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About go feet of six-inch pipe were laid at low points under 
roads where catch basins are yet to be constructed. It was 
found necessary also to use 380 feet of porous tile at various 
low points in the herbaceous and morphological gardens and 
on the east side of the river. 
In order to improve the surface drainage, about 3,000 feet 
of grass gutters along the old driveways had to be lowered 
and resodded. All the catch basins were examined regularly 
and cleaned when necessary. 
Buildings 
The public conservatories have been given a general over- 
hauling for the first time since their construction. Ventilators, 
fanlights, doors, sash, glass, and other parts or fixtures need- 
ing repair have received attention; and the exterior has been 
painted and the cellar kalsomined. Two additional airshafts 
and two manholes have been constructed to improve the cir- 
culation of air in the steam trenches. The drainage of the 
houses has also been cleaned and repaired where necessary. 
The propagating houses were given a coat of paint on the 
outside and the cellar was kalsomined. One of the heaters 
was replaced by a new one. Minor repairs were made as 
found necessary. 
The stable has needed very few repairs. The drainage 
beneath the stall-floor has been much improved and the space 
filled with ashes. An inventory of machinery and tools 
shows a good stock on hand and all in good repair except a 
number of hand mowers that have been in use for five or six 
years, which can hardly be repaired to advantage. About 20 
tons of hay were harvested, sufficient to last all the year. 
Expenditures for oats, straw, bran and salt amounted to 
$880.23. 
Pliscellaneous 
A new line of telephone cable with eight conductors has 
been laid from the museum building to the plaza near the 
stable, a distance of 2,765 feet, and a branch line with four 
conductors extended from this point to the site of the new 
