Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-09-29
Saturday, September %, 1854.
The Cemetery.

The Cemetery.
Among the evidences of deepnine
civilization, is the expression of that warm
holy, intense sorrow at the loss ofiriends
The character of this expression is seer
in the ceremonials at the death and bur
ial of such friends, and the tokens set tC
commemorate the spot of their sculpture
The grounds selected for the Cemetery
of this place are just south of jerome
Greek, on dry elevation, extremely wei
adapted for the purpose.
The City and Citizens have adorned il
with tasteful trees. flowers, and other ar
tificial and natural ornaments in keeping
with, and manifesting the same refine
ment and culture which is so bountifully
displayed in the adornment of the parks
yards, and residences of the City, ant
which has made it, in reality, in this re-
spect, the most beautiful place in the
State.
The original plat, selected for This pur
pose, being exceedingly small, it became
advisable to extend the area, while thu
land adjoining was moccupied, so tina
no future necessity would make it i'm
practicable.
Accordingly JOSIAH BOND, Esq, pro
posed to the City Authorities, to sell tt
the City the undivided half of fire acres
lying west of the old cemetery, and eX
tending up to the old Telegraph Road
for Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, t.
fence, grade, and properly lay out th'
said five acres, in conjunction with thu
City, each party bearing one half of The
expense, and then divide it, each party
taking alternate lots, the lots first being
appraised by committee chosen by thu
parties, at a price sufficient to cover The
necessary expenses occurring in fitting
up the grounds.
This proposition was accepted by th'
authorities, and under the supervision o
Alderman STEDBINs, on the part of thu
City, and W. S. STRONG. Esq. on the par
of Mr. Bond, the grounds have been lait
out fenced, and graded. And the worl
reflects credit to the taste of the gentle
men having it in charge.
We have recently walked over it, ant
a prettier spot, and one better arranged
for the purpose could not well be.
The main entrance is from the old Tele.
graph Road, where large gateway j,
erected, and carriage road made acros.
a small rivulet running into Jerome Creek
From this point the carriage track diverg
les into several ways. One track wind.
down north under the bluff next tht
creek; one ascends the bluff and wind,
along its brow, parcllel with the one a
the foot one runs up straight through
the plat east, and enters the old cemetery
so as to meet the old entrance from Chi
cago street; and another winds arount
south, by the banks Of the rivulet.
The grounds are plated out in blocks
20 feet by 80, each block containing -four
lots 10 by lG feet.
A good fence is made around the grounds
the low places next to Jerome Creek are
filled up, walks throughout the plat arc
graded, and trees are going to be set out
all around it, We observed very many
small natural young trees springing up
all over it, anu these the Committee have
carefully trimmed up and left to grow.
The bluff or bank, facing the City, on
the north side of the fiat is quite high
and bold, and exceedingly well adapted
for vaults. We noticed that our fellow
citizen, JOHN V. AVER, Esq, has improv-
ed the opportunity, and has caused to be
erected very neat and tasty vault, sunk
into the bluff, and opening on the car
rlagc way at the foot.
1t has been proposed that the City pur-
chase the vacant land lying directly east
of the old ccmetry, between Chicago and
kenosha streets, and adding it to the
cemetery. We understand that negotia-
tons for this purpose have already been
commenced.
We think this a good proposition. II
is so situated, falling off in to kenosha
street, as the ground does to the north
on to Jerome Greek, it would give full
ness and completeness to the whole plat
not otherwise attainable. The Cemete-
~ would then overlook both the old Tel
egraph Road and kenoSha street and the
City, and with Chicago street vacated, as
is proposed, through what would then
be the cemetery, and having general
entrance at the east on kcnosha street
and at the west OFT the old Telegraph
Road, it would make the cemetery all
that could be desired So peculiarly APP
propriate is this proposition, that it viii
be adopted, provided the owners of the
land are not too exhorbitant, and do not
throw obstacles in the way.
Altogether, the Cemetery is planned
and fitted up in way alike creditable to
the taste Of the City and to mourncrs.-D
Corn Meal.
This is an article which is a constant