Trustees Records, Vol. 3, 1859 (page 165)

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165

Superintendents Report.

To the Honorable Board of Trustees of Mt Auburn Cemetery,

Gentlemen. _

In accordance with requirements of the
Trustees, I herewith transmit the Annual Report of the
Superintendent, for the year ending , as per account
of his department.


Number of original Interments for the year ending have been 450
" [Number] " [of] Removals from other Cemeteries 110
Whole number of Interments for the year 560


Number of Interments in Public Lots for the year 38
" [Number] " [of] " [Interments] in the Receiving Tomb for the year 25
Total number of Interments in the Cemetery to date 10.164
Number of new Lots graded, and bound with Granite Posts 87
" [Number] " [of] old " [Lots] improved by being new Graded & Sodded 68
" [Number] " [of] " [old] " [Lots] { bounded with Granite Posts, and not
____________________ { otherwise improved 18
" [Number] " [of] Iron Fences erected 23
" [Number] " [of] Lots enclosed with Granite 37
" [Number] " [of] Tombs build 7
" [Number] " [of] Monuments erected 43

Receipts and Disbursements for the year, as
per Superintendent's account of this Department.


Amount of cash received of Proprietors }
and others, for labor and material } 19.576.55
Received of Geo Wm Bond Treasurer 3.013.28
___ $22.587.83


Amount of cash paid for labor & materials, during the year, 22.374.88
Paid George Wm Bond Treasurer 214.95
___ $22.589.83


There are bills outstanding due the Corporation
for labor and material $3.500.00
And sundry bills against the Corporation }
for labor &c about } $700.00

Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan Mann, Superintendent
Mount Auburn,

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Of note: 30 years after the Cemetery begun, the total number of Interments reached 10,164