English Translation

48 - 4 - because of the high-altitude groundwater, but also because of its too large extent seems unsuitable, that a smaller cemetery for the immediately approaching neighborhoods would be very well at the place. Mattern encouraged me in the view that, given the soil composition of the Prague surroundings, a system of smaller cemeteries, which had to be built in the vicinity of Prague, would be considered. He intends to compose them in the green belt of the city just as much as the small gardens, gardening and so on. He put his laboratory in view for the coming Feber. A preliminary calculation of the costs by our parking office, which would require an extensive green space design in Prague in the sense of Materøns, resulted in the not insignificant sum of 550 million crowns. However, areas are included, which can probably only be completed in a very late time. Arch. Mattern made the pleasing announcement that he had completed the final parking equipment of the Kampa Island in the project and that he was very interested in his realisation. I could all the more agree here, since the Kampa question has occupied the Czech professional world over many years and has led time and again to the most heated disputes.I also believe that it would be good for the German reputation if a clear-cut object like that of Kampa were to be started with the redesign of Prague's parking system. The amount of 1,500.o00 crowns is to be guaranteed for this purpose in the next year's budget. No less gratifying is the further fact that the competition of the city for the construction of an HJ home and the youth hostel on the Schützen-Insel has produced a brilliant result.