Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1912 — Cemeteries Too Expensive. [ARTICLE]

Cemeteries Too Expensive.

Columbus, Dec. 26.—Criticism of the way the city manages the Columbus cemetery and Garland Brook cemetery is contained in a report from the state board of accounts, mailed to the mayor and city clerk. W, H. Glidewell and Willis A. Sellers, the examiners, say they found that since 1882 the city has been maintaining a city cemetery and has received $6,884.24 from cemetery collections while the disbursements amounted to $21,460.80. leaving an. overdraft of 14,576.46. The receipts from the Garland Brook cemetery have been $4,716, and the disbursements, $10,779.74, leaving an overdraft of $6,082.74. The report shows the cemeteries have cost the city $20,660.21. The examiners recommend that the cemeteries be made self-su porting.