Show o Bountiful Cemetery Cemetery- a Planned For Years By MORRIS l F. F Mayor l Bountiful Cemetery properly property prop prop- erty erly known ns as Bountiful City Memorial l Park continues with annual improvements and acquisition of more land even though only one half of the original acreage is sold or in use by previous burials THE FILE LATEST improvements improvements improve improve- ments are curb and gutter and the naming of streets for fOl ease of locating the family family fam fam- ily plot The new modern sprinkling system makes it a green oasis dur during ng spring summer and fall Contrary to what may be said by other cemetery cemetery tery promoters Bountiful Memorial Memorial Me- Me morial Park has enough land to serve the area for the second second sec sec- ond hundred years due to the purchase in the last few years of a third piece of property adjoining the original prop prop- erty BOUNTIFUL City Cemetery Cemetery tery has the most level grass surface of most cemeteries due to the requirement of vaults for all burials for over the last twenty years The public is allowed to pur- pur chase the vaults where they choose on the competitive market with no fee required to transport and no setting charge for the vault within the gates which keeps the cost of n a vault to a minimum TILE COST of grave spaces and grave openings are less expensive than any nearby cemetery in the area Over one half of the grave spaces income is put into a trust fund which draws interest interest in- in terest annually for the benefit benefit bene- bene fit of perpetual care This fund which is near I is by law ot or city ordinance never touched for maintenance ance or management or used in any way but actually increases increases in- in creases monthly TillS WILL hold down the cost to a minimum for the public even with continued inflation This can be compared compared com com- pared with the lower taxes that all Bountiful City home homeowners homeowners owners are enjoying The public should be proud of the former councilmen who over the past years have managed so well our Memorial Park Congratulations are due the present councilmen who are continuing the good planning planning plan plan- ning and managing of the cemetery property properly PROMOTIONAL cemeteries never put enough in the perpetual perpetual per per- care fund The old state law of years ago before before be- be fore inflation was experienced requires only 15 be put in the perpetual care fund Bountiful City puts 50 per I grave in its perpetual care fund faithfully on each sale Others with inflation spend the difference annually with increased costs which eventually eventually even even- raises the grave opening opening open open- ing charge I WIZEN WilEN TilE grave is needed needed need need- ed t e fee is greater than the theland theland land co cOst Example 90 as co red to Boun- Boun Bountiful city's charges of only 35 at the present time Bountiful City has recently created n a Baby Land area The cost of the burial space and grave opening is a total of only 40 including perpetual perpetual per per- care 1 MAY A Y TilE excellent management management man man- Of df the cemetery continue continue con con- over the years as it has 1 ln 1 the past It should as all who have have ha set a good example for others to follow with progression economy and honesty The smooth operation of the Bountiful Memorial Park is an example of the way our City has been planned This is an ideal place to live FOLLOWING is a list of statistics which should be of interest Acreage of the original cemetery cemetery cem- cem area 18 acres Acreage of the present area 35 acres Acreage actually sold 12 acres Acreage actually in use by burial only spaces or i eight and one half acres I i ACTUAL BURIALS in the i years of 1965 89 1965 89 1966 92 1966 92 1967 and 1968 Twelve velve hundred graves can be put in an acre of ground groundless groundless less roadways Twenty Twenty- four hundred graves could be put in an acre if they were two graves deep Our OUI cemetery cemetery tery is above the water level to allow same As it is high and dry TOTAL IN perpetual care fund It is my hope that after reviewing reviewing re- re viewing the facts and figures that our citizens may take comfort in knowing that Bountiful Bountiful Boun City Memorial 1 Park has been planned for the next one hundred and fifty years |