Res 1520 4/8/19741
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING ROSEMONT CEMETERY, AND
ESTABLISHING PRICES, CHARGES AND FEES.
WHEREAS, on September 18th, 1973 the Board of Aldermen of
the City of Wichita Falls accepted the report of City Manager,
Gerald G. Fox, concerning the City' s assuming ownership, con-
trol and operation of Rosemont Cemetery under certain conditions;
and,
WHEREAS, thereafter, the City and Rosemont Cemetery Res-
toration Association entered into a Contract which set out such
conditions, which included the raising of Fifty Thousand Dollars
50, 000. 00) by such Association; and,
WHEREAS, the Rosemont Cemetery Restoration Association has
substantially complied with all of the conditions set out in such
Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The City of Wichita Falls does hereby accept
the title and ownership of Rosemont Cemetery, together with the
control, operation and maintenance thereof. The trust or escrow
fund which was established for the purpose of facilitating the
collection of such $50, 000. 00 shall be closed out, and the money
therein shall be transferred to the Rosemont Cemetery Improvement
Fund of the City, and the same shall become the property of the
City. City shall, at its own expense, redo the streets and water
irrigation system in the cemetery, repair or rebuild gravesites
and stones, and provide fence repair and site clearance, and pay
for such improvements out of such fund. Thereafter, City shall
operate and maintain Rosemont Cemetery in a manner similar to the
way it maintains other municipally owned cemeteries.
SECTION 2 . The consideration to be paid by the City for
this property shall be the cancellation and satisfaction of the
paving assessment and the delinquent taxes presently due on this
property and not barred by the Statute of Limitations.
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SECTION 3. The following prices for cemetery lots and
spaces, and the following charges and fees are hereby established
for Rosemont Cemetery:
Two space lot 300. 00
Adult single space 75. 00
Infant single space 25. 00
Opening & Closing Adult Grave 75. 00
Opening & Closing Infant Grave 20. 00
Overtime Charge, Saturday 25. 00
Overtime Charge, Weekdays 15. 00
after 3 : 30 P.M.
Adult Disinterment 50. 00
Infant Disinterment 25. 00
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 1974.
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CITY CLERK
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