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ures, lie might, perhaps, in his zeal for the execution of this 

 public work, allow his mind to be so influenced as not to be 

 controlled by the question of expense. 



"Mr. Bramhall I do not know. He was the only com- 

 missioner with whom I was not acquainted; but I have 

 heard from every quarter the highest commendation of him. 

 I know from information I have with regard to the per- 

 formance of his duty in the old board that he has been one 

 of the most efficient of the commissioners. He lives in 

 South Orange, and I have had the same sort of representa- 

 tions from South Orange and Clinton townships with re- 

 gard to the selection of somebody residing there that I have 

 had from other townships. If I were left to my own inclin- 

 ation, and to the considerations that I have just mentioned, 

 I would be impelled to appoint Mr. Bramliall on this 

 board. But I propose to be consistent, not for the sake of 

 consistency alone, but also because of the considerations 

 which I have stated. I must regard the interests of the 

 location which shall bear the burdens. The city of Orange, 

 in the taxable valuations of the county, is rated at $8,290,- 

 000. It is a city, and is one of the municipalities where the 

 location of parks and the construction of them would prob- 

 ably be conserved by considering the population and the 

 area over which it extends. 



"The persons who would be benefited by the parks to a 

 large extent are persons who have no other means of getting 

 recreation from the labors of the week. I have had from 

 different persons who are connected with the city govern- 

 ment of Orange a request to appoint Mr. Kelsey. I have, 

 in addition to that, letters and recommendations from a 

 great many persons in the city of Orange who are interested 

 in this project, and who are large taxpayers, who desire his 

 appointment. I have no means of saying what proportion 

 of the taxation of the city of Orange is paid by these gentle- 

 men who presented the petition. I only know that it repre- 

 sents a body of the taxation in the city of Orange that is 

 quite considerable. I have said with regard to the city of 

 Newark that considerations of this kind have controlled 



