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Lot 758. Plan to be altered.

A letter from Mr Howe, made it known that it appeared from an examination of the ground plan of the Cemetery that number 758, had been used twice. Thereupon Voted - That the surveyor be authorized to erase one, and substitute another, approved by the Committee on lots, to be in unison with the deeds.

J H Monroe [sic] & A. Stewart petition for purchase of small Lots to be paid for in labor - without choice money

Mr Howe's letter also preferred the request of John H. Munroe and Andrew Stewart, two men who have been in the employ of the Corporation for the last four years, and who have selected each a remnant lot of 110 or 120 square feet each and both of whom have buried children, that they may be exempted from the payment of choice money for said lots, and may pay for them in labor. Voted, that this application be referred to the Committee on Lots with full powers.

Lots. 1080. & 1081. Perpetual Repair of.

Mr Tisdale presented a communication from himself and Mr S. K. Hewins, the proprietors of lots 1080 and 1081 particularly describing those lots and the adjoining land owned by them, and asking the Trustees to fix a sum to be immediately paid to the Treasurer, in consideration of which the said lots and grounds shall be forever kept, preserved, ornamented and repaired in the manner set forth in said communication, so that they may be forever secured in their good condition _ Referred to the Committee on Lots.

Adjourned. A true record Attest, Henry M. Parker Secretary

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Trustees. January 4^th. 1853.

Pursuant to notices issued in the usual manner a meeting of the Trustees was holden on the first Tuesday of January A.D. 1853. January 4^th at 11 1/2 A.M. at the office of Charles P. Curtis Esq^r.

Present. Messrs Bigelow, Crockett, Curtis, Parker & Read. The Record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Lot 1917, Divided into two lots.

The Committee on Lots reported in writing that Lot no. 1917 on Sorrel Path may be divided into two lots of 300 square feet each, one to retain that number, and one to receive a new number: that to effect this the present owner may transfer to the Corporation, and receive two new deeds accordingly on the payment of $20. choice money:

Munroe and Stewart's Petition Granted

Also that the request of J^no. H. Munroe and And. Stewart, laborers in the Cemetery, preferred at the last meeting be granted:

Lots 1080 and 1081 The Perpetual Repair of.

Also that they had agreed to contract with Messrs Tisdale and Hewins to take charge of their lots &c according to their letter dated Dec. 8. 1852 upon the payment of the sum of $1500. to the Treasurer.

The report was read, and accepted.

The Secretary laid before the board a draft of a formal contract between Messrs Tisdale and Hewins and the Corporation, prepared by their Solicitor, which was read aloud to the meeting, and after some discussion it was

Voted. That this Corporation will contract with Messrs Tisdale & Hewins for the perpetual care of their lots and ornamental grounds and the adjacent paths, with the structures, trees, shrubs &c in the form of an instrument this day presented to the Trustees, and that the Treasurer be authorized to execute said instrument on behalf of this corporation, affixing thereto its Corporate Seal, providing

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Mt. Auburn Nov. 22. 1873.

A.A. Barker Esq

D[ea]r Sir

The following men are to be discharged on Saturday next. Nov. 29^th

1. John Gillis	12 Wm Powers.	23 Michael Farrell
2 James Black	13 Wm Hartford	24 John McFarland
3 Patrick Gillis	14 Patrick Callahan	25 James Mulevy
4 James Ryan	15 Theo. Mee	26 Michael Kelsey 2nd
5 Nicholas Nolan	16 Michael Poleman	27 John McCarty
6 Frank Sharkey Jr.	17 Martin Laffey	28 Michael Kelsey 1st
7 Michael Mack	18 John Munroe	29 Consta Curtin
8 Richard Powers	19 John Monahan	30 Michael Galvin
9 Patrick Kelsey 3rd	20 Owen McArdle	31 John Gilmore
10 John Brown	21 Henry Carr	32 Frank Sharkey Sr.
11 {Jon?}Ray	22 Robert Hazlett	33 Thos Hillery

Winter Pay for the balance of the men will by in Dec. 1^st 1873.

Please during the coming week finish up the orders out so as to leave as little unfinished [?]