Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 059)

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Trustees February 15, 1871.

February 15, 1871.

A monthly meeting of the Trustees, being the first since
the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, was held on Wednesday,
February 15, 1871 at half past Three o'clock P.M.
Present the President, Dr Bigelow and Messrs John T.
Bradlee, ––––––––––, Brewer, Choate, Lawrence, Little,
Livermore, Perkins, Rand, Snow and Turner

The record of the last Trustees' Meeting and of the
Annual Meeting of Proprietors was read by the Secretary.

Election of President

The business first in order being the choice of officers ^^{Dr. Bigelow having declined a reelection}
the Board proceeded to ballot for President with the following
result;

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Whole number of ballots cast	___	___	11
Necessary for a choice	___	6
John T. Bradlee received	6
Edward S. Rand " [received]	3
Isaac Livermore " [received]	2

And Mr John T. Bradlee was declared duly elected President.

Election of other officers deferred

Dr. Bigelow moved that the Board proceed to the
election of a Treasurer and Secretary.

Before the question was put on the above motion, the
following substitute was offered: a motion of Mr Turner it was

Voted, – that the choice of the other officers, and the Com-
mittees be postponed to to an adjourned meeting of the Board.

On motion of Dr. Brewer it was

Nominating Com app^d to nom. Committees

Voted, – that a Committee of three be appointed to nominate
Committees.

The President thereupon appointed Messrs Rand, Brewer
and Little to constitute said Committee.