Mount Auburn Cemetery

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The subscribers, being Proprietors of lots in the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, hereby signify their assent to the Act of the Legislature passed the thirty first day of March AD. eighteen hundred & thirty five, entitled an Act to incorporated the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn.— Dated April 21 1835.

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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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Trustees May 8^t, 1872.

May 8^t, 1872.

A monthly meeting of the Trustees was held on Wednesday, May 8^t, 1872, at half past Three o'clock, P. M.

Present, Messrs J. T. Bradlee, N. J. Bradlee, Bigelow Brewer, Choate, Lawrence, Livermore, Perkins, Pickering, Snow and Turner.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Asphaltum Paths Report "inexpedient".

A report was received from the Committee on Grounds to whom was referred the subject of using asphaltum on the paths at the Cemetery, stating that they were of the opinion that it could be used on many of the paths without any detriment to the trees or shrubbery; but that to introduce it so as to make a saving in the gravel and repair would require a larger outlay than the funds of the Corporation will warrant; and that they were of the opinion that it is best not to take any action at present.

Voted, – that the above report be accepted.

Lots 667 & 668 on Yarrow Path. Report in regard to numbering & occupancy of.

A ^^verbal report was received from the Committee on Lots in reference to the alleged ambiguity in the numbering or occupancy of Lots N^os 667 and 668 on Yarrow Path, from which it had appeared that Lot 667 conveyed in 1839 to Henry Rice had been occupied by Thomas Cole, ^^{who had erected upon it a monument numbered 667;} and ^^that Lot 668 conveyed at the same time to Thomas Cole had been occupied by Henry Rice, who had erected on Cole's Lot a monument numbered 667 that the numbers on Wadsworth's original Plan and on the Sectional Plans of the corporation corresponded with the deeds, while the numbers on the published Plans had been given in conformity with the occupancy; that the