The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-28
FOR A new CEMETERY
Kenosha Cemetery Association
To Secure Ground for New
City Of the Dead
WOULD PURCHASE BIG TRACT
Officials Believe That at Least 200 Acres
Should Be Secured For New
Cemetery-May Offer Lots
In Old Cemetery

J The City of Kenosha will probably
have a new cemetery within another
year as the officials Of the Kenosha
Cemetery Association are now looking
about for the purchase of land for the
opening Of a new place for the burial
of the dead. No formal selection has
as yet been made, but the officials Of
the association have several pieces of
ground under consideration and an OBJ
ton on the land will probably be taken
within short time. A purchase Of the
unused portion of the Lake View Gene
terry had been suggested to the direc-
tors of the association, but there is
such small portion Of the Jackson
Cemetery remaining unsold that the
directors did not think that this would
be wise move and they decided that
it would be better to seek new site
at some distance from the city where
a sufficient amount Of land could be
secured to take care of the demands
Of the city for decade at least. At
present the cemetery officials are get
ting possession Of a number of partial
~ occupied lots in the cemetery and
as soon as a proper title to these lots
can be secured they will be offered for
sale. It is certain however, that the
demand for lots will be much greater
than the supply and already people
holding portions Of lots in the GENE
terry are demanding fancy prices for
the unOccupied portions. The officials
of the association fndf that many lots
are held by people who have long since
left Kenosha and in some cases the
present addresses of these people can
not be secured. Many of these lots
have but one grave on them and if the
owners of the lots would consent the
remainder of the lot could be sold.
The association has made the PROPOSE
ton that it will perpetually care for
lot will deed the remainder Of the prop
erty to the association. The PROPOSE
ton seems to have met with favorable
consideration. In some cases the
graves are placed in the very center of
the lot and the officers Of the associa-
ton propose to move these graves to
the side of the lot and in this manner
leave large amount Of unoccupied
space for sale
The plans for the new cemetery pro
vide for the purchase of a tract of at
least two hundred acres Of land and
the directors of the association believe
that this land should be purchased at
rate of not more than a hundred dol
lars an acre. Several farmers in the
county have offered land to the associa-
ton at low rate and this land is said
to be very available for cemetery pur-
poses. The association has a big CON
tract for Improvement Of the old GENE
terry and nothing would be done towards
the Improvement of a new cemetery
until after these plans had been carried
out. 1t is thought that the association
will have little trouble raising funds
for the purchase Of the new ground and
that if suitable place is found the
money can be raised to take care of
it within year. In most cities GENE
teries are opened at some distance from
the cities and the members Of the board
of directors of the Kenosha association
believe that if ground can be secured
within mile or two of the city that
this will be a proper location.