Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-30
THE CITY CEMETERY
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During the paet yoar aui.o num'
Der Of changes and Improvements
uave been wrought in this department.
The sum OF 81 774.eO has oseu reohvoa
for the care % 432 lots and graves: $50
uurials hhvo mk1n pace for waich
l,752TO has bsau received, "a lots
have eeen SOLD Tor the 'um Of g.. 4lO.25,
an average Of $50 80 per III; tue prices
have run tom sl2.5O 20 $40 l,os lot,
The pay r0i. tor tne year has
amounted to s., 172 a.. oli or expenses,
81 594 GO, leaving Il osis co on hand
D 8 cents, anu making tic cemetery
sell supporting fog the year ending
January lst, 1897.
In the ofiic,, among the improve.
menta is large aud comuodiJus
safe for the pr lectlon OF the cemetery
records, something hat has long been
needeo; plsO wall roller map a x 50
iset in sis showing the entire p.Yt d
hs cemetery AMI enabling - person 10
iocate any 10. Jesired a. glance.
A new system OF recording deaths
mas been adopted, one In when TIE
nHme, age aud date are given, together
Win Tue cause Of DEATH, sex ana resi-
denoe OF tno deceased; all of which has
to appear Oh burial permit that must
be In the bauas o. the city sexton be.
lore any uriai Ii allowed 10
take place, winch prevents the cover.
ing up OF crime by burial IN which
no information 10 given, and also PIE.
venls the epreAd OF contagious dis.
eases.
Passing from the office into the
gfeenhOute, which has been enlarged
by an addition l2g20 irei, one eses
collection OF plans that Is probably
not ,quAled anywhere In the state.
This Collection includes about 1900
eefanium plants, of abju: 40 vasielies,
which constitute the foundation o
the stock, AS they seem to give the
best results or cemetery planting.
The total number Of plants now 10
tho greenhouse AID In outdoor
frames VIII probably reach H.
COO; these include absut 1000
eson Of pausy asd daisy
plants which are very choice, some
being in bloom at the present time; IL
ALEC iacludes about 100 oholcs rose
trees which viii be planted out the
coming heason, or sold for cemetery
decoration. Mr. Garter, the present
city sexton, Is now prepared TO Uff n
for sale auy OF the plsnie now In stock.
Mr.. COrtcr also Intends placing Au
order WITH an eastern tloriot for fifty
more choice rosea aud large variety
OF seeds.
Tho greenhouse Ia still in charge of
James h. Williams vino has held his
position under three different sextonp,
and to whom great credit 10 due foi
| the present beautiful condition of the
cemetery flowers.
Among the improvements antlcl.
psted In the near future, by Mr.. Car
ter, 10 the naming Of all tho prinolpai
streets In tho cemetery, in order t.
enable persona TO iUcsie graves from
directions given In tho Office, some
thing that lB now next 10 ImpUssible
unlees the person receiving the address
ID partly familiar with the cemstery.
He also is advocating reduction
10 the prices charged Tor the care OF
lois, go as to afford persons who wish
to have graves or lots cared for anu
| who are not In circumstances to pay
the present charge su opportunity to
do 40 ats lower price. Mr.. Carter
THINKS II this is done 1t will
increase the number cared Tor enough
, 70 more thau balance the amount OF
reduction OF those already being cared
Tor, anu at the same time benefit a
great many who at the present charge
are unable to pay Tor having their lots
taken care Of.
In visiting the cemetery today one
| cannot help noting the marked change
in ita RDD9Aranpe lnmunfeI viii % I'm
II wHea few years ago. Where thgn was
a barren, desOluto spot dot cd with the
J graves OF those vino have gone to- tne