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Purchase of Land. J. F. Stone's proposition.

Boston. August 4^th. 1849. I hereby offer to the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery, to exchange a strip of land thirty feet wide and as long as their whole Southern boundary between their land and mine - for a piece of land owned by them, situated Southerly from Mount Auburn and bounded Easterly on the cross road and elsewhere on land of Stones (Signed) James F. Stone.

After considerable discussion the proposition of Mr Stone was unanimously rejected.

A Committee of two consisting of Messrs Gould & Read was appointed with full powers to negotiate with Mr Stone as to an exchange of the lands in question.

Wooden Fence.

A communication from W.P. Winchester in relation to the fence now erecting, was referred to a Committee consisting of Dr Bigelow and Mr Gould with full powers to act in the matter.

Voted. That the contractors on the wooden fence be requested to stop the work on the Easterly side till farther orders.

Dr Bigelow and Mr Read were appointed a Committee with full powers to cancel in part or whole the contract for the wooden fence, as to the Easterly side of the Cemetery and also to dispose of any materials which may fall into the hands of the Corporation in making such arrangement as they judge necessary

Purchase of Land

Dr Bigelow was appointed a Committee of one with full authority to purchase land adjoining Mount Auburn if he thinks it expedient.

Lots 405. & 603.

A communication from Charles Hickling as to an exchange of lots, was referred to the Committee on

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Trustees. March 7. 1854.

The first monthly meeting of the Trustees was holden on the 7^th day of March A.D. 1854. Present Messrs. Bigelow Gould Kuhn Bangs, Crockett, Curtis, Little and Parker.

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Transfers to two grantees not to be recorded.

The Secretary presented a deed of lot no 603. from William Black to two grantees, and the request of the grantees that it might be recorded, he having declined to record it, as the charter does not contemplate two tenants of one lot except by inheritances or devise, lots being indivisible [See Section 8^th of the Charter] Such has been the uniform usage of the Secretary, but the grantees in this deed refuse to acquiesce in it without first appealing to the Trustees -

Voted. That the Secretary be instructed to adhere to the existing usage.

Statuary.

The Report of the Committee on Statuary was taken up and considered seriatim and thereupon it was

Price of Lots increased.

Voted. That the price of lots of 300 square feet in future be one hundred and fifty dollars, without any additional payment for the right of choice.

Tomb Lots may be sold.

Voted. That Lots for tombs properly secured against nuisance may be sold for two hundred dollars for 300 square feet; subject to the approval of the Committee on lots, both as to the location of the lots and the mode of construction of the tombs.

A letter for The remainder of the report was postponed.

Mr Howe tenders his resignation

A letter from Mr Howe, the Superintendent, was read tendering his resignation to take effect on or after April 1^st as the trustees should direct. Referred to a Committee of two consisting of Messrs Parker & Bangs.

The same letter suggested the payment of the