HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-04-06 Board of Cemetery Trustees MinutesTown of Reading
Board of Cemetery Trustees
Tuesday, April 6, 1999
Pursuant to a meeting legally posted, the meeting of April 6, 1999 convened at 6:00 P.M. in the
Berger Room, Reading Town Hall Annex, Reading, MA 01867
Present: Daniel Driscoll, Chairman
John Silvaggi, Vice-Chairman -
Mary Vincent, Secretary
Roc O'Connell
William Brown
Robert Keating, Superintendent of Cemeteries was also in attendance.
Review of Past Meeting Minutes
On a motion by Mary Vincent, seconded by Roc O'Connell, the minutes were accepted.
Wood End Update
Trustee William Brown had made plagues for all the Trustees with the dedication ceremony of the
Wood End Cemetery program. The individual members accepted his hard work with thanks for all
his time and effort.
Cemetery Updates
Superintendent Keating reported that his crews are hard at work readying the cemeteries for
Memorial day. The Cemetery Dept. has again accepted the free fertilizer offered to the Town by
the MWRA.
New Member Status
The Trustees are looking for new members. A short discussion was held on going from a six-
member board to a five-member board, but no action was taken.
Old Business
The Cemetery has an article in this Town Meeting regarding the back portion of Wood End.
Superintendent Keating explained that this is a house keeping article. The Cemetery will be
swapping useable land and giving unusable (for our purposes) land to Conservation.
Superintendent Keating stated there is enough money to satisfy our Wood End note.
Receipt
Trustees reviewed receipts