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About 500 feet of path parallel with the main driveway 
south of Newell Avenue bridge in the north meadows was 
paved or filled in with soft rock. 
The existing paths and sides of the driveways have been 
widened and grass gutters regulated where it was found 
necessary. 
Drainage 
A new 6-inch drain was laid from the comfort station east 
of the elevated approach to the main sewer north of the ap- 
proach, a distance of 210 feet. 
Before grading could be begun southwest of the new con- 
servatories, eight catch-basins had to be constructed and 360 
feet of 6-inch sewer pipe laid; two catch-basins were re- 
quired at the junction of the new roads near the Bleecker 
Street entrance. 
An 8-inch drain was laid under the floor line of the cellar 
of the new greenhouses and continued for a distance of 550 
feet. The springy condition of the earth under the floor of 
the cellar of the new houses made it necessary to lay 182 
feet of q-inch tile which was connected with the main drain. 
Aljl the catch-basins previously constructed were inspected 
and cleaned when necessary. 
There has been laid 610 feet of 8-inch drain pipe, 550 feet 
of 6-inch, and 182 feet of 3-inch during the year. The 
whole drainage system seems to work to perfection. 
Regulating and Grading 
Early in January the excavation of the cellar for the con- 
tinuation of the new conservatories was begun, this cut being 
315 feet long, 20 feet wide and 14 feet deep. The 2,338 
cubic yards of soil and stone removed were used in filling and 
grading about the lakes and along the river. Several low, 
swampy grounds and the slopes north of the middle lake and 
near the long bridge were filled and brought to finished grade 
with top soil obtained from the new paths under construction. 
After the additional paths were laid out and the sub-drain- 
age completed on the area southwest of the new greenhouses, 
