The evening times., 1900-04-05
THE CATHEDRAL CEMETERY.
Miss Mann Objects to the burial al
bodies There.

The District Commissioners have befoF,
them for consideration Senate bill 3i6
and House bill 92gG Ito permit certain
burials OF the dead in the lands of tn,
( Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Founda
! tion. in the District Of Columbia"
These bills, which are Identical author.
ize the Protestant Episcopal Cathedra
Foundation to permit the burial of the
! dead in any designated part OF lis land in
the District. situated between the Ten
I leytoWn Read Wocdley Lane Galveston
. Street, Thirty-fifjh Street and MasSachu-
sets Avenue. or in vaults in The cathedral
10 be built on said land under such sani-
tary regulations as shall be prescribed by
the commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia. The bills also provide that
only four such burials shall be allowed in
any one calendar year. 4 section Of the
( bills also provides that the remains OF
! Thomas John Clagett and his wife may
be allowed TO remain in the vault la which
they are deposited ia the ciurchyard OF
s.. AiDan's Church
The District Health Officer. in reporting
upon the proposed measure said that he
saw no objection to its enactment in view
OF the fact that the intermenJs aut horized
by the bills are 10 be under such sanitary
Commissioners
But the bills in question have aroused
opposition. which has been communicated
70 the Commissioners by correspondence
and petition.
Mary E. Mann writing 10 The Commis-
sioners on the subject. protested earnestly
against the enactment OF any law legal
izing the burial Of the dead within the
cathedral grounds.
A., - rl,.
and the disposal OF dead bodies In the
District Of Columbia" she says. .ap-
proved January % 1895. declares that no
person or 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 of said city. and within
less than 200 yards OF any dwelling house.
except with the written consent of the
owner. lessee, and OCcupieT OF such house.
The distance from the boundaries OF the
city Of Washington 10 the line Of the
cathedral grounds Miss Mann goes on TO
say, IS 1870 feet. little more than a
quarter Of a mile and there are many
houses on the west side of Wisconsin Ave-
nue. within the prescribed limits of 200
yards Miss Mann Conceives OF no reason
why the provisions for the preservation OF
the public health. referred TO in the
above-named act should be uulihed as
hey necessarily will be by the passage By
Congress Of the bills in question.
Miss Mann further objects 10 the estab-
lshment Of burial places in the territory
named, because Of the depressing effect
the sight Of graves will have upon the
pupils Of the Hearst School for Girls now
nearing completion. within the grounds OF
the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Foundation
The Commissioners have the matter un-
der advisement. and il is understood that
they will either recommend an amend
ment 10 The bills. 80 as 10 permit the
burial Of 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. or
that unfavorable action upon the bills
will be urged upon Congress