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Editom :—My attention has lately been drawn to tbo situation of the City, or Public Ottit Yard, since the removal ol the fence ky awihortty of the City Council, from the oih gloal boundaries, to those recognized by the ' Official Plat of the City. Probably one half of the graves are thus thrown out ot the present limits, and exposed to the cattle and hogs that are roaming there and injuring the grave ttonca •ad otherwise the graves of many relatives and friends of oar etinena. I have no fault to find With the City Fathers for removing the fence; it no doubt came within the sphere of tbcir legitimate jurisdiction ; the only difficulty that I apprehend, is, that there is no enclosed gra%e yard where the remains ol those are out of the present enclosure, could be removed to; there certainly ia no room within the present enclos* urs, for that portion of the grave yard has been sufficiently full for some years past. There should not only be another public grave yard enclosed and laid out into suitable burial Lots and Walks, where those who wish could remove the remains of lh.*ir relatives and friends, or be removed by order of the City authorities, but it appears to me that in the City of Du bsque, containing between five and six thou sand inhabitants, with the prospect ol a still mors rapid growth, there ought to he one or two private Cemeteries which could be owned and under the control of one or more of the Churches, or some person or person*. Such is the course pursued in other places, and 1 do not know why it should nol be done here.The Catholic Church here lias act an exam pie in this respect worthy of imitation; they bury their dead there in that sacred spot without the fear of molestation ; but how different it haa been with those who have buried in te public Grave Yard (so called) but which turns out that about one half of it is owned by our eitisens.I hopo this subject may be taken into cousid eration in order that a suitable place for a Cemetery may be selected and secured ; and as the City limits have been enlarged, and many per-tons who ewn property that has been brought within the corporation will want lo lay off their property into Iota, aomo of them could lay out • Cemetery and sell the lots so as to make it a profitable way of disposing of property ai well as accommodating the purchasers. The propriety of having a Cemetery ia obvious, and must commend itself to every reflecting mind.DUBUQUE.Dubuque, Jan. 31st, 1853.
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The Miners Express
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Wed, Feb 02, 1853
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