Evening star., 1869-05-26
TaEOAK HUI CEMETERY INVESTIGATION.

THEOAK HILL CEMETERY ISvKsTIGA GATIox-
The unfortunate differences in regard to the
management of that beautiful "City of the
Dead" on Georgetowp Heights, known as Oak
hill Cemetery, has engineered a great deal of
feeling II this community, but we vet trust
that the difficulties may be adjusted TO the salts
faction OF all concerned. At q meeting of the
lot-hoicers on the 18th OF February last a CON-
mIttee OF three, consisting of Messrs. John c.
darkness, Wp A. King, and ]. ID. Kurtz
were appointed to investigate the affairs OF the
company from its organization to the presen,
time, and to examine into anything affecting
the interests OF the lot holders as to the
ofreceIpts to be accounted for, and how the ac-
count has been made; what dues have been
paid and what remain unpaid; how the funds
have been in vested, and what Investments are
in hand, what were and is the manner Of keep
ing the accounts, and what system Of account.
ability, II any, has been established; what
were the sources OF income, and what have
been the expenditures, and what change or re-
form In the management, if any, is needed.
The committee were also empowered to exam.
Inc all charges of dereliction of dutv AGAINST
any Of the officers ofthe company, or informs
uon regarding its management or mismanage-
ment.
At the meeting OF the Iotholders, held in
Market Hall, Georgetown, last evening, this
investigating committee submitted a partial
report, winch is too voluminous for publica-
ton in full in the STAR, owing to the press
ure on eur columns at this time; but aS
matter Of general interest, we will state the
purport OF IL. 1t sets out with an sulogy of
Mr.. w. w. Corcoran for his liberal donations
OF land and money TO establish the cemetery,
which he projected; and then reviews the
management, saying the affairs of the company
from its Incipiency were not conducted in as
systematic q manner as they might have been;
but that the blame for this chiefly rests upon
the former managers, the present ones having
Inaugurated many reforms, and endeav ored
to correct abuses which formerly existed.
The Superintendent of the Cemetery Mr. Bloc.
din. is entirely exonerated from all the charges
of misappropration of funds, &C., which were
brought against him. The report is accompa.
MED with a large mass of evidence, &C., among
which are twenty-t three several charges pre-
ferred by Mr.. Corcoran against the manage
ment and Superintendent. Many of these
charges (aad we say it with all due respect for
MI. Corcoran, whose munificence we have re-
psaredly spoken of in these columns in the
terms of praise which IL deserved,) are, TO say
the least frivolous and uncharitable, and seem
rather to have resulted from pique and per-
sOna' feeling against indIvid uals, than from the
better impulses which usually govern Mr.. q. in
his Intercourse with his fellow men. He may
have been provoked into hostility by the opposi.
tion OF certain persons to fully carrying cut his
wishes in regard to affairs at the Cemetery: and
tor this, proper allowance should be made in
Judging his course in this mat ter. which is not
such as many of his friends would have de-
sired The result Of the Investigation is not
more gratifying to the Superintendent. than to
OF the management whose many friends in this
city and Georgetown are well pleased Those
gentlemen, however, have so long had the
esteem and confidence of the community in
both cities that nothing was needed for their
defence or Justification