1874-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1874.

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ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

TRUSTEES

OF THE

Cemetery of Mount Auburn

TOGETHER WITH THE

REPORTS

OF THE

TREASURER AND SUPERINTENDENT.

JANUARY, 1874.

BOSTON: 1874.

JAMES F. COTTER & CO., PRINTERS, 14 STATE STREET

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and various changes in avenues and paths since the latest published plan of the Cemetery, a revised map is being prepared and will be issued at an early day.

An additional greenhouse has been erected to enable the Trustees to provide the plants necessary for the embellishment of the public grounds, and meet the demands of proprietors for the care and adornment of their lots.

The bridge at Auburn Lake having become unsafe for travel, has been replaced by a more permanent structure of iron.

The bank of Indian Ridge, on Fountain Avenue, having long been in an unsightly condition, a plan for grading and sodding has been prepared, and work upon a portion of the same has been ordered to be commenced as early in the spring as practicable.

Detailed statements of the business of the year, together with the condition of the funds and property of the Corporation, will be found in the accompanying reports of the Superintendent and Treasurer.

The Permanent Fund for the future support and preservation of the Cemetery, has been increased by the deposit of $9,430.08, and with the accrued income amounts to $162,394.88.

The amount received from endowments for perpetual care of lots, to date, is $87,473.80, with a balance of income unexpended $16,404.11, making the total amount of the Repair Fund $103,877.91.

The available assets for current expenses are $34,496.52, exclusive of real estate owned by the Corporation outside of the Cemetery.

For the Trustees,

JOHN T. BRADLEE,

President.

Boston, January, 1874.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT.

To the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery, GENTLEMEN,— I have the honor to present herewith the Annual Reports of the Superintendent, for the year ending December 31st, 1873.

IMPROVEMENTS.

Number of New Lots graded and bounded with Granite Posts..... 71 Number of Old Lots improved by being graded and sodded.. 97 Number of Old Lots bounded with Granite Posts. 4 Number of Lots enclosed with Granite or Freestone. .. 32 Number of Lots furnished with Granite or Iron Numbers.... 502 Number of Iron Fences erected... 1 Number of Tombs built... 4 Number of Tombs re-built... 2 Number of Headstones erected ... 224 Number of Monuments erected..32 Number of Linear feet of Gutters paved ...130 Number of Linear feet of Gutters re-paved... 190 Number or Iron Fences removed... 2 Number of Hedges removed... 3

INTERMENT RECORD.

Total number of Interments as per last Report ...18,039 Number of Original Interments for the year ending December 31st, 1873........ 513 Total numberof Removals from other Cemeteries.... 94 607 Total number of Interments as per last report...18,646 Of the above there were Deposits in the Receiving Tombs... 54 Of the above there were Interments for the year...35 THE REMOVALS WITHIN AND FROM THE CEMETERY WERE AS FOLLOWS: To the Receiving Tomb... 1 To Receiving Tomb Lot...0 To Public Lots.... ll To Private Lots...89 Total Removals within the Cemetery...101 Total Removals from the Cemetery... 31 Total Number of Remabals... 132

Respectfully submitted, J. W. LOVERING, Superintendent of Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Mount Auburn, December 31st, 1873.