Trustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 213)

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Trustees. April 9^t, 1873.

business in this department which they considered likely to
be carried out hereafter, to the advantage of the corporation.

Voted – that the Report be accepted.

Treasurer's Reports for quarter ending March 31, 1873.

The Treasurer's Report of Receipts and expenditures
for the quarter ending March 31, 1873, also his Report of
Amounts due and unpaid for the same quarter having been
submitted to the Board, it was

Voted, – that the Reports of the Treasurer be referred to the
Committee on Finance.

The following papers were submitted to the Board by
the President

Dr. Bigelow: Com^ee from

(a) A communication from Dr. Bigelow dated March 22^d,
1873, in reference to certain "constructions" belonging to the
Cemetery "which may be likely hereafter to require repairs
or alterations and which may sometimes be difficult to find."

Fire Extinguisher purchase of recommended
(b) A communication from the out=going Superintendent
dated April 8, 1873, ^^{with accompanying papers} recommending the purchase of Fire
Extinguishers for the protection of certain buildings named.

Ground near Central &c. Ave^s work on rec^d

(c) A communication from the same, of even date, in reference
to certain work requiring attention on a piece of ground sit-
uated between Central, Garden, Yew and Fountain Avenues.

Voted, – that the aforesaid communications be referred to
the Committee on Grounds.

John W. Colman proposal from to sell Lot 1114 to corpⁿ.

A verbal communication was made to the Board by
the President in regard to a request received from M^r John W.
Colman, proprietor of Lot N^o 1114 on Central Avenue that the
corporation would purchase a portion of said Lot. [It appears
from the Treasurer's Books that said Lot is indebted to the corpⁿ