Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-13
A LOVELY CEMETERY
lnuual IsetiDs Of The Hollywood Com.
pany Stockholders Yesterday.
REPORTS of the President and Super
tutenaent - Mr.. Hooper Hecom-
mends That section Owners Have
i Their Lots Cared for by Company.

Cemetery Company was held In the Doaru-
DOM of the City Bank yesterday after
aoon at O'Clock. when the reports OF
he various officers OF the company were
made. ana the business OF the preceding
twelve months was wound up.
There were present President A. BarSa-
min. Secretary II. 7. Brooke, Judge
George l.. Christian. Mr.. John Dunlop
Mr.. c. =. 4. Burgwyn. Mr.. +. ID. starke'
MIR. O. O. owens. MIR. Louis Euker' MI
Edgar ID. Taylor, Captain f. Jeter Bosner'
and Superintendent John X. Hooper.
Forty other stockholders were represented
hv ,rosv. AS the term OF Office OF the
prcs,dent had expired by limitation Judge
Christian was asked TO PRESIDE oVer '"e
meeting.
Che first business transacted was the
reception of the reports OF the president
and superintendent. Mr.. Bargamin READ
his report. in which he sets forth the
work which has been done Ia beautlyihs
the cemetery. He states that, not"lth-
standing the fact that $e,sJ46O was eN-
,erdcd for labor. $500 was placed III
,hs sinking fund last year. None oil inns
sinking fund was derived from "oiA u0"-
on the grounds, bat on the contrary
there was expended $i,S7S0 more LOT 'he
work OF Improvement than was received
therefor. ,,,
THE sUPERINTENDENTS hEfohl
SUPERINTENDENT Hooper's report, "hicn
WAS made a part OF the president . "@ .o
then read. After setting forth ina, 90
interments were made In the ceih.'.ty
during last year. making the go
number OF bodies laid 10 ie9' ,,,,,,e,
1921. the superintendent repoi ,o9s, ~
turned over TO the treasure
and continues as follows at,
az, 10 with Measure that i can again
renort our cemetery TO be in better ConN'-
tIon than ever before In my recoliec'ion
"It ia true that we suffered severely iast
suumer from drought, In consequence Vi
which at one time everything was pai ~.
"a and dry In the public portions Oh tne
grounds and uncared-sor lots Dul ny w
ira efforts we managed 10 Keep ~,
lots under our care In fair conoi'lon'
'e',r,ra Tho fall and winter just past we
,aye NV far exceeded any previous el-
,orts made In sodding embankmeh's ih
ths old mart of the grounds. ms "oIh,
IN account OF changing the shdpe y,
,anls. uecessltated more than the usu"i
s,nount Of work, by hauling away the
greatest amount of surplus art, piopa-
XIV somewhere near thousanu iVou9
The Improvement to the GROUNDS by tnis
work is very noticeable Wheh pasaiis
through the cemetery. j hi'u' a. -
.arefuI measurement OF the Work uone
n this line. that we have graded ana
,odded the surprisingly large NUMBER Oh
.iSs square yards. -
eve have done our usual amount Oh
travelling on the roads, and they are all
n good condition. This work as you
40 well know, Is one to continually ue-
nand our attentions. on account OF the
,teep grades and inclines that are 30
asly washed with excessive rams
RECORD THE GRAVES.
..tror several years have been trying
10 get a system for properly RECORDING
The location OF graves In lots uny past
,ystem being only temporary one) ana
as a result l have submitted 10 tne EN-
,utIye Committee my plans, which were
.nnroved by them and the necessary
hooks for the work ordered. The sys-
tenn. I believe. Is as near perfect as II Is
nossible TO get 1t, having the advantage
81 being readily understood by any one
rhe purpose Is to make scale drawing
II every lot In the grounds, locating
,very grave thereon, with the number
81 the grave on 1t; then, on the same
page with the diagram, there VIII De
.orresnonding numbers, after which the
names are written, together with the
date OF the interment. This is very
lmportant work. and one which your com
AMY should have had from the start;
,or the locations of the graves dug pre-
yious to June, 1879, cannot be gotten now
with any accuracy at all; while. since
that time, l have kept them by announcer
mode. so that they can be transferred
20 these books. To write up these DOCKS
a. hest Il can be done will require years
n hard and tedious work. for every lot
m the cemetery will have to be visited
zach grave that can be outlined mea-
sured and then recorded on the books
In proper shape
section In the new part, has been
graded nicely and set I'm grass-seed, and
by consent OF your committee. have mao
the three walks leading to and the one
around the fountain put down in grano-
llthic, all Of which adds very much &c
the general appearance OF that portion
Of the grounds.
Lawn Section Is now In very nice
order. on that portion forming heart
shaped piece. under your direction. we
have put I'm the corner markers TO dehne
the lots We have sold four of these lots
which aggregate the sum OF Si2S6. These
lots being under the 'perpetual-cart
lawn system. and something new
with us. are little slow TO sell, but
think. when once fairly started, will be
much preferred to the other plan; Il
is certainly far prettier. and In the enc
. much cheaper
1--WE have now In our care over five
hundred lots. which entails very much
work and attention. and. considerlnt
such large number and the varying
conditions governirg these lots, we fee
BATTERED In that we have very few com
plants. and all $50 Complaints we RENE
dy with all ross Bile speed. Under
the direction OF your Executive Com
placed on each lot under oul
care a marker made of cast-iroi
with raised letters. reading cared for
by Company" This serves a twofold pur-
pose-that OF an advertisement. as well
as a guide TO the men who do the work
On them, and the officers OF the COM
pany. Since last fall We have sodded
graves in these lots 10 the number OF
5ss.
MADE A SEPARATE FEATURE,
"This work, as l said in my last re-
port. should be made n separate feature
In itself from 1.-THE Care OF Lots" and
= suitable reduction made therefor. which
II done. would lessen complaints be more
satisfactory TO the patrons OF the sys'
tenn. as well as the company. and be
the means OF finally getting In our hands
all Of the lots now cared for by other
persons.
'Your committee have caused TO be
placed at needed points three sets OF gran
lite steps. and II is fair TO prsume that
In the near future others will be put In
places were they are needed. They have
also added TO our office-fxtyres a fre-prooi
iron safe, In which TO keep our books
ETC.. which ENSURES them against posi-