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wear to which it has necessarily been subjected by the subse- 

 quent cartage over it of building materials and soil ; from 

 this cause, and also on account of part of it having been 

 surfaced and rolled in cold weather during the winter of 

 1900-1901, certain portions will need partial resurfacing; the 

 contractor has agreed to do this at his own expense. 



The Park Department contract with the John J. Hart Co., 

 awarded in September, 1900, for building driveways from the 

 lakes, eastward across the Park to the Bleecker Street en- 

 trance and to the Lorillard Mansion, and referred to in my 

 last annual report, was also completed in the spring ; the 

 work has stood wear satisfactorily. 



The Park Department contract with John B. Devlin, 

 awarded December 11, 1900, which includes the building of 

 driveways and paths about the conservatories, has been con- 

 tinuously prosecuted during the year, and, as mentioned un- 

 der the heading of grading, is not yet completed. Under this 

 contract, the service road, extending from the power house 

 south and east along the St. John's College property, has been 

 built essentially complete, but it has not yet been opened 

 for public use, awaiting a final surfacing and rolling and 

 some grading along its sides in the spring ; the park drive- 

 way running parallel with this traffic road has also been 

 nearly completed, needing yet to be connected at both ends 

 with driveways previously constructed, and to be properly 

 finally surfaced in warmer weather; part of the paths have 

 been built, and the subgrade for other parts made, but most 

 of the path work still remains to be done during the spring. 

 Under the contract with the Wilson and Baillie Co., before 

 referred to, the two driveway approaches to the front of the 

 museum building have been nearly completed. 



By means of our own teams and laborers, supplemented 

 by a force kindly furnished by the Commissioner of Parks, 

 the foundations of paths have been laid with surplus rock 

 from the excavations for a total length of about 4,500 feet. 

 This includes the line from the museum building to the 

 western lake, a stretch at the eastern end of the east lake, 



