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Howes Salary -

Voted,- That the foregoing report be accepted, and that so much of it as relates to Mr Howe be adopted and carried into effect.

Superintendent's house. plans for

Voted,- That so much of it as relates to the building of a house for the superintendent be adopted, and that the same committes report plans and estimates to this Board accordingly.

Price of lots.

Voted That the price of land for lots of greater or lesser dimensions than 300 square feet excepting tomb lots, shall be 50 cents per foot.

Lot. 1917. to be divided & constitute two lots.

The Secretary read a letter from Elias Hook the proprietor of lot no. 1917 containing 600 square feet containing a request that he may be allowed to surrender this deed of said lot and after reconveying it to receive deeds of the same in two lots, one to himself- on to Frederick Clapp of Boston. Voted that the request of Mr Hook be complied with and that the offices of his corporation be authorized to execute such new deeds. Mr Hook paying twenty dollars additional and all incidental expenses.

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

The Regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was holden at the office of C.P. Curtis Esqr. April 3^rd 1854. Present Messrs Bigelow Parker Curtis, Bangs and Little.

The Record of the last meeting was read and approved.

Estate of C. Stone's heirs

The President read a letter from J. B. Dana Esq^r of Cambridge, addressed to Mr Little as one of the Trustees and offering to sell the estate adjoining Mt. Auburn known as the

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Trustees _ Adj^d meeting Feby. 1, 1870 _

1177 Henry Homer, of Boston, brother of Eleazer Homer Jr, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 1177;

1254 Louisa Wood of Boston, daughter of Charles M. Wood, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 1254;

1313 W^m Jennison of Detroit Mich., grandson of Mary Jennison, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 1313;

1446 Irene S. Thacher of Boston, one of heirs of George Thacher, who are tenants in common of lot numbered 1446;

1504 David P. Kimball of Boston, trustee under will of George H. Preston, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 1504;

1709 Edwin R. Pierce of Boston, son of Rebecca Pierce, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 1709;

1917 Nancy T. Clapp of Cambridgeport, widow of Frederick Clapp, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 1917;

2239 Otis Norcross of Boston, son of Mary C. Norcross, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 2239;

2683 Isabella H. Shattuck of Boston, widow of George Shattuck, deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 2683;

2826 Mary Eliz^th Jones^^{of Lower Falls Newton}, daughter of Vaughn Jones deceased, proprietor of lot numbered 2826;