Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-29
A CITY OF THE DEAD
And the Work Necessary to Make 1t
Ever Fair to the Sight.
ALLEGHENY CEMETERY'S GATE
An improvement That Adds to the lnsti-
tations Prosperity.
THE MANAGERS ANNUAL MEETING

Promptly at 2:3O P. M. yesterday the
board of managers of the Allegheny Gem
etery met at the Penn avenue Office, on the
grounds. They transacted the routine busi-
ness, and adopted President Charles j.
Clarke's report. Following this, the forty
sixth annual meeting of the incorporators
of the cemetery was held at 4 o'clock.
George A. Berry was elected Chair
man, and Charles e. Speer, Secretary,
There were Is incorporators present:
Messrs. Lynch, Harper, Clarke, G. E.
Soeer, McCandless, Brunot, Walton,
Wood, Porter, jackson, Lockhart. Berry.
Kelly, Bakewell and Gormley. The min
utes OF the previous meeting were read and
adopted, after which President Clarke's re-
port came up for consideration. Follow
ing Is an extract:
! We have many active rivals with beautiful
and attractive grounds, in which lots are sold at
prices lower than we ask, but most, If not all o.
them, are of a speculative character, and lack
the STABILITY that surrounds the one we repre-
sent. Those who purchase our lots are the only
Denehciaries. as the money received is
either added to the permanent fund,
proving the grounds The wisdom that
dictated the creation of the new gateway is
now being felt. Our sale of lots has been
larger this year than In any previous year, the
net sales for the 10l lots sold Deing s45, ,S32 an
increase over the previous year OF s25,654 20.
e $4,000 each; | an an average Of $50
The lot-holders on June l. 1890
during the year, an increase of 148 over the pre-
vious year. There has been erected during the
yea- q monuments, 81 tombs, 4l6 head and foot
stones and 10 steps, at an estimated cost TO the
owners of $4,000. The apparent decrease OF
S.26 "a in our interest account as compared
with the previous year is caused by payment
of 1896 81, made in that year of back interest
that should have been distributed through
period of previous years.
The total business Of the year amounted to
ST.. .l9S 80. aud for the previous year. So, ,923 q;
a net increase Of SO 275 36; and from all other
sources than the sale of lots, S3l, 1855 So. The
actual cost of keeping the cemetery for the
year amounted to SIS, l54 Sc
A number Of people were arrested for steal.
ing flowers and otherwise violating the rules Of
the cemetery. All were punished,
The board last year approved the action OF
the management in refusing to lay water
main through the cemetery, and during the
year four attempts were made to get well water,
but without success. An artesian well is now
proposed.
The cemetery company had 81 2S6 26 on de-
posit at the Lawrence Bank when that institu-
tion closed its doors. 1t will be some time yet
before we shall know our exact loss This Is
the first serious financial loss we have met; all
other losses combined would not amount to
over $500.
George A. Kelly, H. K. Porter and
William Bakewen were appointed COM
mittee to draw up appropriate memorials Of
the three corporators who passed away dur
ing the year, John II. Shoenberger, William
Thaw and William NJ. Darlington.
The following board of members were
elected for the ensuing year; President,
Charles J. Clarke, John Harper. Felix r.
Brunot, Charles E. Speer, Frank s. Bissell,
S. G. McCandless, j. B. Jackson; Secretary
and Treasurer, DR.. James R. Speer.
Following are the gentlemen who were
elected to fill the three vacancies on the
Board of Corporators: James W. Paul
Judge Christopher Magee and William
Than, Jr. A resolution approving the
work done by the Board of Managers was
passed, and the meeting adjourned.