The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-23
ORDINANCE 215
BY Roscoe Hemstock,
Deputy Clerk.
N ORDNANCE FOR THE VACATINC
0F WHITING CEMETERY

OF WHITING CEMETERY.
WHEREAS a petition has been pre-
scented to this Council by seven resi-
dent free holders of this city, which
petition is in words and figures as
follows, to-wit.
ITO the Honorable Common Council
Of the city Of Whiting. Lake County,
Indiana
THE undersigned. resident free hold
ers Of the said City of Whiting dc
hereby respectfully petition your Hon
orable Council, to vacate the cemetery
commonly known as Whiting Cemetery
and including the following described
real estate in said County of Lake and
State of Indiana, to-wit:
a tract Of land known as the
Whiting Cemetery. being that part
Of the southwest quarter IS. w. ~
Of the northwest quarter N. W.
~ Of section eight 60, township
thirty-seven t37). range nine 10,
west of the Second p. NJ, described
as follows:
Commencing at the southeast
corner Of said tract and running
thence north eight 80 chains and
fifty 659@ links to the right of way
of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad Company. run
ming thence northwesterly along
the southwesterly line of said right
of way, five co chains and sixty
six (66) links, thence southwest
erly at right angles to said right
Of way. two CD chains, seventy
(70) links thence southeasterly
twelve 612) chains. nineteen (19)
links to point n the sautherly
line of said southwest quarter Is.
W ~ of the northwest quarter
IN W. ~ of said section eight
tS0s thence east ninety-sfx and
one-half e961a) links to the place
Of beginning, containing four 90
acres. more or less. Whiting. In
diana.
THE undersigned respectfully rep
resent ID support of such petition tina
| it IS common Information in this Cit
! Of Whiting that the said cemetery ha
long since fallen into neglect and dis
use; that the remains of deceased per
sons buried III said cemetery have bee
from time to time exhumed and re
moved therefrom on account of sue
neglect. that such cemetery hinder
and obstructs the growth of this cit
and that said cemetery is injurious t
the health Of the neighborhood i
which 1t is located.
Names. Addresses.
FRED J. SMITH whiting, Int
FRANK n GAvIT Whiting. In,
4. J. LAUER Whiting, Int
Com'r Of Health.
| CHARLES r. kLoSE Whiting, In
JNO. NJ. THIELE Whiting. In,
i GALIUS j BADER whiting. In,
i JAMES r NEJDI Whiting In
And whereas, upon consideration
such petition. this council finds thu
| said real estate was for many yeai
used as a cemetery, commonly know
| as the Whiting Cemetery. and sue
cemetery has long since fallen into II,
| glect and dfsuse. the remains Of d,
ceased persons buried therein ha1
been from time to time exhumed ar
removed therefrom on account Of sue
neglect. and said cemetery binders ar
/ obstructs the growth of this city, ar
said cemetery Is injurious t. Il
health Of the neighborhood in which
Is located.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT OF
DAINED by the Common Council
the city Of Whiting. Lake County, Il
diana. that the said cemetery be Y;
Gated; that the City Clerk be and
is hereby directed for and on beha
Of this council. to prepare as near
as may be. a complete list Of Il
names of the deceased persons who
bodies remain inferred in said Gem
terry and that the same be publish,
for two weeks successfully. once ga,
! week in some newspaper Of gener
circulation printed and published
this county, together with a notice