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No. 27 October Session 1879 Borough of Waynesburg, Removal of the Dead The petition of the undersigned citizens of the Borough of Waynesburg respectfully represents: That many years ago, a public burial ground was selected and fenced in on what is known as "the Commons" in Waynesburg, containing about one acre of ground. Interments were made in it for many years until there remained no further room for interments. About the year 1870 the Borough authorities owing to the location of the public school building, the College, the spread of the town beyond the said ground and the fact further interments would not be made, without burying upon those already buried, passed an ordinance making it unlawful to inter any body of a deceased person within the Corporate limits of said Borough. Since said ordinance was passed there have no interments made in said burial grounds and the fences around it, have almost entirely disappeared, the tombstones been leveled to the ground, the ground has become a common herding place for the cows, and other cattle of the town and by reason of neglect has altogether become a nuisance and a disgrace to the town. Your petitioners further represent, that no person or corporation is legally authorized to take charge of said ground. They therefore pray the court to make an order or decree, directing the proper authorities of the borough of Waynesburg to remove the dead from said burial ground to some other properly regulated burial ground, and make such other order as in the premises your Honors may deem proper, and they will comply
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October Sessions 1879.
Borough of Waynesburg - Removal of the dead, continued. And now October 20th, 1879. The following answer filed.- J.C.G. Clerk Answer The answer of the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Waynesburg to the rule granted by your honorable court. To show same why an order or decree should not be made to remove the dead from the "Old Grave Yard on the Waynesburg Commons" is, It is true as alleged in the petition that many years ago a grave yard was selected and located
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