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view of removing every tangible objection tliat could be 

 made against it. It provided that the commission should 

 not restrict the ordinary uses of the avenues, or debar exist- 

 ing privileges ; and that the avenues should not be widened, 

 without consent being first obtained from the City Council 

 of Orange. 



On March 5, 1901, a copy of the ordinance was sent to 

 the Park Commission by the city clerk with the inquiry as 

 to whether that board "approved the ordinance.'' Under 

 date of March 19, 1901, the board, on motion of Commis- 

 sioner Shepard, replied : 



"Since the request of the Essex County Park Commis- 

 sion for the transfer of those avenues was made to the Com- 

 mon Council of the city of Orange on November 13, 1896, 

 circumstances have very greatly changed. 



"The Park Commission, on the failure of their request, 

 took up other work, and have expended and appropriated 

 the funds at their command to such an extent that it is 

 now impossible to undertake any improvement of said 

 avenues. 



"The Park Commission is giving very serious considera- 

 tion to the question of completing the work already under 

 contract and definitely planned, with means remaining at 

 its disposal. 



" It should, therefore, be understood that this commission 

 cannot take up any improvement upon these avenues, and 

 if they should be transferred to the commission they would 

 necessarily remain in their present condition until funds 

 should hereafter be provided by the Legislature for their 

 improvement and maintenance. 



"The ordinance, known as the Cuddy ordinance, is ac- 

 ceptable to the commission.'' 



TRACTION" company's NEW MOVE. 



Meanwhile, the traction company had become so much en- 

 couraged and emboldened by its success with the freehold- 

 ers and the corporation's representatives in the Oranges, 



