The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-03
ANNUAL MEETING.
Directors Of Swan Point Cemetery Met Yes
teTday Afternoon Interesting Report.

The directors OF the Swan Point ceme-
terry held their annual meeting yesterday
afternoon at the office of the corpora
tion. 80 Westminster street.
The president Alfred Stone. was re-
elected. as was also the treasurer and
secretary. while the following men, who
were elected last year 10 the board OF di-
rectors for one year, were elected Tor
three-year terms Alfred Stone, John ".
Cady and Rathbone Gardner. Timothy
Mccarthy was reelected superintendent.
The directors report Is very Interesting
and contains references OF improvements
that have been made In part II Is as
follows:
''The prediction which was made in the
opening paragraph OF last years report,
although its fulnllment was delayed from
May TO July. has become reality, and
now <he street car service has been ex-
tended through the centre OF Blackstone
boulevard 20 a point opposite the new en-
trance 20 the cemetery. which Will soon
be known as The Entrance, II II has not
already become so.
'In view of this fact the directors are
proposing TO erect this spring a shelter
at the side OF the track and are giving
careful consideration 20 the erection or
the new office building and chapel and
siderable expenditure OF money. and will.
when built. probably stand for at least
a hundred years. ii is OF the utmost I'M
portance that no mistake be made I'm their
location, grouping and arrangement
Whether they shall be placed I'm one group
near the tomb and be 40 arranged that
the tomb and chapel and the chapel ana
office may. when built, or at some ruture
time be connected by cloistersl as nave
Ax~a AZ
terry in Salem, Mass. or shall be entirely
separated from each other, with the office
at a considerable distance from both the
chanel and the tomb. but near the en-
trance to the gateway. are questions
which the board is studying with good
deal of care. but upon which a decision
has not vet been reached.
''The completion Of the electric railroad
and the o0-minutes service OF the street
cars has increased the number OF visitors
TO the cemetery, especially on Sundays. TO
an unexpected degree, making II neces-
sary I'm the spring to build a gravel path.
about parallel with and some ~ to
feet removed from Holly avenue, from the
gate TO the old Swan Point road. not alone
for the safety, comfort and relief OF pc
destrfans, but also TO give those IN car
rtavea the full use Of the road, which Is
often filled TO repletion. Some rehef WI
be afforded as soon as Norun avenue .,
onened and the old Swan Point road
ceases 10 be a public highway, as this
congestion Is caused I'm part by the con
stantly increasing number of those wnt
drive TO Providence from north or the
cemeterv using the old Swan Point roa'
as far as Holly avenue and then turnine
on 10 and driving over the latter to the
| boulevard
Attached to the report was table CIV
ing some statistics for the year, whicf
contain items OF some interest The mum
her OF interments has been 100. making th'
total numberof interments 1850. Th'
! amount of land sold amounts 10 IsE
/ square feet. and up 10 the present um'
/ 9421 lots have been sold.
The report OF the treasurer Charie'
/ r. Gould. shows that the value or th'
real estate owned by the corporation !
SS2S. .76o OS, and the personal estate equai
y08. 5st57. Cash receipts for the yea
amount 10 $685. rs. cash payments equa
S2l 70s 10 and the cash on hand is 1896. IL