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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
GRADING THE TERRACE. 
plaza and being from 50 to 80 feet in width. 
Flanking the waterway will be four rows of trees 
paralleling driveways, two on either side of the water, 
thus affording an unobstructed view of the main ap- 
proach and the mausoleum. One-half of the granite 
for the outer wall of the mausoleum is already in posi- 
tion. The granite is nearly all on the ground and 
shipments are being received daily. The interior 
work has also progressed very nicely. The brick 
and cement work on the sarcophagus is nearing com- 
pletion, while a start has been made on the interior 
decorative work, half of the granite for the interior 
pillars having been placed in position. Some diffi- 
culty has been encountered in the grading work on 
the hill to the south and in front of the monument. 
The incline to the hill on the east side drops off sud- 
denly, and it has been a very hard proposition to fill 
in. Considerable headway has been made on the 
steps leading to the mausoleum. The concrete founda- 
tion of the steps on the east side has been completed. 
These steps will have a rise of 6^ in. and a tread 
of 18 18-23 in., and either side will be flanked by a 
,il.. 
THE LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS UNDER WAY. 
View from the south showing: stone foundation for driveway 
and excavations for long- water basin. 
THE TERRACE, PARTLY GRADED. 
Armored concrete in place to receive granite for the great 
main approach. 
granite coping. Part of the concrete foundation of 
the west steps has also been placed. Work on the 
central or main approach to the mausoleum has 
been started as may be noted in the pictures. These 
steps, to be of granite, will be 58 feet in width and 
200 feet long. On either side will be a coping made 
of stones weighing 15 tons each. One end of the 
lagoon is being filled with concrete. The contractors 
state that the lagoon, considering its size, will be one 
of the most expensive pieces of concrete work in the 
country. The cost of the concrete work alone will 
amount to $50,000. The interior dimensions of the 
structure are 58-9 in diameter and 91 feet high from 
floor to skylight. Massive columns supporting 
elaborate moulded entablatures and four great 
arches surmounted by colossal eagles are impres- 
sive features. The Massachusetts Pink Granite Co., 
Milford, Mass., are the sub-contractors for cutting 
the granite and the Hennebique Construction Co., 
of New York, for the armored concrete work. 
THE MAUSOLEUM AND APPROACHES. 
View from the east, showing main and east approaches; a part 
of the granite of east approach in position. Note reflection in 
water. 
