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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
wooden head boards on these sections, and 
no stone can be less than 4 inches in thick- 
ness, nor more than 12 inches in thickness, 
nor more than 2 feet in width, and not 
over 18 inches in height. We allow no 
monuments on this section (all are adult 
graves on this section). We have a sepa- 
rate section for children, where ranges are 
8 feet instead of 10 feet and graves 2 feet 
instead of 2(4 feet from center to center. 
We set aside 10 per cent of the purchase 
price of these graves for the perpetual care 
of the same. 
In our old section, where no care was 
paid for when graves were sold, we allow 
mounds, and we mow it two or three times 
a year for general appearance. I will admit 
our old single grave section is a blot, and 
I do not know how to get around the same. 
Hoping this will prove satisfactory to you, 
I remain, Perry W. Goodwin, 
Supt. Lake View. 
Jamestown, N. Y. 
All our single sections are thoroughly 
cared for, which is taken out of our gen- 
eral fund, but if a single grave owner pre- 
fers to make an endowment he is at lib- 
erty to do so, and we are glad to accept 
same. We have eight single grave sections, 
adjacent to the better sections, and having 
250 graves each. No paths are defined; all 
paths are in lawn. Grave marks' are not uni- 
form. We do not furnish grave markers, but 
all are numbered in concrete level with lawn. 
No monuments are allowed, only head 
markers up to 2 feet in height. The graves 
are lawn mowed with mower same as all 
other family lot sections, and the charge 
included in the original price. There are 
no restrictions regarding flowers, and no 
mounds are allowed. S. W. Rubee, 
Supt. Marshall Cemetery. 
Marshalltown, la. 
Our single grave section is located in 
the rear, and in height, drainage and beauty 
of appearance compares very favorably with 
any other part of the cemetery. We give 
the single graves the same general care and 
attention that graves in the better sections 
receive, and without charge, except for 
extra services, such as watering and care 
of plants. We have one single grave sec- 
tion remote from the better sections', con- 
taining 4,000 graves. There is a path to 
each double tier of graves. Grave marks 
are uniform and of cement; there is no 
charge for them. Only markers are al- 
lowed, and they are restricted according 
to the size of grave. The graves get gen- 
eral care included in the original price. 
There are restrictions regarding flowers 
and all graves are level with the ground. 
Wm. Eurich, 
Sec’y Hillside. 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
We have only one single grave section, 
and it is adjacent to our best section, but 
on the side and in a corner set aside for 
it only. We have out of 550 burials, 88 in 
this section, or about one-sixth of the to- 
tal. The paths are 5 feet wide, and these 
as well as the burial section are cut with 
hand lawn mowers. We use a horse ma- 
chine on the rest. The graves are num- 
bered with a round cement marker, which 
is placed there by us without extra charge. 
It remains there unless the family decide 
to place a granite marker, which is 14 by 24 
inches and set on a concrete foundation 
5 feet deep. The top surface of the marker 
is level with the sod. The granite markers 
cost about $35, and we are paid $4 out of 
this by the monument dealer for the foun- 
dation work. This section is under per- 
petual care, so the care is included in the 
original cost, which is $20 for child and 
$25 for adult. We put 20 per cent in the 
care fund. No part of this is used for the 
present care of the property, but when all 
lots are sold the interest on the 20 per cent 
withheld will give us ample funds to care 
for same and run the cemetery. We allow 
no plants on the graves, but cut flowers 
can be placed there at any time. All graves 
are sodded and are mounded about 3 inches 
in center. We do not reserve spaces in 
this section, but sell in rotation. Any party 
wanting two or more graves can procure 
the same in regular lots set aside. 
T. N. Campbell, 
Supt. Mount Hope. 
Webb City, Mo. 
We aim to keep our single grave sections 
looking fully as well, if not better than 
any other part of our grounds. We have 
nine sections located remote from the bet- 
ter sections, and containing from 600 to 
4.000 graves' each. There are no paths ; 
the graves are laid out 3x9 feet ; a grave 
occupies about 7 feet in length, with 2 feet 
left for grave mark, which is not permitted 
to be more than 1 foot by 2 feet, and of 
granite or marble. We mark all single 
graves with an iron number — do not fur- 
nish grave marks. The general care is the 
same as is given to all of our grounds not 
under perpetual care. The prices for adult 
graves are $20, $25, $30, $35 and $40, ac- 
cording to location, which includes the 
opening. A rose bush at the end of a 
single grave is permitted, and evergreen to 
cover the grave, which we plant and charge 
for. Mounds are restricted to 4 inches. 
We have leveled all the graves in some of 
our single sections which are old sections 
of about 9,000 graves. We have now about 
15.000 single graves occupied. 
Wm. Salway, 
Supt. Spring Grove. 
Cincinnati, 0 . 
Our single grave sections are called 
“blocks,” of which there are twenty-five, 
in some cases adjoining better sections 
There are 280 graves in smallest block and 
6,123 in largest block. There are paths 
around blocks. Grave marks are generally 
of granite, but not uniform. They are sup- 
plied by contractors ; price unknown. Per- 
manent numbers at owner’s cost. Markers 
must be not wider than grave, nor thicker 
than 15 inches and 1 foot high. The grass 
is mowed without charge ; any other work ‘ 
is at owner’s expense. The cutting of 
grass and opening and closing of grave are 
included in original charge. The annual 
charge for watering of graves is $1 per 
season. Flowers' are allowed on graves. 
No mounds are allowed on single graves 
in any part of cemetery. No footstones are 
allowed where headstones are. No artificial 
material allowed on graves ; no inclosures ; 
no flower-holders above surface of ground. 
Geo. L. Tilton, 
Chicago, 111. Supt. Graceland. 
We have single graves in three localities. 
They are parts of regular sections. Burials 
are made in double tiers with six-foot 
paths on each side. We place a numbered 
post at each grave, but allow a marker of 
granite to be placed at each grave if friends 
desire it. No monuments allowed. Mark- 
ers are one foot high in old sections, level 
in new. The graves get same care as the 
lots and the charge is included in the orig- 
inal price. There are no restrictions re- 
garding flowers. No mounds are allowed. 
A. W. Hobert, 
Supt. Lakewood. 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
We have single graves in five sections. 
Some are now surrounded by some of the 
larger lots, but all were selected at first 
with the idea of having them near the out- 
side of the cemetery. They averaged 330 
graves each. Grass paths, twenty inches 
wide, are made parallel with the tiers of 
graves. The grave markers are uniform 
and of concrete, with brass numbers in- 
serted. Charge for markers is included in 
the price of the graves. No monuments 
are allowed. Headstones' are restricted to 
thirty inches in height. The same care is 
given to graves as on any perpetual care lot 
and the charge is included in the original 
price. Flowers are subject to the approval 
of the superintendent. Mounds are entirely 
forbidden. Not more than two bodies are 
allowed in one grave. J. C. Scorgie, 
Supt. Mt. Auburn Cemetery. 
Cambridge, Mass. 
We have three single grave sections ad- 
jacent to good sections, with about 600 
graves, but sections are divided into blocks. 
Burials are made “head to head” and there 
is a four- foot grass walk between the mark- 
ers of adjoining rows. All markers are 
level with the ground and are of marble 
or granite The graves' are all numbered 
free. We do not furnish markers or tab- 
lets. No monuments allowed. Markers 
must be level with the ground. Adult 
markers 2-0xl-0, granite or marble. The 
graves are graded, seeded and moved for- 
ever without charge. We allow cut flowers 
in vases and planting on graves, but re- 
moval of sod and preparing of graves' for 
plants must be done by cemetery, for which 
