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flate or sectional concrete boxes. It is made of concrete pre- 
pared according to formula approved by the government, 
and molded and compressed by a special process. The sides, 
ends and bottom are cast solid and continuous, the vault is 
hermetically sealed, and is highly recommended as proof 
against vermin, water, rust and the intrusion of tree roots. 
They can be used in any lot on preferred single grave, and 
are made in four sizes, ranging in price from $25 to $40. 
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The number of interments made in the Borough of Queens, 
Long Island, N. Y., in 1904, was 47,747, an increase of 4,856 
over last year. The interments were divided among the va- 
rious cemeteries as follows; Calvary leads with 21,557; Luth- 
eran, 6,902; Evergreens, 3,797; Mt. Zion, 2,443; Linden Hill, 
2,244; Mt. Olivet, 2,196; St. Michaels, 1,670; St. John’s, 1,641; 
Cypress Hills, 1,292; United States Crematory, 823; Cedar 
Grove, 689 ; Bay Side, 497 ; Union Fields, 476 ; Flushing, 242 ; 
New Union Fields, 240; St. Mary’s, 210; Macpelah, 210; Maple 
Grove, 194; Acacia, 137; Mt. Nebo, 124; St. Monica’s, 64; 
Springfield, 36; Jamaica, 21; Woodhaven, 17; Washington, 
16, and Elmhurst, 9. There are on an average fifteen crema- 
tions in the borough each week. Calvary Cemetery has 400 
burials a week, while Lutheran Cemetery has 120. Special 
accommodations are provided by the ferry companies for 
funeral parties, and in some cases hotels are said to be 
supported almost wholly by the patronage brought to them 
by funeral attendants. Frequently, in the case of a large 
funeral, when the body is brought out for burial early in the 
afternoon, a dinner is provided near the cemetery entrance 
for the entire party, and very often as many as two hundred 
persons are fed in this way. Years before consolidation, when 
the town of Newtown w'as in existence, the local officials found 
that the wear and tear upon their roads by these funeral 
processions was a serious thing, and some plan had to be 
devised wffiereby such destruction could be obviated. law 
was then passed providing that for each interment made in 
the town of Newtown, a tax of $i be levied. As the greater 
part of a score of cemeteries are located in that town the 
amount of tax received therefrom w'ould often reach $40,000 
per year. This amount was put into the road fund with the 
annual appropriation of $30,000, and the roads, by this means, 
were maintained in fine condition. 
FROM THE ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N. Y., at its recent 
annual meeting, passed the following resolution, abolishing 
Sunday funerals on and after April i, 1905 “Whereas, The 
public favor tends toward the abolition of Sunday burials, 
for the following reasons ; That it now precludes the pos- 
sibility of privacy in grief, and adds inconvenience to the 
mourners’ sorrow ; that it now precludes the possibility of 
many from spending the Sunday with their families ; that a 
very large number of cemeteries in this and other cities 
have taken this action with favorable results ; and that God’s 
acre may become a quiet and orderly place for those who 
visit their dead on Sunday. Resolved, That the commissioners 
of Mt. Hope Cemetery hereby abolish Sunday funerals at Mt. 
Hope Cemetery, except in case of contagious disease, when 
the health laws demand an immediate burial, or when bodies 
arrive from out of the city.” The reports of officers pre- 
sented showed receipts for the year 1904 of $59,055.82, and ex- 
penditures of $43,415.05. Receipts from lots sold were $21,- 
960.98; from single graves, $1,540. The perpetual care fund 
amounts to $48,673.49, an addition of $7,000 during the year. 
Superintendent John W. Keller was commended for his 
able management of the cemetery, was re-elected and also 
made secretary of the commission. 
The Wiltwick Rural Cemetery, Kingston, N. Y., reports 
total expenditures for the past year as $7,787.35. The report 
of the superintendent showed that there had been 153 in- 
terments during the year. A topographical survey of the 
O’Reilly street part of the cemetery, was made by Down- 
ing Vaux, landscape architect, of New York, showing pro- 
posed drives, trees and shrubbery. The drives will be twenty 
feet wide and all paths between lots abolished. In the 
old part of the cemetery the drives are ten feet wide. The 
trees to be planted will be native oaks, elms, maples and 
beeches, with many clumps of Japanese hardy maples. It is 
also proposed to build a sunken garden at the central point 
of ornamentation, which shall contain a fountain surrounded 
by aquatic planting. 
The report of the Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Mass., for 
the year 1904, notes the increase of the maintenance fund by 
$2,500, making this fund now $15,000. Thirteen old lots were 
placed under perpetual care, and the removing of unsight- 
ly iron fences surrounding the older lots has been continued. 
The total receipts for the year amounted to $106,334. The 
report of Superintendent F. F. Marshall, presents the fol- 
lowing statistics : Interments for the year, 899 ; total in- 
terments, 32,427 ; lots sold, 79 ; brick graves constructed, 16 ; 
foundations constructed, 353 ; trees and shrubs planted in 
grounds, 200; in nursery, 4,500. 
The report of the Board of Trustees of the Green-Wood 
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y., is a brief financial statement, and 
summary of improvement work done. The total receipts for 
the year were $1,007,517, including: Sale of lots, $160,805; 
trust fund deposits for special and perpetual care, $52,374, in- 
creasing this fund to $850,873. The general fund for the im- 
provement and permanent care of the cemetery has been 
increased by $185,448, and now amounts to $2,988,126. Among 
the improvements noted is the removal of the houses near the 
northern entrance, the sites to be graded and sold for inter- 
ments. The total expenditure was $925,500, of which $88,169 
was for labor. This latter charge was greatly increased 
by the repairs made necessary by the storm of October, 1903. 
This item of expense is expected to be much less in 1905. 
The removal of ruinous and unsightly enclosures has been 
diligently carried on during the year. 
The annual statement of the Fairview Cemetery Co., Fair- 
view, Bergen County, N. J., records sales of lots and graves 
amounting to $25,455. A greenhouse has been built and a 
system of dams established in Glendale Brook, which has pro- 
duced a series of waterfalls that add greatly to the beauty 
of the stream. The company has issued a handsome color 
print of a rustic bridge over one of these falls, and another 
larger print showing a general view of the grounds. There 
were 360 interments during the year, making a total of 
645 since the opening of the cemetery in 1902. 
The annual report of the cemetery commissioners of New 
Bedford, Mass., contains this paragraph on perpetual care : 
“The perpetual care of a lot may be said to comprise the care 
of the sod, plants, more or less elaborately arranged, and the 
washing and painting and possibly the renewal of the memo- 
rial stones. In the older portions of the cemeteries, which are 
not laid out on the lawn plan system, the fence and curb will 
require some care until such time as their owners will con- 
sent to remove them. The really important items which should 
be provided for when possible, are the care of the sod and 
the washing and cleaning of the memorial stones. When lots 
are sold with perpetual care, nothing more than the care and 
repair of the sod is usually provided for, as no equitable sum 
can be fixed for the care of memorial stones unless their de- 
