The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-27
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CEMETERY
LOTS

or, the council chamber at the city
hall was filled with lot owners in the
city cemetery last evening. who as
sembled TO consider the question of
taking care OF the city OF the dead.
the object being to plan for beauti-
flying and perpetually caring for the
cemetery. in keeping with the ideas Of
those who own lots there and who
have loved ones laid at final rest.
DR.. a. S Condor called the meet
Ing TO order and nominated Mayor
Glasmann as chairman DR.. Condor
was selected to act as secretary, Mr.,
GlaSmann briefly stated the object
of the meeting, by saying that it had
been suggested by some OF the fore.
most citizens of Ogden that some
thing should be done TO take better
care of the city cemetery, and the
best way 10 accomplish that was to
consider the matter In a mass meet
Ing OF the property holders Of the
cemetery
The question to be considered by
those present was, whether they de.
sired to take steps in this direction
and. If so. what would be the more
that in some instances cemetery as
socia1ions had been formed TO take
charge of the public cemetery, and
through the organizations plans for
the perpetual care of the cemetery
had been carried out with good re.
suits. He expressed the thought that
Ii the owners OF the cemetery lots
should form an association for that
purpose In Ogden, that the city coun.
Gil would lend It's best aid in the mat
ter and that very likely the state leg
islaturc would do all I'm It's power TO
lend a helping and encouraging hand.
The mayor also stated that IL an or
ganization were perfected, the city
might be persuaded to furnish water
for the cemetery. free Of charge.
The main object. he said was to
make some kind Of arrangements
whether of the rich or the poor would
be taken care of in commendable
manner
DR. Condor. in short address.
heartily approved the Idea of perfect
ing Il cemetery organization for the
purpose of keeping green the graves
OF those who had gone before. and
making perpetual the work of adorn-
ing the city OF the dead To this end
he made a motion which carried, that
a committee of five persons he Sc
lected to take up the matter in hand
and report their findings. together
with such suggestions as they might
see fit regarding plan of organiza.
tion To carry out the purposes con-
templated by the lot owners in the
cemetery. The committee will make
inquiry regarding plans adopted by
cemetery associations OF other sec
tlons Of tho country, investigate as
10 the legal phase OF the question, see
what is really needed In the city
cemetery and suggest the most feas-
ible plan of operation. The commit
tee will he required TO call another
meeting at earliest convenience, and
make a report. The committee ap.
pointed is as follows.
H H, Rolapp. chairman,
Sidney Stevens,
John Pingrec.
4. T Wright.
John Watson.
DR.. A. S Condor.
The question was discussed thor
oughly by those In favor OF the organ
ization and those opposed TO 1t. a
great majority Of those present, how
ever. favoTIng the association plan.
and the appointment OF the commit
tee.
B, F. Thomas, e a Larkin, G J. S.
Ablcs. David Fccles and otherS were
in favor of organizing In some way
TO get the best results in the Keeping
of the cemetery at the least possible
expense They urged that tho people
tako hold OF the proposition In unit
ed eifort and arrive at some denhlte
conclusion as to what should DC done.
They all agreed that the cemetery
should be given better attention and
that II should be perpetualiy ocautl-
fed. The condition OF cemeteries III
other sections of the country, III nome
and abroad. were related IN almost
every instance IL being stated that
the best results come from an organ
ized effort on the part OF the lot own
ers themselves. By this plan II was
said, every lot owner IN inc SouC,ery
would have a voico In selecting thosc
who would be called upon 10 take
charge OF the cemetery ana tnht
graves would be uniformly a''enued
to
Joseph Lee and Andy Martin were
opposed 10 the association plan'
they claiming that il wou'u w oeSl