Riverside Cemetery Rules & Policy - City of Alma

SECTION 29. Flush Markers. In sections designated as flush marker sections, all markers
shall be set so that the top is flush or level with the ground. No memorials other than grave markers
may be set on any section so designated. The exposed surface of all single flush markers shall be of
standard size, 24 inches in length and 14 inches in width. Double flush markers shall be 12 inches in
width and not less than 48 inches in length. Three-grave flush markers shall not be less than 48 inches
in length. Flush markers of granite shall not be less than 4 inches in depth.
SECTION 30. Location of Markers on a Lot. Markers shall be placed at the lot line
abutting the walkway. Not more than one marker shall be placed at any one grave and shall identify
all burials at that grave. A marker may embrace two graves. No marker shall be set unless it is first
approved by the Superintendent of the Cemetery and the grave space is paid for in full.
SECTION 31. Monument and Marker Materials. No material except granite, a good
grade of white marble, or cut stone from recognized monument quarries shall be used for monuments
or upright markers. Bronze may be used on monuments or upright markers if firmly attached to a
granite base. No materials except granite or standard bronze shall be used for flush markers.
Monuments or markers varying materially in color or texture shall not be permitted on any one lot.
SECTION 32. Inscription on Markers. Markers shall be so placed on a grave that the
inscription thereon may be read from the nearest abutting path or walkway. On lots or parts of lots
not abutting a walkway or road, the inscription on markers placed thereon shall read from the nearest
path or road. Inscriptions on all markers at the same side of a lot shall read from the same direction.
All inscriptions and designs on flush markers shall either be sunk or raised at least three-sixteenths
of an inch from the surface. Flush markers with raised letters shall be protected with a raised panel
at least one inch in width.
SECTION 33. Monument and Marker Foundations. All monuments and markers shall be
placed on a foundation of a depth and size and of a material deemed adequate by the Superintendent
of the Cemetery. All foundations shall be constructed by the Superintendent, or his assistants.
SECTION 34. Installation of Monuments and Markers. Those persons engaged in placing
monuments and markers shall provide planking adequate to protect turf and shall remove materials,
equipment and rubbish immediately upon completion of work. The site shall be left in a clean, orderly
condition. Markers and monuments will not be permitted to be delivered to lots until a proper order
for a foundation installation has been placed with the City Clerk.
SECTION 35. Monument Work. Lot owners should not close a deal with any monument
dealer until the Cemetery Superintendent has checked the material, size and design, and accepted the
application as provided on the dealer's form for that purpose and where work is being done with an
out of town dealer the lot owner should personally attend to this important detail. The City will not
be responsible for the loss to a lot owner caused by rejection of any monument or stone work where
regular application for setting has been neglected or overlooked before the order was placed.
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