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the grounds were graded and finished with top soil, and the 
paths edged with sod and sown with grass seed over an area 
of about 1,400 square feet. The slope on the side north of 
the road leading from the long bridge east to the plaza near 
the stable, about 150 feet, was completely graded and sodded. 
An area about 75 by 100 feet, north of the middle lake, 
was filled, regulated and sown. 
After the completion by contract of the southern boundary 
wall and fence extending from the elevated railway station to 
the Southern Boulevard, the entire border between the path 
and the fence, 2,000 feet in length, with an average width of 
about 15 feet, was graded and sown or planted with shrubs. 
About one half acre of land north of the museum building 
has been graded with top soil obtained from the new road in 
process of construction east of the Bronx River and sown. 
Regulating and grading is now in progress about the new 
conservatories and power house. 
Work Performed by [lechanics 
Carpenters. In January and February, 32 linear feet of 
standard herbarium cases were constructed by our carpenters 
for the museum. Twenty new rustic benches were built for 
the grounds, and all the older ones put in good repair. The 
doors at the entrances of the museum building have been 
repaired. The rustic cedar fence along the southern bound- 
ary line east of the herbaceous grounds has been extended 
425 feet to a path parallel with the driveway through the 
forest. In September, 300 blocks for mounting specimens 
were made for the museum, and in October, 3,000 feet of 
weather strips were put on the windows on the top floor of 
the museum building. A new set of doors, 8 x 14 feet, were 
made for the power house, in addition to various indoor 
repairs. ° 
A number of small jobs and minor repairs had to be looked 
after during the year, such as reconstructing the entrances 
to the stable and repairing the stable fence, repairing the 
sash, doors and locks in the propagating houses and con- 
servatories, and mending the wagons, carts and tools. 
