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Trustees. Tuesday, May 10^th 1870 _ continued _

Representation of Lots _ Upon the petitions of the parties in interest representavies were designated for lots as follows: _

667 Mary H. P. Lambert, of New York City, daughter of Henry Rice, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 667:

925 Eliza G. Robinson, of Lexington, widow of Simon Robinson, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 925:

1191 Sarah E. Danforth, of Boston, daughter of Harriet Robbins, dec^d prop^rof lot numbered 1191:

1417 Joseph S. Fay, of Boston, son of Samuel P. P. Fay, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 1417:

1775 Susan H. Page, of Boston, widow & guardian of minor children of Calvin G. Page, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 1775:

1781 Harriet Wolcott, of Boston, daughter of Sam^l Frothingham, dec^d prop^r of lot numbered 1781.

Adjourned Attest Austin J. Coolidge Secretary.

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Proprietors. Feb'y. 1, 1875

Voted, – that said Committee have authority to employ counsel at the expense of the corporation, and to submit their report in print.

Stevenson, Jewell, Wadsworth app^d to compose Committee

The chair appointed Messrs. J. Thomas Stevenson, Harvey Jewell and Alexander Wadsworth to compose said Committee.

Granite Kerbing, &c. Trustees to enquire & rep^t as to expediency of On motion of prohibiting.

On motion of M^r J. Story Fay, it was

Voted, – that the Trustees be requested to enquire into and report to the Proprietors as to the expediency of hence forward prohibiting all fences and kerbing around lots, and in the grounds of Mount Auburn whether of granite, iron, or other material excepting earth.

Com^tee app to collect, count & sort votes for Trustees

On motion of M^r Collamore, it was

Voted, – that a Committee of two be appointed by the chair to collect, count and sort the votes for Trustees.

The chair appointed Messrs. Collamore and M^cLellan to compose said committee, who subsequently reported as follows, viz: –

Election of Messrs. Brewer & Perkins

Whole members of ballots, cast. 82 all of which were for

Thomas M. Brewer, to serve until 1881, by re-election William Perkins, " [to] " [serve] " [until] " [1881], " [by] " [re-election]

and they were accordingly declared elected and as foresaid.

No other business being presented, it was

Voted, – that this meeting be dissolved.

Sam^l Batchelder Jr., Secretary.

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