Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Treas Report.

the past year. By this it appears that the sum of $2985 Dollars has been inoested [invested] for account of the Proprietors $884.06 paid over to the Treasurer of the Mass. Hor. Society & $1253.59 remains in the Treasury.

The whole investments are as follows vis.

12 Shares in the N. E. Bank	1200	___
15 " [shares] Hamilton " [Bank]	1500	___
25 " [shares] Shawmut	2500	___
6 " [shares] in Bos. & Low R.Rd	3000	$8200

Mr. Russell, the Superintendant of the Cemetery reports, that during the year ending the 31^st ult. 43 tormbs have been built, 21 monuments erected, 45 Lots turfed & otherwise improved & 191 interments made - that the whole number of tombs is 122, of monuments 109, of interments 456 & of interments in the public Lot 14. All which is submitted

Sign^d Geo. Bond.

The Treasurer charges himself as follows vis.

For monies in his hands 31 Decr last	___	___	870.30
Sales 42 Lots during the past year	___	5256.24	___
Less annual payment to Mrs Pomroy	20	___	___
Pd C. Alger for iron waggon made in 1835	300	___	___
allowed for expenses pd agreed with Hor. Socy	1400	1720	3536.24
Amt. allowed as above by Horl. Society	___	___	1400.00
Dividends on Stock in N. England,	___	___	___
Hamilton & Shawmut Banks	___	___	299.00

of Labor & board being receipts for 4 years by Mr. Russell $60

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There remained in the Treasury on 1st Jany	___	1253.59
He has received since	___	___
for dividends on Bank & R. Road stock	467 "	___
" [for] int on 1st & 2d assessment on 4 shares in	___	___
Stark Mills	7.32	474.32
" [for] Sales of 46 lots. ____ . ____	___	4478.88
" [for] interment in public lot	___	10.
___	___	$ 6216.79

He has made payments as follows to acct

for current expenses including the Supts Salary $600.	___	1620.88
to the Mass. Hor Socy for bills due to the Corpn	___	___
before reparation . . . . . . . . . .	45.40	___
for 1/4 net sales of lots this year . . . . . .	769.72 . . .	815.12
for 1st & 2d assessts on 4 shares in Stark	___	___
Mills ($1000 ea par) . . . . . . . .	___	1000.00
Cash remaining in Treasury . . . . . . . . .	___	2780.79
___	___	6,216.79

Final Balance

Tomb under Park St Church	200.	Public Lot	110.
Cemetery	34107.57	Proprietors Fund	46178.36
Cash	2780.79	___	___
Stock in N.E. Bank	1200.	___	___
Hamilton Bk	1500.	___	___
Shawmut Bk	2500.	___	___
B&L R. Road	3000.	___	___
Stark Mills	1000.	___	_________
___	$46,288.36	___	$46288.36

For the purposes of showing readily the actual cost of the Cemetery " the Treasurer has always charged to that account the balance of the annual Expense account, it being an

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31^st ultimo - that they are correctly cast & properly vouched - that the balance in his hands was then Twenty seven hundred eightly dollars 79/100 $2750.79 and that he exhibited to me the evidence of Stocks appearing to belong to the Corporation by the Trial balance of his

Books, to wit.-	12 shares in NE. Bank
___	15 " [shares] " [in] Hamilton do [Bank]
___	25 " [shares] " [in] Shawmut do [Bank]
___	6 " [shares] " [in] B & L Rail Road
___	4 " [shares] " [in] Stark Mills on which [25/00?] (are paid

Signed B. A. Gould

Aud^r of Acc^ts to Proprietors of M^t Auburn

Voted To accept the Treasurers Report & that the Secretary lay the same before the Corporation at their next Annual meeting

Voted to adjourn A true record Attest B. R. Curtis Sec^y

Proprietors. 1839.

Mount Auburn Cemetery. _ The annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn will be held on Monday the 11^th day of February 1839 at 4 o'clock P. M. at the Room of the Horticultural Society in Boston to make choice of a board of Trustees to act on the report of the Treasurer, and to transact any other business which may legally come before the said meeting.

Signed B. R. Curtis Sec^y.

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Trial Balance

___	Tomb under Park Street Ch	200	Public lot	150 -
___	Cemetery	35,503.10	Proprietors
___	Cash	1,826.58	Fund	51,799.68
___	Stock N. E. Bank 12 sh	1200
___	" [Stock] Hamilton " [Bank] 20 " [sh]	2000
___	" [Stock] Shawmut " [Bank] 25 " [sh]	2500
___	" [Stock] B & L R. Road 6 " [sh]	3000
___	" [Stock] Stark Mills 4 " [sh]	3200
___	" [Stock] B & Prov R.R. 20 " [sh]	2000
___	" [Stock] Eastern R. R. 8 " [sh]	520
___		$ 51,949.68	___	$51,949.68

January 22, 1840. This certified that I, have examined the Treasurers account for the past year & find that they are correctly cast & properly vouched - that the balance due to the Proprietors is Eighteen hundred twenty Six 55/100 dollars & that, he exhibited to me the evidence of Stocks appearing to belong to the Corportion by the preceeding Trial Balance of his books.

Signed B. A. Gould Aud^r of accts to the Proprie^s of M^t Au

___	Voted To adjourn.	A true Record
___	A true record	Attest G. T. Curtis Sec. Pro Tem
___	Ex Relatione G. T. Curtis
___	Attest B. R. Curtis Secy

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For current expenses	1363.10
For Mrs. Pomroy's annuity	20.
For payt to Mass Hor. Society	768.
For assesst on Stock in Stark Mills	800.
For assesst on Stock Eas R. Road	1480.
For pd 20 sh Easn R. R. of N. H.	2000
For Balance card to [n/ac?]	777.32	$7208.42

The whole number of lots sold during the year is 49

The funds of the Proprietors amount as appears by the annexed Trial Balance to $19477.32 of which $ 18700 is invested.

The Superintendent reports the Interments & Improvements to be as follows to wit

Interments this year	181	whole number	1192
Tombs built this year	13	whole number	172
Monuments erected	10	whole number	149
Lots turfed & otherwise	___
ornamented	42

All which is submitted January 5. 1841. Signed George Bond

Trial Balance 1840

2 Tomb . . . . . . . . . .	___	200	12 Public Lot	250
19 Cemetery	___	36866.20	32 Proprietors Fund	56.293.52
33 Cash	___	777.32
35 Stocks	___	___
12 Shares N. E. Bank	1200
30 Shares Hamilton Bank	2000
25 Shares Shawmut Bank	2500
6 Shares B. & L. Rail Road	3000
___	8700