PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SINGLE GRAVES 
In response to the inquiry of a sub- 
scriber recently replied to in brief in our 
“Asked and Answered” department, the 
question of the care of single graves 
seemed to offer such an interesting topic 
for discussion that Park and Cemetery 
addressed to a number of cemetery super- 
intendents a series of questions, from which 
some interesting information as to the care 
of the single grave sections have been ob- 
tained. Following is a list of the questions 
asked : 
Number of single grave sections in your ceme- 
tery? 
Are they located remote from or adjacent to the 
better sections? 
Average number of graves in each section? 
How are the paths arranged ? 
Are grave marks uniform? If so, of what ma- 
terial? 
Charges for grave markers? 
Restrictions on monuments or markers? 
Wbat care is given the graves? 
Is charge included in the original price? 
If not, what is the annual charge? 
Restrictions regarding flowers ? 
Restriction regarding height of mounds? 
Other restrictions? 
Following are extracts from some of the 
replies received : 
The only course seems to be to secure 
from those able and willing yearly sums 
for care, or enough for perpetual endow- 
ment. The rest of the ground has to be 
cared for at least half decently for the 
sake of the cemetery, which surely won’t 
require so great an outlay as to bankrupt 
the association. 
We have four separate single grave sec- 
tions scattered over the four quarters of 
the cemetery. At least two of the three 
older ones being undoubtedly placed to 
avoid, if possible, contact with the sheep 
of this particular pasture, the result, how- 
ever, being so- contrary to expectations' that 
danger of contamination is very great. 
The last and largest section opened was 
placed at the extreme end of the cemetery, 
partly for the above reason, but chiefly 
because the ground cost us less there, and 
so could be sold more reasonably. 
This section contains about 4,000 grave 
spaces and is about half filled ; the older 
sections are smaller, however, with an aver- 
age of probably 1,000 spaces. 
We have been much less generous with 
our pathways in the new section, probably 
from mercenary motives masquerading un- 
der the term “system,” for besides narrow- 
ing our paths to two feet in width, we have 
allowed them only between alternate rows, 
which, however, is less noticeable as we 
allow no mounds, besides restricting the 
planting of flowers to one small circular 
bed at the head of the grave, to be cut by 
our employes when so desired. An added 
charge of 25 cents is made for each grave 
which provides for a cement marker with 
the number inscribed, which marker the 
Board places level with the sod. Head- 
stones under feet are allowed when 
placed by our Board, and the usual restric- 
tions to avoid thin slabs and also wooden 
or iron structures are in force. 
The price of the ground includes a sum 
sufficient to provide general care of a not 
too exacting nature, while those who de- 
sire may pay $8.40, which secures special 
perpetual care, which special care may also 
be obtained by a yearly payment of 50 
cents. As two interments in a grave are 
allowed, however, the second burial cannot 
take place until this 50-cent rate is paid 
in full, and so from the aforesaid “sys- 
tem,” every little bit helps. 
F. H. Rutherford, 
Supt. Hamilton Cemetery. 
Hamilton, Ont. 
I am heartily in favor of anything that 
can be done for the betterment of single 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SINGLE GRAVES IN 
LAKEVIEW CEMETERY, JAMESTOWN, 
N. Y. 
grave sections, more properly called with 
us our public burial ground. I am glad to 
say that our regular single grave sections, 
so called, are sold under care, so that they 
are not neglected. But we, like a great 
many others, have a large number of burials 
which have to be provided for in what we 
call the public ground. We make it a cus- 
tom to keep these sections in as good re- 
pair and condition as possible, that is, have 
them all on a grade, grassed down, and 
keep the grass cut. We allow no stones 
of any kind on these public lots. We 
simply furnish an iron plate marker with 
the number of the grave on it, which is 
placed at the head of the graves. In an- 
swer to the question, “I want to know how 
single graves are cared for, when no care 
is paid and never has been paid,” as I said 
before, this has nothing to do with our 
single grave sections, which are sold with 
care and upon which we allow to be erected 
headstones not exceeding 2 feet 6 inches in 
height. We have two such sections, lo- 
cated in a somewhat remote part of the 
ground. Paths' are arranged so as to allow 
each grave to front on a path. We use 
iron plate markers, oval, with 15-inch steel 
rod to go into the ground, and make no 
charge for them. No monuments are al- 
lowed, and stones must not exceed 2 feet 
6 inches in height. Grass is cut and wa- 
tered and charge included in the original 
price. No planting of any kind is allowed, 
and no mounds. 
J. H. Erskine, 
Supt. Pine Grove. 
Manchester, N. H. 
I am enclosing you pencil sketch .show- 
ing how we are plotting some of our new 
single grave sections. You will note by the 
sketch that our ranges are laid ou-t 10 feet 
in width. You will also notice that we 
place the foot of the graves together, set- 
ting the markers at the head of the graves, 
flush with surface of ground. You will 
also notice that Ranges 2 and 3' have their 
markers’ set at the head of the graves, fac- 
ing the walk. This arrangement, we think, 
utilizes the land completely, leaving a 
3-foot walk next to the street, then 7 feet 
for each grave, leaves a 6-foot walk be- 
tween two and three, and so on across the 
section. We also place the graves' 2 feet 6 
inches from center to center, and the 
markers at the head are also the same dis- 
tance apart. We allow no crosses or 
