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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Trustees

Pursuant to a notice issued by the Secretary the Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn met at the office of the Secretary in Boston on the first Monday, being the third day of February in the year eighteen hundred & forty Present Mess^rs Armstrong, Bigelow, Bond, Gould & Parker.

The President being absent Dr. Bigelow was chosen chairman. The Secretary being absent M^r George T. Curtis was chosen Secretary pro tem^e.

Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer laid beore the Society the following report & it was thereupon voted that it be approved & laid before the Corpora tion at their annual meeting this day.

The Treasurer reports the following synopsis of Receipts & Payments for the eighth year ending Dec. 31. 1839 to wit

There remained in the Treasury on 1 Jan^y 1839. _ 2780.79 He has since received

for dividends on Stocks	582 _
" [for] dist of interest on Stark Mills	___
assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	$8.95
" [for] dist on Stocks purchased 59.90}	___
less pd premm ofn do [stocks] do [purchased] 23.	36.90
" [for] Sales 57. lots . _ . _ . _	6272.42
" [for] Interments in Public Lot (4)	40 .	6940.27
___	___	$ 9721.06

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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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Pursuant to notice issued by the Secretary, the Trustees of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn met at the office of the Secretary on Friday the 5^th day of February 1841.

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

Mr Armstrong sent in his resignation as Trustee which was accepted.

Voted That the report of the Treasurer be accepted & that the Secretary record the same & lay it before the Proprietors at their next meeting

Voted To adjourn A true record attest B. R. Curtis Secretary

Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer reports the following Synopsis of Receipts & Payments for the ninth year ending Dec^r 31, 1840 to wit;

There remained in the Treasury on	___	___
1st Jany last	___	1826.58
He has received,	___	___
For dividends on Stocks	663.	___
"[For] discounts on Stocks purchased	89.82	___
"[For] Recd on Sales maps & guide of	___	___
Otis Broaders & Co. & Dearborn	37.02	789.84
"[For] Sales 49 Lots	___	4492.--
"[For] Interments in Public lot	___	100.--
___	___	7208.42

He has made payments as follows, to wit;