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* all tve prising frwn prlt;*part!»g graves, Ac., | U5 (which formerly went to the Sexton) into ttia troas*J ury—the Treasurer being vtudor of all lot receipt!*, burial permits, Ac.. Ac., as required bv amendment J\\0sito theCoLst.tution made and adopted March i3tb, « sIM44*4lsbO.The following schedule of p; ces f»,r lots, burial j jpermit?, Ac., Ac., was adopted by the iioa:d aud are j1 the prepeut rate?, \11 : ,- Foroae lo* in first purvey, 94x87feet...........$50 00 \ s! 41 1% M second *fc **0x24 “ ........... 30 00 I «pintle grave*—......................... j uu : 'burial permits for person 15 yeaisoldand *over, each................. 5 0i Iburial permit* for person uudtr 15 years !lt;*ld, each............... 4 CM) I /burial permit* to Potter's flthd, under 13 i 1yearn old.......... 2 50 j fiburial permits to PoUer'a held, 15 years 8old and over ........ 3 00taklnsf up end reinterm • bodies1 15 yearsold and over, each...................... 10 00j “ t ikimr up and re-iutering bodies under 15yesrs of age............................. 8 » , fu*e of vault for one bo 1y one month or 1 ss 3 00 ! *upc of vault after one mouth, for each addi tional week.............................. 504S«4144«41y3a1ti1IDeres»TePeOt 8Tht re being no fund provided for the keeping in | t order had the lot? of private individuals, and as very many of the lot- both of non-residents and residents have been po long neglected that tin ir appearance became an eye--ore to all who so ight to improve and keep iu order taeir own lots, ho Hoard decided that something must be done for a general improve- I t men! iu the app arnnce of the grounds, and a general ] ^ cleaning up was ordered and done at a » expense of $249,73. A collector wap employed to collect of lot owners each from $1,5*1 to $2,00. as to size of lot, to reimburse the treasury lor thi* outlay. Tlie sum of j * $279,75 was realised in that way and passed into the 1 |treasury. 1We have sold dating the year, 2 lots iu 1st survey, 1 ani 17 lota in 2d purvey : making sold iu alt 252 lots ' in 1st survey and 257 lots in 2d sum y ; leaving unsold OS lots in 1st survey and 147 lots in 2d intwy.The receipts and disbursements from ail source-| *and for all purposes for the year Lave been as follows.viz: •.5 T v ;■ -4-: •Osh in Treasure January 3, $557 15 , .Beceived tor 19 iota and 7 singe Ifburial lot* sold .. ....... $589 00 |!- I Received for 88 burial permits since i| June 14. 1 in.......... 337 50Rec- ivelt;1 for use of vault#......... 8 60Received k r work on lots for owners.............................. 11 59 !Collected lor cleaning up grounds 279 75 Received lor removing bodies (2) 14 00 JReceived for hay sold otf grounds 25 00— 1 281 35•fBtIPII;11hr.I»J1er-de-d1J$1,518 50j DISBURSEMENTS. jLabor cleaning off ground? and on graves.......................... 249 71Sext m............ 342 87Tool* and nails................... 5l 90Lumber and posts for new fence... 579Labor on new fence (besides Sex- 1 .tons- ...................... 137 09 jRepair-* on old fence and bouse.. 25 * 7 j ,Blank books and plat............. 3*» 2.5Newrptp*r Rftidl.............. 4 75Secretary i »t 1850 and acknowledge Iing deeds.................... 55 19 ?Surveying by Handler............ 8 UO ;Stamp* on Leonard1* not* p. Ac ... 3 79 i 1Six months in « r»- L • : ,rd a not a of $8,409. Nov o , ... 255 00Secretaty s ser ices tor lS€6.tor p*-ein atpbab tical order twook s for lrv t«urer and xton 4of name* of lot own rs, and fortaking the acknowledgment of G5 deeds for lSdd., ..............100 CO— $177$ 15Balance is Tre is try Jan. 2, IS 77 $ $j 35Bill* lor lumber, Ac , unpaid, $113 8 Less ca*h on hand............ W 75p lLiBbiiltie* beside# l^nd pnrct 'd f '.i 1,8If, C KENDALL, PrMrfettBoard of Control. A«p n O-ov Cemetery Assodat'n. C. B. Pabsoks, S*eretary.BrBUXOTOS, January 2, ly.7.
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Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette

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Fri, Jan 04, 1867

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