CHAPTER III. 



THE PROGRESS OF MOUNT AUBURN UNDER THE AUSPICES 

 OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, AND THE SEPARA- 

 TION OF THE TWO INTERESTS BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT. 



THE terms of subscription for a garden and cemetery 

 close with the provision " that the establishment be 

 called by a definite name, to be supplied by the Commit- 

 tee." We have no record of the formal adoption of the 

 name of MOUNT AUBURN from that of the principal 

 eminence in the grounds which rises one hundred and 

 twenty-five feet above the level of Charles River, and is 

 now crowned by the granite tower erected from Dr. 

 Bigelow's design but it is first applied to the cemetery 

 in the report of the Committee, made on the 10th of 

 September, 1831, recommending a public consecration. 



At the first meeting of the Garden and Cemetery 

 Committee, on the 8th of August, Gen. Dearborn, Dr. 

 Bigelow, and Mr. Brimmer were appointed a sub-com- 

 mittee to procure an accurate topographical survey of 

 Mount Auburn, and to report a plan for laying out the 

 grounds. At the annual meeting of the Society, Octo- 

 ber 1, 1831, the committee, through their chairman, 

 made a full and encouraging report. They stated that a 

 skilful civil engineer had been employed to make an 

 accurate topographical survey, and to locate the numer- 

 ous avenues which were found necessary for conven- 

 ience and embellishment. A map was so far perfected 



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