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NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSO- 
CIATION OF AMERICAN CEME- 
TERY SUPERINTENDENTS, 
The stenographer’s transcript of 
the proceedings of the Chattanooga 
convention has not been received at 
this date. It will therefore be uncer- 
tain to predict just when the printed 
reports may be expected. In all 
probability it will not be before the 
latter part of January, 1911. 
Frank Eurich. 
A movement is on foot to change 
the old cemetery on Quarry Street, 
Marion, O., which has long been a 
nuisance, into a beauty spot for the 
city. There appears to be no record 
of a formal dedication of the grounds 
to the city, and it is supposed that it 
was given over at an early date for a 
burying ground by the founders of 
Marion. The editor of the Marion 
“Star” claims that it will be found 
that the cemetery was dedicated for 
burial purposes, and that it is to re- 
vert to the heirs of Eber Baker when 
not used for such purposes. 
Mr. C. Schubert, superintendent of 
Alma City Cemetery, Alma, Kan., is 
having considerable difficulty, like many 
other superintendents, in collecting 
from certain of their lot owners the 
annual charges for the care of their 
lots. It is a perplexing problem in city- 
owned cemeteries in the smaller towns 
In cemeteries in the larger towns the 
question has been met by the refusal 
to open graves or allow any work upon 
lots until the debts are liquidated; but 
whether such a plan can be generally 
adopted or enforced is the question, and 
any authoritative information on the 
subject would undoubtedly be of very 
great usefulness to numbers of superin- 
tendents who have this difficulty to 
meet and grapple with every year. 
Cemetery superintendents who have 
adopted rules, or who are working un- 
der state laws which successfully bear 
upon this question, are requested to fa- 
vor the publisher with the information 
at their command. 
The committee on cemeteries of 
Richmond, Va., has decided to en- 
large Maury Cemetery privided that 
an ordinance to that effect . passes the 
council. It is proposed that the pro- 
perty of the old Manchester alms- 
house shall be transferred to and be- 
come a part of Maury. 
A public mansolenm, having 150 
crypts, is proposed for Port Clinton, 
O. At Dayton, O., a concrete and 
steel mansoleun for 1,200 bodies is 
talked of. Rockford and Lincoln, 111., 
are figuring on propositions to erect 
community mausoleums. A company 
mausoleum is to be built in Oak "Hill 
Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich., in the 
spring. 
Articles of incorporation have been 
issued to the Union Cemetery asso- 
ciation of DeKalb, 111. It is not in- 
corpo'rated with an idea of profit, but 
for the purpose of establishing a fund 
for the care of Evergreen and Oak- 
wood cemeteries, which, together with 
the other local cemeteries, are under 
the care of the Association. 
A movement is on foot in Rutland, 
Va., to abandon the old West Street 
cemetery, remove the remains, and 
transform it into a public playground, 
for which its location is quite ap- 
propriate. 
On the ground that their property 
will be damaged, and water will be 
contaminated, H. D. Winters and An- 
drew .Schnell of Moline, 111., have filed 
a bill for an injunction to restrain the 
city of Moline from opening another 
strip of land for cemetery purposes. 
It is expected that work on the re- 
moval of the bodies from the old 
Presbyterian and Episcopal cemeteries 
on Sandy Hill, Paterson, N. J,, will 
begin before long and the work when 
it is taken up will be carried on by 
the park commission instead of by a 
private contractor. These are two of 
the cemeteries which are to be made 
into parks. The actual work of re- 
moving the bodies will be carried out 
under the supervision of the park 
superintendent and city engineer and 
the bodies will be reinterred at a plot 
^^'hich wdll be purchased for that pur- 
pose at either Cedar Lawn or Laurel 
Grove. 
At a special meeting of the voters 
of the town of Webster, N. H., it was 
voted to accept the offer of the cen- 
tral New Hampshire Power company 
to build for the town a new cemetery 
on Corser hill and to remove there 
the ancient towm cemetery, which will 
be submerged if the company’s pro- 
posed reservoir in the Blackwater 
river valley is built. Rumors are 
afloat that the move will be opposed. 
The cemetery of Negaunee, Mich., 
with its 7,000 bodies, headstones etc.,, 
is being removed to its new site to- 
permit the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. 
to work the rich bed of ore. that un- 
derlies the old cemetery. The burial, 
place now being vacated was selected 
-10 years ago and the permission to re- 
move it was not secured without a 
storm of protest, but the mine com- 
pany provided a larger and more at- 
tractive site and is paying a local 
undertaker $10 for each body he re- 
moves. The headstones and family 
monuments are being removed to their 
new places and the damages incident 
to cartage and the resetting are being 
repaired in a way that promises a bet- 
ter-conditioned cemetery when the 
work is done. 
Supreme Court Judge Arthur S. 
Tompkins at White Plains, N. Y., re- 
cently handed dowm an opinion set- 
ting aside an award of $37,500 to the 
Kensico Cemetery Association on the 
ground that it was inadequate. The 
award had been made by Commis- 
sioners John J. Delaney, James B. 
Kilby and Janies Connors in pro- 
ceedings brought by the city of New 
York to condemn land for aqueduct 
purposes. In his opinion Judge 
Tompkins held that the award was 
inadequate, because the land is pecu- 
liarly adapted for cemetery purposes 
and because no additional land can be 
obtained near by on account of re- 
strictive legislation. 
A mysterious five distroyed the 
frame building, used as offices in west 
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, 
Pa., Sunday night Nov. 20, and whert 
investigation was made in the ruins 
some human bones w'ere found, which 
w'ere declared to be those of Peter 
Campain, the aged w'atchman of the 
cemetery. Many theories concerning 
the occurrences were discussed, the 
evidence as to burglarious efforts on 
the safes leading to an idea that the 
watchman had discovered the burglars 
and was murdered in consequence, 
either by accident or intention on the 
part of the criminals. The watchman- 
had been in the employ of the cor- 
poration for 33 years was well known 
and a man of exemplary habits. 
Michael V. Kannally was recently 
appointed receiver of the Mount Glen- 
wood cemetery, Chicago, by Judge 
Tuthill, upon application of Isaiah P. 
Miller, treasurer and stockholder of 
the corporation. It was organized May 
28, 1906, with capital stock of $150,- 
000 . 
The City Council of Negaunee, 
Mich., has adopted the following rules 
