The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-13


THE LOCATION OF CEMETER-
les WITHIN THE CITY OF
HAMMOND, INDIANA, AND PRO
VIDING FOR A SCREENING OF
CEMETERIES ALONG THE
STREETS ADJOINING THERETO.
HERETOFORE LOCATED IN THE
CITY Or HAMMOND, INDIANA
SECTION. /. BE IT ORDAINED
by the Common Council of tho City
Of Hammond. Indiana, that 1t shall
be unlawful for any person. persons,
firm or corporation. to locate any
cemetery within the City's limits of
The City OF Hammond, Indiana. with
out first obtaining a permit from
the Board Of Public Works of said
city so TO do.
SECTION 2. Amy person, persons,
firm or corporation desiring to es-
tablish or locate any cemetery with
in the city's limits of the City of
Hammond, Indiana, as provided IN
Section OF this Ordinance. shall first
file a written application with the
Board Of Public Works OF said City.
stating specifically the location OF
the proposed cemetery. giving the
exact legal description of the real
estate to be used as such cemetery,
and the number OF acres therein con-
tanned. and file a plat of such pro-
posed cemetery showing the land
scaping OF said proposed cemetery,
together with the screens to be erec-
ted along the street In said City ad-
Joining said proposed cemetery.
SECTION 3. That after said appii
cation has been so filed with the
Board Of Public Works. as provided
for In Section of this Ordinance.
the Board of Public Works shall
fix a day for hearing said petition
and cause a notice to be published
once each week. for two weeks. IN
any daily newspaper published in
said City, stating the date that said
petitions TO be heard before said
Board of Public Works. so that any
one interested, or would likely be
affected by the location of said GEM
etery, can file objections TO the To-
cation of said cemetery and after
hearing on said matter, said Board
Of Public Works may grant or re-
ject said petition.
SECTION 4. That If said Board
of Public Works should act favorab-
ly on said petition, and before said
permit is granted. said Board of Pub
lie Works shall require of said pet
itioner or petitioners, to enter into
a written agreement with the City
of Hammond. that said proposed
cemetery TO be so located, shall -e
plated. landScsper and filled in
and planted with trees and shrub
brey along all streets and public
highways adjoining said proposed
cemetery. In accordance with plat
fled with said petition, $ herein
before provided in this Ordinance,
and to give bond for the faithful
performance of said agreement. said
bond to be not less than Ten Thou
sand Dollars (sf0,000.00) and APPROX
ed by the Board of Public Works,
and said agreement to be ratified by
an Ordinance passed by the Common
council of the City of Hammond,
Indiana. That if said permit for the
ed by aid Board Of Public Works,
then the petitioner or petitioners are
to pay all the costs occasioned by
the fling OF asid petition and the
publication of notices, as hereinbe-
fore provided for in this Ordinance
SECTION 5. That it shall be the
duty of all persons, firms or cor
porations, owning or controlling any
cemetery heretofore established in
the City of Hammond, Indiana. to
erect screens by planting trees and
shrubbery along the streets and high
ways adjoining such cemetery here
tofore established. and to file with
tho Board OF Public Works of said
City, a plan, plat and specifications
showing the proposed plan for land
scaping and filing in and planting
with trees and shrubbery along all
streets and public highways adjoin-
ing said cemetery heretofore loca-
ted in said City, and to give a Bond
for the faithful performance Of said
agreement said Bond to be not less
than Ten Thousand Dollars (sl0,O00.-
00) and approved by the Board OF
Public Works, and said agreement to
be ratified by an Ordinance passed
by the Common Council. of said city
Of Hammond, Indiana.
SECTION s. That said Board Of
Public Works may approve said
plan. as in Section provided, or
reject the same, or make any nodi-
fications said Board may see f1t and
proper, and the Board OF Public
Works shall issue a permit to said
owner or owners, or anyone control
ling a cemetery heretofore estab-
lished, to erect said screenings, and
the same shall be constructed under
the supervision OF the Board of Pub
lie Works.
SECTION z. Any person, persons.