The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-08

he cumbersome, or the propar care ol ne
grounds be Zoo expensive. lie was
Lere moi 10 take part in a scramble aiter
an office. but To see that the grounds
we're properly policed, properly cared
and not remain the cowpalch which
thev now are. They are now refuge
for rorgh- TO steal flowers, TO insult Ia
dies Ia throw rocks at graves
Last sunday week he saw not
FAR from his own section IN
the new part Of Hollywood gang OF
rouehs throwing rocks at n lot OF wo
men on the canal. lie followed to them
n sion. they did so and ran a short dis
lance and lied down in the onions,
among the sections. Not every woman
roes to Hollywood to weep over TIE
Grave that contains a loved onr lie
saw two women meeta carriage on tue
roadway and two men Insisted on lhem
coming ia tO take ride.
Two sections near his own. in which
their owners lie buried. are run over by
nokeberries. lie did moi charge all this
ne0lect 10 any one. II was the fault OF
all There was lack of concurrent ac-
ton. lie was willing 10 bear his part of
the expenses He deprecated This meet
inc dwindlng down into an election
meeiiae. Let the new board have but
one eve 20 putting The cemetery in order
Don't let this meeting degenerate into
rolitical strife for Office II the Old
keeper has done his duty. retain him. If
he has not, put better man in his
place.
Mr. Allen thought a good plan would
be 10 allow no one in the grounds eN-
ceptiur those who had tickets.
The committee on proxies came m
and Mr.. Glasgow. chairman, said that II
would be- impraclicablc TO make report
10 this meeting 1t would take several
DAYS to complete the examination They
had spent an hour, and had gotten
through with only eighteen proxies out
of five hundred tie asked that the com
mitiee be discharged, and that another
be appointed who had the time to do the
work
Mr. Dooley said the proper plan would
be To
TAKE 4 RECESS
until a future dav. and let the committee
then report. There WAS an interest
awakened in The matter n0w-an interest
which should not bee allowed 10 die out.
IL must be kept mp until the abuses are
rrmedied. lie did not come 10 the meet
ing iO keep man in Office or to turn one
ont. The question Of the hour was one Tar
overhead of any petty office. An oillce
or salary was nothing to him, as was the
raves Of the loved ones I'm that sacred
Ground We are here not 90 squabble.
hnl 10 devise means 10 project graves
from fufiiaBs, ghOuls a gang of roughs Jet
loose In our community whom no police,
IL seems. can keep from thieving lie
hsped the interest would keep mp. Gen
ilemen werel there who came because
they felt keen interest. Let all keep
that mp and DOielei b lla0
The c0mmiiie just reported repeated
that they could NOT serve Mr.. Doolcy
suggested that the secretary do the work.
Nr Brooke said that 10 would take him
more than week II was not the origi
nal owners of the lots, but the descend
ants of them. that be would have 10 see.
The committee were discharged.
Afiera number of suggestions had
been made and discussed rs io the best
plan "a getting at the list of persons who
had right vote or give "A proxy, on
motion of Mr. Dooley a committee of
three were appointed, of whom the sec
reiary should be one TO examine and re-
port on all me proxies.
The chair appointed as the committee
Messrs. .. o. Owens and X. i. Booker,
who, with the secretary, compose the
committee.
Ii WAS decided that when the meeting
adjourn, IL DO 50 TO meet Tuesday, May
81, at o'clock f. NJ.
A COMMITTEE OF FIVE.
Mr. Dooley moved the appointment
OF q committee of i've 10 prepare and re-
port a plan. giving the proper methods
for protecting and taking care Of the
cemetery Adopted.
The chair appointed Messrs. j. II.
Dooley, f. y Page, James Alfred Jones,
b. T. August and \. Bargamin.
The question was raised could new
proxies cone in during the coming two
weeks. Ii was decided that the charter
granted the right to vote or give a proxy
at any time.
Mr.. Henry Exall said that he was the
last naming trustee OF the grounds
now ia the city. and be and Mr.. Robert
+. Williams We're the only two alive. lie
suggested the election al some meeting
of five or six more.
The meeting then adjourned TO meet
Tuesday, May 81, at ) o'clock
The question of Office was raised, be
cause il was known that for the first
time in many years there was going to
bee a night as to the election Of a sapern-
tendent
The present superintendent is Mr.
John O keefe, who has held the position
for forty years Ills competitor is Dir
John X. Hooper, a florist, corner OF
Cherry aud Albemare streets.
Judge George J.. Christian had bun
de of proxies from lot owners who ia
yor Mr.. O'Keetc's retention Captain
Louis r. Rossicux had bundle OF proN-
i IS from those who fayer Mr. Hooper
election.
The Hollywood Cemetery Association
does not elect the superintendent or any
other emplOye This is done by the
board of directors The fight over the
office is,.therefore, over the election OF a
board. Tie side that can elect ma
iority Of the board elect the superintend-
cut
This was the first general meeting of
lot owners held, il is understood, for oyer