ENTrustees Records, Vol. 5, 1870 (page 282c)
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5
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery,
GENTLEMEN, -
I have the honor to present herewith the Annual Reports of the
Superintendent, for the year ending .
| IMPROVEMENTS. | |
|---|---|
| Number of New Lots graded and bounded with Granite Posts ........ | 71 |
| " [Number] " [of] Old Lots improved by being graded and sodded .............. | 97 |
| " [Number] " [of] Old Lots bounded with Granite Posts ....................... | 4 |
| " [Number] " [of] Lots enclosed with Granite or Freestone .................... | 32 |
| " [Number] " [of] Lots furnished with Granite or Iron Numbers ............ | 502 |
| " [Number] " [of] Iron Fences erected ...................................... | 1 |
| " [Number] " [of] Tombs built .................................. | 4 |
| " [Number] " [of] Tombs re-built ........................... | 2 |
| " [Number] " [of] Headstones erected .................... | 224 |
| " [Number] " [of] Monuments erected ..................... | 32 |
| " [Number] " [of] Linear feet of Gutters paved ............... | 130 |
| " [Number] " [of] Linear feet of Gutters re-paved ............. | 190 |
| " [Number] " [of] Iron Fences removed ........................ | 2 |
| " [Number] " [of] Hedges removed ............................... | 3 |
| INTERMENT RECORD. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total number of Interments as per last Report .................. | ___ | 18,039 |
| Number of Original Interments for the year ending December 31st, 1873 ... | 513 | |
| " [Number] " [of] Removals from other Cemeteries ............... | 94 | |
| Total number of Interments for the year .................. | ___ | .607 |
| " [Total] " [Number] " [of] " [Interments] in Cemetery to date .............................. | ___ | 18,646 |
| Of the above there were Deposits in the Receiving Tomb ............. | ___ | 54 |
| " " " " Interments in Public Lots ............................ | ___ | 35 |
| THE REMOVALS WITHIN AND FROM THE CEMETERY WERE AS FOLLOWS: | ||
|---|---|---|
| To the Receiving Tomb ................ | 1 | |
| " [To] Receiving Tomb Lot ................ | 0 | |
| " [To] Public Lots ............................. | 11 | |
| To Private Lots ........................... | 89 | |
| Total Removals within the Cemetery ................ | ___ | 101 |
| " [Total] " [Removals] from the Cemetery ............................ | ___ | 31 |
| " [Total] Number of Removals ......................... | ___ | 132 |
J.W. LOVERING,
Superintendent of Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Mount Auburn,
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