Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-17
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Without sufficient COS
Cemetery Grounds in Burlington.
The necessity OF enlarging the Cemetery
Grounds in Burlington has pressed itself on
the attention Of our citizens for two or three
years past. with much force. Under COM
yic.ion that longer delay would be mjasti:i-
able. the voters at tine last March Towu
Meeting authorized thcapuliciti5u Of 5000
from the Town Treasury, for the F4rchasa
of the necessary additional ground, it- fenc-
ing. &c. They also placed the control of the
Cemetery ON Locust street. the Green Mount
Cemetery and such additional ground as
nigh, he purchased for cemetery purposes,
under the control Of n board of five Cemetery
Commissioners. according TO the provisions
ola public act pa--cd at the Inst session of
tie Legislature. That Board r9r the pre-
sent wear. consists OF lawrence Baine-, Fred
e-iek Van Sjcklin, T. II. Canfcld q. g.
B,ncdict and samuel Huntington
Though the location and purchase o., tie
ground falls. solely, according r' staate.
within the discretion or tire scicc,mcn OF tHe
....
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10 -'e 9l1'' '--'- Jos
sf'1nu '''''.'n ''
from q '1o"t..' desire ''' '.'-'i'''''''
them in their decision. requested '"' '.-i-
ml71i'ners above h''u'i -' 'A''''
iereut localities which bad Deem spoken ole
and 20 rru1r, t1 them their views -aere'H.
Wiki ibis view tle 'Iu.ml-,i'ntl~ cSiihin-
ei repeatedly several l.-,ii-ir- hat SD n0t
,--...' I'm ,r-ri.a ... 90 which anc ar t.,n i-
....-..i,.il.. r.- ,l.. rirr.-c in view. M
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men, 'A.' J. ID.
"i Ni'--I-- I-'''' ''-
them signing i.''-''
take 'or The purposes '. ''''''.'e ''.-'
on tLc west eide o. The r'"4 ''.-''- -' '..
mouth oi the Il',i' being 'i. '' p ''''- '' .'''
callei " The Adam, Parma ana n'" ."l''
hy Ihmdeus Fletcher. ana loco '- t'' ''.'
owned hy Robert Roger. IHec'n.lusI'H' oi
Mcs>rs NnuSicklin and h-Hu"-laH 'Flt'l
fr,,n -a.ir having signed petition o. the
Sele--..n 10 nse for Cemetery purposes
,i.,,.- = ,.re- ON the cas-, side af the = el-
t.-- al ..-,,,-ir. t,, firm .f l.. B Enl.c--
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reports We s'-'''i ''l
them ai9''
BuRuNGToN' W. May o'''' l'.i
To tie Sclcctmel Of B~i.Hg'or;
The undersigned, as one Of The cemetery
Commissioners. who were requested uy !'ui
honorable board to examine The various '''''-
g. .t., ,,.,v t-..,,,et..,-- about 10 D.. es
suss'9'' 4.t,
tablished by the town. and 10 recommend ln'
one in their opinion most desirable ioI Tue p1i
pose,-not agreeing with his brother Oomli's
sioners IN the conclusions az NhioH 'u'y @'o U''
E derstood to have arrived, bess TO leave 10 sun
nit the following as his Report
The main prerequisites IN "a spot ioT a Oeine
terry, such as is demanded by modern culuvauoi
and taste, are
E ls,. \ surface combining variety OF hill AL