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CmnOY NOTES 
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The town of Granada, Colo., has 
been greatly excited over the demand 
of Mr. D. H. Dickason, that some 300 
bodies must be removed from the 
cemetery unless rent is paid for the 
land. Mr. Dickason owned the quar- 
ter section from which the twenty 
acres, set aside for a cemetery, were 
taken, and it has always been under- 
stood that the town owned this par- 
cel, but no transfer papers or records 
can be found. 
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In the law suit of the city of Meri- 
den. Conn., vs. the West Cemetery 
Association over the assessment for 
furnishing and setting a curb abutting 
the cemetery property Judge F. S. 
Fay overruled the demurrer entered 
by the city’s counsel. Besides a gen- 
eral denial of the city’s claim, the cem- 
etery set up a special defense that the 
curbing being of no benefit, it should 
not be called upon to pay for it. It 
is up to the city to file an answer to 
the special defense, and it is probable 
that ultimately the matter will be 
passed upon by the Supreme court of 
the state. 
FROM CEMETERY REPORTS 
The report of the Board of Mana- 
gers of Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, 
Ontario, shows total receipts for 1909 
of $15,475.21, which includes among 
other items : Burials and removals, 
$4,140.75; net sale of lots, $2,839.40; 
single graves, $653.50; care of lots, 
$5,961.83 ; foundations and markers, 
$1,350.13. The expenditures amounted 
to $15,473.57, which included: Labor, 
$12,262.40; salaries, $1,200. The report 
presented a careful division of all these 
figures chargeable to the several divi- 
sions of the cemetery work. The Per- 
petual Care Fund now amounts to $60,- 
714.38, having been increased during 
1909 by $9,238.95. A little over $5,000 
was expended during the year on the 
non-revenue producing departments. 
During 1910 it is proposed to install 
better water facilities and to continue 
the planting of trees and shrubbery. 
At the annual meeting of the incor- 
porators of the Brookville Cemetery, 
Brookville, Pa., the following officers 
were elected ; President, W. H. Gray ; 
secretary and general manager, George 
W. Heber; treasurer, J. B. Henderson. 
Among many improvements to be made 
this year is the laying of a half mile of 
paving, but no decision has been reached 
on the material to be used. 
The Bennington Park Lawn Ceme- 
tery, Bennington, Vt., held its third an- 
nual meeting on January 11. A divi- 
dend of ten per cent was declared, which 
left a substantial sum in the treasury, 
and a permanent care fund was started, 
a sum of $1,000 being deposited in the 
bank for that purpose. This cemetery 
was promoted some two years ago by 
Mr. E. Estabrook and a $40,000 mau- 
soleum now stands on its grounds, be- 
sides a number of good monuments, 
and another $5,000 mausoleum is to be 
erected this year. 
The annual report of Superintendent 
James Warren, Jr., of North Burial 
Ground, Providence, R. I., showed to- 
tal receipts of $42,273.67, and total ex- 
penditures, $35,742.66, leaving a balance 
of $6,531.01. The Perpetual Care Fund 
has been increased by $10,007 during 
the year, making a total of $234,086.16. 
There were 655 interments and 37 bod- 
ies were entombed. No very large new 
work is under way, the year being de- 
voted mainly to finishing up the new 
section, under way for five years, and 
which adds about two acres to the burial 
lots and considerably to the beauty by 
extensive planting, etc. During the year 
the cemetery has lost by death Mr. 
George L. Pierce, a commissioner for a 
number of years, and Mr. John A. 
Thompson, for thirty-five years the 
faithful clerk. 
According to the annual report the 
affairs of Aspen Grove Cemetery, Bur- 
lington, la., are in a flourishing con- 
dition. At the meeting all the old offi- 
cers were reelected, including Supt. P. 
H. Christensen. A number of improve- 
ments were carried out during 1909, 
including a concrete bridge over the 
creek. The total receipts were $8,760.18, 
which included $5,288.75 sale of lots 
and partial payments ; burial permits, 
$1,304.50 ; single lots, $439 ; care of lots, 
$764.50, etc. Total disbursements, $8,- 
670.20, in which appear : for labor, $2,- 
966.98; land purchase, $1,566; salaries, 
$1,775 ; concrete culvert, $208.76, etc. 
The permanent fund amounts to $23,- 
940.40 and the contribution fund, $13,- 
150. 
The annual report of the commis- 
sioners of Hope Cemetery, Worcester, 
Mass., show receipts for 1909 amount- 
ing to $27,218.99; the chief items being: 
Sale of lots, $8,089 ; digging graves. 
$4,548.83; care of lots, $2,664; dividends 
from perpetual care fund, $5,080.65. 
The expenditures equaled the receipts, 
the main expenditures being for sal- 
aries and wages, which amounted to 
$17,756.31. For planting material, 
$604.86 was spent. Several fine mon- 
uments were erected as well as a beau- 
tiful mausoleum. A new shelter house 
is needed, and fencing and cement 
walks should be provided, and an ap- 
propriation of $6,000 is asked. Great 
improvements have been made of late 
years in this cemetery, and the com- 
missioners report that the weed killer 
was used to advantage. An average of 
17 men were employed during the win- 
ter. 
The annual report of Supt. J. C. Cline, 
Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, O., shows 
that 29,011 square feet of lots were sold 
during the year, of which 11,398 were 
under perpetual care provisions, while 
deposits were made for 20,880 square 
feet previously sold, making a total 
area of 439,620 square feet, or 10.09 
acres, now under perpetual care. In 
sodding graves 79,000 square feet of 
sod were used. Grave markers to the 
number of 631 were set and 23 founda- 
tions for monuments built, and for all 
purposes 6,234 cubic feet of concrete 
were used. The most important work 
done was the building of the tunnel un- 
der Stewart street to connect the cem- 
etery with the 28 acres of land acquired 
not long since. There were 929 inter- 
ments during the year, making a total 
of 31,713. An average of 42 men per 
month were employed during the year. 
CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS 
The 'improvement and beautifying of 
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Wilkes-barre, Pa., 
for which plans were adopted by the 
late Monsignor R. A. McAndrew, re- 
cently deceased, will be carried out in 
all probability by the superintendent, 
Michael Gallagher. Several acres near 
the entrance were platted last year and 
in the rear an ideal place for vaults 
along the hillside was selected. An en- 
larged entrance with stone pillars and 
ornamental gates is under way, and bet- 
ter roads and drainage, the abolishment 
of small fences and railings about the 
lets, more uniformity in the placing of 
monuments and headstones and the en- 
forcement of rules and regulations, are 
contemplated in the new order of things. 
A mortuary chapel is being considered, 
and landscape features will be promi- 
nent. 
The cemetery committee of Abilene 
Cemetery, Abilene, Kas., has added 20 
acres to the cemetery, which is to be 
laid out by a landscape architect. A 
soldiers’ monument will be built later. 
