The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-06
A CREMATORY
Is PROJECTED.
Suggestion Made BY Swan Point
Cemetery Directors.
ANNUAL REPORT MAS MADE.
Soma Figures aat Facts In Regard 10 the
WeIk Aeesnpllshst During
no Past Year.
ANNUAL REPORT WAS MADE.

The annual meeting Of the Swan Point
cemetery corporation was held at.
the Offices on North Main street yester-
day afternoon, Mayor Granger in the
chair. ~ ,.
After the preliminary business, the re-
port of the directors was made substan-
TALLY AS follows:
The filing. grading and laying down
TO grass of the old gravel pit near Rock
Pond has been successfully completed.
adding a large tract for burial purposes
and opening up new and beautiful views
To and around the pond.
Progress has been made la filing the
other gravel pit In what has been known
as chapel Hni," material for which was
obtained from changing the grades of ad-
jacent lots and avenues and from ave-
nues leading to the old receiving tomb,
which have been improved By removing
soft earth and substituting crushed stone
therefor. This is only the beginning of
building In a substantial manner the ave-
nues within the old cemetery which IL
will take years to complete.
The new avenue from the entrance on
blackstone boulevard has been completed
and Is used so much that a proper SUI
pervision OF the grounds has become very
difficult az there are three. important en-
frances. only one OF which lthst at the
office IL under supervision.
IL is hoped that this year we can make
more progress on the road north OF the
cemetery between East avenue and the
old Swan Point road and We shall ask
you at this meeting to give the hoard q;
ha.tfd asfx xfis
tomb. chapel and office at It's discretion
in the cemetery grounds between Swan
Point road and Blackstone boulevard.
PROJECT FOR A CREMAToRy.
IL in not expected that We shall care
TO do anything more than build the re-
ceiving tomb this year. but IL cannot be
long before we shall he forced to build
the office within a reasonable distance Of
the new entrance.
Tentative sketches have been made
combining the three aud crematory in
group near the knoll where the Perry
house formerly. stood. These matters
have all been brought to your attention
in previous reports and las Vet nothing
has been done except 10 prepare the
way for their execution, which should
not be longer dcferrea especially II, as
IL hoped, tho Union railroad VIII lay it's
tracks through the boulevard In com
pliance with the practically unanimous
desire OF all the abutters, residents and
owners along the line OF the boulevard.
The history and development OF the
cemetery from that day TO this are In
separately connected with the name OF
Mr.. Timothy Mccarthy. and his ipsplr-
ing, tasteful and judicious treatment of
the grounds and tactful management os
their administration.
The hopes and snticipations which wee
then entertained have been more than
reaiized and the beauty OF the grounds
which was recognized by all who were
familiar with there has t~en enhanced
by skilful grading: building boundary
walls from the glacial boulders which
were uncoveredfn the grading construct
ing avenues, and judieious planting and
cultivation OF rare and native trees.
shrubs and vines,
SOME INTERESTING sTATIsTTCs
The statistics OF the work done in the
cemetery for the year are as follows:
Average number Of men employed per
month, 50: interments including q 10
the receiving tomb. 2Ss: interments from
the receiving tomb, %. removals from
other cemeteries 10; removals from the
cemetery, 2; Total number OF interments
10 date. 1882; slate vaults built, 92: plain
graves opened. i7o; foundations to monu-
ments and tablets. ss2; curbing removed
from lots. Z; catch basins built, 4; linear
feet Of cutters paved 1;1Q; old lots OF
proprictors graded and sodded, is; land
sold. square feet. lees; land purchased
In the cemetery. square feet. 6ll; number
of lots under perpetual care 1923 number
of lots under annual care. III. whole
number Of lots sold 20 date 1880, land
thrown ont into tavenues and paths.
square feet, 2s70: hand graded and laid
down 10 gfass, square feet, 100; avenues
graded and nlacadamizel square feet,
b0,3,5.