The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-30
REPLY TO REIMER
MANN AND CROSS WRITE
ABOUT THE TREES.
Prominent East Orange Residents Deny
They Knew Mum Avenue Trees
Would Be Cut Down.

A reply was made today by Frank Mann,
Of 129 Mum avenue, East Orange. to the
statements made by Assistant City En-
gineer Frederick A. Reimer, of East Or
ange, and quoted in these columns last
week, that Mr.. Mann had practically told
an untruth while speaking before the
City Council on the cutting Town OF trees
Ia Elmwood avenue, East Orange. Mr..
Manns letter to Mr.. Reimer follows;
4 am In receipt of your communication
of the 18th inst. which you have made
public through the press. Your statement
regarding a conversation | had with your
father about the removal of trees on the
south side of mwoo avenue Is not true.
That conversation with you never took
place. The first and only talk | had with
ter prior to the removal of the trees was
under the following conditions.
Il wished to make a change In the SIDE
walk In front of Mrs. Mann's property IN
to the road committee some time during
the summer of last year, and III reply l
received a letter from City Engineer
Reimer stating that he would meet me at
a time appointed, on the premises, and dis
cuss the matter of sidewalk The meeting
between US took place, and your father
gave me permission to make the change
in the location of the sidewalk which L
desired. During the conversation at this
particular time the subject was brought
up Of the trees on the south side or Elm
wood avenue, and your father said to me
that arrangements had been mnde by
which these trees were to be saved. This
is the first and only conversation which
l had with your father regarding the queS-
ton of trees in Elmwood avenue until
after the work was begun, and the trees
cut down.
This 1 believe answers your letter In
full regarding the trees in Elmwood ave-
nue."
], F.. Cross, of 121 Mum avenue. sends
a letter to THE EVENING STAR, and
also claims Engineer W. H, ". Reimer
told him the trees would not be cut down.
Joel Francis Freeman, of 101 Mum avenue.
also stated today that he will substantially
the statements made by Mr.. Mann and
Mr.. Cross. In his letter to THE EVEN
ING STAR MI. Cross states:
Frederick Reimer, assistant city engineer,
to my n~eighbor, Frank Mann, with ref
erence to trees on the south side of Elm
r wo9a Avenue emu t5ogeth6er H vhe NH MT mann ns NE
assertions made in the Reimer letter.
Il was unable to attend the hearing be-
fore the Council on the Mum avenue pro-
test over the manner Of applying the
asphaltoilene n so had no opportunity
to confirm the statements made by Mr..
Mann and others. As Mr.: Reiner has seen
fit to use my lame In his open letter L
think 1t wise to state the facts regard
ing the trees as 1 know them:
".On July 8, 1906, | wrote to the city clerk
asking hat the fourteen large and hand
some trees between Park street and Mum
avenue be preserved, as otherwise it would
take years TO replace them. l subsequently,
met the city engineer and visited Elm
wood avenue with him to see whether he
grade could be so adjusted MS not to
ruin the trees. l called his attention to
the trees on both sides of the street,
showed him that there were oak and
maple as well as elm trees, and he then
and there promised me that all fourteen
trees on the two sides of the street would
be saved. / was never notified of any
change Of plan and only knew of sucn
change when, one day, l found some of
the trees had been chopped down and the
roots of others muti1ated. l was dis
the city engineer, as, had l known his
Intentions, | would have applied for an
Injunction"