1858-02-01_TrusteesAnnualReport-p2_1831_026_039_001

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The Trustees have apointed to this office Mr
Anthony Apple, an experienced gardener, & have
leased to him a piece of ground nearly opposite the
gate, on which he has erected a conservatory & commenced
a garden. The destruction of his first greenhouse by
fire, & the consequent expense of rebuilding it,
entitled him to the charitable consideration of those
who may be likely to need his services.

The experiment made last year of transplanting
some dozens of large trees in the neighbourhood of the
gate, has proved eminently successful, not one of them
having been lost or injured by the operation. A ^somewhatsimilar
alteration is now in progress on tahe westerly side of
the Gate.

By the liberality of one of the proprietors, the
sum of one thousand dollars has been expended in
grading, stoneing & otherwise improving the border
of Meadow pond. An open space of two thousand
square feet, inclosing the fountain at the head of
the pond, is to be forever kept open for ornamental
purposes. It is hoped that other proprietors may be
induced to follow so praiseworthy an example. The
Trustees have voted to appropriate to a similar
repair of Forest pond, all sums which may be de-
rived from the sale of intermediate^spaces between lots
bordering on the pond. Some of the abuttors have
already subscribed to this object, and it is believed
that others will be disposed to promote an object benefi-
-cial to themselves & the corporation.