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1903.'^ He had previously become an attorney of record, 

 and the partnership of Mmm & Church, consisting of 

 Joseph L. ]\Innn and Alonzo Church, had been formed, with 

 offices, then as since, with the same entrance and adjoining 

 the Park Board rooms at 800 Broad street, Xewark. 



Other and similar payments to the above from 1897, or 

 eaj-ly 1898 down to time Counsel Mnnn's "services" were 

 dispensed with, January 1, 1901:, were made. As to the 

 propriety of these payments, or, "ander the circumstances, 

 the partnership referred to, I prefer to make no comment. 

 I merely state the facts as a part of this record. 



That conditions regarding the services — or lack of serv- 

 ice — of Counsel ^lunn had not improved for more than two 

 years after Commissioner BramhaU's retirement from the 

 Park Board in April, 1900, may be conclusively inferred 

 from the action of the commissioners taken at the meeting 

 August 13, 1902. The East Orange parkway was to have 

 been the special order of business for that day, "but, owing 

 to the failure of the counsel to report," the following resolu- 

 tion was adopted : "Whereas, the counsel has failed to re- 

 port to the commission, which held a meeting at considera- 

 ble personal inconvenience to the commissioners, for the 

 express purpose of receiving his report: therefore, be it 

 resolved, that the secretan' notify the counsel that his negli- 

 gence in failing to report as to the property between !Main 

 street and Central avenue has greatly inconvenienced the 

 commissioners. Eesolved, further, that the counsel be di- 

 rected to report immediately to the chairman of the Com- 

 mittee on Parkways as to whether he intends to see the 

 property-owners between Main street and Central avenue as 

 requested by the commissioners, and as agreed by him. 



"Eesolved, further, that a copy of this resolution be sent 

 to Mr. Shepard." 



Since 1896 the question has been frequently asked: Why 

 was this neglectful and faithless counsel retained by the 

 Park Board for so many years? 



