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ble as the trustees shall from time to time direct. _

Laborers board.

Voted. That the price of board of the laborers shall be two dollars & fifty cents per week, until the further order of the board.

The Trustees then proceeded to the choice of a Superintendant by ballot & it appeared that the whole number of ballots was five, all of which were for Mr Rufus Howe. _ . _

Mr Read having retired

Voted that Mr. Bond be a Com^ee to prepare regulations for the Superintendant. _

Voted. To adjourn to Tuesday next at 4 ock P.M.

A true record

Attest B.R. Curtis Sec^y.

Trustees.

The Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn met pursuant to the adjournment, at the office of the Secretary on Tuesday March 9^th 1841, at 4 oclock P.M.

Present Messrs Bigelow Bond, C.P. Curtis, B.R. Curtis, Parker & Read

Committee on Lots.

Voted. That the same gentlemen with the same powers as during the last year be the Committee on Lots.

Mr Bond made the following report which was accepted. _

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Trustees

Pursuant to the notice issued by the Secy, the Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, met at the Office of the Secretary on Friday the 24^th day of December 1841. at 4 oclock P.M.

Present Mess^rs George Bond, C. P. Curtis, B. R. Curtis, Gould & Parker.

In the absence of the President, Mr Parker was chosen to preside at this meeting.

Voted That Mr. Bond have authority to allow Mr Howe for board of laborers at the rate of $2.75 per week if he shall see fit so to do. _

Voted To adjourn

A true record

Attest B. R. Curtis, Secretary

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It will be seen that the amount of funds invested and in the Treasury pr annexed Treas Balance is $25404.74 Showing an in crease during the year of $ 5927.42 arising from sales & income on investments. _

The number of lots sold during the year is ___ one of which contained ___ feet

The Superintendant reports the Interments & Improvements to be as follows, to wit;

Interments this year	180	whole number	1372
Tombs built " [this] " [year]	18	" [whole] " [number]	190
Monuments erected	15	" [whole] " [number]	164

Trial Balance 10^th Year 1841.

Tomb under Park St Ch.	200.	Public Lot	336.
Cemetery	37960.99	Proprietors Funds	63229.73
Cash	2024.74
Stock in N.E. Bk 12 sh	1200.
" [Stock in] Hamilton " [Bk] 20 " [sh]	2000.
" [Stock in] Shawmut Bk 25.	2500.
" [Stock in] B & L. R.Road 6.	3000.
Stark Mills 4.	4000.
B & Prov R.R. 20.	2000.
Eastern R. R. 20.	2000.
" [Eastern] " [R. R.]NH. 20.	2000.
Portth & Saco & Portd 20.	2000.
Merchts Bank 19	1900.
State Bank 13	780.
___	$63565.73.	___	63565.73

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It will be seen by the annexed reports that there was on on the 30^th ult a balance against the Treasurey (sic) of $375.06. This is more apparent than real for some of these payments though brought into the Dec^r account were not absolutely made until after the dividends due in the early part of this month were collected. There is still however a small deficit which be made up from collection in the of a few days. There is also a balance of $319.14 due to Mr Howe which the Treasurer has been unable to pay him but for which he is not urgent & can collect shortly from accounts due him for labor &c. The Treasurer would not have invested so closely had he supposed that the difficulties of the times would have rendered it so difficult for him to make collections. He presents with this a list of unsettled sales amounting to $1359-- which if collected leave a respectable balance in the Treaury (sic)

The amount of funds invested for annexed Trial balance is $30580.-- from which deduct balance [of?] Treasury 375.06 leaves $30204.94, showing an increase this year of 4800.20 arising from Sales of Lots & income on Investments

The number of Lots sold during the year is	52
" [The] " [number] " [of] " [Lots] enlarged " [during] " [the] " [year] " [is]	1

The Interments & Improvements reported by the Superin= tendant are as follows to wit;

Interments this year	237	whole number	1610
Tombs built " [this] " [year]	5	" [whole] " [number]	195

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Monuments erected " [this] " [year]	23	" [whole] " [number]	187
Number of Lots enclosed " [this] " [year]	45
" [Number] " [of] " [Lots] Sodded	65

Trial Balance 11^th Year 1842

Tomb under Park St Church	200	Public Lot	456.00
Cemetery	38,998	Proprietors Fund	68660.13
Sales 12th Year	32.33	Cash	375.06
Stock in New England Bank 12 Shares	1200.--	Rufus Howe Supt	319.14
do [Stock in] Hamilton do [Bank] 20 " [Shares]	2000.--
" [Stock] " [in] Shawmut do [Bank] 25 " [Shares]	2500.--
" [Stock] " [in] B. & Lowell R.R. 6 " [Shares]	3000.--
" [Stock] " [in] Stark Mills 4 " [Shares]	4000.--
" [Stock] " [in] B & Prove R Road 20 " [Shares]	2000.--
" [Stock] " [in] Eastern do [R Road] 20 " [Shares]	2000.--
" [Stock] " [in] "{Eastern} do {R Road} NH 20 " [Shares]	2000.--
" [Stock] " [in] Portsth Saco & Portland do [R Road] 20 " [Shares]	2000.--
" [Stock] " [in] Merchants Bank 25 " [Shares]	2500.--
" [Stock] " [in] State " [Bank] 13 " [Shares]	780.--
" [Stock] " [in] Natl Inse Co. 20 " [Shares]	1000.--
" [Stock] " [in] Union Bank 20 " [Shares]	2000
Loan to P.S. & P R.R. Co .-	600
United States 6 % Loan	3000.--
___	$69810.33	___	$69810.33

This certifies that I have examined the Treasurers Accounts for the Year past & find the well vouched & correctly cast-- That the balance due him from old account is Three hundred & Seventy five 06/100 dollars & that he