Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-07-27
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LANCASTER, PA, July ~, 1889.
A New Cemetery for Iancastcr.


The time has come when the question
of laying out new cemetery for the city
will have to be considered. The Ian
caster cemetery.is about filed, and there
is not much ground yet unoccupied in
Woodward Hill. The several church
graveyards throughout the city are in
their nature private, and not available
for general use. These latter grew up
on the glebe lands in the vicinity Of the
several churches, and being small, will,
in short time, he filed. They should
be allowed to remain intact. They are
Of inestimable value as being beautiful
green spots In the midst of thickly-
populated city, and afford an agreeable
relief TO the stone and brick Of houses
and streets. The time-honored grave
yard which rests 40 peacefully about Old
Trinity church, in the very heart of
New York city, has not only historical
interest. With the bustling business
world swarming around II, it stands a
silent monitor of the evanescence of
everything earthly, and is constant
reminder that, however important a man
may he and possessed of however much
wealth, his final rcsiing-place must be n
narrow cell under patch of green earth.
The selection of a suitable site for the
new cemetery that soon must be laid
out for Lancaster il a present necessity.
II ought to be far enough away from the
city limits TO not make the purchase of
the ground much of considera-
tion and il ought to be near enough To
ha ilxr rIA If h..
burial lots ought not to he very high so
that families Of moderate means could
buy and own them. This is matter of
Importance. Every family ought to Ike
encouraged to buy burial lots just rs they
ought to be encouraged To own their
homes. 1t IL one of the things which
endears city to the hearts of its inhabi-
tants, and will have tendency to hold
Its population more closely together.
It Is n wonder that the project of n
new cemetery has not already suggested
itself to some enterprising businessman.
AS a business venture there Is un-
doubtedly money in il, TO say nothing
of the immense benefit that would he
thereby conferred on the city. Whether
the cemetery be laid out and owned by
an individual, a company or n corpora
tion or by whonsoevcr else, there are
two requirements that ought to he
insisted on, first that the lots be sold at
moderate price 40 that very many
families could own them and second,
that 1t he so laid out in walks and
drive-ways that 1t will be credit to the
city.
We have no definite suggestion To
make as to the site for such cemetery.
There are number of places within n
mile OF the city limits which could be
selected that would meet all the require
ments The winding Conestoga with
its adjacent hills Immediately southeast
of the city, would furnish site that
would be easy of access and most beauti-
full Of view. Knapp's Villa with Its
outlying twenty-five acres, has been
suggested, and il its close proximity to
the built up portion Of the city would
be no objection, it would make most
beautiful site. 1t would furnish one OF
the best views to be found anywhere
about Lancaster.
This Is an earnest suggestion made to
our citizens, and as a matter of necessity
II will in very short time call for some
definite action on the part of those who
are interested in the general health and
welfare of our city. Let the matter be
earnestly considered by our citizens gen.
orally and the Board Of Trade in partlc-
ular. Who will second us in this prop
osition or come forward with sugges.
tions?