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crypts on either hand and at the rear the small chapel or 
memorial room. The latter is lighted on three sides with 
arched windows set with stained glass sashes of appro- 
priate design, and the marble lined walls are decorated 
with narrow inserts of glass mosaic. A border of marble 
mosaic in the form of a classic fret parallels the walls 
at the edges of the floor slab. Green and gold as colors 
could be used, adding a touch of color to the otherwise 
cool marble which would harmonize well with the win- 
dows. 
The longitudinal section in perspective illustrates an 
alternative plan, or rather shows how additional interior 
space may be gained by an opening in the floor, and steps 
leading into a sub-space beneath it. Here three tiers of 
crypts are shown arranged on each side. About a dozen 
of coping. The latter do not show from the ground, as a 
similar course parallels the cornice at the same level, 
this being a feature of the design and an architectural 
necessity as regards the cornice. It is the projecting roof- 
stones which form the wide, paneled facia shown in the 
cornice. The roof is shown draining to each side with 
four leaders to carry moisture below foundations. These 
latter drain pipes are against the inside of the wall and 
behind the marble lining, which could be removed for 
access to them should they ever require attention or re- 
newal. This roof construction is recommended because 
long and therefore unnecessarily heavy roof stones are a 
veritable bugbear in the usual mausoleum construction. 
Should it be wished, however, the roof could drain to the 
outside, doing away with the interior drainage pipes. The 
DESIGN FOR MAUSOLEUM; THE FLOOR PLAN. 
more could be added by using the space under the portico 
in front and the chapel in the rear; making a total of 
from 28 to 44 catacombs. In plan such descending steps 
would work out as shown by dotted lines on the floor 
plan, and entrance would be secured by a bronze folding 
door, rabbeted into the floor and hinged at the side as 
indicated. It might be found more feasible, should the 
maximum number of crypts be arranged for, and every 
possible space utilized for them, to install a lowering de- 
vice in the place of the steps, and have the latter at, say, 
the rear or one side of the building. 
Of the porch-enclosures, or bronze grilles surrounding 
the portico between columns, the central one on the front 
is hinged, in addition to the entrance gates. The latter are 
so placed that all ordinary caskets can be carried through 
them and turned to go in the entrance doors to the in- 
terior. In an emergency, however, the hinged central pan- 
el could be swung back, and direct ingress to the doors 
effected. 
Another constructive feature of note is the roof, ten 
inches in thickness and in three pieces. The vertical joints 
thus caused are amptly protected by horizontal lengths 
dripping water from the cornice would cause unsightly 
streaks on the walls in this case, however. 
The catacomb construction is of the usual type, with 
soft-stone or slate shelves and risers, faced with marble. 
Necessary bronze work would be the double entrance 
doors of suitable design and of the “combination” type, 
porch and window grilles, etc. 
The necessary ventilation is provided by the large shafts 
marked “air-space” on the plan, and which run from floor 
to ceiling, communicating with the mausoleum interior, that 
of the catacombs, and the outer air. 
In view of the recent movement for solidity of con- 
struction, proper ventilation, etc., in mausoleum and re- 
ceiving vault work, and the growing strictness of ceme- 
tery officials in the way of rigid supervision of the plans 
and specifications of such buildings, this structure will 
commend itself for its attractive solidity and careful joint- 
ing — no unprotected vertical joints of importance occur- 
ring. 
Provision should be made, certainly, for future care, for 
as P.\RK AND Cemetery has frequently pointed out, repairs 
will almost certainly be necessary. 
