1873 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.005

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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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[Diagram: Lot 579 with orientation and measurements]

#579 N.E Cor. (A) highest Fall from (A) to (C) = 6" " " (A) to (D) = 8" " " (B) to (E) = 22" (B) being present drade of the lot E " [being] bottom of the gutter.

Diangonal 30'7"

Fall from F to G^^{in gutter} = 1 ft.

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April 7 1873

C.F. Chickering Esq

Dear Sir,

You made application last fall for a lot on Spruce Ave, and we can not furnish you one at the place on the accompanying sketck (sic), marked in red, second lot south of Mound Ave, west side of Spruce. The land will be $2.00 per ft a lot of 300 sq ft. 15 ft front, 20 ft deep will cost,

Respectfully C.W. Folsom Supt. Per E.T.K.

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(2)

[diagram: intersection of Spruce Ave & Mound Ave, indicating grave sites referred to in letter p.20]

Spruce Ave.

Mound Ave.

[?bern] [Mobey?] Oakes

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April 7 1873

Messrs Shedd & Sawyer

Gents,

Enclosed please find a plan of the unoccupied space in rear of lots #458 & #486 W. Willow Ave. Mt. Auburn.

The lots (A), (B) &c. are now staked out.

Please stake out (X), something like the [check?] lines, without disturbing any stakes new in the ground, making as good a shaped lot as possible, with the proper spaces around it, so that a customer can take his choice of (X) and (A). This lot is [?] for W^m Dexter Esq Boston

Respectfully C.W. Folsom Supt. Per E.T.K.