PARK AND CEMETERY. 
than eight inches in twenty-four hours — 
impeded the work as well. The sewer 
system, designed to take care of such a 
large volume of water, fortunately, has 
done its work well, even during the recent 
heavy flood period experienced at Waco 
and vicinity. 
Lawns are composed of the native Ber- 
muda Grass ; planting consists of trees and 
shrubs either native to Central Texas, or 
such as have shown themselves able to 
withstand four months of high temperature 
and drouth. The soil, of heavy gumbo, re- 
quired much improvement. A fine stream 
of water was found at a depth of 28 feet, 
and a private water system has been in- 
stalled, consisting of a 5 H.P. Electric En- 
gine which discharges into a cypress tank 
of 25,000 gallons capacity, and frequent 
water connections, so that each lot and all 
lawns may receive a sufficient supply of 
water for all purposes. 
Some of the interesting features of this 
modern Burial Park are an attractive office 
building situated near the main entrance, 
and connected with the formal garden by a 
pergola ; a beautiful chapel and receiving 
vault erected at an expense of about $10,- 
000 on a site reserved for that purpose ; 
superintendant’s residence, stables, propo- 
gating beds and nurseries, so arranged that 
they do not obtrude themselves. 
This Burial Park is constructed on mod- 
ern lines, with handsome winding drive- 
ways, quiet, restful lawns, beautiful semi- 
tropical shrubberies, and brilliant flowers, 
and has already proven to be one of the 
show places of this thriving city. It is 
conducted upon the perpetual care plan 
and is receiving the support of the people 
of Waco and vicinity. 
The total cost of this cemetery to date 
including entrance, grading, water and 
sewer systems, plantings, and expense for 
our services in designing the entire ceme- 
tery and the work of supervision, together 
with about 1,500 feet of ornamental iron 
fencing, has been about $12,500.00. 1 his 
does not include the cost of buildings 
already erected and those under process of 
construction. Other sections will be de- 
veloped as required. The improved land is 
fenced from that in use, and permanent 
trees will be planted in the part not now in 
use at the locations designated on the sec- 
tion plans, in order that they may be se- 
curing their growth while the cemetery is 
doing likewise. 
The plan for this work was made and 
the improvements carried out by Clark & 
Pike, landscape architects, Willoughby, O. 
Eugene Early is president of the Waco 
Cemetery Association which operates Oak- 
wood Cemetery and Annex ; C. J. Glover, 
Secretary, and W. D. Rondthaler, manager. 
COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN CEMETERY 
By OTTO SONNE, 
Landscape Engineer. 
III. Roads and Bridges. 
In each case where the location of a 
road or a system of roads is to be de- 
signed it is to be considered first of all that 
it be made to fulfill the principal .Purpose 
that it is to serve, viz., give ready access 
to the points to be reached ; next, that it 
be built where it fits the ground, i. e., 
where the best grades and lines can be 
obtained with the least amount of earth- 
work, and then that lines and grades be 
determined with a view of giving the road 
the most attractive appearance consistent 
with the other requirements. 
As to the principal purpose, then a high- 
way is built to give direct access from one 
definite point to another, from a city, town 
or village to another, and a reasonably di- 
rect line is required, perhaps with some 
minor deviations to reach secondary points 
near the line. A system of roads designed 
for the purpose of improving a limited 
tract of land, such as a suburban real es- 
tate development, requires other considera- 
tions ; efforts should be made to locate the 
principal roads in such a way as to steer 
any possible through traffic over them and 
thereby increase their future importance, 
and in addition the entire area must be 
supplied with roads placed a suitable, gen- 
erally uniform, distance apart, gauged to 
allow for building lots of the right size 
fronting on each of them and giving rea- 
sonably direct outlet from each lot to the 
surrounding highways. Again, on a tract 
to be devoted to park purposes exclusively 
appearances outweigh all other considera- 
tions; drives and walks should reach the 
points with the finest outlooks and pass 
through the most varied scenery, but oth- 
erwise, where they come from and where 
they go to is of minor importance; they 
are not meant for people who are in a 
hurry to get somewhere, and it would be a 
doubtful advantage if any parkway should 
happen to create a direct connection be- 
tween two busy thoroughfares. 
On a large Cemetery the requirements 
are to a certain extent a combination of 
all the ones mentioned. There should be 
reasonably direct access, especially from the 
main entrance, to any point of the grounds ; 
the entire area available for burial pur- 
poses should be covered with a network of 
roads and paths in a systematic manner to 
admit a suitable number of lots or graves 
between them, and at the same time advan- 
A STRETCH OF SEVEN FOOT PATH FINISHED EXCEPT 
SODDING ALONG EDGE, 
RUSTIC BRIDGES FOR SEVEN FOOT PATHS. 
