Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-25
HOME OF THE DEAD
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OAKLAND
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
The Report of the Years Business Submit
ted--The Affairs in a Healthy Condition
Election Of Officers for the Ensuing Year.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of |
the Oakland Cemetery association was held |
yesterday morning in its Offices on Wabashaw
street. There was quite respectable attend |
ance of the members, and the meeting was Or
ganized by the appointment Of MIR. Godfrey |
Segenthaler as chairman and Mr.. r. Marvin as
secretary.
The reports of the secretary, treasurer and
actuary were read and adopted which are en-
bodied in the following report of the board of
trustees to the stockholders, as required by the
articles of the association:
To the members Of the Oakland Cemetary AS
ISOLATION. --''.. ...
GENTLEMEN: In reviewing the business per-
tanning to the Oakland cemetery and It's history
for the past twelve months, while there are no
salient points which may be particularly d'"elt
upon, vet it would seem that the members may
be congratulated on the real progress or the as
ISOLATION toward the end proposed namely, the
establishing cemetery which shall be, at least,
an approximation toward what perfect ceme-
terry should be.
MANY who have visited the cemetery this
spring, members and others, express themselves
as much satisfied with its appearance, and the
progress of improvements.
The working force, under the superintend-
ence of the actuary, most Of them having been
of years. now thoroughly understand what is
required of them and the work goes on in
greater proportion to the amount of labor with
each succeeding year.
The report OF the treasurer shows good de-
gree of financial progress, The pts for the
year are in excess of those for the previous
year. and this, not due to any greater mortal
ity. the number of interments being less than
in former years. In the sales of lots there as
been an increase of some 50 per cent, at the
same time the expenditure for the year has
been considerably less than before.
There has been erected during the year a
number of very costly and tasteful monuments,
some Of them in point Of taste and uniqueness
of design, showing themselves to be real works
of art, attractive to men of taste and lovers of
the beautiful.
The members of the association are invited
to visit the grounds more frequently, thus tc
become acquainted with what has been done by
the association to develop the cemetery, and
by some Of it's members, to add to its beauty.
Among the duties of the actuary and EN-.
ployes is that of enforcing, far as practica
BILE, the regulations in reference to visitors
Lot owners and those who have near friends in
tered in the cemetery rarely transcend thu
rules; but there have been complaints in refer
grounds on Sundays. The complaints ar
chiefly made of irresponsible boys, who aim
lessly wander out to the grounds on that day
committing tresspass plucking flowers, injur
tinuing their trespass on other parts of tn
grounds. The actuary and employees are mad
by the city government special police fore
for the arrest of such offenders for any over
act or trespass, but on Sunday most Of the EN-
ployes are absent, and the actuary is no
ubiquitous enough to deal with the evil. Th
injury done is not great in magnitude in an.
single instance. and yet enough to be very try
ing to tho feelings of some who cherish tn
memory of their dead:
The early owners of lots have IN some FEY
instances purchased perpetual care durin
the year.
The trustees would again especially call th
attention of those who purchased before tn
perpetual care' was included to the import
ance Of their taking out certificates for tina
purpose. In cases where the expense can
afforded, it is really duty to themselves an
to the public to do so.
The average annual number Of intermen1
for the last seven years has been 1885, while fc
the last year the number was only 1873. Of th
number, three were brought from other burr;
places, seventeen from deaths outside the cit,
thirteen were still-born, forty-four under or
year of age, twenty from l to 10, sixteen frol
10 to 20, thrty-four from ~ to 40, thirty-seve
from 40 to 60, fourteen from 60 to 80, an
seven over 80 years of age. Two bodies we,
taken away for interment elsewhere.
There have been sold during the year twent,
six lots and sixteen half-lots amounting
$3413.75. One hundred and twenty three ne
lots have been improved at estimate
$3.50, and 100 rods of avenue have been mad
and much other general improvement, besiC
the ordinary care Of the grounds. The marbl
stone and granite work put up during the yea
is estimated at $12.096
Following is the financial statement for tt
past year;