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feet wide on the east and south banks of 
the river and another strip ten feet wide 
on its west and north sides is a part of 
the plan. This land, according to Alderman 
William J. Healy, chairman of the com- 
mittee, belongs to the city under an agree- 
ment entered into with property owners' in 
1848. The alderman is of the opinion that 
the city may reclaim the land, which has 
been encroached upon by factory sites and 
business houses for the most part, through 
agreements with property owners, or, if 
necessary, through lawsuits. The land is 
worth millions, according to .Alderman 
Healy. It is proposed that the city beau- 
tify the strip along the river with walks, 
balconies and landings. 
Nearly 300,000 trees were planted by 
Chicago school children during the exer- 
cises attendant upon the national Arbor 
Day. 
The board of park commissioners, of 
Indianapolis, Ind., recently let the contract 
for the installation of an electric fountain 
system in the new Garfield Park gardens, 
now under course of construction, to C. S. 
Darlington, of Chicago. This work will 
cost $6,750. The gardens, as laid out, will 
contain brick walks, with myriads of 
On account of the e.xpiration of its first 
charter, the Michigan Cremation Associa- 
tion, owners and operators of the Detroit 
Crematorium, reincorporated April 29, 1916, 
for another thirty-year period. At the 
same time it availed itself of a new act 
relative to the incorporation of cremation 
companies and societies, which was passed 
by the Michigan Legislature in the session 
of 1915. This act places a crematorium on 
the same plane as a cemetery and insures 
exemption from taxation and execution, 
provided there is no encumbrance on the 
property of the corporation electing to or- 
ganize under the act. In order to comply 
with the provisions of the new law, the 
Michigan Cremation .Association was 
obliged to liquidate its indebtedness on the 
Detroit Crematorium property, amounting 
to Sd.Of.f). Some of the stockholders de- 
spaired of reaching the goal, but they 
failed to take the enthusiasm and energy 
of the secretary. Dr. Hugo Erichsen, who 
is also the president of the Cremation As- 
sociation of .America, into consideration. 
In less than three months every penny re- 
quirefl was at hand anrl the mortgage was 
lifted. •Aside from the benefits mentioned, 
the new incorporation insures the stability 
of the Detroit Columbarium, which is 
situated on the Detroit Crematorium 
grounds. Henry J. Stahl, superinteiulent 
of the crematorium, has been in charge 
flowers, and will be made attractive at 
night by the electrical fountain effects. 
The total cost of the gardens will be about 
$30.0CO. 
The Gov. Thomas Welles Society, Chil- 
dren of the .American Revolution, recently 
erected a drinking fountain in the Willow 
Tree Park playgrounds, Washington, D. C. 
The president of the society. Airs. Clayton 
E. Emig, had the matter in charge. 
.A Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument was 
unveiled in Lugo Park, San Bernardino, 
Cal., recently. 
The annual report of the forest com- 
missioner, of Newton, Alass., for the year 
ending December 31, 1915, was issued re- 
cently, which contains a review of the 
work accomplished by that department and 
illustrations and interesting data on tree 
infestations and remedies. Considerable 
more planting was done during the spring 
than in any previous year. .A total of 808 
trees were planted, of which 632 were on 
public streets, as a result of which New- 
ton came very near winning the prize of- 
fered by the Alassachusetts Forestry As- 
sociation in their shade tree planting con- 
test. The cost for new treest including 
labor, was $1,402.07. 
since the fall of 1913. Visitors are cordial- 
ly invited to call at his office, 2146 Fort 
street, west, whenever they may happen to 
come to Detroit. 
'I'he city council, of Princeton, III., re- 
cently passed an ordinance regulating the 
building of foundations for monuments at 
Oakland Cemetery, and the work must be 
done in the future according to specifica- 
tions drawn up, and under the supervision 
of the cemetery superintendent. 
The Union Cemetery Co., of St. Charles, 
111., has awarded G. Karlzen & Co., of 
Geneva, the contract for erecting six stone 
gate posts and an ornamental iron fence 
in front of the cemetery, 
'I'he trustees of Mount Carmel Ceme- 
tery, midway between Belleville and East 
St. Louis, 111., have ruled against the use 
of wooden headboards, and a specially de- 
signed number i)iece will be used as a 
temijorary marker. 
Vandals recently destroyed more than 
twenty tombstones in t)ak Grove Cemetery, 
Kansas City, Kans. Oak Grove Cemetery 
was taken over by the city more than a 
year ago aiul is being maintained at the 
city's expense. It is not now used for 
burial. 
'I'he Board of Public Works, of Little 
Falls, X. A’., recently issued their twenty- 
first anmial report. 'Phis contains financial 
statements and detailed reports of the work 
under the management of that commis- 
sion. 
The financial statement in the annual re- 
port of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .Associa- 
tion, Springfield, 111., discloses that the re- 
ceipts of the cemetery for the year were 
$28,098.91, and the disbursements $29,123.66. 
There was a balance on hand at the be- 
ginning of the year in Alarch. 1915, of 
$4,430,10, making a balance after the re- 
ceipts of the year $3,405.35. A new water 
supply system over the entire cemetery 
was installed which cost $8,000. Formerly 
water was carried to different parts of the 
cemetery for sprinkling purposes in a wagon 
tank, which necessitated the employment 
of a team and driver. Last October the 
board set aside $15,000 for a sinking fund. 
This accrued from the sale of securities. 
Since then there has been added $335.37, 
representing interest received from various 
sources. 
The twent\-first annual report of the 
Board of Cemetery Commissioners of New 
Bedford, Alass., for the year ending De- 
cember 5, 1915, has been issued. For the 
past two }'ears no more work has been 
done in Rural Cemetery, the largest and 
most beautiful cemetery in this city, than 
was necessary to maintain the grounds in 
good condition and provide sufficient lots 
for sale to meet the constant demand. 
The work in Oak Grove Cemetery has 
been confined principally to embellishment 
and maintenance. . Practically all the land 
in this cemetery suitable for burial pur- 
poses has been improved and cut up into 
lots. The park section in that portion of 
the cemetery north of Parker street has 
been planted with a choice variety of spec- 
imen trees, flowering shrubs, beds of flow- 
ers, and artificial ponds, fountains, etc., 
constructed. Oak Grove maintains green- 
houses and supplies all the cemeteries with 
plants at a nominal expense to this de- 
partment. About 60,000 idants were raised 
for this purpose. 
But little progress in the development of 
Pine Grove Cemetery has been accom- 
plished this year, although available funds 
from the sale of lots have enabled this de- 
partment to continue construction on the 
wall enclosure to an extension of 701 feet. 
Following arc some of the expenditures; 
Rural Cemetery, $12,790.75: Oak Grove 
Cemetery, $8,232.76; Pine Grove Cemetery, 
$7,491.66; Griffin Street Cemetery, $298.93; 
greenhouse, $2,34<').47 ; office, $471.54; sal- 
aries, $5,942.28. 
The Alt. Royal Cemetery Co., of Mon- 
treal, Can., which controls the Alt. R<iyal 
and Hawthorn Dale cemeteries, recently is- 
siiefl their sixty-fifth annual report, in 
which are the financial statement and op 
crating account for the year ending De- 
cember 31. 1915, also the general superin- 
tendent’s report and statistical statements. 
Under a contract with the .Montreal 
I'ramways Co. a new funeral ear was built 
for the cf)nvcyancc f)f bodies to the llaw- 
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