SHORTLAND CEMETERY

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13966, 16 August 1919, Page 2

SHORTLAND CEMETERY

The Borough, Council recently a[p-pa-ptacJhed th« County asking for a oonitriibuitiion: towardls tluc mainteavainixs of Shortkind Cemetery, tihe Borough Ooumoil having voted £100. At last meeting of the Borough Coumciil a. reply was read fromi tlie Comity Clerk- stating ifcait h.is Council was* unable to assist] in tiho direction suggested.

Cr. BilLmain:: Wo?E ha.ye to puit a, noitli«ie over the giafe 'No on© from tihe Coawiity need aipply.' I ami very disaippoainted tihey will not subsidise tihe Ceameftieiry.

Tho Mayor: The Boro-ugh Coimoil will give £100 :is an a.miuial conitribuitaoini.

Or. Billmam,: The proposal was th-aifc il tiho Cotuailty Coutiail gave £30, we would em/ploy a< man, for three rmooiitlhs if* dead) , tup the Cemetery. No place om TMmieswant»_ beautifying, more thas.it tihe Ceuneiteiry, amd altihouigih tihe Couiaty will not help, we should use portliom of out own grainiti for deainiiing ujpl. O. Claxttomi: T.think we miig-ht sipiend ooie fcuirtlh of o-uji gramiti for cleaaniing uip. , ■

Or- Row©': Tbet oaniiniiittiee. shouild wait far the warmier weaiiher fta tia,r tlhi© paltih®. Oeaoiiing uip. the- back will be ■& big job: ait bas been like it * far 40 yeairs

The Ooiumcdl saifc atg Cemetery Trustees and Or. CUaxtion 1 moved tWa* the Comimji'ttee b& auttihicwrased to spend |25 iui deamnoig up, ait. thedr disoretiiom. This waisi secorad'ed by Or. Hairdmiain! and carried,.

Cr. Obston,: The Cemetery iis ss much use to the Oounily a« the Borough, and We a®£ed, tlwan to oontrtbuitb, burti they are nob repnssentted on the Cemeitery TruMees:. We kinow of one rastanciei of rfepresentiatioTi, ,w)ith-ouft-tflxajtlioin). Thus 4s a case of ffexatdon without aieipre«ein,tailion.

Cr. Billmain reported thiattj he had i-nisipeicitted Tarami Cemetery- '■■ It was neceaaafpy tie* hiawie eomei of "the trees out down at, once. Their removal was> leflt td the Cemetery GoTiMni'tit'ee and the foxenuan' t«i arrang,©. ■, •■'