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portion to the cost of the necessary labor. The architect's esti- 

 mate of cost for cut stone all granite is $60,000; for limestone on 

 granite base $53,000. 



I he financing of this structure is, of course, a proper item for 

 inclusion in the Capital ( )utlay Budget of the City. The gate also 

 affords a most attractive opportunity for private benefaction, as 

 a memorial or otherwise. 



North Fiatbush .Ironic date- While this gale is not as im- 

 portant as the one at the Eastern Parkway entrance, it is much 

 used and increasingly used by the public, and a suitable though 

 more modest structure is greatly needed there, from the stand- 

 point o| public convenience as well as proper administration of 

 the Garden and the servicing of the public. 



In my Annual Report for 103X I recorded the construction of 

 gates and vending booths at each of two Washington Avenue 

 entrances. These were mack' possible by a bequest received in 

 1937 from the will of the late Sidney Maddock of Brooklyn. A 

 gift or bequest of not more than $6,000 would be sufficient to 

 provide for the north Fiatbush Avenue gale. 



The need for an addition to the Laboratory Building increases 

 each year. When this building was first planned it was thought 

 that it would he large enough for all time. But the activities of 

 the Garden along every line have become much more extensive 

 and more diverse than were at first anticipated. In fact it would 

 hardly have been possible in 1910, when the building was first 

 planned, to have foreseen the present great public use of the 

 Garden, the present extent of the Garden's educational program, 

 the present diversity of its public services, the growth of its li- 

 brary and herbarium and their extensive use, the large attendances 

 at classes and lectures. 



Preliminary plans have been made which will increase the 

 capacity of the building by about one half. The cost, which should 

 he met by the City, has been estimated, as of May, 1939, at 

 approximately $200,000.00. 



4. The Esplanade was planned from the beginning to have two 

 walks up both sides, the outer walks to run between double rows 

 ot trees. Schwedler maples were chosen for these trees. Planted 

 on Armistice Day, l ( )bS, the trees are now nicely established. 

 Numerous things have delayed the making of the inner walks and 



