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was followed in December by one from the city officials of 
Orange, as follows: 
“Orange, N.J., Dec. 20, 1895. 
“Honorable Park Commissioners of Essex County, 
Newark, N. J.: 
“The undersigned members of the city government of 
Orange, N. J., would respectfully recommend to your honor- 
able body the favorable consideration of the proposed plan 
for a park to be located in the triangle between Central 
avenue, Harrison street and Center street. The natural ad- 
vantages of the situation, with its unfailing springs of clear 
water, must be evident to you, and its location as a link he- 
tween two of our county roads, namely, Central avenue and 
South Orange avenue, will readily appear as a feasible part 
of your system of parkways belonging to the county. Hop- 
ing you will find it possible to carry out this recommenda- 
tion, we remain, 
“John Gill, Mayor of Orange; Louis D. Gallison, Pres- 
ident of Common Council; Hugh J. Brady, Henry G. 
Miller, Irving M. Genung, Edward S. Perry, W. H. Hen- 
derson, Daniel McCarthy, Joseph D. Holmes, Charles 
A. Meigs; Members of Common Council, Orange, N. J.” 
PETITION FROM EAST ORANGE. 
“On December 16, 1895, a committee represented by 
Messrs. George W. Bramhall, Frank H. Scott and William 
S. Macy also urged favorable consideration, as did the same 
committee‘again on February 10 following. On March 2 
a petition signed by every member of the East Orange 
Township Committee and by 160 representative citizens of 
East Orange was received. This communication referred to 
the proposed park as “particularly desirable,” and as “not 
opposing in the slightest degree the proposed plan of a 
speedway north and south in East Orange,” adding that, 
“although the larger part of this land lies in Orange, it is 
nevertheless as convenient to East Orange residents as to 
those in Orange.” 
