The Yale expositor., 1919-08-14
COUNCIL PASSES
new CEMETERY
ORDINANCE.


her business as might come be-
ore the meeting.
Mayor Wharton, presiding.
Aldermen present, Eilber, Fead
Mcintyre, Slosser, Bright and
NlstOn.
The Light and Water Ordinance
as published June 10 and 26 was
Introduced by Aid. Elston.
Moved by Elston, supported by
Fright that above ordinance be
adopted.
Yeas-Elston, Eilber, Bright,
and Slosser. Motion prevailed.
The following resolution was
atroduced by Aid. Elston:-
Whereas the Riverside Driving
hub have notified the Mayor and
..oard of Aldermen of the City of
ale that the Riverside Driving
Tub, at a special meeting of its
..ockholders, voted to abandon
nd sell the Riverside Driving
, lb grounds, and as the City of
lale reserved the first option of
urchasing said grounds if the
riverside Driving Club should
cacide to sell and abandon said
lack.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That
'..e City of Yale refuses to ac-
ccpt the option of purchasing the
rounds now owned by the Riv-
,r3ide Driving Club.
Further Resolved, That the
..Ayor and City Clerk be author
i.ud to execute a quit claim deed
% the Riverside Driving Club,
quit claiming to the Riverside
Driving Club all the claims re-
served by the City of Yale in the
Iced given by the City of Yale on
GOV. 9Th, 1907, to the Riverside
driving Club, and recorded in
l.iber 178 Page 178 of Deeds in
the office of the Register of Deeds
lor st. Clair County Michigan.
Moved by Elston, supported by
bright that the above resolution
c adopted.
Ayes Elston, Eilber, Bright
and Slosser-(0
Nays-None. co.
Notion carried.
The Ordinance Committee sub
mi ted the following ordinance
relative to Elmwood Cemetery -
Ordinance
Relative to the Control, Man.
agement, Improvement and Pro.
lection of Cemeteries.
The City of Yale ordains:
Section AL cemeteries
now owned or which may here
after be acquired by the City OF
Yale, whether within or without
its corporate limits, are hereby
declared to be public burying
grounds; and no person, persons
church society or corporation
shall establish, locate or maintain
any other burying ground within
the limits of said city; that the
same shall be managed by {
board of five cemetery trustee:
appointed by the Mayor of sale
City, by and with the consent o.
the Common Council. The trus
tees so appointed shall consti
tute a Board of Cemetery Trus
tees" and they shall each hole
their offices for a term Of fiv,
years, except that at the first APP
pOintment one shall be appointed
FOR one year, one for two years
one for the term of three years
one for the term of four year
and one for the term of fiv,
yrs.-from the first Monday in Ma,
of the year when appointed, AM
annually thereafter one truste,
shall be appointed. The council
may remove any trustee so APP
pointed for inattention to his du
ties, want of proper judgment
skill or taste for the proper dis
charge of the duties required o
him, or other good cause. Sal,
Board shall serve without com
The Board of Cemetery Trus
tees shall annually as soon a
convenient after the first Mon
day in May of each year, appoin
one of their number chairman O
the board and said chairmai
shall be the superintendent O
cemeteries.
Section 2.-The Common Coun
Gil may, by resolution, reserv
from disposal for any length o
time, any lot or lots, in cemeter
les belonging to said city, whe
in their judgment the best in
terests of such cemeteries requir
it. They may, by resolution, Sc
apart any portion of cemetery
or any lot or lots therein, to b
leased only with perpetual car
and change the same from tim
TO time.
Section 3.-The Cannon Conn