The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
CITY COUNCIL HAS DEVOTED
EFFORTS To IMPROVEMENTS
Pavement, Sidewalks, Sewers, and Water
Works System Have Been Extend
ed by Outgoing Council Want Board
on Cemeteries Established

tSNlhS lilS Wy SoliiiNi ~ iioti-
tute what is to be known as a
Cemetery Board, which shall
have the entire management OF
Oak Hill, the city cemetery. The
object sought by the agitators OF
the plan, is that the perpetual
care OF the cemetery be assured,
in years to come. The matter was
brought before the city council,
Monday evening by Coun-
Gilman Harry f. Buck, chair
man of the cemeteries COM
mittee, who moved that the city
attorney be instructed to prepare
an ordinance to the effect of es-
tablishing TINS commission,
which ordinance is to be present
ed to the council at the next
meeting. The provisions OF the
proposed plan are to this effect :
That a commission of three men
be appointed, whose terms expire
one each year, just as the city
school board. This board shall ac-
cept the entire management OF
the city cemetery, having entire
control OF the finances of the GEM
eterv. The board shall be perpet-
ual, new members elected to the
board by the city council. at tie
expiration of each term. This
commission shall assume THE debt
now owned by the city on the
new cemetery addition, and shall
as soon as possible, reimburse the
city for money which has already
been paid on the new cemetery
addition, recently purchased by
the late Oliver Bair. The Gene
terry fund shall be kept entirely
separate from other city funds,
and shall not be used. excepting
by the cemetery board. in the inn
provement and maintenance oil
the city cemetery.
Mayor Logan stated that he
was opposed to the scheme, and
said that if such an ordinance was
presented to him for signing, he
would veto it. He had studied the
proposition for long time, he
SAID. and his conclusion that such
a departure would be nlaliciou.
legislation. remained unchang-
ed. Logan gave as his reasons
that at this time. he believed. ;hc
city cemetery of Plymouth, was
one oil the best kept burial
places in the state OF Indiana
The cemetery is now getting tc
a place. where it is self support
ing. and will soon be a paying
Investment TO the city. For years
the cemetery has not been making
expenses, and has been helped by
the city funds. Now when IT be-
gins to pay back why should not
the surplus, If there be any, be
turned back to the city funds from
which it came:?" Then too" con
tinued the mayor, "it is my opin-
ion. that the establishment of q
corporation within a corporation
is one OF the most dangerous
things. which can be done. Take
for example the boards which
must De .ra.ntained w; -lin tn
city government They are MUS
ance. bother, and an obstruc-
ton. The school board for in
tanCe. | believe that the manage
ment of the school could be done
Just as well, and often times bet
ter. by the city council direct
w. than by the school board.
10 not speak of present incnn-
bants by any means, but there
have been many instances of tni:
fact When separate fund is ere.
ated. the city cannot use tht
money from that fund without
permission OF that board TO Dor.
row. and you councilmen know
how MANY times we have beer
forced to borrow money from
banks, when we really. had suffi
cient funds OF our own which we
could not Use. | believe that i
the cemetery is not sufficiently
cared for, that we make further
concessions to the cemetery-giv,
the sextant larger salary, hire
more help, but not to inaugural,
a separate fund, and new corpor
ate board Councilman Deed.
thought that one of the bes-
things which could be done fol
the cemetery would be the build
| ing OF a residence for the sextor
within the cemetery, also that /;
waiting room and summer house
he constructed. Deeds had not de
cided the matter OF new boarC
in his own mind, and asked fol-
| time to think it over. Mccoy wa:
undecided. Ness was non-commit
tai. and Tanner was in favor O
establishing the board as propos
ed by councilman Buck. The mo
ton OF Buck, that the city attor
ney prepare an ordinance, to tht
effect of establishing the board
passed by aweak vote of avs, two
# the councilmen not answering
to the call.
A New City Hall.
During the discussion of the
plan of establishing cemetery
board. Councilman Tanner men
toned, that thing greatly to bt
desired by the city is new City
Hall. This is the first time the
idea has been mentioned public
| ly, and seemed to create no grea
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