Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-04-17
Report OF The President OF The
Union Cemetery.

Union Cemetery.
AS President of the Union Cemetery. Il
is my duty to make correct statement
at the end of the year of expenditures
and receipts of the past year.
In the first place, some lots have become
overshadowed by the limbs on the trees in
other lots. felt some hesitancy in having
these cut or trimmed. However. decided
before taking any action in the matter to
visit Oak Hill. Georgetown. D. c.. and see
the superintendent and get his views on the
subject.
Mr.. Sommerville. the superintendent, is
most excellent person. He advised me
under no circumstances ever to cut down
good tree. but to trim off the limbs and
then the tree would come all right in few
years, and under no circumstances listen
to complaints from the lot owners.
We have been compelled to have large
dead tree traken out Of the Griffith lot.
Besides being dead, it consumed much Of
the lot. had it removed by the superin-
tendent, with the consent of President VIM.
Dorsey and Mr.. Mobley. and gave the
superintendent the wood as firewood to
take the tree down and clean up the de-
bris. Cutting off the limbs which over
Swallowed the lots in the first instance cost
us $40.
Our treasurer's salary and our superin-
tendent's wages are our heaviest OUTLAWS.
To our treasurer we give SIPS. and find
him very correct in his books The super
intendents wages are $500 a year, and
pay him monthly. He needs his wages to
supply his daily needs. Besides the $500.
we give him good house to live in free
of rent. a garden which is good truck
patch. SIS supplies of groceries four times
each year. and $25 for fuel. The last
year we gave him $40 for his personal
use, which was in consideration Of his
selling our lots, which he seems to have
done very successfully.
| have had cement gutter put at the
front of the lodge to keep the water out
of the cellar. | then employed a carpenter
to put new floor in the living-room Of
the lodge. The storm had broken out
three glass. which he put in free of cost.
He charged $l2 for putting in the floor.
We then pinned the back porch to the
dwelling to prevent its falling, at a cost
of IS.
have invested this spring SIS in trees
and plants. A portion of this outlay was for
Oriental palm trees at 81 each. TO replace
those trees which had died-the row Of
trees on the Baltimore Road on the South
of the cemetery. The first of these trees
had been purchased by Miss Emma HOl-
land. and she suspended planting these.
and have always called them the Memo
rial Row.
The necessary outlay for labor still con-
tinues from month to month. for it requires
much labor to keep in order nine acres of
land, the digging Of graves, cutting grass
four or five times each season. besides con-
slant raking and cleaning of the premises.
1t all has to be done and paid for, and we
are expected to have the cash to pay for
it all.
Again we have had to buy and furnish
macadam for certain streets. which is good
improvement to the cemetery
Our last entertainment was held in view
of this improvement. and we realized about
$3.50 clear from this source. | kept this
amount in the Montgomery County National
Bank instead of constantly calling on our
treasurer's funds The largest demand
have made on this fund was for pipes for the
draining of avenues. The first payment
being $3.50. and the second. $500.
then purchased euano for top dressing
as manure is almost a thing of the past In
quality and price.
have paid out from time to time sums
for labor. but could not make a definite
statement. Hereafter will keep a record.
Last year Mr.. Frank Higgins. treasurer,
and President William Dorsey employed
Mr. Charles Clagett to macadamize, or to
finish macadamizine. the avenues at the
cemetery. understanding from them that
Mr.. Clagett would complete the work
in three weeks. 1t has been almost six
months, and still the work is not completed.
No. not more than half completed. Mr..
Clagett has received so far $435: $235 of
this the board paid out of the treasury.
This does not include the sum paid for
pipes by me.
The work is only half completed. We
will wait until April 80. 1914. and il it is
not completed by that time we will get
some one that will finish it,
Last October made a suggestion that
the board direct its treasurer to pay to our
treasurer one-half realized from the sale
of lots each year from the LIST Of January.
1913, and II was adopted. From this source
we realized $289.70.
This amount. the lot taxes. interment
fees and small membership fees cOnsti-
tute our income.
We have each year. generally. an enter
tainment to help out. and also many per-
SONS are very liberal with their donations.
and we realize small amount after de-
Quoting expenses. However. the Lord will
help those who try to help themselves
MRS. r. 7. VEIRS.
Concert At BrOOkeviIie.