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Citizens of Centreville, Mich., have raised a fund of about 
$i,coo for the erection of a soldiers’ and sailors' monument 
in Prairie View Cemetery in that town, and are planning to 
get a monument that shall be in keeping with its setting, which 
is one of great natural beauty. The memorial is to stand on 
top of a knoll about 30 feet high, which slopes gradually on 
three sides, on the fourth running back nearly level, but 
slightly elevated in the distance. A forest of oaks sur- 
rounds it on two sides and at the foot of the slope is a 
beautiful brook. In asking for proposals for this monu- 
ment, Mr. Frank S. Cummings, superintendent of the ceme- 
tery, who is in charge of the matter, says: “Nature has pro- 
vided a noble setting for the monument. We invite bids and 
sketches and desire something out of the ordinary. It would 
be a sin to put a stereotyped monument in so magnificent a 
setting.” 
FROM THE ANNUAL REPORTS, 
The ninth annual report of the Board of Public Works 
of Little Falls, N. Y., for the fiscal year 1903, gives a 
brief summary of cemetery work and expenditures. Among 
the improvements made was the tearing out of a masonry 
dam in Cemetery Creek. The creek was bottomed out and 
the excavated material used as a dyke to prevent overflow 
into Monroe street. The expenditures for the year amounted 
to $1,939.85. 
The twentieth annual report of the trustees of cemeteries 
of Malden, Mass, (population, 33,664), gives detailed finan- 
cial statements of the three city cemeteries — Forest Dale, 
61 acres ; Bell Rock, 3.3 acres, and Salem Street, 4% acres. 
The report of Superintendent C. A. Stiles shows 346 inter- 
ments for the year in the three cemeteries, of which 324 were 
in Forest Dale; total number in that cemetery, 4,313. There 
were 48 foundations for monuments built, and 113 trees set 
out. The annual expenditures were as follows : Forest 
Dale, $7,926.41 ; Salem Street and Bell Rock, $977.59. Re- 
ceipts for perpetual care during the year for Forest Dale 
and Salem Street cemeteries amounted to $5,961.50, making a 
total fund of $57,011.73. 
The commissioners of Lake View Cemetery, Penn Yan, 
N. Y. (population, 4,650), report receipts for the year of 
$2,267.71, and expenditures, $1,677.90, leaving a balance of 
$589.81. Among the improvements made during the year was 
the laying of 10,000 square feet of sodding along the high- 
way and along the lake. Portions of the older part of the 
cemetery have been graded and seeded, and other improve- 
ments are planned for the coming season. The main thor- 
oughfares will be graded and otherwise improved. 
At the annual meeting of the proprietors of the Oak Hill 
Cemetery Association, Newburyport, Mass, (population, 14,- 
478), the report of Superintendent John M. Bailey showed 
expenditures for the year amounting to $4,453.81. There were 
71 interments made, 29 of which were from other cities; 94 
tons of stone were used for foundations for monuments and 
4,000 feet of turf laid. The total assets of the corporation 
are $56,000, and new lots valued at $6,000 are to be placed on 
sale this spring. 
At the annual meeting of the Island Cemetery Corporation, 
Newport, R. I. (population, 22,034), the following statis- 
tics of the year were presented: Receipts, $11,989.92, includ- 
ing a balance of $4,117.09. Expenditures, $7,190.08, the two 
chief items being labor and materials, $5,495.37, and salaries, 
$1,600. 
The 36th annual report of the trustees submitted at the 
annual meeting of the proprietors of Forest Hills Cemetery, 
Boston, Mass., showed in most respects a normal year. Con- 
siderable attention has been paid to the ornamentation of the 
grounds, continuing the policy of filling the triangles and 
corners with flowers and flowering shrubs, and planting trees, 
etc., with excellent results. A new nursery has been started 
which, in a few years, will supply all demands. The report 
of the secretary-treasurer, Arthur R. Potter, shows the con- 
dition of the general fund to be as follows : Balance from 
preceding year, $21,196; receipts from various sources, $82,833 ; 
a total of $104,029. The payments have been for labor, $35,- 
051; loan, $20,000; various purposes, $32,825; leaving a cash 
balance of $16,153. The perpetual care fund increased during 
the year $22,712, and the permanent fund has been increased 
during the year $4,541. The average number of men em- 
ployed was 65, and 283 monuments and headstones were 
erected. 
At the annual meeting of the proprietors of Springfield 
Cemetery, Springfield, 111 . (population, 34,159), a total of 
15,046 interments were reported. The treasurer's report 
showed the total assets of the association to be $137,676.29. 
When the association was formed 10 years ago the total assets 
were $100,000. The revenue derived from the association 
more than paid its expenses. The cemetery now includes 45 
acres, and more than eight acres of lots remain unsold. During 
the past year the meadow and the northeast portions of the 
cemetery have been improved and a greenhouse built in 
Pine street, at the cost of $7,000. 
The reports of officers submitted at the 62nd annual meeting 
of the board of directors of Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Mass, 
(population, 94,969), show a prosperous condition of af- 
fairs. The treasurer’s report presented the following sta- 
tistics: Receipts, $38,421.74, including $2,965 from sale of 
lots, and $3,803 from lot owners’ charges; expenditures, $38.- 
134.69, including $7,444.62 for pay rolls. The perpetual care 
fund now amounts to $115,977.38, the increase during the 
year being $5,721.54. The reserve fund is now $20,673.09. 
There were 146 interments during the year. 
The annual report of the commissioners of the North 
Burial Ground, Providence, R. I., contains a number of illus- 
trations of the new’ receiving vault recently illustrated in 
these pages, and statements of work done, receipts and ex- 
penditures', etc. About 10,000 square feet of the older por- 
tion of the grounds was regraded and put in good condi- 
tion in accordance with the custom of improving each year a 
portion of the grounds which have been neglected by their 
owmers, many of whom are dead. There were 710 interments 
during the year, making a total of 29,055 since 1848, the first 
year of which records are kept; 210 foundations and 109 brick 
graves were built. The perpetual_care fund is now $169,224.1 6, 
and there are 1,190 lots under perpetual, and 710 under annual 
care. The total receipts were $41,218.71 and the expendi- 
tures $2,468.54 less than that amount. 
The treasurer’s report, submitted at the 54th annual meet- 
ing of the Elm Grove Cemetery Corporation, Wickford, R. I. 
(population 1,100), show’ed total receipts of $1,527.38, expen- 
ditures $384,34, leaving a balance of $1,114.04. The perpet- 
ual care fund showed receipts with balance from last year as 
$7,755.05, expenditures $191,30, leaving a balance of $7,- 
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