shall be adjourned

Meeting to be notified in same manner as Annual Meeting _

Further, upon motion by Mr A. T. Turner, it was

Voted that this meeting stand, adjourned to this day four weeks, at half past three o'clock p.m., and that the Secretary be instructed to notify the meeting in the manner prescribed in the charter for the Annual Meeting.

Adjourned Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.

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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.