South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-18
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
PETITION IS GRANTED
New Organization to Be Known
as Lincoln Garden Cemetery
Association to Construct Up
tO-Date Burial Ground.

A resolution was adopted by the
common council at the regular meet
ing Monday evening granting the
Lincoln Garden Cemetery association
represented by NJ w. Mix, O. E. Lang.
II. .. Eggleston, ]. Alvin Scott. c. A.
Dresch and John A. Herzog the right
to operate and maintain a permanent
cemetery for Mishawaka. According
to the petition presented the new pro-
posed cemetery Will be located at the
foot OF Indiana av and the st. Joseph
river. This plat of land contains 2S
acres of ground.
According TO the petition which was
presented and read by the clerk. the
new cemetery will be moulded after
that of those in the larger cities and
is practically an exact reproduction of
Riverview cemetery of South Bend.
The new cemetery will be planned and
completely arranged before any bur
ials will be permitted This means the
plotting OF lots. assignments for
buildings and the construction Of
drives and walks. one feature will be
q large public burying vault. the ca
pacity of which has not yet been de-
cided According TO the petition a
permanent maintenance fund will be
made. by laying aside IL per cent of
the gross yearly receipts from the sale
of lots for that purpose.
Ratify Action of Board.
The action of the board of public
works Monday morning regarding the
Washington park lands purchase was
ratified by the adoption of a resOlu-
ton for that purpose. The boards
action in the matter consisted of in
structing City Treas. Kimball to con-
tinue the payments on the Washington
park contract. The purchase matter
has been under investigation for sew
eral months by City Atty. Jernegan,
city Controller Michaels and Mayor
Gaylor. and according TO agreements
reached Monday morning TIE matter
has been Ironed out The deed for
the property now owned by the Mish-
awake Trust and Savings Co. has been
placed in escrow and is being held by
the American Trust Co. of South Bend
and will be delivered to the city on the
fulhllment of their portion of the con-
tract.
City Atty. Jernegan who was in
structed by the council at the last
meeting TO start proceedings against
the Western Construction Co. for the
removal of their pavement plant at the
foot of Towle av., reported to the
board that ne had been given notice
by Fred Rankert. president of the
concern. that the plant would not be
placed in operation AS it's operation
would be necessary to make 1t pub
lie nuisance no action can be taken
for it's removal while il remains Idle.
Mr.. Jernegan also reported to the
board that an ordinance regulating
Plumbing operations in Mishawaka
was under construction ard would be
presented for the approval of the
council in the near future. This Ordi-
nance he said was necessary inasmuch
as complaints had been made by the
plumbers of the city regarding the
present ordinance and several good
suggestions which are not included in
the present law should be made. A
plumbing inspector will also be APP
pointed according to Mr.. Jernegan to
enforce the rules of the new ordinance
when adopted.
An invitation received from Mrs. G.
r. McCullOm, secretary OF the Fede-
rated Woman's clubs of Mishawaka
requesting the members of the coun-
ell and the city administration to
hear DR. Bates of Indiana university
who will talk before the Federated
Woman's club convention Saturday.
ject will be Community Improve
ments'.
Cross walks for the following street
intersections were ordered construct
ed Grove and Chestnut: Grove and
Ann; Lawrence and Cedar, and Cleve-
land and Fourth A walk across the
Lake Shore railroad at Sarah st. was
also ordered constructed.
Accounts and claims to the amount
of $5,212.05 were read and allowed.
Reports were made by City Controller
Michaels and City Treas. Kimban and
were adopted.