The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-25

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AVENUES Vow SAMED.
II was only this year that the work Of
naming the avenues was COMMENCED.
though the company, in common with the
1 public, have long recognized the necessity
I therefor.
/ The grounds have now become % exsen-
sive that IL has been thought well 10 give
( 10 the avenues such names as will most
readily describe their location. Thus the
main avenue. runring from the entrance,
over the creek, 10y the line OF VAULT. and
on TO Major Branch's section, viii be Main
avenue. The one following the eastern
boundary of the grounds-b tween the
east hill and the creek-will be East Vale
avenue. The avenue running from Main
avenue towards the Confederate soldiers'
monument Will be Confederate avenue.
The avenue bordering on the Clark'--
Spring property will be called Wesi-Side
avenue. This avenue. commencing at the
western gate (which, by the way. j. here
after 10 he kept open eight months in the
year.. runs along the western side Of the
grounds and around The bin 20 an inter-
section with the Main avenue nj a point
north of the arch which crosses Clark's-
Spring branch.
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70 be constructed from a point NJ or near
this arch. up this branch. pat the vault oi
the family Of Ex-Governor smith. 70 the
new portion of Hollywood. IL viii be
called Mid-Nale avenue, and viii ior much
~ IL distance run alongside the pretty
little stream (which receives its supply
from Clark's spring and one or two other
springs). and by gentle ascent reach The
high grounds q New or West Hollywood.
When completed, IL attractireness, easy
grade. and direct route, VIII make il the
chief road from Main avenue 70 West Hol-
lywood. Further. Is viii open 10 the eye
Il the pubic a portion II the old ground.
very beautiful, but rarely visited.
The avenue on the hilltop and nearest
the river viii be called Riverside avenue
in it, whole length. The avenue on which
fronts the section wherein John Randolph
u Roanoke i buried viii be Roanoke
avenue. Another avenue, leading 10
circle IN " hich a fountain viii hereafter be
placed. Is F0untsin avenue. Several axe
nue. and all the walks are vet 10 be named.
and the determination seems % be 70 avoid
the names of persons and 10 select such a.
viii most readily identify the avenues with
The topography oi the grounds. The
and posted in conspicuous places.
XOT 4 COMPANY F0B PROFIT.
II i fundamental law of HOLLYWOOD
Cemetery Company that all money received
shall be applied 70 the preservation and
improvement - the company's grounds
and buildings. Every dollar u IL receipts
I'VE CODY from one q the reports. except
what NAV be necessary for salary Of BE
superintendent. wages Oi laborers, occa-
sional services 0i clerk. and q snail salary
% the secretary and treasurer. l. devoted
% the preservation and perpetuati0n CT the
improvements already made. and fne fur-
ther establishment 4 the grounds. 10
officer II the Company ever received one
dollar q compensation for services prior
70 lsG2. aud since then only 70 the secretary
and treasurer ha. 4 small salary been allow
ed The investments derived from the sale
Of lots, after the payment Of the money
borrowed by the company before the war
IN city and state securities. were converted
into Confederate bonds soon after the CON-
mencement u the war. with the desire %
obtain a better interest. and under the
common belief that should the cause in
which We were engaged prove lnsucccss-
ful. all bonds Of every description would
share alike. In addition thereto. ~ almost
every family in the city had one or more
q IL members in the army, and al look
ing 20 some disaster, q very large number
Of l0ts were sold and paid for II Cou.ed-
eraDe money.
d" II may be proper 10 state in
thls connection that nearly three acres Of
the cemetery property were turned overt %
The tOnfederacy, in which rep0se the T.
mains u 7.j57 -Oidier.. the company
having never received any compensation
FOR the same: also that no application f3r
burial FREE = charge has ever been made
by the friends q deceased poor person
and refused
i Is one 3 the bylaws q the company
that no person convicted y crime. and who
suffers death u consequence thereof ac-
cording % the laws Il Virginia, -hall be-
buried in the cemetery.
oFFICERs.
The first president u the company wa-
the elder Mr. Isaac Davenport the second.
Colonel Thomas ii. Ellis who served
fwenty-0ne years. and resigned IN $50;
the third. ". Il. HaZaIl. ESQ. who wa-
elected o. succeed Colonel Ellis. and holds
the position now.
The first secretary Wa, Mr.. ". r. Hax-
al; the second. NJ. James Il. Gardner
and the present incumbent j. NJ. L. r.
Brooke.
The first superintendent oi the grounds
was Mr.. Creme, who lived but . short
time. and in July. 1913, Mr.. James O'keefe
was appointed 20 The place, and holds il %
this day.
BCHALs. a..
4 few wears ago the Hollywood grounds
were enlarged bv the purchase u - acre,
Of land to the west. II had previously -
acres. These two tracts and the acres IN
the soldiers section make total Of 50
acres. 10 which there are buried $4,000 sol-
diers and over 1000 citizens.
West Hollywood wac laid % according
% a plan furnished By M Burgwyn.
Here, also, the engineering service, u That
valuable md venerable gentleman. Mr..
Joseph J. Pieasants. were brought in.
There has been some fancied resem biance
between the Monroe monument and the
restored tomb u Hel0ise and Abelard ln
Pere La Chaise. The latter, however. i-
canopy supported on pillars; beneath the
canopy lie two carved figures. There is
scarcely any similarity in the two monu-
meBis.
THAT MONUMENT.
About ten years agO the company made
overures 10 the city for opening an avenue
from Carv street lnearly northeast % the
soldiers monument down the spring
branch and ravine. past the soldiers Sec
ton, and into the cemetery. The scheme
failed for iack Of help from the rayine lot
owners. Then the company Planned and
erected The present entrance, which repre-
sents a ruined tower and gateway Of cas-
tle-a design quite pretty and greatly
beaufi1ed bv the vines which have now
nelriv concealed the rranite-w0rk from
sight. Il il in contemplation 10 run the