Trustees Records, Vol. 4, 1865 (page 110)

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Feby. 12, 1867

a base, in duplicate, and proposed the following vote
which was adopted: _

Lease for 10 yrs. to A.M^cDonald. approved _ [Lease Expires Jan.y 1, 1877]

Voted. "That the Indenture of lease between
this Corporation and Alexander M^cDonald
for the term of ten years, for the purpose of manu-
facturing, exhibiting and selling statuary, monumental
and other marble or stone work, for Cemetery pur-
poses, which has been submitted by the Committee
to whom the subject was specially referred, be and
is hereby approved and confirmed, and that the
same be executed on the part of the Corporation by
the Treasurer and Secretary in the usual manner."

Petition for warming of Chapel.

A memorial of W^m G. Babcock praying that the
Chapel may be warmed for funerals was presented.
Voted that the same be referred to the Committee
on Grounds. _

Adjourned
Attest. Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary.

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Oath of Secretary.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Norfolk ss. February 12, 1867. Then personally
appeared Austin J. Coolidge and made oath that he
would faithfully perform the duties of Secretary of the
Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn;

Before me:
Bradford Kingman
"Justice of the Peace.