New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-02
KINGS OYER 4 DEAD PEOPLE.
GREENWOOD CEMETERYS AUTOCRATS.

crrrpFRpTTUATING BOARD OF TRUSTEIs-
DIFFICULTIES IL THE WAY OF An ELEc-
Trov BY BALLOT OF THE LoTOwNERs.
r,, ,,oo,i,c If the Iot owners Of Greenwood Gene
tory held Yesterday at No. 06 broadway was hot
,I,,,c,.,i,,d bv harmony Of action. II was calied
f, tho nurpose OF elecing five trustees OF the cor
ror,tion The outcome Of the meeting seems 10
show that legal election by the ballots Oh Oe ioV
owners /, a difficult thing to bring about ana mat
the Board Of Trustees is self perpciuatihS nsu'"oI
Ahout tyenty lotowners were present at noon' when
the meeting was called To order by INC on'i'''n'
exIudge Jasper W. Gilbert. Charles NJ Perry inc
secretary and controller Of the corporation, whose
ure,ouce In the Board Of Trustees was the cause OF
disturbance was made secretary OF the hecuhs
Whcn Mr.. Gilbert announced that the Vo'e lor 'ruS-
te., would be Ia cn Immediately, Julius r. Ludden
lawyer OF No. 154 Nassaust, threw small bomb In
the shape Of the following resolutions:
Whereas 1t commonly reported thaL the expenses Z"
tho Greenwood Cemetery have been largely and unneces-
srty increased and such increase Is due In large
rt to the neglect Of the trustees n look after the DEALS
Of the MANAGEMENT thereof; therefore, be IL
Re>oyed That It the Of the lotowners present.
shall be elected r-elcted trustee oil "rse'
wood Cemetery VINO give ho personal tne' st"n-
ton and attendance to tie management oil u'e COMPANY
aGsFs.
ALL, That no one shall BE- elected or reelected trustee
who will not pledge himself " render al necessary SUI
vices without compensation Of sny Kind.
And whereas The secretary sni controller receives me
h.. aar, Of any olcal and l. therefore thv prheipl
bnea larry u the fund disposed OF b. the trustees e-
fore, b. II ,
Ee.oly,d That IN our Judgment such oGcer should nos
be ,qber Of the board OF trustees nor ia any position
W pas upon salary OF einolumehts
The chairman WAS man.iesty surprised at hr.
hidden, action and declared 1t out Of all precedent
~.a.s election i, prescribed By law he said. and
must proceed without the imposition OF any limitation
no, prescribed ia these laws lie ruled that tho
motion was out Of order and ordered the balloJng 20
! n,oc.d The candidates for re election were a. A.
! Low the president OF tic coipo'auoh' b. ~ H'n"'sn'
Gerard be.lman = y. BlbcOch and Charles NJ. Terry
l., nf tho. lad served the Board Tor nuulIrsg
/ n years and no opposition was expected I'll Nr
hidden Who had has IOcnets Diie7l Win pGOAie' Pds
Up ucAet ia which ne O~. lH'I az ,sere ,en
/ resented by Mr.. Luddcu, who charged tlit te S.en
Wood PROPERTY ,IAd been Mi>nldua-c1 uldt l.Ii!,
.AltN ~ . 800 wear VA ''i 'ia' ,ser,
.'u.l.rl, excessive ana that Nil Perry. As d MeIv.r
of tac Board OF Trustees, was aI'"cd 10 aunt "'
own bills. - ,.,., o. ,b.
/ n,.t.r- the c.aluau declared the election Illegal
The laW pgoS des that onc-thrd OF thc "te IN wy
cemetery must be represented at the meeting IOE LIZ
election II trustees But 4 1sMutA a' there arc O,cr
10000 los In Greenwood Cc-Sefy TNhi "a .,t Ia,
/ ,u.h a requirement j. imPO>F j.. The law iufthe!
,vs that H. case tle tIrd l. not represented tie
trustees shall elect their own Succe>JIs AccoTHuey
the trustees Yesterday into executive session. VITA
! The VIC, president, Alexander VI White IN ne ohh.f
and recle.ted thcm~.lvee. Including Mr.. Perry, u
another term Of Office. - :, g.,
reality au impussbllty In this corporation amt NJ
| Nh White to Tribune reporter, " ana mat Ntually
! makes the board sell per- csuaung. l0u understand
a sautdry one. II prevents the success 81 JUST suco
movements Mr. Ludden has attempted