Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Trustees.

At a meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn holden at the Cemetery April 24. 1844. Present Messrs Story Bigelow Reed, Brimmer and Crocket it was voted.

Site of Chapel

That the site of the Chapel about to be built should be on a spot surveyed by Mr Higginson for that purpose, near Cypress and Pine Avenues.

That the Trustees will purchase if they can obtain

Purchase of Lots.

them on reasonable terms one or more of the lots numbered 88 - 699 - 700 & 446 for an entrance way to the Chapel.

Price of Lots.

That the term during which the new lots may be sold for $80 be extended to the first day of Au-gust next.

Pursuant to a notice issued by the Secretary, a meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn was holden at the office of C. P. Curtis on May 21. 1844 at nine o'clock in the morning. Presents Messrs Story, Bigelow, C. P. Curtis. B. R Curtis Brimmer Gould, Reed, and Crockett.

Grading the Town Road.

Voted. That the committee who have in charge the erection of the iron fence, be authorized to apply to the proper town authorities in Cambridge and Watertown for leave to grade the main road in front of the Cemetery at a Section where it interfered with the construction of said fence.

Com^ee on building

Mr Brimmer was excused from serving on the Committee on building and Mr Reed was chosen to serve in his place.

At a meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn holders at the cemetery April 24^th 1844, Present Messrs Story, Bigelow Read, Brimmer & Crockett - it was voted

That the site of the Chapel about to be built, shall be on ^^a spot surveyed by Mr Higginson ^^{for that purpose} near Cypress & Pine avenues

That the Trustees will purchase, if they can obtain them on reasonable terms, one or more of the lots numbered 88, 699-700, & 446, for an entrance way to the chapel

That the term during which the new lots may be sold for $80. be extended to the first day of August next

Jacob Bigelow Secr pro tem