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struction having been obtainable. During the year the 
Board of Managers decided to prosecute this much needed 
construction by any funds available and as rapidly as 
practicable. A bequest of $5,000 by Mrs. Mary J. Kings- 
land was appropriated for fence construction along the 
Southern Boulevard and for the entrance to the horticul- 
tural gardens from that avenue, and the foundation, walls 
and piers of this fence were built for about 500 lineal feet 
during the latter part of the year, the purchase of the 
iron railing required to complete this length being deferred, 
anticipating lower cost; an appropriation by the Board of 
Managers of $7,500 from the income of the Russell Sage 
and Margaret Olivia Sage Memorial Fund is available for 
the continuation of this fence southward toward Pelham 
Avenue, and appropriations from this fund of the same 
amount have been made for the three following years. A 
bequest received from Mrs. Louisa Combe, $5,280, has 
been appropriated by the Board of Managers for fencing 
along the Pelham Parkway, including the Mansion Ap- 
proach Entrance. 
The total length of fencing required, including the 
northern boundary along the Bronx River Parkway, is 
about 5,000 lineal feet, with four driveway and path 
entrances and four path entrances. The foregoing ap- 
propriations provide for about 3,500 lineal feet of fence, 
one driveway and path entrance, and one path entrance, 
leaving about 1,500 feet of fence, three driveway and 
path entrances and three path entrances to be provided for. 
All the fence built along the Bronx Boulevard and about 
one-half of that along the property-line of Fordham Uni- 
versity was repainted during the year. 
Roads, Paths and Grading 
The driveways have been maintained as heretofore by 
the City Department of Parks, in accordance with the 
provisions of the Garden’s charter under the efficient 
direction of Park Commissioner Joseph P. Hennessy, to 
