The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-13

system of 1899, with it's added beauty
and symmetry, but there is still grea1
room for improvement in this respect
in the years to come.
The time will come, as ii has come
to the New Haven city burial ground
and is coming to cemeteries every
where, when it will be a difficult prob
lem to provide for the care and main
tenance of our grounds Hence there
was established in 1898 perpetual care
fund, which should have been estab-
lished many years before, the income of
which Is to be used eventually for the
improvement and perfecting of the
grounds. This fund now amounts to
$4,557.32. In 1872 board of trustees
was incorporated by the general as
sembly to whom could be intrusted
funds for the care and maintenance
of individual lots! This fund, now
amounting to $19.a6S.S9 contributed by
fifty three depositors,. has not grown
as rapidly as it should. People think
that as long as they live they can care
| for their own lots, which is true, but
suddenly there comes time when they
no longer can do this, and they having
failed to make ample ARRANGEMENTS for
the continuance Of, this care, their lots
go to destruction and decay. This, fund
| however, Is quite distinct from the per-
petual care fund which the association
itself is now creating For blythe pro-
vision for the former fund, that held
by the trustees, as ample as could be
desired, there yet will be needed rea-
sonably large fund to care for the GEM
etery as whole, provide for its increas-
ing expenses of management and the
maintenance of it's walks and avenues.
The present directors realize the ne
cessity for a suitable chapel on the
grounds and as you are aware have al
ready made efforts to provide therefor
They now have on hand the sum of 49,
22S.41 for this purpose, with authority
to issue bonds for such additional
amounts as may be necessary to accom-
plish this object. They have not yet
seen their way clear to begin it's cree
ton, but they have 1t well in mind and
expect before long to show you that this
is the case by some active steps in that
direction.
Complaints are sometimes made that
the rules and regulations Of the ascot
alton are too rigid. but the lot owners
must bear in mind thatswith the growth
and development Of our cemetery and
the progress in the care and manage
ment Of cemeteries everywhere, rules
and regulations are absolutely neces-
sary. They perhaps seem hard, and
are so possibly in individual cases
sometimes, but some established rules
are necessary, In an associationfof many
thousand people, where the simple ways
and methods of the early days are no
longer appropriate or sufficient. Gene
teries are something more than burial
grounds merely. They can and should
be made beautiful and attractive.
One more word and l am done. There |
is more or less prevalent idea that
the Evergreen Cemetery association is
a money making institution. 1t is not
and has not been. 1t has no funds ex-
cept those of which you hear of from
time to time-all devoted to the improve
ment of the cemetery in some way. 1t |
divides no prof1ts-it has none to d. |!
vide. It's superintendent secretary and |
treasurer receive salaries, not too large |
for the time and abilities required of |
them, but the president and directors
devote their time and services, now as
they always have done, to the welfare
Of the association without compensation
Of any kind, except that which may
come from doing their duty as they see
and know it. M s IN
A few words as to the doings of. the
association during the year just closed.
All the important information is al
ready contained in the reports of your
treasurer and secretary.
The number of buriais has been con-
less than In some previous
years as has also the proceeds from the
sale of lots. But the expenses continue
1T substantially the same figures. We
are constantly grading the unoccupied
portions of the grounds, grading, curb
ng and hardening the streets, things
which we must continue to do so long
is we have grounds and streets
On or about May list we put into oper-
ltion the vote Of the association year
lgo, in regard to bicycles, permitting
hem, under certain regulations, to be
lsed in the grounds. These regulations
we're framed after careful consideration t
md an examination of similar regula- t
ions in the cases of other associa- {
ions. {
Few of you, unless actively connected e
With the management of the associa-
ion, can realize the difficulties which
our directors meet in the care of the
DTS, old lots especially, where the own
RS are in some cases unknown so that
here Is no one to reach who can be Z
made responsible for the care and i'm +
rovement of the lots. However, we 4
ry to keep the grounds in satisfac- :
Dry condition, and in the main we feel /
hat we succeed. There will be times !
o doubt when we cannot do as we are :
sked to do but that is because we do a
OF regard 1t as being for the best in +
arests Of the association, how much we
light like to crafty the individual in +
articular cases. ~ A
All of which is respectfully submit u
I'd in behalf of the board of directors. e
Burton Mansfield, President. Ii
The report of the secretary, Benjamin W
:. English, was as follows: 49,. Fl
Number of interments the past year, s.
IS; number Of interments recorded to "
ate, 16,342; number Of lots sold the past W
ear, 80; number Of single graves sold n
lie past year, 81; number Of old claims fl
nsettled, IL. 81
Receiving Vault Record, H
Remains In vault at last report, 8; re- N
ains deposited the past year. Q; re- C
aims inferred in the cen1ete rv a. ra- | n