Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-04
ELMWOOD CEMETERY.
Meeting OF tbe Board of Trustees-Re
port Of the Committee.
OFFICE or ELyrWOOD CEMETERY.
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OFFICE or ELsryOoD CEMETERY,
6 CNIOS STREET. May y, 1852. F.,
President Lenow convened the Board o.
Trustees to-day at the office of the company
All Of the trustees were present. President
Lenow addressed them as follows:
GENTLESlES-I have convened you to-day
to consider some complaints made by owner;
OF single graves as to leveling those graves
| At our annual meeting in March last you
passed resolution to level and SOW in grass
| seed all the graves in single sections, both
while and colored. For some days / have
| had Superintendent Punch engaged in car.
| rying out this order, as he could spare time
| from his other duties. Only within the last
week have We heard of any complaints. We
| have been charged in the columns of the
APPEAL, with Decorating and destroying
those graves and casting the dust of the dead
to the winds. Parties who have made com.
plants have put upon me the onus of this
work, because /, your executive officer, IL
the discharge OF my duty, have been carry
| ing out such order. During my long presi-
dency, CT nearly twenty-five years, / have
never done anything without the sanction oil
| the board.
1t is our duty to listen to complaints
come from whatever source they may. We
are but the servants OF the lot-owners and all
those who have friends and relatives buried
ject we have in view in leveling the graves
| may be to use them over again. the idea il
too revolving to speak Of. and needs no de-
NAL from gentlemen whose responsibility
and character is so well known by this COM
munitY as yours is.
We cannot have any but the best motive
in all that we do for Elmwood. The same
grief that carries them there and causes them
TO weep for lost and loved ones, is shared and
borne by each one of u.s.
l have suspended the work for the present,
until | could see and hear from you. Do you
wish me to continue on the work. You can
have no motive in doing wrong. You would
not add another sorrow to hearts already
grievously stricken. From your study of the
workings of this cemetery and that Of others
longer established, your experience is much
more enlarged than that of outsiders, and
you know better what will improve and add
to the beauty of the grounds than others
could possibly know.
After full exchange of opinion and con-
sideration, a motion was made and adopted
that a committee of three be appointed TO
consider the alleged complaints, said COM
mittee, when ready to report, to notify the
president, who would call the board together.
Messrs. William F. Taylor, S. G. Toof and
J.W. Voegeli were appointed said committee.
JUNE 3, 1882.
committee appointed at the meeting May
10Th were ready to report, convened the
board to-day at the Office of the company.
The committee, being called on, made the
following report:
JUNE 8, 1882.
To the Board of Trustees:
Your committee appointed at meeting
held by you on Monday, May 18th, to cou-
fer with parties who made complaints about
the management of Elmwood, but more es-
pecially those who objected to the leveling
OF graves in singie-grave sections, would re-
spectfully report that we attended a meeting
of citizens held at the courthouse on Thurs
day evening, June 1st. We gave our views
to those assembled, and we regret to report
that we found the most decided opposition TO
the resolution passed at our annual meeting
in March last, to level the graves in single
sections. We told them that We did not wish
to wound their feelings or do anything to add
to their grief; that we thought that the
measure was the forerunner of a general
plan which would sooner er later be univer-
sally adopted by all oil the lot-owners. We
therefore recommend:
First-That the work of leveling graves
in single sections cease.
Second-That We agree to restore the
mounds already leveled, upon the request of
any parties, made to the superintendent of
the company.
Third-That owners of private lots, as well
as the officers of society lots, be conferred
with and requested to adopt the plan of lev
cling graves in their lots. The board appeals
to those who own and control its affairs to
unite heartily in a measure which we think
will do much to enhance the beauty of our
beloved cemetery. We are glad to see so
much interest manifested in Its welfare.
Some parties would charge on our hon.
ored president the responsibility of this and
other regulations of the board. He is our
executive officer, and it is his duty to carry
out the orders of this board. He is the last
person to do or permit wrong to be done,
and during the long period of his manage
ment has always been its stesdfast friend and
protector, and We repose the utmost conf
dence in him.
In conclusion, all parties who may have
complaints or grievances are most kindly
requested to present them at any time, in
writing, 10 the board, and they will receive
respectful consideration.
WILLIAM F. TAYLOR,
S. G. TOOF,
JOHN W. VoEGELI,
Committee.
Said report was received and unanimously
adopted.
No further business being offered, the
board adjourned.
L. B. WRIGHT, Treasurer.