Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, town trustees proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 9 May 1867 – Page 2, Column 1

Proceedings of Town Trustees.

A meeting of the Trustees of Vevay was held at the Court House last Monday night—Josiah Jackman President.

On motion, the order allowing Alfred Shaw $75 for services as School Trustee was rescinded.

In consideration of $50 Daniel Plew was granted a Corporation License to retail intoxicating liquor.

James Works, Town Attorney, was instructed to bring suit against Mead & Eblin, for failing to fill up holes made by them on Pike Street.

The following Bills were allowed:

• A. J. Elder, $5.25 for repairing culvert and filling holes on Ferry Street.
• F. A. Boerner & Bro., $25, for keeping town clock in repair six months.
• Philip Strain, $25, for repairing culvert on Washington Street.
• R. F. Grisard & Bro., 50 cts., for removing dead dog.
• David Versailes, 50 cts., for removing dead animal.
• Wm. Wintizer, $1, for removing two dead animals.
• James K. Pleasants & Co., $1.60, for lumber and spikes.
• W. J. Baird, $19.25, for printing.
• Wm. Kincaid, $153.33, for stone furnished and spread on Washington Street.
• Wm. Smith, $7.50, for three months services as Superintendent of Cemetery.
• Geo. W. Hawthorn, $11.25, for gate furnished and hung at the Cemetery.
• Josiah Jackman, Wm. Patton, A. P. Dufour, L. F. Works, and Alfred Rous, $2.50 each, for one day’s services as Inspectors, Judges, and Clerks of Corporation election.
• M. D. Fuget, $12, for one month’s service as Marshal.
• Alfred Rous, $31, for services as Clerk one year.

The members of the Board allowed themselves $1 per meeting each, for services as Trustees.—Twenty meetings of the Board were held during the year.

Wm. Smith, Superintendent of Vevay Cemetery, presented the following report:

To the Board of Corporation Trustees:–Herewith I submit a report of the expenditures, etc., at the Vevay Cemetery for the year ending May 1st, 1867:

• For Fencing and Repairing, $219.92
• For Superintendent, Grubbing, and Cleaning, as per agreement per year, $60.00
• Total: $279.92

I have received payments as follows:

• From Corporation Trustees, $219.25
• From one lot, $1.50
• From various individuals, $23.10
• Total: $246.12

Expenditures over receipts, $33.80

The following bills are due and payable, as per agreement:

• To G. W. Hawthorn, for New Gate, $11.25
• To me on Salary, three months, $7.50
• Total: $18.75

Deficit, $15.05

During the time from Feb 1, 1866, to May 1, 1867, there have been Forty Internments, as follows:

1866

• February – 1
• March – 2
• April – 2
• May – 0
• June – 0
• July – 1
• August – 13
• September – 0
• October – 3
• November – 3
• December – 1

1867

• January – 4
• February – 1
• March – 4
• April – 5

Ages of the dead:

• From 80 to 90 – 3
• From 70 to 80 – 2
• From 60 to 70 – 6
• From 50 to 60 – 3
• From 40 to 50 – 2
• From 30 to 40 – 1
• From 20 to 30 – 7
• From 10 to 20 – 2
• From 5 to 10 – 2
• From 1 to 5 – 2
• From 6 mos. to 1 y – 1
• From 1 mo. to 3 m – 3
• From 1 day to 1 m – 2
• Premature – 5

Total Burials: 40
23 males – 17 females
Died in Corporation in 13 months – 33

Note.—Of those buried as stated above three were drowned bodies caught in the Ohio river, and four were from the country.

Respectfully, WILLIAM SMITH.

The Board returned their thanks to Mr. Smith, for the able manner in which he has discharged his duties as Superintendent of the Cemetery, and recommend the new Board to re-appoint him to that position. He was allowed an order for $15.05 balance due him, as shown in above report.

No further business appearing, the Board adjourned sine die.