, 1883-06-23
THE CEMETERY MIDDLE.
Report Of City Clerk Le 2. A. shaw and
City surveyor Wilson In Relation TO
that Matter.

For some time past it has been more than
evident that the safe of lots and accounts in
relation to the city cemetery were in a very
tangled condition. The Council at its meet
ing three weeks ago deputized Clerk Shaw
and City Surveyor Wilson to 90 over the
city Treasurers accounts and the plats and by
checking off, see where the deficiency lay
The following itemized report would indi,
cate that little oil is needed on the wheels
OF our municipal machinery, especially in
this department:
To tie Common Council Of EGHa WdRd,
". T., GEMS In examining the records
of the sale Of lots in the city cemetery, and
comparing the same with the plat in the
hands of the sexton. we find errors as fol
lows:
Lot f., Maple walk is marked on the Old
plat Billings" We do not find his name
on the records.
Lot 20, Balm walk is recorded as sold to
4. Thomas. The plat shows that he occupies
lot u, same walk.
Lot -, Balm walk. From report Of for
mer surveyor We find that this lot is occu-
pied anu improved, and that the name Of
Henry l.. Boyle appears on the lot, while
o. the plat it is marked vacant, and no r..
cord Of its sale.
Lot 80, Alanthus walk is occupied by C
Bssserer. No record to show that he pur-
chased it.
lot Is, Locust walk is recorded June I3,
1871, certificate No. 10, as sold to - Ev-
ans, and July 9, ls7S, certificate No. I75,
this lot is recorded as sold to George Swift
Lot ., Alanthus walk, is vacant on plat
Ey-survoyor's report shows it to be occupied
by ". b. Glove. No record Of his purchas-
ing any lot.
Lot y recorded as sold to George Roberts,
who occupies lot 20 adjoining
Lot u is occupied b. II. NJ Chase. No
record OF purchase.
Lot Q, Amber walk is recorded sold to
Mrs II. NJ. Marshall, certificate No. III,
Jan. -, 1874. Also Feb. 1850, certificate
No. 100 TO W 6. Simpson. Mrs Marshall
also owns lot II in Palm walk
Lot -, Balm walk. Ore-ha!f recorded 10
J. F. Donahue, bat which half is not stated
Lot y. Alanthus walk, s +. ! sold to ).
Williams. Aug. ;, 1850, certificate No. 49,.
Sold to u. H. Smith Oct. l, lSS0, certificate
No. 2lS.
Lot -. Rose walk, is so ID 20 George \.
Sherharl, and there is no such lot IN the
walk certificate No. 24i.
Lot ~, corner Of Pearl aud Maple walks,
as per record sid to T. Eogle The walks
do not intcrsect.
Certificate No. 40 states that Henry
E,cpks has purchased n. W. ! lot - or p
in Alanthus walk. \. ". Of lot - is va
can't.
C.rtitiea.s Ne. - sells to J. T.. S.aniirIL
lot Il. Nanthus walk We find no such lot
ON the walk.
Lot - May walk, syid Nov. 5, 1875 70
J. ". Wooiworth, certificate No. lGS.
Same lot sold June 20, 1852, to J. ".
I!arbcrt, certificate No. 2s5.
LIT 80, Meridian avenue, sold to J. C.
Compton. No such lot on the avenue.
Certificate No. l30 sells to John Bush enc
lot. but no lot is recorded rs selected.
Certificate No. III, Dec. 10, 1873, sells TO
G. II. Reed, lot -, Amber walk.
Certificate No. lSl, Dec. %, 1874, sells TO
J. l.. Reeser lot II, Amber walk, who also
owns lot in same walk.
Lot II, May walk sold March ), 1850 to
\. LeFeral certificate No. -.
Lot l.. Also in Nov, 2S14, this lot was
sold \. Small certificate No. 100.
Lot 10, Alanthus walk, is sold to d. Hell
M. who occupies as per plat lot Is same
walk j. B. WILS"N.
LIE +. \. SHAW.