The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-22
ion Wrought There
During the Past Two Years.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
A GARDEN, LAWN AND WELL KEPT
AVENUES.
Extension of a Number of Streets
Provision Against FlOOds-The
Water SuppIy--% Subject in Which
All Are interested.

gone a transformation within the last
two years. The first exclamation, on
entering, of those who have not
visited Salt Lakes burying ground for
some time is one of pleasant surprise
and wonder at the changes and limo
vations that have been wrought. The
old top-heavy entrance gate has dis
appeared Tor one of polished whiteness;
even, well-kept avenues have taken the
place of the rocky, weed grown streets
of a few months ago, and above all, a
garden, full of sweet flowers, rare
plants and with smiling lawn is now
conspicuous at the entrance.
The visitor is also struck with the
general neat and trim aspect of the
grounds. In fact, Salt Lake now has
what is always a source of pride to
city-a handsome and well-cared for
public cemetery.
Sexton Angel, upon taking his
present position, was confronted with
big undertaking. 1t called for con-
siderable outlay of means, but above
all, for hard and painstak-
ing labor. With his usual enter
prise he at once set to work
ane CT the cemetery a model
burying ground, and the marked sue
SCSsS ilS HAS cdOIMChSQ III N1IO tIMO
of his official reign is arttested by all
upon a view of the place as it now is.
Especially will this be so when the
diSadvanthg under which the new
sexton began are considered. Each
year the waters produced from snow
in the hills came down over the
grounds, and with the impetus gained
streets, which rendered transit in car
.-f,-
instances impossible.
ms was ene most serious problem
with which the sexton had to deal
but it was not all. The place was al
most devoid of floral attractions, and
there was little beside the venerable
trees and grass grown Wild to re-
lieve the barrenness and monotony of
the white tombStones. Sexton An
CELLS first move, therefore, was to
make a crusade on the unkempt streets
and to beaUtify the grounds.
Few people will enter the we'll
lebeled streets which sweeps on
through the grounds from the main
entrance, view the foliage-euTbowere
cottage and its artistic surroundings,
and say the sexton has fallen short
in either project.
The flower-beds laid out in pretty
and somewhat original designs, are
the first thing to attract attention.
There are almost numoerleSs
variety of flowers and plants, all ar
ranged with a view to effect. The
borders are in ldbilia and yellow, ana
the whole view combines TO make
scene that is at once effective ana
nicturesoue. The place also affords a
hot house in which is stored a various
and valuable collection of plants
an Williams deserves praise
for the floral display. The science
IS crordanine seems to be born
VI 49, T1~i+'eher and Mr.. Will
90 r,s has come in for his full quota OF
sill i'm this line, which has grown
with an extended practice on each slug 5
of the line. Besides the laWh anu lNA
flower beds at the entrance, there al
scores of trees and ooroeTS an OAi =.
main avenues to ATTEST Cne dif'iio VI -
skillful gardener. 4s
Several of the streets which EXTEND
cd only q. short distance, have now
heen made to run the whole lengIn OF
the cemetery. .-,.-.
provisions have been made against
the floods that are liable at amy season
10 overspread and de1noliSh tine roads
The avenues have all been turnKhheu'
and thus space is lett on e.tir-- -
FOR CARRYING off the urruly wa -
The safeguard is a good one Inc
streets are well finished and compact
and there will now be no further dam
oar of the streets being converted into
er1llies. The turnpikes are sufficiently
wide to allow two conNeyances TO pass
each other with perfect security.
MANY of the streets are still somewhat
nr,ecfpdtous, but the extreme Incline
has now been overcome by the con-
struction of streets which lead into the
main avenues through cirouitous roads
along the slopes. All that is needed
is care on the part of the driver and
compliance with the regulation Which
saws that horses should o. =
faster than walk on the burylng
grounds.
Another problem with which Sexton
Angel has had to contend was the
limited water supply. The sexton mas
now successfully met this difficulty by
euuipping the north end of the GROUNDS
with a large reservoir where thousands
of gallons of water are stored during
the season of plenty. Yet the ceme-
tey would still be more fully suppled
with outrageous weeds than cuItl-
- rot r. parla-'S
creek water. which now passes just
above the grounds, come to the rescue.
AS it is, the sexton is content and the
gardener keeps the cultivated spots IN
continual bloom.
Withal. Salt Lake should be proud
of her cemetery, and much praise
should fall to Sexton Angel for making
iii. through skillful and energetic labor,
Z n modal of itS kind.