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SARCOPHAGUS OF THE LATE EMPRESS FREDERICK OF GERMANY— TO BE PLACED IN THE CHURCH 
OF PEACE, POTSDAM. REINHOLD VON BEGAS, SCULPTOR. 
FROM THE CEMETERY REPORTS. 
At the annual meeting of the lot owners of Lake View Cem- 
etery, Cleveland, Ohio, official reports showed that, in addition 
to ordinary revenue, the association also received $16,069 for 
the endowment of perpetual care, this being a gain in this 
fund of $5,400 over last year. The past has been by far the 
most prosperous year the cemetery association has ever en- 
joyed. The treasurer’s report showed the following statistics: 
Cash on hand June i, 1901, $1,470.34; received from lot sales 
and contracts, $34,675.43; earnings, $10,943.46; total ordinary 
revenue, $45,618.89; received donations, $20,272.50; paid oper- 
ating expenses, $17,273.03; interest charges, $23,311; furni- 
ture, fixtures, and implements, $1,194.49; permanent improve- 
ments, $21,241.65; transfer to sinking fund, $1,850; cash on 
hand May 31, 1901, $2,491.56. 
The annual report of the Oak Hill Cemetery Co., Washing- 
ton, D. C., for the year ending April 30, 1902, shows among 
the recent improvements the regraveling of 14,475 square feet 
of roads and walks, and the sodding of 2,567 square feet of 
ground. There were 227 interments during the year, making 
a total of 9,753. The treasurer’s report contains the follow- 
ing financial statement : Receipts from sale of lots and sites, 
$2,748 ; interest and dividends, $8,532.66 ; interments, $592.81 ; 
sale of plants and care of lots, $115.75; notes paid, $306.06; 
balance from last year, $3,955.32; making a total of $51,150.54. 
Tbe expenditures during the year were $13,229.06, of which 
sum $1,735.97 was for extra expenses. Out of a balance of 
$37,921.48 for the year, the sum of $29,000 was invested in real 
estate notes, $1,300 in stock, $35.75 in a premium, leaving on 
hand $7,585-73- 
The following financial statements were presented at the 
recent annual meeting of the Easton Cemetery Association, 
Easton, Pa. : The receipts of the year, including last year’s 
balance, amounted to $24,946.36. They included $2,977.05 from 
the sale of plots, $2,848.90 from interest, $2,080 from bequests 
and deposits for care of plots and $6,248.92 for work done. 
Tbe expenditures during the year amounted to $17,727.46. leav- 
ing a balance of $7,218.90 on hand for the new year. 
The annual report of Secretary Kelly, of Riverview Ceme- 
tery, East Liverpool, Ohio, showed the total expenses for the 
year to be $11,261.75, and the receipts from all sources amount- 
ed to $11,764.83. A tract of land embracing 17J4 acres was 
added to the cemetery, making a total area of 90.65 acres. 
There were 84 lots sold, and 244 interments made, of which 
106 were removals from other places. 
Cataraqui Cemetery, Kinjg^ton, Ont., reports the planting of 
3,000 bulbs, and over 100 ornamental trees and shrubs. The 
receipts for the year amounted to $3,389.46, and the expendi- 
tures to $3,419.95. The interments for the year numbered 
206, making a total of 9,600. The report recommends the 
removal of fences around lots, and states that there are 96 lots 
under perpetual care. The cemetery was incorporated in 1850. 
At the annual meeting of the Canandaigua Cemetery Asso- 
ciation, Canandaigua, N. Y., the secretary’s report showed the 
association to be out of debt, with all bills paid and a surplus 
of $1,615.18. The receipts during the year were $12,005.45, 
of which $9,477.35 were for lots sold and $600.50 for opening 
graves. The expenditures included $1,651.17 for expenses, 
$2,653.48 for services and $5,400 indebtedness. The total pay- 
ments since organization have been $70,718.37, of which $11,- 
139.30 went for real estate purchases, $32,482.87 for services, 
and $18,670.40 for expenses. 
The annual report of Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minn., 
shows a number of substantial improvements made in the 
form of improvements to the greenhouse, and grading and 
platting of new ground. The income from the greenhouse 
was $215 in excess of the expenditures on it, besides furnishing 
all the flowers and plants needed in the cemetery. The gen- 
eral fund shows cash receipts for the year of $8,424.86, with 
disbursements amounting to $7,830.62. The permanent care 
and improvement fund now amounts to $36,337, an increase of 
$3,431 for the past year. A gratifying growth in the fund is 
reported, which has been greatly stimulated by two recent lega- 
cies — one from Mr. George P. Smith, of $11,000, one from 
Mrs. Forsyth, amounting to $1,380, and a gift of $2,500 from 
one of the trustees. The principal items of expenditure as 
given in the secretary’s report were: Cemetery, $3,668.71; 
greenhouses, $1,495.87; permanent improvements, $1,216.04; 
sundry items, $1,450. The directors passed warm resolutions 
in commendation of the services of Superintendent J. E. 
Thompson. 
