Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 197)

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founder of Mount Auburn, to whom the Cemetery is so largely
indebted for its successful and honorable history, shall continue
to benefit the Corporation by his experience and counsel as
long as his life may be spared.

For the Trustees,
JOHN T. BRADLEE,
President.

Boston, January, 1873.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

To the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery,

GENTLEMEN, -

I have the honor to present herewith the Annual Reports of the Super-
intendent, for the year ending December 31st, 1872.

IMPROVEMENTS.
Number of	New Lots graded and bounded with Granite Posts .....	43
" "	Old Lots improved by being graded and sodded .....................	150
" "	Old Lots bounded with Granite Posts .......................	28
" "	Lots enclosed with Granite or Freestone .....................	55
" "	Lots furnished with Granite or Iron Numbers ....................	850
" "	Iron Fences erected ..........................................	4
" "	Tombs built .......................................................	4
" "	Tombs rebuilt .............................................	1
" "	Headstones erected ...............................	136
" "	Monuments erected .......................	28
" "	Linear feet of Gutters paved ....................	1,752
" "	Linear feet of Gutters repaved ..........	750
" "	Iron Fences removed .........................	8
" "	Hedges removed ...............................	6

INTERMENT RECORD.
Total number of Interments as per last Report ........	___	17,200
Number of Original Interments for the year ending December 31st, 1872 ...	532
" [Number] " [of] Removals from other Cemeteries ...............	307
" [Total] " [Number] " [of] " [Interments] in Cemetery to date .....................	___	18,039
Of the above there were Deposits in the Receiving Tomb ..........	___	44
" [Of the] " [above] " [there] " [were] Interments in the Public Lots .....................	___	38

THE REMOVALS WITHIN AND FROM THE CEMETERY WERE AS FOLLOWS:
To the Receiving Tomb .......................	0
" Receiving Tomb Lot ....................	0
" Public Lots ..................................	3
To Private Lots ..................................	55
" " from the Cemetery .....................................	___	31
" Number of Removals ....................................	___	89

Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. W. FOLSOM,
Superintendent of Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Mount Auburn, December 31, 1872.