The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-08
LOCAL MATTERS.
tsc.,ywocd Cemetery Company.

Hollywood Cemetery Company.
The twenty fourth annual meeting of the
Hollywood Cemetery Company was held
Yesterday afternoon at the office OF the Nlr-
eiuia State Insurance Company:
On motion of Mr.. Henry EXall, John l..
Bacon, ESD, was called to the chair. and Mr..
James Ii. Gardner requested to act rs sccrc-
tarv.
MesslS. EXall and Gardner having been ap-
pointed q committee to examine proxies, re-
ported quorum present.
rRslpENT's REPORT.
The report of the President Of the Com
lmny, William II. HaNall, Esq, was next
submitted. 1t sets out Ivy stating that the
attention of the president and directors has
been directed during the past year TO keep
Ing the roads and walks cf the Cemetery III
order, and where the immediate necessity
existed of laving down granite cutters by the
side of them, which they believe will prove
effective in carrying oil the water. and be
permanent. More work of this kind will he
necessary, but may be deferred to IL more
convenient season.
The hili kncWil as Chapel Hill y has Ecen
divided into twenty sections; the directors
have found sale for fifteen ut satisfactory
prices, two more are engaged, and three re-
main to he disposed of. 1t has been thought
that there might be some extension OF area
for burial purposes within the limits OF the
present groiinds, by the removal of earth
from some low situations Constructing the
excavations into lakeS) and depositing it ut
favorable points accessible to the roads. \
competent engineer has been consulted, made
a general observation of the work proposed
TO be done. aud has promised ut an carly day
20 report to the President and directors.
The list Of lot-owners is ! .5j2 number Of
persons buried from 1ss May, 1871. to 1st
Nav, 1872, 9Ea; number of sections pur-
chased during the same time, As, nearly all
of which have been paid for. The seXton's
fees from hurials amount to within few
dollars Of the wages of the regularly-enl-
ployed laborers, but not sufficient by some
81 GOO to cover the salaries of the superin-
tesdsEt and secreta.:yy 4s1ia to slefsay>rothea'
necessary expenses.
1t is deemed Of the utmost Importance that
the receipts from tile sales Of sections should
he set aside, invested, and as filr as possible
compounded, for the establishment CT a per-
manent fund: and .l,.t The receipts from
turalS only should be applied to the current
expenses of the company. The present fees
not being sufficient, should be increased, and
recommended. !; any other more efficient
mode can le devised, the President and
directors would be pleased to adopt it.
The report further states that some income
| might be derived by the lease of portion OF
the vacant land adjoining the superintend.
| Cnt's residence. As it now stands it is OF no
value to the company, and more desirable
situation could not he found for Il nursery
| man or an artificpr in marble and granite,
The demand for flowers. shrubbe!H. and
| monuments always exists iii the neishhoI-
| hood of cemeteries. 1t has been suggested
that more desirable approach and entrance
could be made to Hollywood than the one
now used. and efforts were made, with the
assistance Of the City Council, to do 80
through what is known on the map as Cul-
vert street. But rs this street was neither
opened nor graded, the Committee on Streets.
upon solicitation, appeared then upon the
ground, having previously had All estimate
made, and decided upon al appropriation OF
about half the cost, provided the other half
was met by the owners OF the adjacent pro-
pertv.
Although the amount would have been
inconsiderable to each one in comparison
with the immediate enhancement in the value
Ct their property, the proposition was deemed
UNUSUAL and not acQuieSced i'll. AS this por.
ton Of the city is rapidly improving, there is
little doubt of the object being obtained ulti-
matcly.
On motion of Mr.. Gardner, the report was
received and ordered to he spread upon the
record.
TREAsURER'S REroET.
The report of the Treasurer was next rc-
ceivcd, examined by q committee, and found
to be correct. The total amount received
during the year was S10,17S.21; disbursed,
S9,G 40; leaving IL balance Of S5I5.I6 in
the treasury.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. Exall, resolutions were
adopted:
Requesting the stockholders to approve
the action of the directors in relation to the
use made of Chapel HILL
Providing for the employment ofa compe-
tent engineer 10 investigate and report on the
subject of lakes.
Declaring that no portion Of the money
derived from the sale of sections shall be APP
propriatcd to any other purpose than the
establishment Of an irterest-bcacing fund,
until otherwise ordered.by the Board Of Di-
rectorS.
Instr,cting the President and directors to
impose an additional tax of 50 on each grave
dug.
Ordering the president and directors TO
lease out a portion of the land owned blythe
company. lying near the residence Of the SUI
pcrintendcnt, to nlrserymen or marble and
granite drcSscrs.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
On motion of Mr.. Exall, the Board OF d
rcctors was reelected for the ensuing year.
On his further motion,W. Ii. Haxall, Esq,
was reelected president, and Dir. James IL.
Gardner secretary and treasurer.
Adjourned.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. This
body will meet in Raleigh, N. C., tomorrow.
The prospect is gpod for u large attendance