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summer, but on November 12, at 8 P. M., the haystack 

 was set on fire (maliciously, as it appears). The structure 

 burned down and most of the fodder was destroyed; a 

 small part of it can be used for bedding for the horses. 



The expense for fodder and straw during the year 

 amounted to #833.57; f° r horse shoeing $166.50. 



Care of the Grounds 



For maintenance of the existing Telford-Macadam 

 roads, one sprinkling wagon and two laborers were de- 

 tailed by the Department of Parks ; the sprinkler could 

 only water about one-fifth of the driveways within the 

 Garden; it rarely reached any part north of the museum 

 building. It was in use in July and August and up to 

 September 10. The two men kept the roads in a fairly 

 clean condition, but they were withdrawn about the fif- 

 teenth of September. 



The great number of visitors during the summer months 

 necessitated the construction of additional iron fences along 

 paths, especially in the southern portion of the Garden, 

 similar to those in other locations, to replace the wire fences 

 constructed five years ago. 



Violations of rules have not been as many as in previous 

 years. Our special patrolman made five arrests, mostly 

 drivers. A number of peddlers offering candies and cigars 

 for sale had to be excluded from the grounds. In the first 

 part of November about fifty labels were stolen from shrub 

 beds in the fruticetum. 



At the beginning of the summer successful efforts were 

 made to reduce mosquito breeding. Swamps were filled 

 in, drained, and kerosene oil used in catch-basins and drain 

 pipes and on the shores of the lakes and marshy places. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Superintendent of Grounds. 



