Trustees Records, Vol. 1, 1835 (page 099)

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one. After deducting all the expenses hitherto in-
curred, including the expense of the granite gateway,
there will remain at the end of the present year
in the Treasury, according to a statement made to
the Committee by the Treasurer the sum of about
Twenty Six thousand Dollars applicable to the general
objects contemplated in the Act of Incorporation -

It is well known that among these objects
there are some, which have always from the beginning
of the Cemetary [sic] been deemed of primary importance
& to which the funds of the Corporation were designed
to be applied - as soon as any adequate Surplus shld
exist. Indeed these objects were held out to the orig=
inal Subscribers as the main inducements for their
patronage & encouragement of the Enterprize; &
without them little or no success could have been
hoped for - The Committee therefore deem it their
sacred duty to recommend that these objects should
be put in a Train to ensure their entire accomplishment
as early as the funds of the Corporation shall enable
the Trustees to do so - The Committee beg leave to
state that the objects to whih they have allowed, are

Fence

(1) The erection of a permanent Stone or Iron fence
upon the front grounds of the Cemetary [sic] & a hedge
fence
on the remaining three sides thereof for their

Draining water.

due protection & security. (2) The draining of the low
grounds & the introduction of pure water which should
run into the grounds & through the ponds within the
same, into Charles River --

Chapel.

(3) The Erection of a suitable
Granite Chapel ^where the religious services for the Dead may be

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KathleenFox

Report of the Committee on Grounds continues & notes that improvements were held out to original investors as inducements to purchase a lot. Includes list of accomplishments:
erection of a permanent Stone or Iron fence, & a hedge
fence on the remaining three Sides, draining low ground,
due protection & security. (2) The draining of the low
grounds, introducing "pure water" to flow through the grounds and ponds to the Charles River,
and ") The Erection of a Suitable Granite Chapel ^where^ the religious Services for the Dead may be..."

reference to building a granite chapel for Services for the Dead

SegalJL

What does "Train" mean in the context of this sentence or is it another word?

The Committee therefore deem it their
sacred duty to recommend that these objects should
be put in a Train to ensure their entire accomplishment
as early as the funds of the Corporation shall enable
the Trustees to do so

MegWinslow

I don't know this term but let's look into it - use brackets to indicate [sic] rather than parens. Thanks