1995-10-24 Board of Cemetery Trustees Minutes

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The installation of a tree lawn at the front of Charles Lawn is being discussed with Bud Dickey, Tree Warden. Cemetery Maintenance Leaf clean-up has begun, 300 lbs. of grass seed was used (mostly at Forest Glen) and 2000 yds of screened fill has been spread at Wood End. Inquiry on Free Lots Ruth Converse called Joyce Miller to inquire if the Board would consider giving a descendant of the Batchelder family a free lot. ( The Wood End land was originally the Batchelder family homestead. It was sold to the Town). On a motion by Randolph Harrison, seconded by Mary Vincent, the Board unanimously voted to keep to it's policy of no free lots. Naming Roadways in Cemeteries The Board discussed the tradition of naming streets inside the various cemeteries: Laurel Hill - no signage in the cemetery on 1846 map - all streets named for trees. Forest Glen - 2 streets named - Amon Way (former Trustee) and Henry Vik's Urn Garden (former Cemetery Director). Charles Lawn - no streets named. Cemetery Liability Joyce Miller brought to the Board's attention a report on a 1985 accident in Laurel where a 3 year old child was injured by a falling marker. The Town's Insurance Co. paid $18,000. to the family. The Board at the time questioned how the marker tipped and if the child had been climbing on same. At that time the Insurance Company advised the Town that all markers should be checked periodically. Robert Keating stated that each summer about 50 markers are braced and re-set. He does keep a record of this in his daily work logs. Daniel Driscoll suggested that perhaps signs should be placed at entrances stating markers should not be climbed on. The Board discussed the problem but no action was taken at this time. Next Meeting The next scheduled meeting will be Tuesday, November 21, 1995 at 7:30 P.M. The Meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Y1 l Mary R. Vincent, Secretary