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for the deliberation of the Trustees which have occurred
to them, & which may confirm some of the statements
already suggested -
(1) As to a permanent fence. It is belived by the
Committee that a permanent Iron fence with a
suitable granite foundation can be erected of
a suitable height ^on the whole length of the Ceme-
tery fronting on the Cambridge & Watertown public
Highway for an expense not exceeding 17,000 $$
Thousand Dollars - the other three sides of the Ceme-
tery the Committee propose should be enclosed by
a hedge fence of Buck Thorn or ^someother Shrub thickly
planted [?]^{& near to} the present wooden fence. This
should in a few years with suitable care consti-
tute a substantial & beautiful enclosure, might
be done at an expense not exceeding 1050$$.

(2) As to draining the Grounds & obtaining a supply of
pure water - the various ponds may be made to
communicate into each other & the stagnant water
be drawn off the same by suitable [?] so as
ultimately[?] to pass through the low grounds into
Charles river - The Ponds can then be excavated,
& the materials obtained therefrom applied to fertilize
the grounds on the borders[?]of the Cemetery, & good gravel
bottoms be substituted in the ponds, or if ^deemed necessary
or expedient, the ponds can be partially filled or
narrowed in their area. The Committee estimate
the expense of accomplishing this part of the plans as not
exceeding 3000$.

In respect to the conveying of pure water into the grounds,
the Committee are aware of more difficulty. The most prob-
able source of supply is from Fresh Pond by means of
an apparatus to raise the water above the level of the
Ponds in the Cemetery,^{& then to conduct it through the} [?]
intermediate [?] lands into the Cemetery ^{& thence to the Charles River}. To accomplish this
object some legislative action will probably be [?]
as well as the consent of the proprietors, through whose
lands the water needs to pass . A survey of the ponds &
of these lands has been ^alreadymade, & an estimate of the