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ARAH H. Hartow, 
Librarian. 
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
Dr. N. L. Britron, Director-1n-CHIer. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report for 
the year I9gIS. 
Regulating and Grading 
The bank on the western side of conservatory range 2 
has been regulated, graded, and sown with grass seed in 
three places, one patch 15 feet wide and 130 feet long, 
another 75 feet wide and 150 feet long, and the third 15 
feet wide and 150 feet long. Both sides of the path 15 feet 
wide and 400 feet long running northwest of conservatory 
range 2 along the driveway have been graded. ‘Two strips 
of ground 12 feet wide, one 500 feet long, running north, 
and the other 250 feet long, running east, were regulated, 
graded, and subsoiled at the Pelham Avenue and Southern 
Boulevard entrance to the Garden. Both sides of the 
new road at the rose garden were regulated and graded, 
and in doing this about 1,400 yards of fill and top-soil 
were used. The bank south of the mansion, near the 
permanent steps, was regraded with 60 yards of fill. 
bout 4,000 cubic yards of soil were carted into the 
grounds by contractors working in the neighborhood of the 
