That old NY Times article should be proof enough that my understanding
of Asbury Park history far outweighs Werners.
He and I have debated before the issuse of whether Bradly wanted the
public to own the Beachfront or not.
Werner's postion, espoused ad nauseum at council meetings, is that
Bradley's desire was that the people of Asbury Park would own and
control the beachfront for their purposes in perpetuity. Oh how nice!
He NEVER EVER gave any facts from which he drew that conclusion.
I always took the opposite postion. I said Bradley never wanted the
people ot have it, and he wished to keep it privately owned for himself.
I did have facts upon which I drew that conclusion. I said that there
was eventually a lawsuit instituted wherein the City wanted to wrest
control of the beach from Bradley. He reluctenly settled it for
$100,000.00. That proves he didn't want the people to own and control
it.
See the differece there? I drew my conclusion based upon historical
facts. Werner has no facts upon which he drew his conclusion. None.
Now take a look at that newpaper article. It makes clear Bradley DID
NOT WANT public ownership of the beach. He wanted to keep it. It
supports what I've been saying for years, and is contrary to what
Werner has been concluding.
Now here is something for the future, not the past. I predict there
are people on this board that are far more partisan than I am. There
is no way they will concede Werner is dead wrong even though objective
proof has just be posted to this board.
They will ignore history not to say Werner is wrong, just as Werner
does.
Maybe someone will be objective and look at the facts and admit whose
conclusion the facts support. Anyone up to the challenge?
There's only one historian here. That's me.
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