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grave marks on single graves must not exceed 4 
inches in height, and are placed at head of grave. 
There are some old fences not yet removed, but 
neither copings, or fences have beon permitted to 
be erected for the past 25 years; the lawn plan is 
enforced, not permitting any visible path between 
lots; the general surface of lot and path are of same 
grade and continuous in lawn surface. Some land 
is reserved for ornamental planting, and the aim is 
not to plant trees on lots, but in some of the paths, 
and corners which are reserved when laying out for 
that purpose. 
The rules require that lot owners before order- 
ing a monument shall submit the design of same to 
the Superintendent and directors. This rule is un- 
fortunately transgressed by many, the monument 
being ordered and ready to be set before the ceme- 
tery officials have directions to build the founda- 
a cost of not quite 3cts per thousand gallons. 
There are no green houses, and the plantings of 
perishable plants is discouraged in the belief, that 
ornamental trees and shrubbery properly distribu- 
ted over the grounds, also hardy herbaceous plants 
are preferable; they are more in harmony with the 
natural landscape, produce more of a variety, and a 
longer season of ornamentation than the summer 
plants, which are secured at greater cost for the 
short season from June ist to the middle of Sept- 
ember whereas the others are perennial. 
The receiving tomb is an inexpensive structure, 
costing about 7,000 dollars, with capacity for hold- 
ing about 250 bodies. The number of interments 
to date are 57,000. 
The original plan of the grounds was make by 
John Notman, the designer of Laurel Hill Ceme- 
tery, Philadelphia, Pa., and it was carried out by 
VIEW IN CEMETERY OF SPRING GROVE, CINCINNATI. 
tion; it is too late then to make suggestions, which 
would probably have kept the cemetery from having 
a very unsightly piece of stone, called a monument, 
placed in some conspicuous location to remain there 
forever a monument offensive to good taste, and 
art, and a mark of condemnation to its owner and 
the designer. Efforts are constantly in effect to 
correct this by strictly enforcing the rule bearing on 
the subject. 
The water system consists of driven wells, and 
collecting water gallery; the water is gathered into 
a large cistern of 40 thousand gallons from which a 
million gallon pump forces it through an 8 inch iron 
pipe to a 21^ million gallon reservoir, one mile dis- 
tant, and at an elevation of 160 ft. From the main 
pipe, 3 inch branches are taken through the grounds 
as service pipes to domestic and fire hydrants, 
fountains, and other supplies to the lakes, also the 
toilet rooms and other buildings. For all purposes 
about 80 million gallons are consumed per year, at 
Howard Daniels the first Superintendent. His suc- 
cessor was Dennis Delaney. The larger portion of 
the grounds has since been surveyed with trigono- 
metrical precision by the late Thos. Farnshaw and 
Sons, the late Henry Farnshaw and the present 
Jos. Farnshaw of the firm of Farnshaw & Punshon. 
The present plan of improvement was adopted by 
the board of directors in 1855 at the suggestion of 
the late A. Strauch, the superintendent and land- 
scape gardener. It is the application of the plan 
described by the late John C. Loudon and other 
eminent authors, by which the capacities of the 
grounds have been so far developed, and with such 
success as to render its continuation of the highest 
importance to the interest of the place. 
The number of men employed averages 70 the 
year round; among these are 5 night watchmen, 
2 gate-keepers, one engineer, one black-smith, one 
stone cutter. Superintendent of interments. Super- 
intendent of construction and cleaning force; i 
