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Voted, – that the Report of the Committee be accepted and placed on file.

Appropriation for purchase of trees & shrubs requested

A communication from the Superintendent under date of September 8^t, asking for "an appropriation of $500. – for the purchase of trees and shrubs this fall, with a view to their sale to proprietors next spring"; also a communication from the same source under date of September 13^t, asking for an appropriation of from $300.– to $500.– "to be used in decorating the ornamental grounds of the Cemetery;" – were laid before the Board; and, upon motion of Mr. J. T. Bradlee, it was

Appⁿ of $800.– made, to use of Com. on Grounds

Voted, – that a sum not exceding $800.– be placed at the disposal of the Committee on Grounds to be used in the purchase of plants, etc., in accordance with the request of the Superintendent.

Nath^l Mitchell (Lot 1605) his request to be allowed to use wooden steps

A communication from Nathaniel Mitchell, proprietor of Lot N^o 1605, dated August 23^rd, 1870, asking permission to place wooden steps at the entrance of his Lot, said letter being enclosed in one from the Superintendent under date of August 24^t, was laid before the Board; and it was

Voted, – that the same be referred to the Committee on Lots.

declined.

A report was immediately made by the Committee on Lots declining to accede to the said request, for the reason that compliance therewith would be inconsistent with the duties and obligations of the corporation towards other proprietors.

See p. 28 Messrs. Douglass & Dennis 2224 & 2225 Petition of

The board having under consideration the subject matter of the Petition of Messrs. Douglass and Dennis for certain improvements upon the Lots N^os 2224 & 2225 belonging to them said the subject having been investigated and reported on by the

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behalf of the Committee on Birds detailing the operations of the Committee during the past year. After consideration of the same it was

Voted, – that the Report be accepted and placed on file.

Coolidge Av. claims adjusted by City of Cambridge.

A verbal Report was received from M^r Choate one of the Committee on the "Coolidge Avenue claims" so called, to the effect that no further demands against this corporation were to be anticipated from Messrs. Coolidge and Muzzey; the claims preferred to by them for damages sustained in the alteration of said Coolidge Avenue having been adjusted by the City of Cambridge.

Contract for Perp. Rep. with Guaranty of Lot 559.

The Secretary having stated that the Committee on Lots had recommended the Trustees to guaranty the perpetual repair of Lot N^o 559 on Greenbrier Path, belonging to the heirs of the late William B. Reynolds for Eight hundred and fifty dollars; it was

Voted, – that the above mentioned contract be concurred in on the part of this Board.

Upon the petitions of the parties in interest , representatives were designated for Lots as follows; viz;

1605 Eliza M. Peirce of Boston, ^^{care of Wm P. Mitchell 9 Winter St.} Daughter of Nathaniel Mitchell, deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Sixteen hundred and five.

2709 Thomas Inglis of Boston, ^^{31 Tremont St} Son=in=law of William Deacon, deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Twenty=seven hundred and nine.

3834 Hannah P. Lawrence of Boston, ^^{42 Green St} Widow of Ebenezer S. Lawrence, deceased proprietor of Lot numbered Thirty=eight hundred & thirty=four.

Adjourned to January 24 at 3=30 P.M.

Sam^l. Batchelder Jr., Secretary