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City goes forward with repairs to Hill Crest entrance By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer  | Photo by Sue Watson
Work underway
Robert
Jackson and Johnny Walker commenced the demolition and rebuilding of
the limestone columns at the front gate of Hill Crest Cemetery last
week. They found the large corner blocks that were laid on the lower
levels often were marked according to the direction NW or SW, etc.
Jackson opined that the stones were precut and numbered then brought to
the site. No dates were found on the stones as an indication when the
columns were constructed. The archway, however, says the cemetery was
established in 1851. City building inspector Robert D. Farnsworth
joined the group Thursday as the mortar and stone were being laid
afresh. |
The
Holly Springs Board of Aldermen accepted a low quote of $7,800 from
Robert Jackson to repair the columns and iron work at the main gate of
Hill Crest Cemetery. The quote includes $7,000 to
rebuild the four stone columns and $800 to repair the iron work
according to specifications drawn up by the Mississippi Department of
Archives and History. The cemetery is listed in the historic register. The
mayor and board decided to have the work inspected, as it proceeds, to
satisfy the board that the job is done to specifications that will
satisfy Archives and History and other safety requirements. In other business August 17, the board: •
adopted a Tennessee Valley Authority imposed fuel cost adjustment of
.00659 cents per kilowatt hour. The adjustment costs the average
residential customer $2 a month, according to Don Hollingsworth,
general manager of the Holly Springs Utility Department. •
held a public hearing for a grant application for a 2010 Housing
Investment Partnership grant. The city will apply for $750,000 in home
grant funds this year. The board passed two resolutions required to
apply for the federal dollars and two motions connected with the
application. |
