The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-21
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS


There being no further business,
Council upon motion adjourned.
T, A. Craig.
Attest. Mayor.
O. w. SANDBERG, City Clerk.
October IA, 1920, 8 a. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present, Mayor Craig
presiifng. Minutes of meetings of
October II and II, 1890, were read
and approved.
Ordinance No. 5s2. being AN ordi.
nance amending Chapter XIV and
ordinances amendatory thereto, being
an ordinance transferring the control
of Oakland cemetery to the Cemetery
Commission and providing for their
election, also defining the boundaries
Of said cemetery" was presented to
the Council. 1t was moved and SEQ
onded that the rules be suspended
and that Ordinance No, 532 be placed
upon its passage. Carried. 1t was
moved by Councilman Hemmy, Sec
onded by Councilman Overton, that
said Ordinance No $50, which reads
as follows:
"Ordinance No. 532.
An Ordinance amending Chapter
XIV and ordinances amendatory
thereto being an ordinance transfer
ring the control OF Oakland Gene
terry to the Cemetery Commission
and providing for their election Also
defining the boundaries of said Gene
terry. ~.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Keokulc.
Section 1.-The South half Of the
quarter of Section Twenty
six, Township Sixty-five North in
Range Five West of the Fifth Prin-
cipal Meridian, except the right Of
way of the c., b C Q. Railroad and
except the North half OF the North
east quarter of the Southwest quarter
of the Northwest quarter of said Sec
ton Twenty-six.
Also the Southwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter of Section Twenty
six, Township Sixty-flve North in
Range Five West of the Fifth Prin.
cipal Meridian except the North Ten
Acres thereof and the ground con-
veyed to the United States of America
for National Cemetery.
Also all of Kilbourne's Addition to
The City of Keokuk lying Northwest
erly Of Northwesterly line of Eigh-
teenth Street and Southwesterly Of
Southwesterly line of Carroll Street
with the addition of such land as
may hereafter be purchased and
added thereto for Cemetery purposes
IS hereby devoted for place of
burial and shall be called Oakland
Cemetery.
The City Council reserves the right
to locate and maintain in the part of
he above tract known as the "City
Pasture" an emergency hospital and
| dump. a
Section 1.-The control of the above
described tract is hereby vested in
he Cemetery Commission who shall
make and enforce rules for its gov
eminent The present Chapter XIV of
he ordinances Of the City of Keokuk
IF 1912 with the amendments thereto
shall continue and be in force as the
-ules Of said Commission except as
hey conflict with this ordinance,
Until they shall be repealed or
amended by such commission.
A violation OF the rules of the
Cemetery Commission shall be mis-
le1neanor and punishable as other
under the City Ordin-
lnces.
The sexton and other employees of
he Commission shall be and hereby
ire created special officers with
,olice powers to enforce said rules.
Section 3.-Upon the payment to
he Trustee appointed by the District
Court of the State of Iowa in and for |
lee County of sum which shall
equal Fifty Cents for each square
DOT Of the area designated by the
,ayor the commission shall take per !
,etual care Of such area, provided |
hat such care shall not include the
correction of fallen monuments, |
walls, fences or other like improve
nents which time and the weather !
nay cause to fall and decay. The
dinimum sum to be paid under this
section shall be Twenty-Five Dollars. !
Section 4.-The Cemetery Commits !
ion shall be composed OF three own
RS of Lots in Oakland Cemetery. one
f whom shall be elected by majority /
'ote by each City Council and he /
nall hold office for six years or until .
lis successor is elected and quail
ed, providing that nothing in this
rdinance shall prevent the City
,ouncil by unanimous vote from re-
noving any one or all Of said Gene
cry Commission at any time.
Section 5.-All ordinances and parts /
f Ordinances in conflict herewith Il
re hereby repealed. !.
Passed October IA, 1929, by the ,
blowing vote: /,
Aye-Craig, Hemmy, Overton. i,
T. A. CRAIG, /
lttest: Mayor. Z
o. W. SANDBERG, City Clerk"
,e passed and adopted.
Carried by the following vote:
Aye-Craig, Kenny, Overton. 4
T. A. CRAIG,
Attest: Mayor.
o. w. sANDBERG, City Clerk.
Resolution No. f39.
Be It Resolved, By the City Coun-
ii Of the City of Keokuk: !
That the City Clerk be, and he IS
Hereby, authorized to draw Warrants
Ios. 246 to 24S, inclusive, in favor Of
he State Central Savings Bank, to
over interest on time warrants is
ued from May 20, 1920, to September