City Ordinance: Burial Place

Full Title

Springfield City Ordinance Providing Land for Burial Place

Description

The City Council of Springfield, Illinois instructed the Mayor to offer 28 acres of ground at Oak Ridge Cemetery for the burial of President Abraham Lincoln. They also authorized the mayor to appoint committees to procure lodging for those escorting Lincoln's body from Washington, to prepare for mourning drapery on buildings, and to regulate food vendors during the funeral.

Transcription

Monday Evening April 24th 1865

Ald. Coate. offered the following resolution which was adopted.

Resolved. By The city council of the city of Springfield. That the
mayor he and he is hereby instructed to offer twenty eight [[28]]
acres of ground on the south side. and. adjoining the present
enclosed Oak Ridge Cemetery. or any part of said cemetery they
may elect to the committee chosen to elect a site for a burial
plea for our late president.
”sg.” Coate.

Adopted
those voting in the affirmative being, Ald. Bishop. Broadwell.
Coate,Curry. Dallman. Myers,Rippon and Wohlgamuth

Those voting in the negative being Ald. Anderson. Brown. Morse
and Post.

On motion of Ald. Coate. The decision of the committee of Oak Ridge
Cemetery to put the vault in proper condition and other matters
preparatory to depositing the remain of the late president was approved.

Ald. Morse offered the following order which was adopted.

Ordered that the mayor [[?]] and [[?]] bids on the 10th day of
May at 12 Oclock M/ for fifty thousand 50.000 feet of two (2) inch
Oak plank for the use of the city the coming year and report the
Lowest bidder to the council
Sgd. Morse

Ald Morse offered the following order which was referred to Committee
On streets and alleys

Ordered that the street supervision put in a lot Gulbert in college
street at the intersection of Monroe and college street west side of
college street.

Sg. Morse

Ald. Curry, offered the follow which was adopted.

Ordered by the city council street supervision hereby
instructed to grade Lerois street on the east of Hutchinson county.

Sgt. Curry

Ald. Myers, offered the following order which has adopted.
Ordered that the re-letting of the stalls in the stands in the union.

Market House be postponed punting the 2nd Monday in may 1865.
The present occupiers being allowed to use the same at rates paid
by them the past year, for such time up to the re-letting of name.

Sgt. Myers

Ald. Myers, offered the following series of resolutions which were adopted.

Resolved the mayor appoint a committee of three to act in conjunction with
the committee appointed by citizens and invitation and reception to procure
suitable quarters for the escort attending the remains of late president
Lincoln from Washington.

Committee.
Ald. H, G, Myers
H, Hohlgemuth
S, P, Broadwell

Resolved 2nd that a committee of three be appointed to act in conjunction
with a committee appointed by Citizens on Drapery t.

Ald Burry,
Dallman,
Bishop,

Resolved 3rd that the committee of three be appointed to controll the
erection of booths for the sale of food during the period that may
be necessary to provide for the wants of those who attend the funeral of
Abraham Lincoln. That they are hereby instructed to issue permits
to no one except on such conditions and such places the prescribe
that said booths may be rected on their permits without license or charge
from the city. And that they are hereby particularly instructed to make
such conditions upon all person erecting Booths that no extortion will
be permitted, that said committee also make arrangements to provide
ice water at each places as they deem necessary.
Ald. Morse
Committee Bronson
Anderson

Ald. Myers, offered the following ordinance.

An ordinance to provide for the revision of the ordinances of the City
of Springfield.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Springfield that Eugene
L. Grose, be and he is hereby appointed revisor; that it shall be the duty
of said revisor to prepare for publication as soon as may be a copy of the
ordinances of the City moro in force, with full and accurate indexes
[[therits]] and to super intend the printing of the name as the council
may hereafter direct.


[Transcription Team: Meryl S., Alishea P., Cael L., Jacob D.]
[New Hampton Middle School]

Source

Springfield City Council Journal, volume 7

Rights

This item is in the Public Domain.

Tags

• transcribed

• burial

• funeral planning

Cite this Item

Mayor and City Council of Springfield, Illinois. "Springfield City Ordinance Providing Land for Burial Place". City Clerk of Springfield, Illlinois. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed October 30, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/516

Item Type

Document

Creator

Mayor and City Council of Springfield, Illinois

Publisher

City Clerk of Springfield, Illlinois

Date

April 24, 1865

Material

journal

Dimensions

30 cm x 46 cm

Region

Union states