Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Tobey, Edward S. - chosen Trustee -	113, 161, 247, 287,
[Tobey, Edward S.] ~ on Com. on Reg. & Rec. of Interment	50, 118, 166, 253, 289.
Tisdale, Mace's lot - perpetl repair of	63
Tirrell, Edw. C.'s lot rep. by Edw. Q. Tirrell,	75
Torrey John T's lot rep. by Maria Torrey	100.
Tyler Wm N's lot rep by John D Lilley,	91.
Turner Elisha's lot rep by Mary Ann Turner	103.
Tuckerman Gustavus' lot rep by J. Francis Tuckerman	105
Thayer John E's lot rep by Nath'l Thayer	106.
Tarbell, John's lot rep by John P. Tarbell	125.
Teel, Henry C's lot rep by Elizabeth H Daniels	126.
Turner, Job's lot rep by Charles A. Turner	127.
Todd, John N's lot rep by Susan H. Todd	135.
Thayer, Susan T's lot rep by Charles L Thayer	141.
Tisdale, M's memorial restr, intermt in his lot,	149, 153-4,
Tileston Sarah's lot rep by Sarah A. Tileston	170.
" [Tileston] " [Sarah's] " [lot] memorial of heirs	237
Tisdale, M's lot - rep. by Seth Pettee -	256
" [Tisdale,] " [M's] applicn of Seth Pettee for reconv. &^division	303
Trafton, Sarah A.'s lot rep. by Sarah A. Coolidge	308
Thompson, Levi P,s " [lot] " [rep.] " [by] John C. Stiles	345

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Trustees' Records _ 1859-1860.

Trustees _ Feb. 14. 1859.

The first meeting of the Trustees of Mount Auburn for organization and business, was held at the usual place (the office of the Secretary, No. 39 Court Street) after due notice, on Monday, February 14, 1859, at 10 O'clock, a. m.

There were present Messrs Bigelow, Cheever, Curtis, Nazro and Read.

Dr. Bigelow took the Chair.

The records of the meetings of January 1^st and February 7^th, and of the Annual meeting of the Corporation were read.

Choice of officers and Committees

Voted to proceed to the choice of Officers and Committees for the year ensuing: and Messrs Read and Cheever were appointed to receive and count the votes.

The following were chosen by ballot: _

President,	Jacob Bigelow
Secretary,	Austin J. Coolidge
Treasurer,	George Wm Bond

Committee
on	Messrs	{Little
Finance	___	{Nazro

Committee	___	{Curtis
on	Messrs	{Andrews
Lots	___	{Crocker

Mr Tobey having declined reelection on this Committee.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Suffolk Ss. Boston February 14^th 1859. There personally appeared Austin J. Coolidge, and made oath that he would faithfully perform the duties of Secretary of the Proprietors of ^^{the Cemetery of} Mount Auburn for the ensuing year _ C P Curtis Justice of the Peace:

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Choice of Officers and Committees

Committee	___	The President and
on	___	{Bangs
Grounds	Messrs	{Cheever
___	___	{Read
___	___	{Sleeper

Committee on	___	{ Gould
Regulations and	Messrs	{ Tobey
Records of Interments	___

Upon motion by Mr Read, Jonathan Mann was chosen Superintendent.

Upon motion of Mr Cheever T. H. Safford was chosen Gate Keeper and Sup^t Clerk:

Upon motion by Mr Read Antoni Apple was chosen Gardener.

Salaries and Compensation

Upon motion by Mr Curtis, Voted that the salary of the Secretary be the same as for the last year:

Upon motion by Mr Read, Voted that the compensation of the Treasurer be the same as for the last year:

Also, upon motion by Mr Read, Voted that the salary and compensation of the Superintendent be the same as for the last year;

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Tomb under Park St. Church _

A communication was received from Mr Mann, the Superintendent, making inquiries about the custody &c of the tomb under Park Street Church belonging to this Corporation.

Upon motion by Mr Curtis, the same was referred to the Committee on Regulations and Records of Interment.

Forest Pond, improvement of, ref^d to Com^ee on Grounds.

It was also Voted, that the subject of improving Forest Pond with edge stones and otherwise be referred to the Committee on Grounds, to report thereon.

The meeting was then adjourned

Attest Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary.

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Trustees _ April 4, 1859.

The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees was held at the usual place on Monday April 4, 1859, at 10 O'clock a.m.

There were present the President, Messrs Andrews, Cheever, Gould, Nazro, Read and Tobey

The record of the last meeting was read.

Stable at Sup.ts house _ negatived _

The Committee on Grounds reported through the Chairman upon the subject referred to them at the last meeting, in reference to erecting a stable in connection with the Superintendent's house, recommending the erection of the same at a cost not exceding five hundred and fifty ($550) dollars.

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Communication _ from John Wyeth respecting opening of drain.

A communication was received from John Wyeth requesting that the drain leading from his land through Mount Auburn might be lowered or kept open so as to let the water pass off.

Upon motion by Mr Tobey it was

Voted that the same be referred to the Committee upon Grounds and ^^that this Committee request Mr Wyeth to meet them upon the Ground and make his statement in that they have power to take such action as may be necessary, and report their doings at the next meeting.

Sale of land on Snowberry Path for erection of statue, &c-

A communication was received from Mr Mann stating that he had sold, subject to the approval of the Trustees, three lots of land upon Snowberry Path, measuring twelve hundred feet for the sum of twelve hundred ($1200) dollars_ to Charles Tufts of Somerville, 400 feet _ Silvanus Packard of Boston 400 ft, and to M.M. Ballou 400 feet_ to be in one enclosure without passageways intervening, the last named lot to be used for the erection of a marble statue to the memory of the late Rev. Hosea Ballou.

Upon motion by Mr Read, the matter was referred to the Committee upon Lots with full power.

The meeting was then adjourned.

Attest Austin J. Coolidge, Secretary