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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 
GROUNDS 
Dr. N. L. Britron, DirectTor-in-CuHIiEF. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report fo: 
the year 1908. 
Construction of Driveways 
The driveway approach to the main entrance of the new 
conservatories east of the Bronx River, 7oo feet in length 
and 4o feet in width, was completely paved, covered with 
trap rock, screened, rolled and opened for use in December. 
Construction of the driveway from the plaza near the 
Bleecker Street entrance of the Garden, 1,890 feet long and 
40 feet wide, which was begun in 1907, was resumed in 
October, 2,500 feet of top soil being first removed and carted 
to the area north of the museum building and other parts of 
the grounds. This road was about two thirds graded and the 
line stones laid, and about one fifth of it was covered with 
Telford and trap rock. This work is still in progress. 
Paths 
Much progress in the construction of paths has been made 
on the east side of the river between the main road and the 
new conservatories. All the paths begun at this point the 
previous year and additional lines laid out in the spring were 
completed and thrown open to the public during 1908. They 
are all 11 feet wide and have a total length of 1,500 feet. 
Two paths left in an unfinished condition in 1907, one 
north of the large lake and another north of the economic 
garden leading to the arbor and branching into the edge of 
the hemlock forest, measuring 700 feet in total length, were 
completed and opened during the year. Additional paths 
have been laid out near the river, one leading from the dam 
between the lakes beneath the westerly arch of the long bridge 
in a northerly direction and one east of the river on the hill- 
side. These have been graded and the line stones laid for a 
distance of about 500 feet. 
