The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-18
CEMETERY SENSATIONS.
Serious Charges Against
the Catholic and the
New York Bay
Trustees.
0VERCR0WDED GRAVES.
Why Arbor Vitae Borders We're Cut
Observation-Disclosures in
Prospect.
GRAVES.

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There is trouble in the cemeteries.
People are complaining of mismanage'
ment.and~ although it may sound strange,
there are lively times ahead for the ceme-
teries. The New York Bay and Catholic
cemeteries are engaging the public alton
ton. and their trustees are greatly both
cred.
Mr.. George Schmolze. of No. $50 Rose
avenue, Is causing the annoyance to the
trustees of the New York Bay Cemetery,
but Lewis E. Wood. the President of the
Board Of Trustees, states that some one
else is pushing Schmolze forward. and
making the lives OF the trustees misera-
able.
MR.. sCHMOLzE's COMPLAINT.
Mr.. Schmolze makes the following
public statement
happened to be the owne of a plot for bury
ing purposes on New York Bay Cemetery, and
had an arbor vitae fence planned around the
piece by the former superinte ndent, Mills, for
which furnished the plants. and paid 50 for
having the job done. A few day ago 1 paid a
torn out by the roots and partly cut Off at
the base, showing the stumps. and the
grass hill tramped on, leaving the place in
a very desolate condition. On inquiry at the
office / was informed that it had been done and
ordered by the board of directors. If that is
the case why is mine taken out while a nv ndred
others are still intact. In my opinion such &C
ton on the part of the directors should be laid
beforethe owners and acted upon only after the
majority sanctions their proposition / pro-
test against this vandalism and especially
when they do a job In such unclean and rough
manner. I was told at the office that my
protest would not amount to anything.
Well, it may not now, but it may add to
out Of office at some future election. They have
also of late instituted q yearly assessment,
they say, for keeping the ground in order.
That is a grand idea, when people pay for a
plot 8x10 feet nearly as much as you can buy a
whole city lot for on the west side of Green
Vile. May not some of it go to the yearly SIS
dinners which the directors enjoy? / would like
to know.
CONSIDERS ARBoRs UNsIGHTLY.
The above statement was shown to
President of the New York Bay Gene
terry Trustees. by a JERSEY CITY NEWS
reporter this morning. Mr.. Wood was
indignant.
.That fool doesn't know what he is
talking about said he. 1.-THE trustees
have the right to orde all arbors cut
away from the graves. They are
unsightly TO say the least. and 1t was
simply because the trustees of this Gem
etery are more lenient than others that
the owners or graves were allowed to
plant at all.
In Greenwood and Cypress Hill Gene.
teries no one dare plant anything around
the graves. Plants would be instantly
dug up. AS for Schmolze's complaint
that his grave has been desecrated
and others left undisturbed it is untrue.
The trustees have decided to beautify the
cemetery, and nothing will prevent them
from DOUG SO. lou can state that every
arbor will be torn away"
life of a cemetery trustee is not a
happy one, | tell you" continuec Mr..
Wood. you will always find some
cranks like this fellow rushing into priat.
A year ago the trustees were censured by
the faith curists for locking the
cemetery gates every night at sig
a short cut through the cemetery
grounds. If we had not locked the gates
at That hour the cemetery would soon
have a national reputation as the most
disgraceful spot Ia the country.
A BAD USE OF ARBoRS.
After pigltfall 1t was the resort for
dfsfeputable people, who took advantage
of the darkness and the high growth of
arbors about some of the graves. AT that
time the trustees intended to tear away
the arbprs. but for some reason
it was not done. Now, however, the
trustees are determined TO beautify the
cemetery and have ordered that the
arbors about all the graves be torn away.
There will be no exception to the rule.
"rhis fellow is being pushed forward
by someone else who is ~endenvoring to
make trouble for the Board of Trustees.
The Idea of anyone questioning the right
of the trustees to tear away whatever
they see ft in the buryfng ground, is
ridiculous. Tue whole trouble Is that the
trustees nave been too lsnient."
GRAVES THREE INCHES DEEP.
Mrs. Cove, of No. 3O6 Hill street. West
Hoboken, Is annoying the Catholic Gene
terry Trustees. At the last meeting of
the County Board of Health, she made a
startling charge against the manage
ment of this cemetery. She stated
that bodies were buried In this
cemetery within three inches OF the sur
face Of the ground. The matter was re-
ferred to Inspector Allen for investiga-
ton.
The trustees Of the Catholic Cemetery
are all Catholic priests. Formerly the
trustees had an Office. at Erie aud Ninth
streets, but this Office was recently va
Gated.
AN INVESTIGATION COMING.
Father De C0nceiic, of St. Michaels'
Church. who ts treasurer of the Board OF
Trustees, was seen by q reporter for TIE
JERSEY CITY NEWS this morning. lie
read the charge. and he said
that although he had not made
any Investigation he ewas satisfied that
the charge was untrue. He said that the
Catholic Cemetery had been conceded
by cali to be one of the best man.
aged and laid out cemeteries In the
county. He said that Father Ter Weart,
who is President OF the Board OF Trus,
tees, would make q rigid Investigation OF
the charges.
PARENTS DRANK, CHILDREN STARVED.
Sad Case of Destination In a Tenement
House.