The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-21

Immediately after Decoration Day the
contractors employed by the trustees OF
the New York Bay Cemetery will begin
to tear down the old ramshackle barn
like structure doing duty as an office
building at the Garfield avenue gate OF
the cemetery and erect in it's place q
handsome building worthy of the place
and of the city.
Mo- long ago it occurred to the en-
terprising trustees that it was time the
cemetery had a more commodious build
ing for offices and waiting rooms. This
present one was all well enough for the
purpose it has served. but the growth OF
the cemetery demanded more room, and
they, like wise. energetic gentlemen as
they are, had drawings of their proposed
new buildings submitted to them by var
ious architects of the city. After Tue
and careful consideration the trustees
selected the design of Mr.. Hugh Roberts,
of the Weldon building, as that most in
accordance with their views. That de-
sign appears above.
AS the ade will perceive the new
building will consist of two wings be-
tween which, under arched entrances,
are the roadways for carriages and
pedestrians. The structure will be of
stone up to the first story window stills.
From thence up to the caves it will be
frame work covered with shingles. The
large gable over the c~arriageway will
also be of shingles. States will cover
the roof, and all the ornamental carving
will be in Gothic style.
Mr.. Roberts extremely graceful and
artistic design shows a building which
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-twenty-eight and a half feet in depth,
and the elevation upon the west or ceme-
terry side being similar to the Garfield
avenue elevation. On one side of the
gateway, the north side, there will be
the offices n ON the other side waiting
rooms for parties visiting the grounds,
and these will be fitted up in very hand
some style. There will be a board room
for the trustees, office for the superin-
tendent and in fact every accommoda-
ton found in the office building of a
large cemetery.
To carry out the work on the building
the best and most able contractors have
been selected. Messrs. William Robert
son & Son will put in the masonry work,
Jacob Ringle, George E.. Peck, w. w.
Farrier and George B. Fisk. all well
known people. will put in the necessary
carpenter work, iron work, steamfitting
steam heating and plumbing work, and
it will be of the very best description.
In fact, the trustees are anxious to make
the building a credit to the cemetery,
and individually as well as collectively
are taking deep interest in the scheme.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
The trustees do not propose to stop
here, but when the Garfield avenue en-
trance is completed the rickety wooden
arch at the Ocean avenue entrance will
be demolished, and a marble arch of ex-
quisite design will take it's place. AS the
trustees own the ground to the south,
which is now Uttered with a miscellan-
eous collection of headstones, there will
be ample room to erect an imposing
gateway in strict consonance and har-
mony with the handsome structure at
the other end of the avenue.
Only lately a great many important
changes have been made in the ceme-
terry. and these hav added greatly to