The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-08
SECOND EDITION.
4 O'clock.
SWAN POINT CEMETERY,
NOW THE GREAT CITY or THE
DEAD IL MINIGED.
The Annual Meeting and the Reports of
the Officers.

The forty-ffth annual meeting OF the
Swan Point Cemetery proprietors was
held yesterday at $3.50 at the Offices, 35
North Main street. a. Q. Fisher was
chosen president of the meeting and c.
Il. Gould, secretary Minutes of the pre-
ceding meeting were read and approved.
The annual report OF the treasurer
showed real estate assets, 1926, ,97S. 20:
total real and personal estate assets.
<52S. 456. A; liabilities, unexDended inter
est on bequest funds. 1914 81 balance.
<527, ,4sl. 10; perpetual care and bequ 81
fund. S209, 931 Is; investments, 5000. 931 10;
total receipts TO Dec 81, 1891, Sill ,522 Is;
total expended, Sl07. $50 "a; balance on
hand to date. -, 292 o.
The report OF the directors is interest
ing from more than "A purely business
standpoint. The amount Of energy con-
stantly expended TO beautify and deco
rate the home of the dead is not realized
by the general public. A small army Of
men is constantly employed in various
improvements. Eighty-six new vaults
were built last year, brick and slate
being the principle material used in con-
struction. Foundations TO tablets and
monuments have been built TO the num-
Der of 1853 A constant system of grading
and manuriDg is maintained, cutters
have been paved and numerous catch
DasluS ana Otnef sewer improvements
have been laid.
The arrangement OF the affairs Of the
cemetery involves thoroughly practical
business system. The stockholders of
the company, who are exclusively the lot
owners, are the parties and the only par
ties who are or can he benefited by its
business. with the exception OF the en-
ployes. The money received for the sale
of the lots is used to pay all expenses of
preparing the ground for burial pur-
poses, building avenues, decorating that
part OF the cemetery owned by the corpo-
ration and all incidental expenses with
the exception OF "a certain sum of money
which is annually set apart for a fund,
the income of which is TO be used 20 pay
for the expenses OF taking care of the
property when the time comes that the
sale Of lots will no longer be sufficient
for it.
The most conspicuous and permanent
improvement which has been devised for
the cemetery in a long time is the boul-
der wall, already partially cons ructed
during the past year on the northern
boundary. lt commences on Swan Point
road, and extends easterly 1900 feet to
the river. It is feet wide at the base,
feet below the surface of tho ground,
and to 10 feet high. Some of the boul-
ders are from tive to twenty-five tons
weight. When the plants and vines have
covered this wall IL will make
most Deautliul setting IN per-
spective for the thousands of mar
BILE shafts arising above the graves.
The managers aim to remove every
unsightly object on the grounds, and To
equip the cemetery with sewer system
as nearly perfect as the conformation of
the ground will allow. Attention is |
called To the fact that trenching has been |
commenced upon the last available piece 1
of land that can be used for burial pur- |
poses on the east side of Swan Point road, |
and the public will look with interest TO |
the prospect of completing the great
boulevard improvement. high grade |
Of work is aimed at in the annual en-
bellishment of grounds aud the general
repairs OF the buildings and other struc-
lures
The whole number of lots sold in the
cemetery to date is $3.50; land thrown
out into avenues and paths, 1900 square
feet; avenues regarded. stoned and
$500 linear feet; cutters paved,
!, 200 linear feet; total number of inter
ments TO Dec. 81, 1892, 12,632; interments
during this year, 26S.
Lucius Il. Daring and Rufus Water
man were elected to succeed them selves
during the coming three years, as di-
rectors.
The following gentlemen were elected
rs auditors Of the annual treasurer's re-
port: Gorham B. Pomroy, Charles III.
George and Gilbert III. Hagan