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Trustees handle discovered cemetery, set reburial lots and solicit monument bids
Summary
During multiple 1973 meetings trustees addressed discovery of an old cemetery on Shire Cove property and approved steps for claiming and reburial; they solicited and later re-advertised bids for a 12-foot cross and other monuments and transferred funds to cemetery maintenance.
Norwich Township trustees documented a sequence of cemetery-related actions after an old cemetery was found on property in the Shire Cove area, recording orders for legal notice, options for reburial and expenditures for monument work and improvements.
Trustees signed a prepared order regarding public notice for claiming remains and for reburial of bodies not claimed after an old cemetery was discovered on Shire Cove property; they instructed publication of legal notices and later set pricing for lots to receive remains from Schofield Cemetery ($50 per grave plus a $15 opening/closing fee) to be located in the older section near the creek. The minutes record a vote on the lot-pricing motion that carried with two votes 'Aye' and Webster D. Junk abstaining.
The board received multiple bids from monument companies (Zenker, Nason Memorial, Columbus Art Memorial, Rodlich and others) for a large cross for Wesley Chapel and related cemetery monuments; bids ranged across companies and materials. In one entry trustees rejected all initial bids for the cross and decided to readvertise; in another entry they accepted a specific sketch bid for a granite cross (Rodlich sketch #2 in Mr. Airy granite) and later ordered an angel statue and corner posts for cemetery improvements.
Trustees also transferred $5,000 to the cemetery fund by resolution to support ongoing improvements, and Mr. Rarey presented planting plans and site selection guidance for the cross and surrounding landscaping. On the question of Hart Cemetery (annexed by Hilliard), trustees asked the county prosecutor and city attorney to confirm responsibility, and the minutes report that Hilliard assumed responsibility after annexation.
The minutes record administrative follow-ups — sending legal notices, coordinating with monument companies on specifications and completion dates, and scheduling site visits to confirm placements and plantings. Several entries note that donated or purchased monuments have varying lead times and completion windows recorded by the bidders.
