PARK AND CEMETERY 
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FRONT VIEW OP RECEIVING VAULT, CEMETERY OP NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES. 
Receiving^ Vault, Notre Dame Des Nei^es Cemetery, Montreal 
The receiving vault of Notre Dame des Neiges 
Cemetery, Montreal, Canada, of which two views are 
shown herewith, is a two-story side hill structure, loo 
feet long by 52 feet wide. Each story is divided in two 
parts by a brick wall. The exterior is of limestone, 
with a metal roof. The floor of the first story is in 
concrete and has a slope of six inches from the back 
to the front, with a little curve on the transverse line. 
The four vaults are well ventilated and well drained 
and can be easily flushed. The ceiling is formed by 
iron beams arched between with brick, which are cov- 
ered with concrete that makes the floor of the second 
story. The height of the two stories from floor to ceil- 
ing is 16 feet. It has a capacity of 3,000 bodies', which 
are placed on both sides of the passage on wooden 
frames. The building cost about $22,000. 
REAR VIEW OP RECEIVING VAULT, NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES CEMETERY. 
