Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-26
ASK site FOR
A MAUSOLEUM
PORTLAND COMPANY WOULD
BUILD AT MOUNTAIN VIEW.
ROOM FOR AT LEAST ESQ TOMBS
Special Meeting of City Council Held
Tuesday Evening to Consider Re-
quest-WilI BE Taken Up at Next
Regular Netting.

There was a special meeting called |
Tuesday evening to consider the ap-
plication of the Portland Mausoleum
Company for permission to erect a
mausoleum in Mountain View ceme-
terry. Mayor Neil and Councilmen
Gowdy, Irwin, Werth and Sanderson
were present.
Hon. l.. l.. H. Austin and G. F.
Cuthbert of Portland and George L.
Treichler and l.. W. Zimmerman of
Medford were present, the first
named gentleman presenting the mat
ter to the council.
The plan, as outlined to the coun-
ell Tuesday evening by Mr.. Austin,
and as carried out in many cities
throughout the United States, is the
erection OF building to contain 250
or more tombs, also a chapel and re-
ceiving valuts. The company, if
granted the permit to use the
ground, a space of about 50X1bO
feet being desired, will proceed to
canvass the city for the sale of
tombs. There will be at least 250
sales necessary to guarantee the con-
struction of the building. When
these are sold the company will pro-
coed to erect the building, which will
be of Bedford stone outside, with re-
inforced concrete inner walls and
marble interior. Not piece of wood
or other perishable material will be
used in the construction, and it is
claimed that there is no reason why
the mausoleums being built now
should not last as long as the fam
GUS tombs of Egypt, Greece and 9TH
er ancient countries.
Mr.. Austin had many pictures
representing mausoleums erected in
various cities in the Union and stat
ed to the council that arrangements
had been fully completed in Medford
and nearly completed in Grants Pass
for the erection of structures in
those cities. One is already under
process of construction in Salem and
other cities in Oregon have them al
ready completed.
In addition to the tombs, and oc-
cupying the center of the building, if
erected, will be a handsome chapel,
finished in marble, and seating $50
people, together with eight receiv-
ing vaults for the temporary holding
of bodies. The chapel and receiv-
ing vaults will be turned over to the
city and the council will have the
revenue from the rental of the chap
el and vaults for the general main
tenanee of the cemetery. The main
tenance of the mausoleum is provid-
ed for by an endowment consisting
of $40 for each tomb, which is
placed at interest and the revenue
therefrom used for the care of the
building. Inasmuch as there is
nothing to decay about the building
itself, all doors, frames, etc., being
of bronze and all floors of concrete
or marble, there should be no cost
for repairs for centuries.
Under the terms of the contract
presented for the consideration OF
the council, that body, in considera-
tion of the construction and use OF
the chapel and receiving vaults
agrees to deed either to the com
pany or to the purchasers of the
tombs, as desired by the council, the
burial rights in the building.
The tombs are constructed under
special patents owned by the com
pany, which provide absolutely dry
safe and sanitary resting places fol
the dead Each vault has its indi
vdual disinfeeting plant and al
gases have to first pass through {
formaldehyde bath and then through
chamber filled with disinfectin.
cotton before passing out of the
building. The plans have been ex
amined in use and approved by thu
United States government healtl
board.
Mr.. G. F. Cuthbert, formerly o
G. F. Cuthbert & Co., of Medford
but now the manager of the Port
land Mausoleum Company, in speak
ing of the building said: This
gives the people of moderate means
a chance to have place to be buried
in beautiful mausoleum, a thin:
which only wealthy people have beer
able to enjoy, with the added advan
tage that after all the relatives ar'
gone the building will be just tn,
same instead of being left to care fo'
itself We feel that Ashland SHOULD
have a chance to embrace such al
opportunity, as we'll as Medford ant
Salem and we hope to be able t,
build early next spring"
Ii the permit is granted by tn
city council the work of soliciting
the purchase of tombs will be in tn
hands of Messrs. Treichler and zim
norman of Medford, who hav
charge of the same work in that city
Democratic Rally.