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may be necessary for use as a cemetery or burial place for the 
dead. 
Section 2. Whereas an emergency e.xists, therefore this act 
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. 
The bill was promptly signed by the governor, and the new 
Quincy cemetery association can proceed with its work. 
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Mr. John G. Barker, Superintendent of Forest Hills Ceme- 
tery, Boston, Mass., has been invited by the Association of Amer- 
ican Cemetery Superintendents to prepare a paper on “Green- 
houses in Cemeteries,” to be read at their next annual meeting in 
Richmond, Va. To make the papei' of general value and to give 
all desirable information, he has sent the following circular of 
questions to all the members of the association, and vvill be glad 
also to hear from other superintendents not members of the as- 
sociation who will favor him with replies; 
1. Have you any Greenhouse, or houses? 
2. If so, give size of each house? 
3. How do you heat them, with steam, hot water, or a brick 
flue; if steam or hot water, what boiler do you use? 
4. What class of plants do you grow mostly, flowering or 
foliage, and how many do you plant out each season? 
5. If you have no Greenhouses, do you think it desirable 
that you should; if so, please give your reasons? 
6. Do you use hot beds or cold frames? 
In answering, please refer to each question as follows: — 
Question 1-2-3-4-S-6. 
'^10orre^ponelenc0.!^ 
Lining Graves. 
Editor Park and Cemetery: 
Dear Sir: — The use of grave linings, interdicted on sani- 
tary grounds by the burial reform movement, has some features 
well worthy of consideration. There is no more sad or indeed 
gruesome sight than a sunken grave — nothing about a cemetery 
so dreary, so repellant as a caving sinking grave pit. For at 
least ten long years under tbe common method of burial will the 
surface continue to give way, letting down the grave mound 
now at this end now at that, a continuing pit in the lawn. And 
if not constantly attended to there will as the caving continues, 
come gaping crevices down along the grave walls, even more 
than suggestively leading directly to the burial itself. Now, a 
grave lining well placed will permit the soil above it to be 
closely and firmly packed beyond the peradventure of any fur- 
ther settling. The turf then laid on will keep its true surface or 
the mound remains as first formed. The lining is worth many 
times its cost for this one result alone. 
Then as a matter of sanitation a grave thus arranged must 
be far more wholesome than one presenting constantly opening 
passages for the ready escape of gases to the surface. 
There are other reasons of a sentimental nature that would 
in the minds of many be strong in favoring the use of a grave 
lining which provided at least a strong arching over, and clear- 
ing, the coffin or case, but the two above mentioned are enough 
of themselves if understood, to ensure the common use of such 
linings by all who could afford the expense. 
Red Wing, Minn. D. D. 
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Marcus, la , March 19th, 1895. 
Editor Park and Cemetery. 
De.\r Sir: — We have a cemetery of 15 acres near the small 
country town of Marcus, Iowa. We have a diamond shaped 
driveway from end to end and one around the edge, but people 
bother us by driving all over the ground at time of funerals, not 
maliciously, but still cutting up the grass all the same. Do you 
think it practicable, or is it customary to exclude teams from the 
grounds? We wish to keep our grounds in good condition. Will 
you kindly refer to this matter in the paper when convenient, 
stating what is usually done in such cases. 
Very truly yours, B. R. 
It is not customary to exclude teams, in connection with 
funerals, from cemetery grounds; but in the usual by-laws, driv- 
over the lawns, or in any way trespassing outside the prescribed 
tracts is absolutely prohibited, and in some cemeteries where a 
driver is caught in such an act he is henceforth deprived from 
driving into the grounds. — (E d. 
_ CEMCTpY REPORTS. 
The following information was given in the 47th 
report presented at the annual meeting of the Swan 
Point Cemetery Association, Providence, R. I.: 
Interments during the year, including 37 for the receiving 
tomb, 247; removals from other cemeteries, 13; removals from 
the cemetery, 4; total number of interments to December 31, 
1894, 13,198; brick and slate vaults built, 103; plain graves open- 
ed, 144; foundations to monuments and tablets built, 205; curb- 
ing removed from lots, 4; catch basins built, 27; land belonging 
to the cemetery graded, manured and laid down to grass, square 
feet, 1 52,460; land sold during the year, square feet, 13,548; num- 
ber of lots put under perpetual care and upon which bequests 
have been made, 1307; number of lots under annual care, 627; 
number of lots under partial care, 220; number of lots not under 
care, 989; whole number of lots sold to date, 3,143. 
A large amount of heavy work of improvement has been 
carried out, and the bowlder wall, one of the special fea- 
tures of the cemetery completed. The importation of a limited 
number of hardy rhododendrons, azaleas, etc., every spring, (ra- 
ther than a larger quantity in any one year), has been a success, 
and no doubt Swan Point has more of these beautiful plants 
than any other cemetery in the country. Last fall over 12.000 
hardy bulbs and roots were imported, and of these some 6,000 
tulips were planted, many of which are a new variety in the 
neighborhood, coming in flower late, and will be in perfection 
about Decoration Day, when so many people visit the cemetery, 
and early flowers are not abundant. 
The treasurer’s report shows cash receipts, including a bal- 
ance of $5,803.13 left over from 1893, of ¥84,559.53; and that 
cash payments amounted to ¥79,179.50, 
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The annual report of Forest Hills Cemetery. Boston, Mass.j 
shows receipts from sales of lots and graves $34,671; receiving 
tomb $2,728, and total receipts including investments and other 
sources $123,236.68. The disbursements for labor, pay roll 
$43,401.80, and total, including improvement and construction 
work, salaries and investments $92,282.39. The balance in the 
treasurer’s hands, January 31, 1895, was $30,954.20. The Per- 
manent Care Fund is $21,538.84. Perpetual Care Fund $574,.- 
426.29. During the year the superintendent’s house was enlarg- 
ed and improved and a new building begun near the Canterbury 
St. entrance, besides decided improvements over the grounds. 
The total number of interments in the cemetery have been 
27,949; total lots sold to Feb. i, 1895, 4,474; total lots under per- 
petual care 2,862, which includes 55 old lots; total lots sold last 
year 94 and single graves 240. The average income on perpetual 
care invested funds on January 31, 1895, was 4.67 per cent. 
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The annual report of the trustees of the Greenwood Cemetery, 
Brooklyn, N. Y,, for 1894, gives the amount of General Fund for 
the improvement and permanent care of the cemetery as $1,7 16,- 
802.06, an increase of $108,058.44 for the year. The Trust Fund 
for the special and permanent care of lots has been increased by 
$26,598.50 and now amounts to $402,257.41. Considerable im'- 
provement was carried out during the year. Of the old enclos- 
ures around lots altogether 230 have been removed and general 
satisfaction is expressed. The total receipts for the year were 
$424,731.26, of which sales of lots, single graves and receiving 
tomb fees amounted to $178,204.56. The amount charged to 
labor in the disbursements amounts to $129,556.76. The average 
monthly number of men employed was 233. In the summer 34 
horses are in use. 
Association of American Cemetery Superintendents. 
O. C. SIMONDS. “Graceland,” Chicago. President. 
G. W. CREESY, “Harmony Grove,” Salem, Mass., Vice-President. 
F. EURICH, Woodlawn, Toledo, O., Secretary and Treasurer 
The Ninth Annual Convention will be held at Richmond, 
Va., September 18, 19, and 20, 1895. A number of interesting ' 
papers have been promised. 
