08-05-1996 QUEENSBURY CEMETERY COMMISSION
AUGUST 5, 1996
PRESENT: Rodney Mosher, Superintendent
Commissioners : Sylvia Dougher, Bob Edwards, Terry Higgins
Comptroller: Bill Burns
The July meeting was canceled.
Regan & Denny inquired if we would remove the temporary markers
after one year. We will not remove them unless requested by the
family.
The new blinds and carpet are installed at the office.
The Commission has agreed to purchase a 30 ' flag pole for $846 plus
$100 shipping for a total of $946 . 00. The cost will be covered
through the Boychuk Fund and Mr. Burns will advise us of the
balance.
Mr. Burns has promised to look into our telephone problems .
Summer Help - The two students, Orban Harrington and Nate St. John
have done an excellent job. Mr. St.John cleaned up the placques at
Friends ' Cemetery very nicely.
All the overgrown shrubs have been removed and replaced from the
Reothke mausoleum. The honey locust trees have been trimmed.
Rod is preparing the budget which is due August 19th . The cemetery
is in need of a new truck and we would like to retain the old truck
as well .
The Vault was hit by a backhoe on August 7th. No one was hurt and
the insurance company has been notified. Adirondack Construction
will shore up the Vault and Pinchook & Buckley will also come and
look at it.
A statue of the Virgin Mary is missing from the Cardell lot.
We are going to get a water line from Sweet Road which runs down
our right-of-way. Rod contacted the surveyor and the Water
Department. Money has been set aside for the running of the water
line from Sweet Road to the back of the Cemetery.
Toni Higgins and Mary Alice Klickner will be invited to attend our
next meeting regarding repairs to the cemetery located at the
Harrisena Church.
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Queensbury Cemetery Commission
August 7, 1996
June 1996
Cemetery: Crematorium:
Interments $2, 560 Cremations $5, 830
Lots 1, 750 Containers 175
Foundations 941 Miscellaneous 115
Miscellaneous 25
Totals: $5,276 $6, 120
July 1996
Cemetery: Crematorium:
Interments $2 , 675 Cremations $8, 885
Lots 8, 400 Containers 550
Foundations 983 Miscellaneous 45
Miscellaneous 25
Totals: $12,083 $9,480
Theresa Higgins
Secretary