(3) 
built in preceding years, werecompleted. The paths leading 
from the museum building and the herbaceous grounds 
through the economic garden and adjoining areas were com- 
pletely built; the path leading from the herbaceous garden 
southward through the woods to the Bronx Park entrance, 
partially constructed in preceding years, was also com- 
pleted. A commencement was made in the construction of 
paths leading from the Long Bridge eastwardly toward the 
new public conservatories, and in those leading from the fruti- 
cetum, northwardly through the north meadows to the upper 
driveway bridge. 
The total length of paths built and completed during the 
year is about 9,000 feet. 
Through the codperation of the Department of Parks all 
the previously constructed driveways and paths that needed 
resurfacing were covered with a thin layer of trap rock 
screenings during the autumn and thoroughly rolled, the 
entire driveway and path system, so far as constructed, being 
now in excellent condition, except at a very few points where 
slight repairs and small amounts of additional construction 
are necessary. 
It is very desirable that the work of path building be con- 
tinued during the next year in the eastern part of the grounds 
in order to connect the new public conservatories with the 
bridges over the Bronx River. 
Bridges 
The bridge for pedestrians, built of rounded boulders, 
taken mainly from old stone walls, replacing the old wooden 
‘¢ Blue Bridge” at the northern end of the Hemlock Forest, on 
which preliminary work was accomplished late in 1906 under 
the contract of the Park Department with Mr. M. J. Leahy, 
was completed in September. This construction performed 
the double work of providing a unique permanent bridge and 
of clearing the grounds of boulders. The path approach to 
its western end had been previously built, and a temporary 
path approach to its eastern end has been made. 
