1890s Hamilton

"The effects of time and the chemical action of the atmosphere are generally more visible in an old cemetery than in any other place. Burlington cemetery, however, cannot be called a very old one, though the deterioration of property there through the effects of frost and the weather amounts up into the thousands. It was first opened   about the year 1850, and now all the older sections of the cemetery show visible signs of decay and destruction” “ Burlington Cemetery : Its Present      and Prospective Condition – The Spoilations of Time”         In March, 1888, a petition was circulated among the citizens of Hamilton requesting that the management of the city’s cemetery be taken out of the hands of city council and placed under the control of an independent commission.           It was felt that the city council had been too parsimonious respecting the upkeep of the cemetery grounds :           “each year the chairman of the Finance committee is under strong pressure to f