1858-02-01_TrusteesAnnualReport-p1_1831_026_039_001

Annual Report
of the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery -

Since the last annual meeting a new and
complete catalogue of the Proprietors of Mount
Auburn Cemetery has been published, having been
corrected from former editions with much labor &
care on the part of the Secretary. To this catalogue has
been prefixed a Code of By laws copmpiled & digested from the
standing votes of the Trustees with such amendments as
were considered necessary.

Since the adoption of this code, it has been found
that the duties therein required of the Superintendent
were too onerous & [?-sized] to the properly performed
by one individual. As a new office has therefore been
created, & a new By law introduced, providing for the
appointment, & prescribing the duties & powers of a
Gardenerto the Cemetery. The person so appointed is
to take charge of & keep in repair the lots of such
proprietors as may apply to him for that service,
& on such terms as may be agreed on between the parties,
he is also to keep for sale at some convenient place
designated by the Trustees, shrubs, trees, & flowers, and
be ready to furnish, plant or cultivate the same at
his own expense, & at such price & remuneration
as may be agreed on with the purchasers. This plan
which costs nothing to the Corporation, has been found
to work well in other cemeteries where it has been tried.