1869-11-04_Committee on By-Laws, Letter from Norcross to Winsor, 2021.004.086

Boston Nov 4 1869

Capt Daniel Winsor Supt of Mt Auburn Cemetery

Dear Sir

At the last meeting of the B^dof Trustees they passed the following vote. five> Voted: That a committee of three be appointed to examine and report to the B^d wheher there have been any infringement, by any officer of the Corporation, of the By-Law which forbids "the Superintendent, GateKeeper, or other paid Servant of the Corporation, to have any interest whatever in any work, or materials, furnished for the cemetery" Mr Norcross, Mr Austin & Mr Cheever were appointed as the Committee - The Committee have made a partial investigation of the matter referred to them, and before proceeding further with their inquiries, so far as they related to the Superintendent, have sdecided to communicate to you the result of their investigation, and request you to inform them if the Statements^{as herewith recited}are true, and if so, The Committee will be pleased to have your view of the correctness of such transactions, Not

doubting from our personal experience with you and one's confidence in your integrity of purpose, that you entertain the opinion that they come within your prerogative. As early an answer as convenient will oblige.

Premising[?] with calling your attention to the last paragraph of article 3 of the by-laws of the Corporation, we will State that the Comt^e are informed that you have receievd commissions from various^several Granite & Marble Workers, upon the cost of work which has been done for sundry proprietors of Mt Auburn, in the Cemetery, and that you received last year (1868) above $900 as Commissions from one party, on Granite alone, and a still further sum has been received by you, or is still due, as commissions on Marble work. It has also been represented to the Committee, that it is your custom to exact a commission on all work done & materials furnished by Granite & Marble Workers to proprietors, for their lots in the Cemetery, whether the order for such work or materials was transmitted through you or otherwise

[Very Resctfully?} Yours Otis Norcross for the Committee -