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actively in favor of the avenue’s transfer, was the president, 
Edward H. Snyder. On January 15, 1898, three days 
after the conference referred to, Mr. Snyder came to my 
office in New York and confirmed what Councilman Stet- 
son afterward publicly stated, as above quoted. Mr. Snyder 
then made quite a full statement of what occurred on 
January 11, which was written out by my stenographer at 
the time. In that statement, now before me, is the fol- 
lowing: 
“Colonel Snyder says that Mr. Munn stated in the con- 
ference at the outset, that the ordinance would not be 
satisfactory to the Park Commission and that, if it was 
passed in its present form and thus accepted by the com- 
mission, he should advise going into court to have the 
restriction relative to levying assessments nullified. Stated 
further that assessments could not be levied unless the 
avenue was widened. Looking toward Mr. Stetson, he 
remarked that ‘you want the trolley on Central avenue,’ 
adding that if the avenues were transferred and not wid- 
ened there ould be no trolley on Central avenue; but if 
they were widened, assessments could be levied and ar- 
rangements made for the trolley. Further stated that there 
was no hurry about the transfer ; that the commission could 
not improve the avenues at present, and stated that the 
ordinance had better remain as it was for two or three 
months. 
“Colonel Snyder says that he was greatly surprised at 
Munn’s statements, and that after the conference Mr. Stet- 
son said to him (Colonel Snyder) that he did not know 
what to make of what Munn had said. 
“Colonel Snyder also said that he did not know how 
much I knew about what was going on, but that he was 
satisfied, and almost knew, that some scheme was going 
on with the Park Commission to get the trolley on Central 
avenue. 
“He also stated that, at the close of the conference, Mr. 
Stetson asked him to repeat to Mayor Gill what took place 
at the conference, which he did, quoting the same state- 
