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But a little more than a year has elapsed since the purchase of the 

 land, and the various works were commenced ; and the result is much 

 more favorable than the most sanguine anticipated, leaving no doubt 

 of a successful and speedy accomplishment of the entire plan. 



As some general system was considered necessary, as to the mode 

 of constructing tombs, enclosing the lots, and ornamenting them with 

 trees, shrubs, and flowers, the Garden and Cemetery Committee have 

 considered it expedient to submit the following remarks to the con- 

 sideration of the numerous proprietors, with the hope that they may be 

 favorably received. 



SUGGESTIONS 



AS TO THE MANNER OF LAYING OUT AND IMPROVING THE CEMETERY 

 LOTS, AT MOUNT AUBURN. 



As various modes of interment and of embellishing the lots may 

 be projected, by the several owners, it is very desirable that such only 

 should be adopted, as will ultimately be most satisfactory to each 

 proprietor, and produce the best general effect, as connected with the 

 character and design of the whole establishment. 



MODE OF INTERMENT. 



The interments will be either in graves or tombs. Graves may be 

 made in the common manner, or, if it is thought desirable, they may 

 be so constructed as to possess most of the advantages of tombs, 

 while many of the objections to them are avoided. The grave having 

 been dug, a receptacle for the coffin may be formed, by surrounding 

 the sides and ends with a wall of bricks, laid in mortar, one course 

 thick and about a foot high. At the bottom, across each end, and in 

 the middle, supports should be formed of bricks, one course wide and 

 two thick, for the coffin ; and after it has been deposited, an arch is to 

 be turned over it, of the same thickness as the walls. By adopting 

 this method, the earth will not come in contact with the coffin, while 

 it will be rendered more secure, and when other graves are dug near 

 it, will remain undisturbed. The expense will be small, and the work 

 can be executed in a few hours. 



If tombs are preferred, it is important that no part of them should 

 appear above the surlace of the ground ; and to accomplish this, the 

 excavation, where the lot is level, should be at least ten feet deep, 

 and, by covering the tomb with slabs of granite, there will be left a 

 space of two feet in depth, which can be filled with loam, and the 

 surface of the lot made again level, with the border in front, in which 

 plants, such as are proper to be cultivated within the area of tlie lot, 

 will have ample room to extend their roots. In the centre of the lot,' 

 a foundation being laid on the top of the stone slabs, a monument 

 can be erected, on the sides of which the names of the persons in- 

 terred may, if it is thought proper, he inscribed. The entrance is ta 

 be in front of the tomb by a flight of stone steps, and to be covered 

 with a thin, flat stone, that may be readily removed. A perpendicular 

 iron door, at the bottom of the steps, secured by a lock, will render 

 the entrance perfectly secure. Tombs, of this construction, have been 

 taithfully and neatly built, by Mr. Savage, for two proprietors of lots. 



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