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Staten Island, Borough of Richmond, 

 New York, Dec. 19, 1902. 



Mr. Gugy M. Irving, 



President Staten Island Chamber of Commerce: 

 Dear Sir : The Committee on Parks of the 

 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce respectfully re- 

 ports to you as follows, and in order to make a com- 

 plete history of the movement in favor of the estab- 

 lishment of a Park System in the Borough of Richmond, 

 includes in its report the following call for a meeting 

 to consider the matter : 



Staten Island, X. V. , ( )ctober 10th, 1902. 

 DEAR SIR : 



The Commissioner of Parks for the Boroughs of Manhattan 

 and Richmond, Mr. William R. Willcox, after having made a 

 careful examination of the Borough of Richmond, in company 

 with the Hon. George Cromwell, President of the Borough ; Mr. 

 L. L. Tribus, Commissioner of Public Works ; and Mr. Gugy JE. 

 Irving, President of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, 

 has expressed himself strongly as being in favor of an extension 

 of the Park System on Staten Island. The Commissioner having 

 asked for an expression of the views of the people of Staten 

 Island on the subject of Parks, the Directors of the Staten Island 

 Chamber of Commerce requested the President of the Chamber 

 to appoint a committee to submit a plan of procedure. 



Mr. Irving, accordingly, appointed Col. Charles H. Blair, 

 Chairman, of Northfield ; Mr. Geo. S. Humphrey of West New 

 Brighton, and Mr. Benjamin Brown of Stapleton, a committee. 



These gentlemen will be prepared to submit a report at a 

 meeting to be held at the First National Bank Building, St. 

 Georg^ at S p. m., Thursday, October 23d. 



