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Show uti GRANTS TOMB IS STILL INCOMPLETE New York, March 17. Although SI years have elapsed since the corner stone of Grant s tomb was laid, the monument is not yet completed The subscription fund of ?:'.50 000 for the building of the tomb proved inadequate inade-quate to supply the stained glass windows win-dows which were planned, but out of the city appropriation of $7000 a year toward maintenance of the mausoleum mau-soleum the w indows have at last been purchased and placed. Two other features originally planned, plan-ned, however, have not yet been realized real-ized These are groups of statuary to decorate the top of the dome and pediment, and landscape gardening Out of the city fund the Grant Monument Mon-ument association is now trlng to save enough to provide these groups of statuary and the park department is to ask $25.onn appropriation for landscape gardening, including the planting of a number of trees along the board walk leading to the entrance. en-trance. oo |