Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Apr 9 [187]3

John T. Bradlee, Esq Prest.

Dear Sir,

In conversation with Mr. Stephen G. Deblois last Saturday I understood him to say that on the whole he was satisfied with the present access to Coleus Path, (by a small path from Woodbine,) and^^that he agreed with me in thinking it on the whole a more convenient access from carriages at a funeral than it would be down a flight of steps; he also said he thought it probably exposed his lot less to the risk of being run over by intruders than the steps would near his lot. He authorized me to state the above on his views.

very truly yours C.W. Folsom Supt

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3799 --	Spruce Ave. ^opp. Junc. with Pine Av. --	Henry F. Sweetser --	680 ft --
	Survey as soon as curbed

Addition to

2404	Lawn Av.	Wm Phillips --	Adn of	54 ft --

This appears to have been so reported because you found the entire contents to be 54 feet more than the deed shows, which is 1800 feet -- If you can show on which side it lies, give me the facts. --

3817	Galanthus P.	John Vose Jr.		360 ft
3808	Coleus P.	Stephen G. Deblois		341 [ft]
3821	Amaranth P.	Wm L. Bourney	Lot contains	405 [ft]
[3821]	Amaranth P.	Wm L. Bourney	ornamental gr.	124 [ft]
3482 --	Fountain Av.	Jos. A. Brown --	adn to original 250 feet --	163 [ft]

(Brown's half of tomb lot was 250 ft -- Davis's half was & is 250 ft -- Brown adds to his side 163 ft.)

I wish for the foregoing first -- After that survey all that are ready in regular order --

A.J. Coolidge

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Trustees. June 14^t, 1871

Cemetery Corporation would construct and maintain a gate for foot passengers directly opposite the Depot.

S. G. Deblois' Petition for steps Coleus & Rose Paths.

Also a communication dated the 13^t inst., from Stephen G. Deblois, proprietor of Lot N^o 3803 on Coleus Path petitioning for the placing of stone steps to facilitate the access to the lots on said Path from Rose Path in the rear.

Voted, – that the aforesaid communications be severally referred to the Committee on Grounds.

Rev^d J. Tuckerman, friends offered through H. B. Rogers for preservation of Monument

The Secretary laid before the Board a proposal from M^r Henry B. Rogers in behalf of certain friends of the late Rev. Joseph Tuckerman D. D. to pay over to the Corporation the sum of Sixty dollar ($60.00) towards the preservation and repair of the Monument erected to said Tuckerman, said sum being a balance remaining in hand after defraying the cost of the erection of the monument aforesaid.

Voted, – that the aforesaid communication be referred to the Committee on Lots.

Bost. Soc. of N. Hist. Acknowledgment of presentation of Swan

A letter of acknowledgment dated the 8^t inst., was received from the Boston Society of Natural History for the presentation to its Museum from "the Directors of M^t Auburn Cemetery" of a "fine specimen of swan"

Voted, – that said communication be placed on file

Contracts for Perp. Rep. with Guaranty of Lots 3071, 3420,3421, 3422

The Secretary having stated that the Committee on Lots had recommended the Trustees to guaranty the perpetual repair of Lot N^o 3071 on Elm Avenue, belonging to M^rs Margaret K. Fader of Boston for One hundred and fifty dollars; and had also recommended the Trustees to guaranty the perpetual repair of Lots N^os 3420, 3421 & 3422 on Anemone Path in a single

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Treasurer's Report.

Bro't. over	2334.12	___	4.229.69
Vinca Path, and vicinity	516.25
Halcyon Lake	1.853.25
Between N. & S. Lime Av.	496.12
Indian Ridge, Steps, etc.,	115.00
Palm & Magnolia Avenues, Hazel, Lavender, Myrtle & Starling Paths	3.978.70
Palm Avenue, Steps, etc.,	26.50
Coleus Path " [Steps,] " [etc.,]	13.00
Consecration Dell	209.00
Hazel Dell	301.87
___	9.843.81
___
Cost of building addtion to Front Fence to enclose the Watriss Purchase	3.801.54
Expended on New Receiving Tomb (on ac/c)	6.000.00
Watriss purchase, annexed to ^the Cemetery by vote of the Bd of Trustees, March 8t, 1871	6.500.00
One quarter of	26.145.35	is 6.536.34
From Refunded from Pay Roll	___	248.62
" [From] Strip of Land on Stone Meadow	___	184.63
" [From] Sale of United States 5=20 Bonds	___	14.529.75
" [From] Notes Receivable	___	7.000.00
___	___	___	109.600.79
___	___	___	113.830.48

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Trustees. May 14^t, 1873.

[Ground near Central &c. Ave^s; work on] ordered done

Central, Garden, Yew and Fountain Avenues, reported that they had received from the present Superintendent an estimate of the cost of the work specified as requiring attention, and had instructed him to cause the same to be done.

Percentage of saleable & unsaleable land; reported no action needed

The same Committee to whom was referred a communication from the late Superintendent respecting the percentage of saleable and unsaleable lands in the Cemetery, reported that no action is necessary at the present time and recommended that the communication be placed on file.

Dr. Bigelow; communication from placed on file.

The same Committee to whom was referred a communication from Dr. Bigelow in reference to certain "constructions" belonging to the Cemetery, reported that no action on the same was necessary and that it be placed on file.

S. G. Deblois' Petition for placing certain steps; reported no action needed

The same Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Stephen G. Deblois for the placing of stone steps in the bank adjoining his Lot N^o 3808, reported that no further action thereon was necessary, the petitioner having expressed his satisfaction with the access, provided by the Committee, to Lots on Coleus Path from Rose Path, as appears from a letter of the late Superintendent, dated the 9 ult^o

Voted, – that ^^the above reports of the Committee on Grounds be accepted.

Bounty system ordered to be discontinued

The President submitted a communication from the Superintendent in relation to the custom of keeping back a portion of the pay of the men under the so called "Bounty system", and stated that the subject had received the consideration of the Committee on Grounds, and that the Committee acting under authority given by the Board,