Show work started on surveying yi i ng cemetery B 0 0 colton has been engaged by the city council of roosevelt to survey resurvey re and plat the city cemetery A large part of the work has now been completed iron corner stakes having been set which will mar mark ir the blocks blacksin sIn in a perman permanent ent and substantial manner A plat will be prepared and as soon as the work is completed deeds will be made and delivered to the various lot holders one of the greatest needs of 0 the city cemetery is the proper and permanent marking of the graves at this time there are but very few graves that are marked with durable stones upon which the inscriptions can be read the in upon the painted boards that have been used have weathered that it is almost impossible to read the lettering upon them this neglect of our city of the dead can only be realized by an inspection of some of these markers it is fitting that all graves be marked with stones with inscriptions that will last through the years to come |