The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-14

that he have all Such cemetery re
qulremeuts as may be reasonably
expected OF him. seen TO before any
sad necessity shall arise.
Cemetery associations, as OK
course IS TO be expected. are all
listed IN tho telephone and other di'
rectorlcs. Some associations main
tain Offices both at the cemetery and
IN the city. Wherever possible, Gem.
etery authorities much prefer that
intending purchasers OF lots visit the
cemetery and there select them.
Cemetery authorities also prefer that
people purchase lots. as one might
Say. forehandedly. rather than trust
to those chance agencies OF purchase
that must be Tcsorted TO when one
IS distracted with grief
4 lot In cemetery Is OF no stand
ard Dimensions However, 1t may
be said. generally speaking. that
cemetery lots are sold "a four grave
or six-gravc lots. The six grave LOT
ia most frequently a section OF
ground l0N20 fcct, but owing 10 the
parking and windings OF cemetery
roads and similar considerations,
grave plots. even though they pro-
vidc for six graves and monument
space, cannot all be rectangular
plats. 10x2o feet Six.grave lots
usually contain 200 square feet.
Fourgrave lots have about l40
square feet. other than the six and
fourgrave lots there Is considerable
provision made for single graves A
| single grave space for an infant, as
might DO expected. is less than for
a largo man. Not every single grave
requires the proverbial six feet OF
earth Single graves arc very fire.
quently the recourse OF those who
have made no provisions for fam.
fly lot When burial IL made In a
single lot and the remains are sub
sequently removed 10 family lot
the single grave will be taken back
by tho cemetery association. Other
than tho single. four and six.gravo
cemetery plats t~ograve lots may
DO secured. One cemetery is TAX
ing particular heed OF two grave re-
Quiremcnts. especially where Il is
the cherished desire OF an aged pair
that their remains shall ultimately
rest side by side. In such cases
twograye plats may be had AZ mod
est cost.
IL is difficult, 70 state any schedule
OF prices for cemetery lots. With
| respect 10 single graves they may
be had from s. % $50. but with re-
spect 20 the larger lots the range OF
| prices is wide The variation In
| value OF cemetery lot depends
much. like In tho case OF city lot.
on location. Cemetery space is sold
by tho square foot. but this unit, OF
course. varies In value II is i'm.
possible TO state an average value
for a cemetery lot, but, 10 give some
-faea. Il might be said that the value
OF four grave lots, IN one OF the De
troit cemeteries, IS named at from
SIS 10 5000. But such figures are
not 10 be understood in a hard and
fast way. Very likely there are lots
OF a value n great deal higher than
5000. While the matter OF price OF
cemetery lots IS In some degree be.
ing considered. though not gone into
closely, e deserves to be said that
cemetery lots are subjected 20 in
fuences that are similar 20 the IN
Huonces that effect city lots. That
is TO say. supply and demand Ia a
factor In the cemetery as well as
elsewhere. What Is a remote and
low.prlced lot at one time may be-
come n valuable aud high priced lot
at another. OF course. this consid-
Grafton does not lead TO speculation
and trading H. cemetery lots, but II
Is n condition that may well be con
sldered in influencing the carly pur-
chase by the head OF a family or a
burial lot. Il Is said that at the
present time there arc 1900 acres OF
land dedicated 20 Detroit cemetery
purposes and OF these acres about
l.40O are stlll unused In other
words, there is more vacant GENE
terry space than has been used to
date in existing Detroit cemeteries.
Such supply. of course, indicates
that no Dctroiter need fear being
crowded out OF his last resting place
within the acxt few years; but how
[ ever this may be. nevertheless the
necessity FOR forehanded. duly con
si&ered preparedness with respect TO
Cemetery requirements remains.
The practices OF the various Gem.
cteries vary somewhat with respect
10 detailed terms and requirements,
but Il may be said that cemetery lots
IN all the secular cemeteries may be
bought on time. A payment OF a
reasonable sum. say 10 per cent OF
the price OF tho lot, will secure II,
and the remainder OF the price may
be paid In installments. This is par.
tlcularly true where no burial has
been made. Where burial has
been made the general expectation
seems TO be that payment Will be
made complete In comparatively
short time. With one Of the best
known cemeteries the rule Is that
at least one third OF the price Of the