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Westminster Cemetery 
 
 OFFICE: 1409 ARCH STREET 
 
 PHILADELPHIA 
 
 CEMETERY ADDRESS: 
 
 P. O. Box 4605, Station I, Philadelphia 
 
 TELEPHONE : 
 
 36 Cynwyd 
 
 Officers 
 
 William F. Allen - - President 
 
 Josiah Linton - - Vice-President 
 
 George M. Painter Secy, and Supt. 
 George C. Bowker - - Counsel 
 
 Directors 
 
 William F. Allen Josiah Linton 
 Charles J. Cole John F. Bowker 
 George C. Bowker George B. Allen 
 George M. Painter 
 
 1907 
 
introductory 
 
 To the Lot Owners: 
 
 The Company observe with pleasure a growing 
 desire on the part of lot-owners to preserve and 
 increase the beauty of their lots, and in reply to 
 numerous inquiries submit the following general 
 suggestions for the care and improvement of lots. 
 It is the aim of the Company to make Westminster a 
 quiet, beautiful, resting place for the dead, where well 
 kept turf and varied foliage of trees and shrubbery 
 shall give a sense of repose. To secure this effect 
 large sums of money have been expended on the 
 grounds, and to preserve it requires the co-operation 
 of the lot-owners. Everything which would mar the 
 general beauty and harmony must be avoided. 
 
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 Rule$ anb Regulations 
 
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 Persons desiring to purchase lots are invited to 
 visit the cemetery, where the superintendent or his 
 assistant will aid in making a selection; or at the 
 Company’s office, 1409 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
 where full information will be cheerfully given. 
 
 No deed will be issued until the lot is fully paid 
 for, and if interment is permitted before that time, 
 the Company reserves the right to refuse further 
 interments or any improvements until the balance due 
 on such lot is fully paid; and in case of persistent 
 default in violation of the regulations of the Company, 
 to remove any remains already interred, to the single 
 grave section. 
 
 A deed from Westminster Cemetery and its 
 record on the books of the Company, kept under the 
 direction of the secretary, is the only evidence of title 
 recognized by the Company; therefore, sales or trans¬ 
 fers of lots by holders thereof shall not be valid 
 without the consent and approval of the Company in 
 writing. The charges for said transfer and approval 
 will be Five Dollars. 
 
 A new deed cannot be issued to replace a deed 
 which is lost, stolen or destroyed. A certificate of 
 ownership will, however, be issued on payment of 
 One Dollar. 
 
 The subdivision of lots is not allowed, and joint 
 purchasers of a lot not recommended, but when the 
 latter occurs the Board of Directors on application 
 in writing, if deemed expedient, will allow a transfer 
 
 $urcf)ase of 
 ILots: 
 
 Deed 
 
 Transfer of 
 Lots to Third 
 Party 
 
 Lost Deeds 
 
 Subdivision 
 of Lots 
 
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Prices of Lots 
 
 Proof of 
 Ownership 
 
 &econbepance 
 of Hots; to 
 tf )t Company 
 in Crust 
 
 Uirectiong to 
 ^cirs of 
 JScceaseb 
 Hot ©toners 
 
 duly executed by either owner to the other, but to 
 no other person. 
 
 No lots shall be sold on ground before it has 
 been graded, surveyed and plotted, and the price of 
 each lot fixed by the Board of Directors. 
 
 It is very important that on the decease of an 
 owner or part owner of a lot the heir or devisees of 
 such decedent file in the office of the Company full 
 proof of their ownership, for the purpose of being 
 recorded in the books of the company. Without such 
 proof and record the right of such persons cannot be 
 recognized. 
 
 The attention of the lot-owners is invited to a 
 very important subject, that of securing the undis¬ 
 turbed interment of themselves and their families by 
 rendering it impossible for their heirs or others, 
 induced either by poverty or perhaps cupidity to 
 remove the bodies and dispose of the lot. 
 
 Security can thus be accomplished by reconvey¬ 
 ing or devising the lot to the company, to be held 
 in perpetual trust for the permanent interment of 
 themselves and such others as may be designated 
 by them. 
 
 Purchasers may secure the same object under a 
 declaration of trust which will be issued by the Com¬ 
 pany to those desiring it in place of a certificate of 
 ownership. 
 
 In all cases where a deceased lot-owner has left 
 a will, a copy of the will, duly certified by the 
 Register of Wills, or other proper official, must be 
 
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produced for examination at the office of the 
 Company. In case such lot is not disposed of by the 
 will, and in case of the death of a lot-owner intestate, 
 an affidavit must be made by the administrator or one 
 of the heirs setting forth the names and residences of 
 all the persons entitled to the lot under the laws. 
 And this affidavit must be filed in the office of the 
 Company. 
 
 All instructions respecting lots must be in writing, 
 signed by the lot-owner or their legal representative 
 and filed with the secretary. No verbal notices will 
 be regarded. 
 
 The company will receive in trust through lot- 
 owners any sum of money for permanent investment, 
 the annual interest of which is to be expended upon 
 such lots according to terms and agreement set forth 
 in said trust; thus special care of myrtle or ivy graves, 
 decorative planting, cleaning, and rejointing of 
 monuments, mausoleums and grave-markers, can in 
 this manner be provided for in perpetuity. 
 
 The superintendent is prepared at any time to 
 furnish estimates upon application for work of this 
 character, and upon such estimates the Company 
 will base the sum of money required to carry out the 
 terms and agreements in said trust. 
 
 To secure the best landscape effects it is essential 
 that the Company should assume the general care of 
 the entire grounds, and a portion of the price of each 
 
 Instructions in 
 Writing 
 
 Cnbotoment 
 of ICotfii 
 
 Hot 1‘mprobe- 
 mentis anb 
 General Care 
 
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General Care 
 
 Who shall 
 Perform Work 
 on Lots 
 
 Fences, Etc. 
 Prohibited 
 
 Grade of Lots 
 
 Trees, Shrubs 
 and Flowers 
 on Lots 
 
 lot is set aside by the company for permanent invest¬ 
 ment, the income of which is used for that purpose. 
 
 General Care does not provide for the care of 
 mausoleums, monuments, grave-markers or any 
 decorative planting which may be placed on lots; but 
 does include grass cutting and the reasonable care of 
 trees, shrubs and avenues. Lot-owners may have 
 work done consistent with the Rules and Regulations 
 by making arrangements with the superintendent, 
 who will furnish the lowest possible estimate to 
 properly execute the work. 
 
 No persons other than lot-owners or members of 
 their families shall be permitted to perform any work 
 on their lots, and such work shall be confined to the 
 working hours of the cemetery. 
 
 No lot or grave shall be defined by fence, railing, 
 coping, hedge, trees, shrubs, embankment depression, 
 or other marks, to describe its corners or boundaries. 
 
 To insure proper regulations on the grounds, 
 the grade of all lots has been determined by the 
 cemetery authorities, and their decision in such cases 
 is final. 
 
 Planting within the limits of lots, so as to avoid 
 crowding or encroachment by branch or root on 
 adjoining lots, walks or drives, requires knowledge 
 of the habits and growth of trees and shrubs. 
 
 To protect the interest of each separate pur¬ 
 chaser and to secure the best general results, the 
 managers require that the planting of flowers, shrubs 
 
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or trees, shall be done in accordance with the 
 direction of the cemetery authorities. 
 
 To prevent injury to adjoining lots and to 
 preserve the beauty of the grounds, no trees or shrubs 
 shall be planted on lots or graves or any tree or shrub 
 cut down, removed or trimmed without permission. 
 Such work can be done only by employees of the 
 cemetery under the direction of the superintendent. 
 
 Vases or urns not properly painted or otherwise 
 cared for and such as are not filled with plants by 
 June 30th will be removed from lot. 
 
 As it is impossible to make grass live or to mow 
 it properly on high mounds, and a smooth, unbroken 
 surface is much more beautiful, it is desired that 
 graves be made and kept level with the turf. 
 
 Lot holders who desire planting, weeding, water¬ 
 ing and special care of plants or other work done on 
 their lots, can ascertain the price on application to 
 the superintendent or florist who is authorized to 
 contract for such work. 
 
 No person will be allowed to remove the sod from 
 the graves or any portion of the lot for the purpose 
 of planting without first making provision with the 
 superintendent for the special care of the ground thus 
 . exposed. The Company thus aims to avoid the 
 growth of rank weeds and other obnoxious vegeta¬ 
 tion. A moderate charge will be made for the work. 
 
 Ivy or myrtle may be used as a grave covering 
 instead of sod upon payment of an annual fee for the 
 
 Vases or Urns 
 
 Mounds 
 
 Care of Plants 
 
 Permits for 
 Purpose of 
 ' Planting 
 Flowers 
 
 Ivy or Myrtle 
 Graves 
 
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Failure to 
 Care for 
 Flowers, Etc. 
 
 Receptacles 
 for Cut 
 Flowers 
 
 Objectionable 
 
 Articles 
 
 Name-Boards 
 
 Chairs, 
 Settees, Etc. 
 
 maintenance and care of each grave thus covered. 
 Planting flowers on graves or otherwise disturbing or 
 destroying the sod, however, releases the company 
 from all obligations for resoding the graves or lot 
 at any time without charge. 
 
 Lot-owners who plant flowers and then fail to 
 have them properly watered and trimmed and free 
 from weeds, are hereby notified that the Company 
 reserves the right to remove neglected plants from 
 beds and graves, vases or urns, as soon as they 
 become objectionable. 
 
 Receptacles for cut flowers when placed below the 
 surface of the lawn will not obstruct the lawn-mower 
 or appear unsightly; lot-owners are respectfully 
 requested not to place objectionable receptacles on 
 graves, but to procure specially made receptacles for 
 the purpose from the superintendent at a trifling cost. 
 
 Boxes, shells, toys, wire screens, arbors, trellises, 
 tripods, or designs of any description, rustic work 
 and so-called ornaments and architectural objects, 
 are considered injurious to the beauty and dignity of 
 the cemetery, and will not be permitted. 
 
 Name-boards or metal plates, marble, slate or 
 granite, of any shape and for any purpose whatever, 
 are strictly prohibited. No name-plate of any kind 
 is permitted on the lots except those furnished by the ‘ 
 Cemetery Company, for which a moderate charge 
 will be made. 
 
 Chairs, settees or benches will be permitted 
 when material and style are satisfactory to the Corn- 
 
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pany, and when properly maintained, and in such 
 location as the superintendent may authorize. 
 
 Placing chairs, settees or benches on lots releases 
 the Company from turfing or re-seeding lots free 
 of charge. 
 
 Watering utensils (sprinkling cans, pails, etc.,) 
 must not be left on the lots, but must be taken to the 
 office or green-house, where provision is made 
 for them. 
 
 Lot-owners shall keep in good repair any struc¬ 
 ture or object which may be placed on their lots. 
 Failure to do so will cause the Company to repair 
 same at expense of owner, or to have same removed 
 from lot. 
 
 The Board of Directors have no desire to inter¬ 
 fere with the tastes of patrons in regard to the style 
 of their improvements, but in justice to the interest 
 of the Company they reserve to themselves the right 
 given them by law to prevent the erection of any 
 structures or objects which they shall deem injurious 
 to the general good appearance of the cemetery and 
 particularly of adjoining lots. 
 
 Interments may take place in lots as soon as 
 satisfactory terms are made with the treasurer. When 
 an interment is to be made, the lot-holder must send 
 a written order to either office of the Company to 
 have the grave opened. Order blanks may be 
 obtained from the cemetery offices or from the 
 undertaker. 
 
 Watering 
 
 Utensils 
 
 Style of 
 Improvements 
 
 3fntermente 
 attfc Jfunerals 
 
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Permission to 
 Bury on 
 Family Lots 
 
 Eight Hours 
 Previous 
 Notice Given 
 for Opening 
 Graves 
 
 Locating 
 Grave on Lot 
 
 Order to be in 
 Writing 
 
 Lots held by 
 Two or More 
 Persons 
 
 Disinterments 
 
 Order for 
 Disinterments 
 
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 A lot-owner> may, by special written permission 
 of the Company, have the remains of any person other 
 than his immediate family deposited in his lot, 
 provided that it is not done for profit. 
 
 The Company will not be responsible for the 
 proper preparation of a grave in time for a funeral, 
 unless the superintendent has at least eight hours of 
 day-light previous notice thereof. 
 
 Graves must be located at least six inches within 
 boundaries of the lot. 
 
 The superintendent cannot be held responsible 
 for any mistake occurring from the want of precise 
 and proper instructions for the particular space in a 
 lot where an interment is wanted. The size of the 
 outside case and location of the grave must accom¬ 
 pany the order. The Company will not be responsible 
 for orders given by telephone. All such orders must 
 be confirmed in writing. 
 
 When a lot is held jointly by two or more 
 persons, either by descent, devise or purchase, an 
 order in writing must be signed by all parties 
 interested. 
 
 Removals from other cemeteries or cities must 
 be accompanied by the proper papers prescribed 
 by law. 
 
 No removals or disinterments will be allowed 
 from any lot or grave in the cemetery without an 
 order from the owner thereof. 
 
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Funerals while within the grounds will be under 
 the control of the superintendent or his assistants. 
 
 Carriage-drivers and others employed at funerals 
 must remain with their respective vehicles during the 
 burial ceremony, and otherwise conduct themselves 
 properly and in a manner becoming the place and 
 occasion, and their employers will be held responsible 
 for any damage done which may result through care¬ 
 lessness or neglect of duty. 
 
 All graves will be prepared by employees of the 
 Company and are subject to the following charges for 
 interment in private lots: 
 
 For grave j ft. deep. ffenn /rV 
 
 For grave 9 ft. deep.$72© & 
 
 These charges include opening, closing and 
 sodding grave. 
 
 Lining grave and covering earth with ever¬ 
 green, $10.00. 
 
 Opening private vaults or 
 
 mausoleums.$520 <£. f-fl 
 
 Underground vaults having tomb covers, the 
 charge for removing the same will be according to 
 work done. 
 
 Charge for disinterring is same as for interments, 
 plus the Board of Health charges. 
 
 Shelter tents and matting for inclement weather 
 will be furnished free of charge. 
 
 Funeral 
 Processions 
 How controlled 
 
 Charges for 
 
 Opening 
 
 Graves 
 
 Lining Graves 
 
 Charges for 
 Opening Vaults 
 
 Shelter Tents 
 and Matting 
 
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Funeral 
 Designs When 
 Removed 
 
 Jskitk faults 
 anb 
 
 iblate <@rabeg 
 
 Single <&rabes 
 
 Removal from 
 Single Graves 
 
 Funeral designs when they become unsightly will 
 
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 be removed from graves. Lot-holders desiring to 
 retain same must remove them within forty-eight 
 hours after the interment. 
 
 Brick graves with flagstone covering will be built 
 in private lots only. Orders for such graves must 
 reach the cemetery at least twenty-four (24) hours 
 before the time set for the interment. The cost for 
 such graves, including opening, closing and sodding, 
 is about forty dollars for each crypt. (See price list 
 for special work.) 
 
 Single graves may be secured in sections desig¬ 
 nated for that purpose and will receive the same care 
 and attention as any part of the cemetery. Prices 
 include the space, opening, closing, sodding and care 
 so long as sod remains undisturbed. 
 
 In this section there can be no choice of location, 
 as a grave space will be filled in regular order, nor 
 can grave space be sold and reserved for future 
 interment. 
 
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 Should the owner of a single grave purchase a 
 lot in the cemetery, the body will be removed from the 
 single grave to the lot purchased, without further 
 charge, the space being surrendered in payment for 
 the removal and re-interment. Should any single 
 grave be vacated and the body removed from the 
 cemetery the space will revert to the Cemetery 
 Company and the usual fee of dis-interment charged. 
 
 In no case will any money be refunded for a grave 
 vacated. 
 
 
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No monuments will be permitted in a single 
 grave section. Graves are marked by hard numbers 
 which correspond with plan in office, so that identifi¬ 
 cation is complete. 
 
 Headstones must not exceed two feet, six inches 
 in height above the surface of the ground, or one 
 foot in thickness, or two feet, two inches in width. 
 
 Metal inclosures, name-plates, boxes, toys, wire 
 screens, or designs of any description are strictly 
 prohibited. 
 
 The charges for temporary use of Receiving 
 Tomb are five dollars for two months. If lot is 
 purchased the fee thus deposited is credited to the 
 opening of the grave. If removed from the cemetery 
 the charges will be five dollars for the first two months, 
 and two dollars per month thereafter. 
 
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 The Company reserves the right to deposit in 
 the vault only such bodies as it considers proper. 
 
 Non-lot-holders not known to the undertaker or 
 the Cemetery Company wishing to place a body in 
 the vault will be required to deposit the price of a 
 single grave. If a lot is purchased, the amount thus 
 deposited will be credited to same. 
 
 The Company reserves the right of interment of 
 any remains, whenever it may be necessary for 
 sanitary reasons, upon twenty-four (24) hours’ notice 
 to the nearest known relative or friend. 
 
 Corners of all lots will be permanently marked 
 at the expense of the lot-holder with stone posts 
 
 .Monuments on 
 Single Graves 
 
 Headstones 
 
 Objectionable 
 
 Articles 
 
 Becetbutg 
 
 GTomb 
 
 Charges 
 
 Non-Lot- 
 
 Holders 
 
 Removal from 
 Receiving 
 Tomb for Sani¬ 
 tary Reasons 
 
 Corner -posts 
 
furnished by the Cemetery Company. They will be 
 set level with the turf and must not be disturbed. 
 
 ffflauaoleums 
 
 Plans and 
 
 Specifications 
 
 Submitted 
 
 The erection of mausoleums or private vaults 
 will be permitted in such parts of the cemetery as the 
 superintendent may approve. 
 
 Vaults or mausoleums built entirely or partly 
 above ground must be of granite. They must in all 
 cases be furnished with catacombs, where interments 
 can be made separately and hermetically sealed at the 
 time of burial. 
 
 The durability of such structures depends upon 
 the material and the manner of construction 
 employed; therefore, complete plans and specifications 
 must be submitted to the superintendent for approval 
 before work can be commenced. 
 
 Cemetery Com¬ 
 pany Right to 
 do Excavation, 
 Masonry and 
 Brick Work 
 
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 anb 
 
 <®rabe 
 
 ifflarber 
 
 The ornamental stone work, interior and exterior 
 finish of vaults may be done by an outside contractor, 
 but the Cemetery Company reserves the right to do 
 all excavation, masonry and brick work. 
 
 Duplicate keys for mausoleums should be left 
 in charge and care of the cemetery. 
 
 But one monument will be allowed upon a lot, 
 and this must be placed in the space reserved for it 
 unless special permission is given by the superin¬ 
 tendent for placing it otherwise. 
 
 A monument should be designed with reference 
 to its surroundings, consideration being given to 
 number, size and character of others in close 
 proximity. 
 
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 Lot-owners are earnestly requested not to dupli- 
 i cate any design already in the cemetery; variety in 
 
 design and material will add interest to the surround¬ 
 ings, while multiplying one design will lead to tire¬ 
 some monotony. 
 
 Grave-markers, if used at all, should be made 
 very low and inconspicuous. The lower the better 
 for the appearance of the lot and the cemetery as a 
 whole. 
 
 No monuments will be permitted on single graves 
 or in lots or fractions with less than ioo square 
 feet in area. 
 
 No monumeuts or head-stones or portion thereof 
 shall be constructed of Limestone, Sandstone, Soap¬ 
 stone, or any artificial material. 
 
 Grave-markers shall not exceed two feet, six 
 inches in height above the adjacent lawn nor more 
 than two feet, two inches wide and fifteen inches 
 thick, nor shall any marker or head-stone be less than 
 six inches thick. 
 
 _ Stepping stones or entrance sills and cradles are 
 not permitted. 
 
 As a guarantee of good work and as a protection 
 to all lot-holders and for the general welfare of the 
 cemetery, the management reserves the right to 
 » excavate for and build all foundations, and also to 
 
 regulate all work done on the cemetery, under the 
 following conditions: 
 
 Duplicate 
 of Designs 
 
 Grave Markers 
 
 Size of Grave 
 Markers 
 
 Stepping 
 Stones, Sills, 
 and Cradles 
 
 Regulations 
 in Regard to 
 Smprotoements 
 
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Order for 
 Foundations 
 
 Payments 
 
 Size of 
 Foundations 
 
 Written Order 
 for Cleaning, 
 Cutting 
 Inscription 
 
 The lot-holder’s order and guarantee, on a blank 
 furnished by the Cemetery Company, authorizing 
 the work to be done, must be deposited with the 
 superintendent before excavation is commenced. The 
 plan and design of the super-structure must be 
 submitted to the superintendent before the foundation 
 is laid. 
 
 The Cemetery Company does not guarantee to 
 have foundations prepared in less time than two 
 weeks after order is received. 
 
 Excavations and foundations must be paid for in 
 advance, or terms of payment agreed upon with the 
 treasurer of the Company. 
 
 Foundations will be excavated for and built not 
 less than eight feet deep. 
 
 Foundations will be made at least as large as 
 the bottom base or first masonry course above 
 ground, but the cemetery management reserves the 
 right to require a larger foundation when in their 
 estimation the weight of the structure requires it. 
 
 The first course of masonry above the foundation 
 and all monument and other bases must be bedded 
 off to an equal thickness, as no building up or under¬ 
 pinning with chips, spalls, cement, or other material, 
 will be allowed. 
 
 All monument bases must be set in a bed of 
 cement or mortar, evenly covering the foundation. 
 
 When any monument, grave-stone, or memorial * 
 
 of any kind is to be removed, any inscription made, 
 or cleaning done, permission must be obtained from 
 
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 the superintendent. Application for such permission 
 must be made in writing by the owner of the lot, with 
 a description of the work. 
 
 The cemetery authorities have the privilege to 
 stop all construction and erection between January 
 ist and April 1st. 
 
 All information in regard to grade and dimen¬ 
 sions of lots will be furnished by the superintendent. 
 
 No material of any kind will be received at the 
 cemetery on Saturday without the permission of the 
 superintendent—obtained in advance. 
 
 No erecting or setting of any work may be begun 
 on Saturday, even if the material has been previously 
 delivered. 
 
 Persons engaged in erecting vaults, monuments, 
 or other structures, are prohibited from attaching 
 ropes to trees, shrubs, or other objects, without 
 permission from the cemetery authorities. 
 
 Workmen must not scatter material over adjoin¬ 
 ing lots or leave the same on the grounds any longer 
 than is absolutely necessary, but in all cases must 
 proceed and act in accordance with the rules of the 
 cemetery. 
 
 Obstructions to avenues and paths, incidental to 
 improvements of all kinds must be as slight as 
 possible and there must be no unnecessary delay in 
 finishing after work has been commenced. 
 
 In order to protect paths and grass from injury, 
 planks must be laid on them when heavy material is 
 to be moved over them. k 
 
 Grades 
 
 Guy Ropes 
 
 Scattering 
 
 Material 
 
 Obstructions 
 to Avenues 
 and Paths 
 
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Permit 
 
 Ail Workmen 
 Under Control 
 of Cemetery 
 Management 
 
 Charges for 
 Masonry 
 Including 
 Excavating 
 
 Hot-J^olbcrs 
 anb Visitors 
 
 Special Officers 
 
 Contractors and others having work in the 
 cemetery must make known their business to the 
 superintendent or his assistant before work is 
 commenced, and receive a PERMIT, which must be 
 shown on demand to the cemetery authorities by the 
 foreman of the work. 
 
 All workmen in any capacity within the confines 
 of the cemetery, whether as masons, stone-cutters, 
 erectors, carters, or helpers, are subject to the direc¬ 
 tion and control of the management. Workmen 
 who do not regard the regulations and proprieties of 
 the place, cannot in future be admitted to work in the 
 cemetery. 
 
 Soliciting work in the cemetery or placing 
 business cards upon lots prohibited. 
 
 Foundation for monument, per cubic foot, $ 0.25 
 
 head or foot-stone “ “ .35 
 
 No foundation will be built for less than 6.50 
 
 Under the general law passed by the legislature 
 authorizing cemetery companies to select from their 
 employees individuals who shall be sworn as special 
 officers, empowered to arrest on sight violators of the 
 Rules, the Company has appointed special officers 
 whose duty it is to watch day and night over all parts 
 of the grounds so that the rights and properties of all 
 lot-holders shall be carefully protected. 
 
 Unseemly behavior, loud talking, loafing, loung¬ 
 ing or conduct unbecoming to the place are 
 prohibited. 
 
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 Lot-owners, their families and visitors will be 
 admitted daily, and are requested to observe all the 
 Rules adopted for the regulation of visitors. 
 
 No person will be permitted to enter the ceme¬ 
 tery except through the gates. These will be opened 
 from 7 A. M. to sundown. 
 
 Shooting will not be allowed, and no firearms 
 will be permitted within the grounds, except at 
 military funerals. 
 
 Children will not be admitted unless accompanied 
 by a guardian or lot holder, who is responsible for 
 good behavior and surety for any damage resulting 
 therefrom. 
 
 No refreshments or parties with refreshments 
 can be allowed on the cemetery grounds. 
 
 Dogs are not permitted in the cemetery. 
 
 Horses shall not be left standing unattended on 
 the grounds. Hitching posts are provided near the 
 office and elsewhere for the accommodation of 
 visitors on horseback or in carriage. 
 
 The throwing of rubbish on the avenues and 
 paths or any part of the grounds is prohibited; 
 receptacles for waste material are located at 
 convenient places. 
 
 Feeing or tipping employees is strictly prohibited. 
 
 The rate of six miles an hour must not be 
 exceeded by vehicles in the cemetery. Drivers of 
 carriages at funerals must keep to the right and 
 remain with their respective vehicles during the 
 funeral ceremonies. Drivers must not turn their 
 
 Visitors 
 
 Shooting 
 
 Children 
 
 Refreshments 
 
 Rubbish 
 and How 
 Disposed of 
 
 Driving Faster 
 6 Miles an 
 Hour, Turning 
 on Drive, Etc. 
 
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 Plucking 
 
 Flowers 
 
 vehicles on the avenues, but follow the route laid 
 down for their return to the exit, and must observe 
 all the Rules and Regulations of the cemetery. 
 
 All persons are prohibited from plucking any 
 plants, whether wild or cultivated, breaking any tree 
 or shrub, marking any stone work, or in any way 
 defacing the property of the Company. 
 
 It is the utmost importance that there should 
 be a strict observance of all the proprieties due the 
 place whether embraced in these Regulations or not. 
 No impropriety will be tolerated, and all well disposed 
 persons will confer a favor by informing the superin¬ 
 tendent at once of any breach of decorum that may 
 come under their notice. 
 
 All persons are reminded that these grounds are 
 sacredly devoted to the burial of the dead, and that the 
 provisions and penalties of the law will be strictly 
 enforced in all cases of wanton injury, disturbance or 
 violation of the Rules. 
 
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