The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-20
GRAVES In THE AVENUES.
THH GRTETINCES or SOME CILTARY
CEMETERY LOT OWNERS.
They Aver that the 'fruatces Have Wrong
fully fincd M APTronehes In tho Henuu-
fui Section 40. -Otguri1inx Ecsistnnee.

They Aver that the Truatccs Have Wrong
fully fincd M Apuronehes In tho Hcnuu-
fuI Section 80. Orgnri1inx iscsistnnce.
Section No. il among the most valuable
portions Of Calvary Cemetery. II il situated mt
ono of the most picturesque quarters OF tho
grounds In the neighborho 0d of the Soldicrs'
Monument prcsontcd by the city in 1896. md
In close proximity IN tho carriage drives in
Locust and Central avenues. II has a cato
opening on tho southern boundary % the
cemetery. ia easy of access from Now York and
Brooklyn. and above AN il desirable from tho
fac, that the plots arc divided by avenues run
ming at right angles. thus giving to every plot
a cloar approach on all sides. When this part
Of the cemetery was laid out. about twelve YEARS
ago. it was designed for the moro wealthy class
OF owners The prices were llNed ut $500
plot, every plot having room for sixteen graves.
Some dimculty was experienced in disposing
OF them on this plan. and the plots were accord
ingly subdiv.dcd into lots for four graves each,
every lot being valued at SIS. These rates
proved more tempting. and largo numbers In
moderate circumstances nvailed themselves of
the opportunity to secure plots In tho most de-
sirablc part Of the cemetery ut a low price. Tho
result was that tho entire section was soon
bought up. and tho gravc-room was moro or
less occupied Newcomers who wanted to buy
had to 20 tn tho northern portion Of the com
otery which was neither 20 handsome nor 40
noe, - bic M Section 4. With tho hard times
came the need Of more money, and the trustees
accordingly conceived Of the idea OF dividing up
,hr iP'crmedlatr avenues OF Scc,ion ln,9
The vfIcct OF this was. ot course 10 block up the
approach to the plots from that direction. ns
| formerly had on these avenues.
The Intermediate avenues running from Lo-
Gust Ia Central are eight feet wide and It il
/ These which tho trustees ulNp Ilttrpu IN the
| mark It, anil which arc being daily bought up
| md converted into burial plots. 50 rapidly has
! this been done that the owners OF plots in Soc
| ton hud themselves closed on from their
| property ON either side by constantly accumu-
| luting newly made graves.
The action on tho part " the trustees is re-
| scented hy the holders II the original plots. who
claim that they purchased them with ILL.," full
understanding That the avenue should be- le't as
| originally surveyed. Said one of tho owners
| YESTERDAY: Had imagined that the Trustees
| of Calvary Cemetery reserved TO themselves
the right Of selling on the avenues in front Of
my plot. and filling them NJ with graves.
would never have BOUGHT them. They never
could have sold the plots at all. had II not been
| understood that the avenues were To remain as
| in buving. and WIS fully understood To- be such
! 10y both parties. Tho city Of New YORK has ~
much right to sell broadway and divide It up
! into stores ms thc Trustees Of Calvary Gene
| terry have to sell the avenues Of the cemetery"
The number Of lot owners who are igntng
the acton ot the trustces includes Charles Dew
! lin W East Filty-sevenih street, the well known
| contractor; William ii. Murtha OF l39 Iark
place brooklyn; p; j. Kennedy OF barclay
! street New York: Mrs. J. SadliCr Of 23A West
! Thirty-riehth strict: John J. Scully. Chairman
| ct the Bonri Of Trustees ~ the Young Men =
! Catholic Benevolent Assotation; r. &. Inai OF
4S7 Bedford avenue. Brooklyn: Edward Bryce
| Of AIS West Thirty second street Now York.
and many others. A number ~ tho protest ~
/ persons nsscmhed NJ 81 East Broadway on Mon
LAY evening. md orgnniacd 10y the election u
Charles \. MclIanus q l'resident and Eiw9rd
+, Washington street, Brooklyn. who was the FIRST
| To r"s - TIE acton oi the cemetery "ulunttlrs.
! gave ia detail the steus which had been taken
To stop the nrtion ot the cemetery AUTHORITIES.
| When first saw them cutting up the ave-
pnrs near NJ; nH ,n,d, ,Sc 20 mSSu
about II. H. sand that the ground belonged Ia
the cemetery. that they had a right to do ~
| they pleased with il and that hnd no business
| 20 find fault with them. | told him that II he
| nllel up the avenue In front OF my plot with
| grnyes | could not get into my property. He
| ahead. and III up the avenues with burial plots,
ami that the ground was To be ,losrn W, Ihei
| ] went 10 one OF III" trustees. Mr.. Martin. nni
he promised To- lay my complaint before the
| Boari ~ their next meeting. hut when they met
| Mr.. Martin WIS away IN Canada.
| "Throo weeks after wis appointed ono 81 a
| committee 81 tnroe to wait ON Trust e Martin;
| couldn't Keep the uung Iu"t Tor slN months
! Then "a committee OF us waited on the cardinal
| hut his Emincucc WIS confined tu his room AMI
couldn't see NJ. We sent 40 our p'ttlpn anu
! the accompany! ng papers aui mup, anu he
sent hrS word Tor " y" return q nay OF w.
nitrrward f1r them. when We mmc back li-
Eminrncc WAS stili confined u his room. hu! De
srit us "a message that hr left those matters a.
tho trustrrs to whom Doe had sent tho papers.
Then tried John Kelly. who II Treasurer
| % tho Blarl ~ Trustees. Kelly told me h'
could got me 5000 for my plot II ] was " Hing
TO sell but said | wasn't Kelly and Hugh
Moore drove over 20 the cemetery one morn ng
i'm a i.ht wagon ana looked over the ground
aud heard ult"rward that 1t was determined
! us W., had made So much fusg about n, t. s'nl
selling any more lots IN ne avenues. But
have been informed siu'r that thcy arc still
selling Thorn. and know that burias are tax
Ing place ia thcm constantly.
4 lot owner asked IL John Kelly had done
| anything to stopthr spu.lHtion Of the tot owners
Mr.. Byrurs said that he believed. however that
Mr.. Kelly PERSONALLY d,sauprOvcd al the acton
! 81 the trustees.
After some further debate il WINS resolved &c
ndluurn until Monday evening next. To allow a
more full attendance al the lut owners interest
| ed. Ia thr mean time. legal meas urrs are 90 b'
taken q put a stop 90 theruiune up oi IN" ave
MUGS. There are several hundred lot owner
| who are Interested.