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interior of a greenhouse without moving the plants; this 

 interior painting of range no. I will be continued next sum- 

 mer. The leaks in the roof of the museum building, men- 

 tioned in my last report, continued to develop and were 

 repaired only by relaying the greater part of the tile surface. 

 The stable was painted, and some painting has been done on 

 guard-rails and on the fence along the southern boundary 

 from the Elevated Railroad Station to the Southern Boule- 

 vard. 



The steam heating plant of the older buildings has re- 

 quired only ordinary repairs and replacements, but en- 

 tailing somewhat increased expense over former years, and 

 as the system becomes older the greater expenditure for 

 repairs will be necessary. 



Plans and specifications for a lakeside shelter house were 

 transmitted, duly approved, to the Park Depai 



The four g 

 opened to the 



reenho 



uses of , 

 : in the s 



lumme 



i^atory range no. 2 were 

 r and the boiler house of 



this range w; 

 readily repair 



as put into operatio 

 ind operation of these 

 minor defects only 

 ■ed. 



n in the au1 

 2 new buildir 

 having been 



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The 

 d and 



A new boiler was required for the propagating houses as 

 well as minor repairs to the hot water heating pipes of these 

 buildings. 



Boundary Fences 



The fence completed last year along the property line 

 of Fordham University has required only a small amount 

 of painting and is in good condition. 



The proposed iron and concrete fence along the western 

 boundary of the Garden to be built by the New York Cen- 

 tral and Hudson River Railroad Company at the time their 

 telegraph and telephone wires, now strung on poles along 

 this line, are placed underground has not yet been com- 

 menced; the Railroad Company obtained permissive legis- 

 lation during the year and I am informed that they intend 

 to take the matter up in the spring. 



