THE FIRST COMMISSION a” 
our opinion, I thus stated to the judge, and explained why 
we believed there were others available who would better fill 
the requirements of the position. I explained that, in the 
initial stages of this large undertaking, we believed it of the 
utmost importance, not only that the members of the com- 
mission should possess the requisite qualifications as to 
competency and fitness, but also that the best results would 
obtain in a small board, as would be the new commission, if 
men were selected for congenial tastes and similar ideas of 
public duty. 
In response to the inquiry as to whom we would suggest, 
two names were mentioned. One, the judge explained, he 
could not for local reasons consider. The other was that of 
George W. Bramhall. After listening to the reasons given 
for Mr. Bramhall’s appointment as the fifth commissioner, 
the judge replied : 
“Well, I do not know Mr. Bramhall. I never met him, 
but, from what has been said, I am willing to appoint him.” 
PARK COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCED. 
He then, from a directory on his desk, made a note of the 
name. Directly after this incident Mr. Peck and I with- 
drew. The judge came immediately into court and an- 
nounced the names of the commissioners as follows: Ed- 
win W. Jackson, of Belleville; Cyrus Peck and Stephen J. 
Meeker, of Newark; Frederick W. Kelsey, of Orange; and 
George W. Bramhall, of South Orange. His remarks in the 
court were brief. After referring to the application from 
the Board of Trade committee for the appointment of the 
commission and to the act authorizing the appointment, he 
then named the commissioners as stated in the conference, 
and said: 
“T propose this morning to name the individuals, leaving 
the actual appointment until I understand whether they are 
willing to serve. There seems to be a great public interest 
in the subject pro and con, and mainly in favor of it. I 
have received a great many letters of advice and I may say 
that they governed me somewhat in the selection. The com- 
