The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-13

THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHAPTER 613.
An Ordinance In AmsLdtnent VI Chapter Io1 |

| 81 tho Ordinances Entitled "An Ordi.
| nance in Amendment OF Chapter OF tho
Ordinances Entitled lurial Grounds
| (Aprroyod December q. 1882
~ iS ordained by the CITY Council Of tho City
| "a Providence as follows:
stG GtIoN !. Chapter q the ordinances
enutiod "burial Grounds, as amended by
| ohupier ly' of tho ordinances IN hereby
| amended 10 read as follows:
| SECTION l. Tho North Burial Ground es'
| tate as y Q ss'no now ia or hereafter may De
| constituted by any purchase 20 be mace by
the city of Frovidonco Or other parties, or
! any donations for and ON hehai' thereof. and
thr hopkins Burial Ground. being tie lot OF
| dtnce 10y Admiral Esek Hopkins. by decd
recorded N ,hc record Of deeds in said town,
IN book oS0eeds 2 page S11, shall be under
| the care, control and direction Of the com
| missloners or the North Burial Ground and
! % Tho superiniCndcnt OF the North Burial
Ground; aud said superintendent shall give
MS personal care. services and attendance 20
the protection, maintenancc, improvemont
hhu proper use OF the grounds within said
estate and to maintaining and enforcing all
oIuit.hces ahs r"gp!1tions applicable thereto
under the direction " ssid comm issonors
SIC Z. Tho said commissioners shall direct
! the expenditure uf all the Income rom the per
| patual care funds received by them from-fhe
! commlssio ioners of sinking funds. shall approve
| All accounts for payment and shall appoint
ONO o. thoir own number secretary, who
snail cortify TO the city auditor Cor paynent
| on all said accounts whom approved. The said
J CON mlssioners shall exercise II general super
! VISION over said harigl ground, see that all
puDlc laws ordinances reruiatloTR auu rcso.
/ luaons OF the City Council in relation thereto
| are duly enforced, and do oil acts necessary
snl proper Tor the IN rEoYement and protec-
| tion of the grounds, avenues and fences
! thereof SAID commis Iers shall annually
! IN the month Of January, make a report 10
me City council Of tho condition OF the aaid
ourlal grounds, which report shall contain an
accurate detailed account Of all moneys
. expended by said commissioners, in nuIsu.
| ance OF the authority gwen by this chapter,
/ and the general purposes of such eXpendi-
! ture; ana also such other information as said
| cominl isioners shall deem eXpedent,
StC. .. All rsuts collected from said burial
! grounds, all fees rewards Of amy kind
! derived therefrom paid 20 the superintendent
OF sald burial grounds or 70 any other per
son, and all income Of whatever description
! derived from said burial grounds shall DO
| paid TO the city treasurer OF the city Of Proyi.
dence, and together with the sums received
from the sale of lots in said burial grounds.
less hve cents per square foot for every
square foot OF land sold IN said burial grounds,
shall constitute the North burial Ground inn
proVement fund. said five cents per square
foot, not going to constitute the said North
Burial Ground Improvement fund, Is hereby
| appropriated as sinking fund or the ey-
| unguishment OF any Indebtedness OK tho city
already contracted. or which may hereafter
Dc contracted, principal or interest
account OF the purchase OF the land for or in
SAID butia, grounds, unless otherwise ordered
ny the City Council.
sEC. 4. The said commits toner's are author
lzed 20 purchase such horses, cattle, carts
ard other vehicles and all such tools and inn
plements as may be necessary for the proper
ana all such property, 20 purchased, shall be-
| long 10 tho City of Providence. The said com
| missioners are also anthurised 10 employ such
workmen As they may deem necessary in lay
ing ont and caring for said burial grounds
and in keeping the lots fences, monume nts
and avenues thereto in proper order and in
doing such new work as they may contract To
perform.
svC. ;. The snperirtendent of tho North
| Burial Ground shall be appointed 10y the com
| mi sioners OF the North Burial Ground, end
shaH-Aold his ofhca- during the pleasure OF
said comml ssioners. He shall perform snch
duties in addition 20 those pres ribbed by the
ordinances OF the city as said commissioners
shall require, and shall receive suvh salary
| a. said commissioners shall determine not
exceeding tltteon hundred dollars per annum,
| payable quarterly from the said North Burial
| Ground Improvement fund, in addition to
| house and garden rent. He shall give bond TO
| the City OF Providence in the sum Of twenty.
| i've hundred dollars, with surotirs sstistac-
tory 20 the commits sioners of said ground.
| conditioned that no shall deposit all moneys
| received by him in his said capacity with the
| city treasurer OF said city.
| SIC. q. Said superintendent may hy and
| with the approval Of tho said ommi,sinners
| appoint clerk at q salary not exceeding ten
! hundred dollars per annum. and an assistant
| clerk at a salary not exceeding eight hundred
\ dollars per annum, payable monthly from
| the Improvement fund OF said ground. and
I whc vail hold Office during the pleasure of
| s.ii -inmissioners said clerk and assistant
! clsr.s shall keep all books, acccunts and
! records which may be necessary, and shall
! perform such other duties as the said commis-
| sioners may from time 10 time direct
| SIC. /. A record ehAll be kept. IN hook 20
be appropriated 10 that special purDOsf, Of all
| burial. whioh are made IN the said tUr!sl
| grounds, stating the name, tho residence, oc-
| cupation, age, the date, and, as near ss may
! he the place OF intcrnent OF each Ierson
buried with any Othor circumstances which
| said commissioners shall direct.
SEC. = The supeTl n terdert. under the direc-
I tiun OF said commissioner shall keep the
| fences around The said burial grounds in
| proper repair be shall report TO the chief OF
Bnll ~ q A Tf Ter a s.tgF
| as may be, that the same may he prosecuted:
! and lie shall act in conformity with the
| directions OF said commissioners IN all cases
| not otherwise specially provided for.
SEC. 9. The superintendent shall receive tho
| fees for digging all graves dug in the said
/ burial grounds, being the sun usually Cl ar. ed
! for such service; and als0 the suln OF one
! dollar FOR making cut and granting cCrtif-
! cate for "A deed of each lot IN said hural
! grounds, SAID fees TO be paid hy the parties
/ lUr whom tho service Is rendered. and also
| the sum Of twonty-hvp cants for evcTy other
certificate Which be may give in his official
/ capacity and shall pay on tho nTst Monday of
/ each month All such fees lnto the city treas
| SEc.lO. TIE superintendent shall ksop an
| exact account OF all ieos received by him. in
uurgunn,e ut tue provisions Of this chapter,
| and shall, on the first Monday Of oacn month
| transmit copy OF thc same 20 the city treas.
urer anI 70 th. cgnlhlssloners or The North
BuFiIT =Tfft=A= r-rrrt- tu+t-r,
| commissioners ali bills contracted uy hiU
SEC. II. No porsOn shall take up. hold or
own any lot within said burial prourts, OK
copt Cor The purnuse of using the SAME iu good
! faith for a hurying lot; nor shall any transfer
I or sale OF any lot therein be mace without
! leave first had and obtained in writing from
/ said comrIi.sioI ers.
SIC. y. No pcrs"n shall remove any stake,
post, bound or fence laced around, within
or upon salL grounds Uuocr Tho erection nF
permission Of said commissioner nor ~ tir
superintendent, nor mutllgte, dcfhcp. or la-
| iure the same, or any monumcnt tree. shrub
or other thing ntahtet for prot, cti0n, i'm.
provcnlcnt or ornament placed thorciU, nor
commit any trcsp1e- sr injury within or upon
said ground or any part thereof.
SEC. 10. No person shall erect or huild any
vault or tomb within 5hV limits uf said burial
grounds, nor lnClose amy pans DV portion
thereof without leave first had and obtained
from said commlssi )nrrs, which leave shall
be first certified 10y said commissioner 20 the
superintendent of said ground. anC no BorsOu
shall rent or lot for money Dr Otucr valuable
consideration, or permit 90 he let or occupied
for money or other valuable consideration,
any tomb or vault, or am place %. apart-
mcnt thcron. Within tho lmits % The North
Burial Ground, without leave drst uad and
obtained IN wrltinF from sal ! commits ilnors.