PARK AND CEMETERY 
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main streets already has an open fence, 
except at the southwest corner where it is 
proposed to construct an open fence in the 
immediate future. The design may be 
similar to the one just built except that an 
open panel will substitute the solid one. 
Figure XVI. Is a drawing supplement- 
ing the specifications and showing all the 
reinforcement of the design. The design 
it must be understood has three distinct 
units — the Foundations and Retaining 
Walls, the Posts and the Panels. The 
foundations, retaining walls and posts can 
be built as far ahead as one may desire as 
the panel is entirely free from the rest of 
the concrete. 
The cost of such work will vary greatly 
in different localities and according to local 
conditions. In our case, nearly all the 
crushed stone and all the sand was bought 
in the open market. If we were fortunate 
enough to possess a ledge and a sand pit, 
it would have reduced the cost consider- 
ably. 
An analysis of the costs follow : 
COST PER YARD, 
Total $12.62 
Exclusive of retaining walls 14.40 
Retaining walls ; 6.41 
COST PER LINEAL FOOT. 
Entire fence $ 7.52 
Reinforcement 1.4.3 
PERCENTAGE TO THE WHOLE. 
Labor 36% 7o 
Material 38%% 
Trucks and teams 4%% 
Reinforcement 20% %: 
Up to the present time, there has been 
constructed a total of 2,526 lineal feet of 
fence — 1,944 feet in 1916 and the remainder 
this last spring. 
The cost basis was figured out on last 
year’s work, but will be a very fair aver- 
age, from the fact that although steel and 
labor have advanced, our previous experi- 
ence counted in pushing the job along. 
Five years from now, I hope to live to 
see this wall covered with English ivy, 
Ampelopsis, Wisteria, Rambler Roses, here 
and there a flowering crabapple tree or 
Japanese Cherry, flowering shrubs low and 
high, and occasionally a good sized speci- 
men tree to break the skyline. 
I venture to predict that we shall forget 
that the concrete is there and that part of 
the cemetery wall which may be visible, I 
believe to be of such color that it will 
mingle with the whole, and the idea of a 
fence will be altogether lost in the land- 
scape. 
SPECIFICATIONS OP THE PROPOSED 
FENCE. 
February 2(5, 1916. 
To replace the present wooden fence now in 
placed as shown by blue lines on the map of the 
cemetery attached hereto: 
Sizes: 
The main slab is to be 12’ 0" in the clear, be- 
tween posts, and to extend three inches into the 
grooves in the post, making a total length of 
12' 6". They are to be 5' 5" high, and six 
inches thick. The posts are to be set 13' 8" 
apart, centre to centre. 'They are to extend 
5' 6" into the ground, and 10' 5" out of the 
ground, cast monolithic, and the underground por- 
tion to be 1' 8"x4' 6" in section; the portion 
above ground to he 1' 8"xl' 8" in section. 'The 
two grooves which receive the slab are to be 
trapezoidal in section and three inches deep, 
extending to the top of the siab. Corner posts 
are to be cast monolithic with the two adjacent 
slabs and posts, and differ in the method of 
reinforcement only as shown in drawing. Be- 
tween the foundations of the posts, retaining walls 
with minimum dimensions of 8" thick and 18" 
deep, shall he built to take care of the differ- 
ence in grade between inside and outside of 
the fence. 
Excavation and Regrading: 
Excavation for the underground portion of the 
posts is to he made the exact size given. All 
loam is to he stored in a suitable place outside 
the cemeter.v, and the gravel and other surplus 
material is to be evenl.v spread on the Bird Lot, 
on Sawin St. On removing the ■ forms, the 
ground around the posts, and on both sides of 
the slab, the whole length of the fence, is to be 
thoroughly tamped, .and as far as disturbed by 
the work, is to be brought to an even grade; on 
the outside with material of the same kind as 
that removed, and on the inside with loam. 
Molding Forms; 
The forms for all the work above ground are 
to he of 3".x4" spruce timber, framed and prop- 
erly braced, faced with sheet steel 1-10" thick. 
The forms for the posts are to be fastened together 
with %" holts; and for the slabs, to prevent 
flexure, the two sides are to be bound together 
with wires, which after the forms are removed, 
are to be neatly cut and left within the con- 
crete. Excei)t the grooves in the posts to re- 
ceive the slabs, all the corners are to be rounded 
smoothly. The forms are not to be removed until 
48 hours after pouring and the work is to he kept 
covered and wet for a week thereafter. 
Materials: 
'The foundations for the posts and also the 
retaining walls, are to be made in proportions 
of one part Portland cement, three parts sand, 
six parts 2" broken stone. The posts are to be 
made of concrete, in the proportion of one part 
Portland cement, two parts of clean sharp sand 
and four parts of 1 %" broken stone. The slabs 
are to be made of concrete in the proportion of one 
part Portland cement, two parts clean sharp sand, 
and four parts of 1" broken stone. 'The cement 
is to be -itlas, Lehigh or any one of the stand- 
ard brands, satisfactory to the superintendent. 
All the concrete is to be machine made, wet 
mixed, properly tamped on top and spaded on the 
sides, in layers not over 12" thick. 
Expansion Joints; 
To provide for expansion, the grooves in the 
main posts and the top of the retaining walls 
under the slabs are to be covered with two 
coats of Toch’s “R. I. W.” Bridge cement, or 
other waterproofing pitch, of standard make, ap- 
proved by the Superintendent. 
Reinforcement : 
The slabs are to be reinforced by %" steel bars, 
placed horizontally, 1%" from the bottom of the 
slab, and bars at intervals of two feet, placed 
one inch from either face, extending vertically 
the entire height of the sl,ab: netting made of 
No. 5 and No. 9 wire, 3".xl6'' mesh, to be attached 
to the vertical rods and extend the full width 
and height of the panel; the No. 5 wire to be 
horizontal, and 3" apart. 'The posts are to be 
reinforced with six bars each, placed vertically, as 
shown in the drawing, extending to the bottom of 
the foundation, and the full height of the posts; 
and to be stayed 'horizontally with %" sqimre 
stays placed ns shown in the drawing. All bars 
are to be of Ransome Twisted Steel, and the wire 
reinforcement for the slab to be Clinton Elec- 
trically welded wire. In no case shall reinforce- 
ment be nearer than %" from any face of the 
concrete. The foundation for the posts to be 
reinforced by %" steel bark and Clinton wire 
cloth, as per drawing. 
Finish: 
■As soon as the forms are removed, if holes are 
found of more than %" in any one dimension, the 
work is to be re-cast. Ail small holes are to be 
at once filled with mortar, made of one part 
cement, and two parts sharp sand. On the side, 
outside the cemeter,y, the face is to be roughl.v 
scrubbed with wire brushes, in some degree to 
remove the joint lines. On the inside, or cemetery 
side, the largest pieces of sheet steel obtainable, 
and not less than four feet wide, are to be 
used, so that the number of joints may be reduced. 
and before the concrete is thoroughly dry, to 
remove all appearance of joints, the panels and 
posts are to be plastered and washed with a mix- 
ture composed of one part cement to two parts 
of sand, the concrete being thoroughly sprinkled 
with water before the mixture is applied. The 
completed work shall have a rough finish. 
Rules : 
The rules and b.v-laws of Mount Auburn Ceme- 
tery are to be strictly observed in carrying out 
the work. No burial lot is to be trespassed 
upon, and, on the completion of the work, all 
debris is to be removed and the surface of the 
ground left in gooil and sightly condition — as 
provided for under Excavation. Protection against 
accidents is to be taken by placing red lights at 
night, and whenever openings are left, a watch- 
man is to he kejit at the work, during all the 
time the workmen are absent. 
New Dwarf Hedge Plant 
The great need of a hardy dwarf edge 
and hedge plant, one which will thrive 
where border-box is not successful, has 
been felt for a long time and especially so 
now when the formal garden border and 
the low hedge effects are so popular with 
many garden schemes. Attempts to keep 
down to the required size for low formal 
effects, various privets, euonymus, barberry, 
etc., have been only partially satisfactory, 
owing largely to the peculiar limitations of 
the plants themselves. 
This new Box Barberry, just introduced 
by the Elm City Nursery Co., of New 
Haven, Conn., is a very dwarf, compact, 
erect form of the popular Japan Barberry 
and will thrive wherever that barberry is 
at home, which is over an extended terri- 
tory. It can be kept but a few inches high 
indefinitely by pruning. It makes an ideal 
dwarf hedge, and can be trimmed into 
formal specimens. The original plant, now 
fifteen years old, is about 2% ft. tall, very 
compact, assuming the general outline so 
characteristic of an old border-box speci- 
men which it resembles to a remarkable 
degree, other than the evergreen nature of 
the box. 
This new dwarf barberry, which is to be 
known as Box Barberry, has a delightful 
soft summer green foliage, turning in the 
fall to intensely brilliant reds and yellows, 
with an abundance of red fruits which re- 
main on all winter. It has many uses not 
only for rich summer green effects, but 
autumn color effects. 
The original plant made its appearance 
among a quantity of Japan Barberr}' seed- 
lings. It was not, however, until after 
several years of careful watching that its 
merits were appreciated and its broad use- 
fulness realized. It is of easiest propaga- 
tion, coming freely from either hard or 
soft wood cuttings. 
■ It can profitably be Sold at a price com- 
paring. favorably with border box, which 
is essential from a commercial standpoint. 
The originators -anticipate placing this Box 
Barberry before the general public in the 
sprirTg of 1919, but have a sufficient stock of 
strong two year old, field grown plants now 
ready, to warrant offering it to the trade 
this fall. This will give everybody in the 
trade an opportunity to become we'l 
stocked up with plants of their own propa- 
gation two years from now. 
