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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 Eidgewood 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 v/as 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. 



