Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-25
THE PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY.
A Suit Growing Ont 81 che suhdiyisien
Of the Property.


The Prospect Hm Cemetery Company has. BY
Mr.. W. f. Mattingly, died suit against the Ger
man Evangelical Beneficial society and John Wal
ter end Frederick Hinder for setting aside deed
and declaring subdivision void The plaintiffs
state that they were incorporated June Is. 1850
by act OF Congress- that defendant association filed
certificate Of Incorporation under the general
act, December 10. 1886; that the property known
as the cemetery, comprising II acres, was
purchased by defendant association Sep
tember 3, 1853. and was conveyed TO
the trustees above named for the use OF the society
as cemetery; that IL was the duty OF the trus-
o. the company, but that they had failed 70 do
vested TO them, and It was supdivided and con-
veyed 70 various persona, and at least 1000 per-
sons are therein buried They charge that lately
some OF the ofllcers and members Of the society
nues and formed corporation under the name OF
the society for cemetery purposes, claiming under
the trust to Walter ana Heider; that they had
purposes and TO sell the residue in violation OF
the act; that the trustees on December L. lsS6,
was entitled to such trusts. procured a deed from
tue trustees, and on March II nled In the sur
yeyors ONCE subdivision OF the land which facts
DID not come TO the plaintiff knowledge till within
the past two months The bill furth r states that
the portion set apart for building purposes Is now
Ter Is fraudulent and the action OF the parties is
Illegal and void.
The Proposed Ice Factory.
CAPT. sYMoNs REPORTS AGAINST GRANTING THE WATER
BECAUSE OF THE INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY IN SOUTH
WASHINGTON.
capt. Symons has written to Col Ludlow in re-
iation 10 the proposed Ice mandatory in South
washington, as follows: '.Mr. Goldschmid has
MADE Inquiries at the water ONCE concerning
supply OF water for an ice mandatory which Il Is
proposed to established In South Washington.
In this manufactory there would be con-
sumed 10000 lions OF water per day,
ana the revenue derived therefrom by
-. go per year OF 800 working DAYS. Mr.. Gold
schInld was informed that owing to the scarcity
OF water In South Washington his request could
not DC complied with without working great hard
snip TO the householders therein. South Washing
Ton IN the nelghborhood OF the proposed factory
mas the poorest water supply OF any portion OF the
CITY, Under the existing conditions
cannot recommend that the water required
IN the proposed ice factory be supplied
This condition OF affairs emphasizes in a remark
able manner the necessity for the large mains
Wnlcn recommend In 10y annual report TO you
Inc mains recommended were a 24-inch main
from the 3O-lnch main at and l4th streets south
along 14th to Pennsylvania avenue, and 20-inch
along street south TO join the zO-inch main
already on that street The estimated cost OF the
mains Is $3l,O II these mains were Id, the
Ice factory could be supplied without QUESTION
and the whole southwestern section and the whole
business section OF the city would be greatly bene-
hted. The deslrabilty OF the mains from a purely
business standpoint Is seen when II Is appreciated
That the revenue for water from the proposed ice
factory would alone be more than l2 or cent an
nually on the entire cost Of the mains It
laying The mains"