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several rafters in houses 2, 3, 5, and 6-11 of conservatory 
range 1 and repaired the roof of the stable and the stalls. 
Posts were set up for a distance of 720 feet to complete the 
cedar fence along the Southern Boulevard south of the 
herbaceous grounds, and thirteen cedar benches were built 
for use on the grounds. 
The exterior of houses 2, 3, 5, and 6-11 and nearly all 
the doors of conservatory range 1 have been painted; also 
the exterior of two houses at conservatory range 2. The 
painter replaced all broken glass in conservatory ranges 
1 and 2 and in the propagating houses. 
Six concrete benches were built in conservatory range I, 
two side benches 59 feet long and 3 feet wide in houce 2, 
two side benches 60 feet long and 3 feet wide in house 3, 
and one side bench 80 feet long and 3 feet wide and one 
double center bench, the upper part 46 by 6 feet and the 
lower part 117 by 3 feet, in house 5. 
A shelter-house with a cellar for tool storage has been 
completed, with the exception of the roof, at the school 
garden and a concrete compost bin io by 20 feet was built 
in the school garden. 
The lake bridge, the three bridges crossing the Bronx 
River, and the south wall of power house 1 have been re- 
pointed. Considerable repairs were made to the walls of 
the museum building and the mansion by the plasterers. 
Repairs were made to the steam system of the museum 
building, conservatories, and comfort stations. Three sets 
of lavatories were placed in the mansion. 
Water System 
A 6-inch water-main pipe was extended with a 4-inch 
pipe 206 feet long along the new road on the eastern side 
of the grounds, to which an inch and a half pipe was con- 
nected to supply the school garden with water. We made 
five hose-taps to supply the rose garden and three to supply 
the convention garden with water. The 3-inch water- 
main pipe in the herbaceous grounds was connected to a 
6-inch main by means of two 11}4-inch taps. 
