Mount Auburn Cemetery

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the following gentlemen were chosen to constitute said committee _ John R. Poor William Perkins Rev^d Geo. E. Ellis Jesse Holbrook Thomas M. Brewer

Choice of Trustees postponed to Adjourned Meeting _ On motion by Mr Alfred T. Turner, it was

Voted that the election of Trustees be postponed to the meeting to which this shall be adjourned

Meeting to be notified in same manner as Annual Meeting _

Further, upon motion by Mr A. T. Turner, it was

Voted that this meeting stand, adjourned to this day four weeks, at half past three o'clock p.m., and that the Secretary be instructed to notify the meeting in the manner prescribed in the charter for the Annual Meeting.

Adjourned Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.

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Annual Reports accepted. [Adjourned Annual Meeting _ March 7, 1870]

On motion also by Mr A.T. Turner, it was

Voted that the Annual Reports be taken from the table; and by distinct motions, the Reports of the Trustees, the Treasurer and the Superintendent were adopted. _

The Chairmⁿ stated that the next business in order was the election of Trustees: _

Resignation of Paul Adams & James Cheever as Trustees _

The Secretary read letters of resignation as members of the board of trustees from Messrs Paul Adams, whose term would have expired in the year 1871, and James Cheever, whose term would have expired in 1875. _

Four Trustees to be chosen _

The Chairman stated that there were therefore four trustees to be chosen _ two for a term of six years, and two for the unexpired terms of the trustees resigned. _

Rev. G.E. Ellis declined to run as candidate _

Rev^d Geo. E. Ellis said that he had been informed since he entered the hall that his name had been placed upon on of the ballots as a candidate for the Board of Trustees. It had been so used without his knowledge or consent, and as it would be impossible for him to serve, he must respectfully decline the nomination.

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Trustees requested to supercede present Sup^t

[Proprietors' Adj^d Annual Meeting _ March 7, 1870 _ ]

On motion by Mr Henry A. Snow,

it was

Voted that the Trustees be requested to place some other Superintendent in office at Mount Auburn instead of Capt. Winsor. ~

Report of Com^ee on Ballotting _

After a considerable delay, the Committee on ballotting returned and submitted their report as follows: _

"The Committee appointed to receive, sort and count the ballots for Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, having attended to their duty beg leave to report: -

Whole number of ballots	___	___	530
Necessary for choice	___	___	266
To serve until 1876,
Nathaniel J. Bradlee	___	338
Alfred T. Turner	___	336
James Read	191
Turner Sargent	189
John T. Bradlee	3
George E. Ellis	1
To serve until 1875,
Thomas M. Brewer	___	323
Avery Plumer	203
James Read	2
N.J. Bradlee	1

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To serve until 1871,
John T. Bradlee	___	368
George E. Ellis	57
Henry Austin Whitney	25
A. T. Turner	21
T. M. Brewer	20
N. J. Bradlee	6
Wm Perkins	2
John T. Prince	2
James Read	1
Avery Plumer	1
John R. Poor	1

For the Committee John T. Bradlee, Chairman. Boston, March 7, 1870

Declaration of Trustees chosen _

The Chairman of the meeting then declared that the following named gentleman were chosen to serve as Trustees for terms as follows: _

To serve until the year 1876,
Messrs	Nathaniel J Bradlee
___	Alfred T. Turner
To serve out unexpired terms,
until the year 1875,
___	Mr Thomas R M. Brewer,
until the year 1871,
___	Mr John T. Bradlee.

The meeting was then dissolved. Attest Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary.