The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-03


range twenty three East, described as follows
viz; beginning on the West line of the
highway called Park Avenue in the City OF
Kenosha, on the East half of the North East
quarter of Section Six, Town One, Range
Twenty three (23) East at point where the
mersh land south of Jerome Greek terminates
as now marked by the Cemetery fence
: thence Westerly following the line Of said
marsh and upon the line of said fence as now
built until it strikes the West line of the
highway known as Ann Strert: thence fol-
; lowing Ann Street s0utherly on the line oil
the cemetery fence. and the course OF said
fence as it treads southeastcrly, and again
southwardly and southeasterly, to the south
line of the cemetery grounds, and about for
! ty rods south of the east aud west line div
iding Section six afo esaid thence eastward
ly on said south line of cemeteryto the west
line of the highway leading south from Park
Avenue : thence following the west line OF
said highway ~northwardly to the place of
begir ing" and as particularly marked and
descr,Ded upon the map and plat OF the con-
soidatcd city cemetery, made by Samuel z.
Brs1de upon q survey of John M. Jones,
County Surveyor, and adopted by the council
on the TNenty-frst day of February AID.
1870 is hereby declared TO be the "Kenosha
City Cemetery" to be used as place for the
burial of the dead, and said map and survey
is hereby adopted by the council.
Sec. 2. The prices of all lots and blocks
in said cemetery applied for, or likely to be
wanted, shall be fixed by the common coun-
Gil from time to time and schedule of such
prices be furnished by the City Clerk to the
Sexton; said clerk shall enter the price so
fixed, in pencil opposite the appropriate
block in the cemetery record, which shall be
subject to modification from time to time as
the council shall determine, and any person
may become purchaser of any such lot or
block at the price or prices so fixed.
! Sec. 5. The blocks in the north west divis-
ion of said cemetery from No. 95 to No. 101
inclusive, heretofore set apart as free burial
ground, shall SO remain and the common
council shall provide other suitable ground
from time to time as wanted for such pur-
pose; and such ground when so set apart
shall be certified by the clerk to the sexton,
and 1t shall be the duty of each OF such off.
GERS to mark such ground so set apart, upon
the map or record which they are respective.
~ required to keep.
Sec. 4. A copy of the srid map shall be
kept in the office of the City Clerk and upon
the application of any person, it shall be the
duty of the clerk to make out deeds of such
lots and blocks as may be purchased from
time to time, and have them executed by the
Mayor and countersigned by said clerk in
due form and upon payment to the treasur
cr of such purchase price, to record at length
in the books provided for that purpose, the
name of the granotr, and grantee, in any such
deed the date thereof, the price paid and
any other fact material to make per-
feet record.
Sec S. Said clerk shall further, at the end
of each and every quarter, and upon return
to the council by the city sexton as herein
after provided record in such book or books. |
and opposite to the proper block. the1ecord |
Of interments made in each and every lot in |
said cemetery; the free ground included; |
and as reported to the council by said sex |
ton ; and all the material facts required by
the headings in said book and shall make
report of such sales or interments to the
council as often as required.
Sec. g. The city Treasurer shall, under the /
head of Cemetery Account" keep record |
OF the name of the grantee, and of the num-
Der of the lot and block and division. in which
the same is situate, in any deed which may
be delivered by him on payment to him of
the purchase price as fixed by the council !;
and shall report the sums SO received by him
as often as may be required.
Sec. Z. The common council shall annual
ly appoint city sexton, who shall hold his
Office during the pleasure of the council and
until his successor shall signify his readiness
to discharge the duties of said Office upon
appointment by the council.
Sec. s. it shall be the duty of the city sex
ton to take general charge OF the cemetery /;
to keep the walks. grounds and avenues there
of in order and free from distractions, and
take care of the trees and fences therein.
Under the direction of the Committee on
Public Grounps, or the proper Cemetery Com
mittee, he shall cause all bodies which have
been, or hereafter may be, inferred without
permission in any unsold lot of the city, or
in any lot the property of another without
the owners consent, to be removed to the
free grounds - he shall keep copy of the
plot of the cemetery, upon which all lots
sold, and all lots for sale, may be seen, and
a schedule of prices to be furnished him by
the city clerk he shall attend to the buria
OF bodies of all deceased persons when appli-
cation shall be made to him for that purpose
by persons holding Or owning lots in said
w hoU vel mai l.
on the " free ground" upon the written per
mission of the Mayor; he shall keep record
OF all interments made in any part of said
cemetery in the book furnished by the city
for that prrpose, and according to the forms,
and under the separate and several headings
therein contained he shall at the end of
each quarter, that is 20 say, at the first reg
ular meeting of the council in the months Of
January, April. July and October of each
year, present to the council an abstract of all
such interments for the previous three months
sigEed by him. and at the close OF his term
of office shall hand over to his successor all
such maps, books, and papers belonging to
the city as shall be in his possession he shall
see that all the ordinances of the city relat-
ing to the cemetery are strictly enforced /;
shall be subject to the direction of the chair
man of the committee on Public Grounds, or
the proper Cemetery Committee as the case
may be, in all matters connected with the
care of the walks, grounds, fences, structures,
trees, snruobery or Otner equipment OF the
cemetery, and for the purposes of such en-
forcement he is hereby declared to be po-
lice officer, with full power as such, to arrest
any person violating any such ordinance or
regulation.
Sec. 8. The city sexton is hereby permit
ted to charge the sum Of Two Dollars for the
burial of each person in said cemetery pro-
vided he shall bury without charge the bod |
les of all deceased persons, the expense of
which would otherwise have to |
be paid by the city: |
and said sexton shall receive such other COM
pensation for general services, as the common
council may determine.