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(3) About 200 feet west of the Villa Nova, and lying between 

 it and the inner railroad, is a large pond. It has no outlet. We 

 found no larvje there, but if hot weather should dry it, ensuing 

 rains would make it a breeder. It has been known to be per- 

 fectly dry, and so to be safe a ditch should be led from it under 

 the railroad straight to the creek. 



(4) At the Florida Cottage on Broadway are tw'o bad de- 

 pressions. One is in the lot south of the cottage; the other is 

 in the adjoining lot north of the cottage. They are compara- 

 tively dry usually, but after rains they breed profusely. They 

 should be filled. 



(5) On the east side of Broadw^ay, directly opposite the power 

 house, there is a pool which breeds plentifully. This pool has 

 probably been caused by the building of the railroad right near 

 it, which has cut off the flow of water to the creek. A short 

 ditch led under the railroad and emptying in the creek will drain 

 the pool. 



(6) On the north side of the turnpike, extending, an average 

 of 300 feet north, the land is wet from Broadway to Seventh 

 Avenue. But the water is led under the street into the creek and 

 rises and falls with the tide. So the territory is mainly safe. At 

 Eighth Avenue, however, there is a bad spot. There is a pipe 

 here under the road to lead off the water, but the land on the 

 south side of the turnpike is four inches higher than the land 

 on the north side, so the water cannot get off. A ditch should be 

 dug directly south to the creek. This will give the water a fall 

 and take it away. 



The Cape Marsh. 



( 1 ) Extent and Character. The marsh extends west from 

 Broadway to \vithin 1200 feet of the lighthouse. It extends 

 north from the inner trolley road. East of Seventh Avenue it 

 extends north to the turnpike. West of this Seventh Avenue 

 it does not reach to the turnpike, preserving a fairly uniform 

 width until its most western point. 



The marsh is covered with grassy grow'th. very congested in 

 parts. The extreme prevalence of strong grass makes it hard 

 to dig in, but it will very well maintain a ditch. 



(2) The Cape Island Creek. The creek extends to Seventh 

 Avenue. About ten years ago a ditch four feet wide was dug 

 from here through the marsh to its westerly extremity, thus 

 making this ditch a part of the creek. The ditch was intended 

 for haying purposes. Up to 900 feet west of Ninth Avenue the 

 stream has a good flow. The difference between high and low 



