Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-14
MILITARY PARK
TREES WILL Be
PUT BACK AGAIN
Public Service Agrees TO Re-
store Them to Present Con-
dition After Tunneling.

The southern end Of Military Park
viii not be damaged by the tunnellng
of the Public Service Corporation.
This was made known at a meeting
Of the Shade Tree Commission IN
City Hail yesterday afternoon. Percy
ingalls,. general agent Of the Public
Service Corporation, appeared and
promised the commission that the
company would put the park in the
same condition after the work rs
existed before.
This agreement will be entered INTO
BY the Shade Tree Commission and
the Public Service on Monday after
noon, when special meeting of the
commission VIII be held.
According to the remarks u Mr..
Ingalls,, the Public service is ready
to do all in its power to beautify
the park. Mr.. ingalls, stated that
work could be done without the con-
sent OF the commission, but the cor
poration wanted to work hand IN
hand with the city authorities.
Bv the digging of the tunnel three
trees will have to be sacrificed and
the ground in the southern section
dug up.
Opposed Tearing Up Of Park.
Commissioner Mooney. who all
along has Deen the most strenuous
advocate to preserve the natural
beauty of the park, and who has
fought against any encroachmenL,
made one more effort to stave OF
what by implication he considered
aesecration of the park.
al Z hot l.
iag 10 say in the matter Commits
sioner Mooney said, land vet it does
apDear that while the law permits
the company to go under the surface
Ii does not specifically state that IL
shall be permitted TO dig ditch.
Can't they tunnel without disturbing
the surface"
Mr. ingalls, informed the commits
sioner that at that spot the tunnel
ran too near the surface and to follow
the underground method would entail
an unreasonable expense, Il 1t was
possible at all.
II feel that the plans contemplated
are only an opening wedge to further
eurtail the area of the park, but. OF
course. if we have nothing to say in
the matter that ends 1t. remarked
Commissioner Mooney.
well, ! would not stand in the way
OF needed improvements, said COM
missioner Driver.
"Under the circumstances, re-
terted Mr.. Mooney. I do not see
what Is to prevent the company from
following the example of the Board
Of Works and slice piece off to
bring their cars around the corners" "
Somewhat resignedly Commissioner
Ashley. the president Of the commits
sion. answered;
al Ir MnAnpN
siloilld have been made in the Legis-
lature."
well that this bin slipped through
after Il was once successfully fought
is somebody's fault. maybe the city
eounseTs I don't see why the Pub
lie Service comes here at all, Alr.
Mooney came back angrily.
''I think it shows q very nice
spirit" interposed Mr.. Driver.
Mr. Ingalls, then explained that
while the company has the right Of
way it was recognized that the COM
mission had the right of supervision
over the surface and il would be no
more than proper that the company
incurred certain obligations TO re-
store the surface.
At the special meeting 10 settle
IN a proper resolution the commits
sion will also make up the annual
budget Last year the COMMISSION
had asked for $50 l30 and received
s54 600 which with the receipts brought
the financial resources UP To about
s65 900. The commission VIII ask for
about $4,000 beyond The latter
amount. OF the increase at least
$4,000 is to be spent tur putting the
walls into proper shape.
Care OF Lincoln statue.
A complaint was received from
Colonel James Il. Mulhhin on behalf
Of the Grand Army veterans that
the commission should find some
means of preventing what was termed
'desecra ton Of the Lincoln statue
In front of the Court House.
Commissioner Ashley remarked:
'ro my mind it was the intention of
the sculptor Borglum, not To shut
the statue off from the people. and
especially the children, and l think
before we do anything Colonel Null
likin should take the matter up with
the sculptor
Commissioners Mooney and Driver
agreed with Mr. Ashley. and Secre-
tas-v BauaWart was instructed to
notify the writer 10 that effect
Madison Park where the Hiker
monument is To be unveiled May 80.
nd which will toe known as Mckinley
circle hereafter, will be properly Laid
ont to harmonic with the monument.
The commission decided tu call for
lids.
The secretary's report ou the spring
planting gave the following figures:
Norways. S99: oriental planes. 3G5
red oaks 1gL