THE PARKWAYS 179 
sired are as follows: Park avenue in Newark, East Orange, 
Orange and West Orange; Central avenue in East Orange, 
Orange and West Orange; South Orange avenue, from its 
intersection with Ridgewood avenue, westerly to Cherry 
lane.” 
It was also agreed that a copy of the resolution “should 
be transmitted to the Board of Chosen Freeholders, and to 
each of the municipal governing bodies directly interested, 
viz.: East Orange, Orange, West Orange and South 
Orange.” 
CORPORATION CONTROL. 
At this time the parkway question, as applied to Park 
and Central avenues, had been well considered. The neces- 
sity of using both avenues for parkways, if any creditable 
park system should be established, was recognized and so 
stated by each of the commissioners. The action was taken 
after mature deliberation; and, as already indicated, was 
in entire accord with the recommendations of all the park 
experts and the recorded action of the first commission on 
that subject. Nor was there any reason to then doubt what 
the attitude of the traction company’s managers would be. 
The matter had been under public discussion for some 
time. Petitions from Orange and East Orange to the Park 
Board, as already quoted, had favored early action to se- 
cure these parkways. 
The trolley management had laid lines to counteract any 
such result. James B. Dill had been employed. The in- 
fluences were actively at work. Within thirty days after 
the introduction in the Park Board of the parkway resolu- 
tion as above, viz., November 9, 1896, application was made 
to the East Orange Township Committee by the Consoli- 
dated Traction Company for a railway franchise on Cen- 
tral avenue. This was the picket gun of a battle that was 
raged with unceasing vigor and aggressiveness for eight 
years. The firing became general and soon extended all 
along the line. Both sides were in a measure prepared. 
