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Trustees _ Aug. 10. 1869.

The monthly meeting of the Trustees was held on Tuesday August 10^th at 10 o'clock Am

There were present the President and Mess^rs Adams, Austin, Cheever, Lovejoy, Rand & Sleeper _

The record of the last meeting was read and approved.

J. H. Shedd's Bill for surveying to be paid.

M^r Cheever for the Committee to which was referred at the last meeting the bill of J H Shedd the surveyer, recommended that the bill be paid.

and it was Voted. That the Treasurer be authorized to pay the same.

Upon suggestion of the President that complaint is made that the dust from street in front of the Cemetery is very objectionable to proprietors of lots in that vicinity.

Watering Mt. Auburn Street _

Upon motion by M^r Rand it was

Voted. That a Committee be appointed to consider the most practical mode of watering said street, and report thereon: and that said Committee also have power to contract with the Railroad Company or any other party for watering said street during the present season.

Upon nomination by the chair M^r Cheever and M^r Lovejoy were so appointed.

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Trustees. Oct. 12, '70.

Coolidge Estate declined. Land on W. side of Cemetery & Buckley Estate further time asked.

"The Committee further report that the purchase of the "Coolidge Estate is inexpedient, and they ask further time in "regard to the purchase of the land on the Westerly side of "the Cemetery, and of the Buckley Estate on Coolidge Avenue.

Removal of Engine=House to Stone Meadow "inexpedient"

"They also report that is is inexpedient at the present time "to remove the Engine-house and its appurtenances to the Stone "meadow."

"For the Committee, (Signed) "Jacob Bigelow, Chairman"

Report accepted

After full discussion, it was

Voted, – that the above report be accepted and placed on file, and the recommendations thereof adopted.

The following papers were laid before the Board by M^r J. T. Bradlee in behalf of M^r N. J. Bradlee

Pavement of 100 f in front of Gateway. Supt's Petition to Mayor & Aldermen

(a) Copy of a Petition to the Mayor and Alderman of the City of Cambridge signed by C. W. Folsom Supt, dated July 14^t, 1870, requesting that the Mayor & Alderman would cause M^t. Auburn "Street in front of the gateway at M^t Auburn to be paved with "granite blocks for the full width of said Street, and for a "space of fifty feet on each side of said gateway, or one hundred "feet in all. The grade to be raised one foot in the centre."

Rep. of Com. on Roads & Bridges to Mayor & Aldermen

(b) Copy of a Report made to the Board of Aldermen by the Standing Committee on Roads and Bridges, September 21^st, 1870, stating that the proposed improvement would involve an expenditure of about $3500.– and recommending "that the Petition be granted when the Cambridge Horse Railroad and M^t Auburn Cemetery Corporations should agree together to bear one half of the expenses." Memorandum of its acceptance endorsed on the Report.