Earth ( 



Earth excavation of the river cut near Boulder 



Bridge and new lake 2,600 



Earth removed and used for fill on the northeast 



meadows 2,211 



Top soil removed from paths and used to grade 



northeast meadows 150 



Earth removed from west boundary line to grade 



low grounds west of the road in north meadows. . 610 

 Minor excavations of earth and rock 500 



Making a total of 9,551 cubic yards excavated and dis- 

 posed of. With the exception of the excavations east of 

 the Boulder Bridge and the fill west of the main road near 

 the northern boundary line, hauls have all been of long 



Water Supply 



The six-inch supply line reaching to the plaza near the 

 stable has been extended 350 feet, crossing the old road and 

 parallel with the new driveway; it was connected by two- 

 inch galvanized pipe to the two-inch pipe supplying the 

 propagating houses and the stable. One six-inch gate 

 valve was set, and two hose-taps were connected at intervals 

 of 250 feet. 



The six-inch main along the westerly driveway to the 

 fountains has been extended across the plaza of the New 

 York Central and Hudson River Railroad Station along 

 the westerly side of the west driveway to the plaza north 

 of the lakes, where it was connected with the six-inch main 

 leading to the fruticetum. One six-inch gate was inserted 

 and eleven hose-taps have been connected. There was 

 also one new drinking fountain connected at the crossing of 

 the paths southwest of the west lake. The extension of 

 six-inch pipe on both lines amounts to 1,944 feet- 

 Work Performed by Mechanics 



The carpenters built twenty-three linear feet of herba- 

 rium cases; repaired the rustic benches, the doors of con- 



