Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Annual Meeting of the Proprietors ~

February 1, 1869 _ continued _

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Subject of Amend^t of Charter continued _

On motion by J.M. Wightman Esq. it was

Voted _

That the Trustees be requested to present to the proprietors, as such adjourned Annual Meeting, any further amendment of the Charter which in their judgment may seem necessary and proper. _

Printing & distributing previous Annual Reports _

On motion by Lucius R. Paige Esq, it was

Voted that the Trustees be requested to consider the expediency of printing and distributing to the proprietors all the Annual Reports heretofore made.

Vote for Trustees declared _

The Committee to receive, assort and count the votes for Trustees reported as follows: _

Whole number of votes cast	___	___	451
Necessary for choice	___	___	226 ~
Paul Adams	had	451
Edward Austin	" [had]	375
Jacob Bigelow	" [had]	375
J. Ingersoll Bowditch	" [had]	377
James Cheever	" [had]	446
Chas. C. Little	" [had]	378
Isaac Livermore	" [had]	378

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Com^ee to nominate _

Upon motion of Mr Jeffrey Richardson Voted that a committee of five, to be nominated by the chair, be chosen to retire and report twelve persons to be elected as Trustees for the ensuing year, and Messrs

___	Jeffrey Richardson
___	Benj F Hallett
___	William Sturgis
___	Charles Torrey
___	Charles Faulkner

Com^ee to receive, sort, and count votes _

Upon motion of Mr Thomas J Lee, voted that a committee of five be nominated by the Chair to receive sort and count the votes for Trustees. - and Messrs

___	Thomas J Lee
___	Henry A Rice
___	F C Manning
___	Raymond Emmons
and	George C Richardson

Cutting of Grass in Lots _

Upon motion of Mr Lucius R Paige, Voted, that the Trustees be requested to cause the grass to be mowed in the several lots of the Cemetery, at suitable times, at the expense of the corporation.

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James Read " [had]	600
Jacob Sleeper " [had]	599
Edward S Tobey " [had]	600
Edward Austin " [had]	599
Edward S Rand " [had]	598
Thomas Hastings " [had]	2
Paul Adams " [had]	1
Lucius R Paige " [had]	1

and the twelve gentlemen just named were declared to be elected Trustees for the ensuing year.

The meeting was then adjourned without day.

Attest, Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary.

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The Treasurer reports the following abstract of Receipts and Expenditures for the 28^th year, 1859.

He has received:

From Income of Investments	1,291.16
" [From] Sales of Lots	25,675.79
" [From] Expenses for Deeds	144.00
" [From] Jonathan Mann, Superintendent	538.44
" [From] Stock in Boston & Lowell railroad 2 shares ^sold	937.50
" [From] " [Stock] " [in] Boston & Prov Railroad 20" [shares] sold	1.910.00
" [From] Sundry parties for Labor &c. at the Cemetery	2.487.98
" [From] " [Sundry] " [parties] " [for] Tombs	3.650.00
" [From] Mass Horticultural Society for balance Stone farm	6.129.15
" [From] " [Mass] " [Horticultural] " [Society ] for Interest on same	367.75
___	$43.131.77

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-ly reported as follows,

Whole number of Votes 492.

Necessary to a choice	- 247 -
Jacob Bigelow had	- 491
George W. Crockett " [had]	- 492
Charles P. Curtis " [had]	- 478.
Benj. A. Gould " [had]	- 492.
Andrew T. Hall " [had]	- 371.
George H. Kuhn. " [had]	- 492.
Charles C. Little " [had]	- 492.
James Read. " [had]	- 492.
Mace Tisdale " [had]	- 400.
Isaiah Bangs " [had]	- 391.
and were elected.	----
Isaac Parker had	-119-
L. Hosmer " [had]	-12-
Peleg Sprague " [had]	-2-
Lucius R. Paige " [had]	-2.-
Ebenezer Francis " [had]	-1.-
William Sturgis " [had]	-1.-
Gardner Brewer " [had]	-1.-
H. G. Clark " [had]	-1.-
J. C. Chaffin " [had]	-1-
and were not elected.	---

Voted. That the Trustees be requested to cause a correct edition of the catalogue to be published and furnished to the proprietors including the names of the Proprietors up to the present time.

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Voted that a Committee of three be appointed by the Chairman, to receive, sort & count votes for twelve trustees: _ & Messrs J. H. Wilkins, Chas. Torrey & D.R. Chapman were so appointed. _

The Committee subsequently reported as follows. _

Whole number of votes	454
Necessary for choice	228

Trustees chosen._

Isaiah Bangs had	454
Jacob Bigelow " [had]	452
James Cheever " [had]	445
Uriel Crocker " [had]	445
Charles P. Curtis " [had]	454
Benjamin A. Gould " [had]	453
William R. Lawrence " [had]	445
Charles C. Little " [had]	454
Henry S. McKean " [had]	445
Charles G. Nazro " [had]	451
James Read " [had]	452
Mace Tisdale " [had]	449
Gardner Colby " [had]	10
William L. Whitney " [had]	3
Isaac Parker " [had]	2
Henry M. Parker " [had]	1
Lucius R. Paige " [had]	1
Geo. B. Upton " [had]	1

And the twelve gentlemen first named were declared duly elected Trustees for the ensuing year.