Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 077)

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Trustees April 24^t, 1871.

April 24^t, 1871.

A Meeting of the Trustees was held, pursuant to adjournment,
on Monday, April 24^t, 1871, at half past Three o'clock, P.M.

Present, the President, and Messrs Bigelow, N. J. Bradlee,
Brewer, Choate, Little, Livermore, Perkins, Snow and Turner.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

The proposed appropriation for the completion of a portion
of the Receiving Tomb as embodied in the vote submitted by the
Committee on Grounds at the last meeting, and laid over under
Article 14 of the By=Laws, was renewed by the chairman of that
Committee, and the same was unanimously adopted as follows, viz; –

Receiving Tomb. Partial Constrⁿ of ordered.

Voted, – that the Superintendent be directed to construct under
the direction of the Committee on Grounds the Vestibule and two
compartments of the new Receiving Tomb, in accordance with
plans submitted herewith, and that an amount not exceeding
Six thousand dollars ($6000. –) be and hereby is appropriated
to defray the expenses of the same.

Raising fence &c. subject postponed.

A verbal Report was received from the Committee on
Grounds in reference to the raising of the fence on the front line
of the Cemetery West of the Gate and of altering the grade of the
street and sidewalk. After full discussion it was

Voted, – that the further consideration fo the subject be post-
poned to the next meeting.

Refreshment Room lease of authorized

A verbal Report was also made by the same Committee
recommending the renewal of the Lease to Chas. J. Belcher of part
of the Reception House for a Refreshment Room; and it was

Voted, – that the Committee on Grounds are hereby authorized
to lease to Charles J. Belcher for one year the room recently