CHAPTER XXX.

CEMETERIES.

The surveyor’s duties in connection with these -- Some legal points to be remembered -- Selection of site on sanitary grounds -- Mr. Eassie on soils -- Dr. Parsons on requirements of cemeteries -- Unsuitability of clay soil -- Amount of land necessary -- Points to be considered in laying out a cemetery -- Division of cemetery -- Description of sections -- Cemetery rules and regulations -- Suitable trees for cemeteries -- Regulations by Secretary of State, 1863 -- Cremation -- Its great advantages over burial -- Area of some existing cemeteries -- Necessity for reliable information as to causes of death 350