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powers as originally conferred upon them.

Contracts Perpetual Care The Committee on Lots recommended the following Contracts for Perpetual Care, all of which were approved by the Board:

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√	#382	*Bennett H. Nash	by Ex'r.	$1300
√	440	*Ezra Chaffee	" [by] Ex'r. of Will of *Susan H. Chaffee	510
√	709	*Richard H. Manning	" [by] Heir	490
√	926	*Almira P. Heard	" [by] Ex'r. of Will of *John T. Heard (add'l)	50
√	987	*Henry Forster	" [by] Ex'r. of Will of *Mary T. Forster	550
√	1019	*John K. Fuller	" [by] Adm'r. with will annexed	625
√	1110	*Nancy Kelt	" [by] Heir (add'l)	50
√	1147	*John A. Fulton	" [by] Executrix	700
√	2271	Oscar M. Chandler	___	600
√	2288	*Emma A. Goodnow	" [by] Adm'r. with will annexed	1325
√	3041	Corporation in Trust	" [by] Edw'd C. Pickering (add'l)	55
√	3181	*George G. Field	" [by] Ex'r.	525
√	3306	*Gilbert Nichols, Heirs	" [by] Adm'r. of *George C. Nichols	850
√	3624	Harry A. Edgerley et al.	" [by] Ex'r. of Will of Mary N.H. Edgerley	650
√	3895	*John R. Conant	" [by] Executives	495
√	3997	*John T. Morse	" [by] Exr's.	725
√	4308	Corporation in Trust	" [by] Grace H. Burton (add'l)	25
√	4372	*George P. Carter	" [by] Heir	900
√	4763	James Sadgebury	(add'l)	30
√	4864	*Julius Adams	" [by] Adm'r. (add'l)	100
√	4961	*Mary J. Eastburn	" [by] Ex'r. (add'l)	75
√	5510	Charles E. Stratton	(add'l)	30
√	6058	*Lydia H. Luke	" [by] Exr's. of Will of *James Luke (add'l)	230
√	6079	Edgar R. Champlin	(add'l)	120.
√	6122	William V. Rowe	(add'l)	300

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Representatives appointed Voted that Representatives be designated for Lots as follows:

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√	#2882	Everett B. Whiton,	of Wakefield	Son.
√	4372	Charles H. Carter	" [of] Arlington	Son
√	4634	William F. Hurter	" [of] Cambridge	Husband
√	4686	Joseph P. Livermore	" [of] Cambridge	Son
√	6098	Mary E. Hyde	" [of] Allston	Widow.

Monthly Bills The Schedule of Monthly Bills for February 13, was presented, showing a total of ^$7,424.49; and it was voted that, upon approval by the President, payment thereof be made by the Treasurer.

Report of Investments The Committee on Finance having presented a Report of investments made on account of the Repair and General Funds since January 9, the date of the last meeting, it was voted that the same be accepted and placed on file.

Alterations to Receiving Tomb Notice of Appropriation The President presented a plan showing certain proposed alterations to the Receiving Tomb and gave notice that at the next meeting of the Board he should ask for an appropriation not exceeding ^$1500 for the purpose of making such alterations, and providing means of lighting the Receiving Tomb.

Purchase of land Mt. Auburn & Brattle Streets Voted, that the President be authorized to accept a deed from John C. Gray of such a quantity of land between Mount Auburn and Brattle Streets as the Corporation requires for its purposes at the price of twenty-five cents a foot, the restrictions contained in the same to be such as

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to the President shall seem reasonable

Lot No. 1384 Petition of Arthur J. Meriam The President on behalf of the Committee on Lots reported that the petition of Arthur J. Meriam was based upon the fact that his father, Jonas Meriam, had an equitable interest in a part of Lot No. 1384, which was deeded to Thomas Mair and was afterS _ wards deeded back to the Corporation by said Mair without mention of the Meriam interest, and that the evidence satisfied the Committee prima facie that Jonas Meriam had such interest in fact in part of said Lot, as indicated by a stone bound on the same, this view being substantiatied by a written statement of Caroline E. Skinner, sole surviving heir of said Thomas Mair, who joins in said petition; and that upon these facts the Committee, to whom the petition was referred with power, passed the following vote:

Voted, that, until otherwise ordered by the Board of Trustees, permission be given for the burial of the widow and descendants of said Jonas Meriam in the part of Lot No. 1384, claimed to have belonged to him equitably, as long as vacant graves therein remain unoccupied, and upon this report it was voted that same be entered upon the records of the Trustees.

Lot No. 5973 Petition of Everett W. Raddin The President further reported on behalf of the Committee on Lots that the petition of Everett W. Raddin requests the Corporation to divide Lot No. 5973 into equal parts and give him a deed of each part in place of the single deed now held by him, that it appeared that the Corporation would have given him two deeds originally, if so requested.

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and that the whole Lot is under perpetual care; and the petition having been referred to the Committee with power, the following vote was passed by them: Voted that the petition of Everett W. Raddin for divison of Lot No. 5973 be granted, provided the petitioner gives to the Corporation a proper re-conveyance of said Lot; and thereupon said Corporation shall convey to the petitioner by two quitclaim deeds the two halves of said Lot, and upon this Report it was voted that the same be entered upon the records of the Trustees.

Purchase of Lots by Corporation Voted that the President be authorized to re-purchase for the Corporation Lots which have been sold, but which the owner desires to dispose of, provided there be no occupied graves therein, on terms and conditions approved by the Committee on Lots.

Dissolved.

Lewis G. Farmer,

Secretary.

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March 20 Meeting March 20, 1907.

The Monthly Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held as notified, on Wednesday, March 20, 1907, at 12 o'clock, noon.

Present, the President and Messrs. Choate, Foster, Hemenway, Hobbs, Richardson, Watson and Whitney.

Records The records of the meeting of February 13, were read and approved.

Contract The Committee on Lots having recommended a contract

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Perpetual Care for the perpetual care of Lot No. ^√ 913 with Emma J. Blanchard, the owner of the same for ^$600, the said contract was approved by the Board.

Representative appointed Voted that Abraham R. Thompson, a son of the late proprietor, be designated as Representative of Lot No. ^√ 3993.

Monthly Bills The Schedule of Monthly Bills for March 20, was presented, showing a total of ^$5,257.91, and it was voted that upon approval by the President, payment thereof be made by the Treasurer.

Report of Investments The Committee on Finance having presented a Report of investments made on account of the Repair Fund since February 13, the date of the last meeting , it was voted that the same be accepted and placed on file.

Estate No. [14]90-2 Tremont St. Sale or lease authorized Voted that the Finance Committee be authorized to sell the estate numbered 1490 and 1492 Tremont Street, Boston, on such terms as they shall see fit, and that the Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the President or one of the members of the Finance Committee, to execute, and deliver a quitclaim deed of said premises, or to execute and deliver a lease of the same upon such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the President or one of the members of said Committee.

Alterations Receiving Tomb Appropriation [voted] In accordance with the notice given at the last meeting the President asked for an appropriation of Fifteen Hundred dollars to be expended in making the required alterations in the Receiving Tomb, and it was voted that the appropriation