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APPENDIX 5 
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPORTIONMENT 
RESOLUTION ADOPTED APRIL 7, 1916, APPROVING THE FoRMS OF 
CONTRACTS, AND THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, ETC., FOR 
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHILDREN’S BUILDING 
Department of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn—Approval of Con- 
tract, Plans, Specifications, Etc. (Cal. No. 30) 
The Secretary presented a communication dated March 13, 
1916, from the Commissioner of Parks, Borough of Brooklyn, 
transmitting form of contracts, plans, specifications, etc., for fur- 
nishing labor and material for completion of Children’s Garden 
House in the Botanical Gardens, Borough of Brooklyn, at an es- 
timated cost of $6,650; and the following report of the Bureau of 
Contract Supervision recommending approval thereof at $6,550: 
MarcH 29, 1916. 
To THE Boarp or EsTIMATE AND APPORTIONMENT: 
Gentlemen: On March 14, 1916, you referred to the Bureau of Con- 
tract Supervision two communications from the Commissioner of Parks, 
Borough of Brooklyn, requesting approval of forms of contract, specifica- 
tions, plans and estimates of cost, aggregating $6,650, for all labor and 
materials required for the completion of the Children’s Garden House, 
including the plumbing, drainage, water supply system and plumbing fix- 
tures, the cost to be Sas as follows: One half to the corporate stock 
fund entitled “C.D.P. 200-M. Improvement of Botanic Garden,” and 
one half to the fund saiitha “S-566. Suspense Account, Contribution for 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Improvement! Fund.” 
The proposed building is to be used by the Botanic Garden in connec- 
tion with about 200 garden plots which they maintain for the use of chil- 
dren in the growing of vegetables and flowers. This activity is both rec- 
reational and educational ae similar plots are maintained at various 
playgrounds throughout the c 
The proposed building is eee ie 35 feet by 45 feet and is of a 
pe of construction which conforms with the other structures in the 
Botanic Garden. 
The estimated cost has been reduced to $6,550 by the department, 
through the elimination of electric lighting, as the building will not be in 
use after dark. 
The forms of contract, and the plans and specifications, as amended, are 
satisfactory and the aggregate estimate cost of $6,550 is reasonable. There 
