The evening times., 1900-04-05
THE CATHEDRAL CEMETERY.
Miss MHnn Objects to the burial OF
BODIES There.

-A'fN faNhh bBAtcNN TO the Huriul of
HodicS There.
The District Commissioners have before
them for consideration Senate bill 3jsI
and House bin a2gG. TO permit certain
buriais Of the dead in the lands Of the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Fouuda-
Jou. in the District OF Columbia"
These bills. whi-h are Identical. author
ize the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Foundation TO permit The burial Of the
dead Ia any designated part Of its land in
the District, situated between the Ten
irt town Road. WCCdIay Lane Galveston
street. Inlriy-hftE Street. and Mass5rhu-
sei.s Avenue. or 10 vaults in he cathedral
20 be built ON said land under such ssni-
taT} reguiat Ions as shall be prescribed by
the Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia The bills also provide that
only four such burisls shall DE allowed in
any one calendar year a section OF the
bills also provides that the remains OF
Thomas John CaEett and his wife may
BE- allowed 90 remain in the vault Ia which
they are deposited iH the cAUrchyard Of
s.. Atnana Church
The District Health officer iu reporting
upon fne proposed measure said that De
saw objection 90 its enactment. in view
or ne fact that the ln-ermerrs Gut horized
by the bills are 20 be- under such sanitary
resu-4t-ons as shall te prescribed by the
Commissioners.
But the bills Iu question have aroused
opposition. which has been communicated
70 the Commissioners by correspondence
and petition.
Mar, E. Mann. writing "a the Commis-
N4oneTs on the subject protested earnestly
agaius, the enactment Of anv law legal
.zing he burial OF he dead within rhe
cathedral grounds
An act Tor the regulation Of cemeteries
and the disposal of dead bodies I'M the
District OF Columbia" she saws. -ap-
proved January -. 1885 declares that no
person O. persons shall lay out any new
cemetery. or any part Of any cemetery
within the city of Washington. nor in said
District, within one mile aud a half from
the boundaries % said Ciry and within
less than 200 yards Of any dwelling house
except with the written consent Of the
owner. lessee. and Cccupier Of such house o.
The distance from the boundaries Of the
city Cf Washington 70 the line OF ,he
cathedral grounds Miss M1nu goes on 10
say. rs l.525.75 feet. Iittle more than
quarter ot mile aL- there are many
houses on the west side OF Wisconsin Ave
nus within the prescribed limits OF 200
yards Miss Mann conceives Of no reason
Why the provisions for the preservation OF
the public health. referred 10 IN the
above-named act should be uuIlffed. as
hey necessarily viii be by the passage by
Congress Of the bills in question.
Miss Mann further objects 20 the esJaL-
lshmrut Of burial places iu the territory
13med. because OF the depressing effect
the sight Of graves will have upon the
pupils Of the Hearst School .or Girls now
nearing completion. within Tie grounds Of
the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Foundation
The Commissioners have The matter un-
der advisemeuf and ir b. understood that
they viii either recommend an amend
ment 20 The bills. SO as 10 permit the
burial Uf dead bodies within the territory
named only In vaults or buildings where
the remains and slabs marking their last
resting place shall be wholly enclosed OF
that unfavorable action upon the bills
VIII be urged upon Congress