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Stable, Horses and Vehicles 
The roof of the barn having been found to be in a defective 
condition, this building was repaired throughout ; new shingles 
and metal gutters have been put on where it was found neces- 
sary, and the entire shingle covering has been stained with creo- 
sote paint. The doors, window-frames, gates and picket-fence 
inclosing the yard have been painted, the floor has been re- 
paired and an additional stall constructed. There has been 
no serious sickness of horses to record. The hay crop pro- 
duced 20 tons; about 6 tons more than inigo5. The fodder 
is of good quality and enough to last until October. One 
new horse, a single spring wagon and one cart harness were 
bought. Certain repairs of harness and carts had to be made 
outside, but all small repairs on carts, wagons, ploughs and 
other agricultural machinery were attended to by our black- 
smith. The haymaking machines are in good condition ex- 
cept the field-mowers, which need to be thoroughly repaired. 
The expense for oats, straw, bran and salt amounts ‘to 
$749.57, and for bought hay $65.08. 
Miscellaneous 
Early in the season the Park Department assigned two 
roadmen, and in June two sprinkling wagons for the main- 
tenance of the driveways and the service road along the south 
border of the Garden; but with 3,300 feet additional roads 
opened, this service will prove to be insufficient. 
The enormous increase in the number of visitors in com- 
parison with previous years made it necessary to employ two 
extra guards on Sundays and holidays, but with the improve- 
ment of the grounds, especially in the fruticetum and the 
morphological garden, the present number appears to be 
insufficient for the proper guarding of the grounds. 
Our special guards and the police made 35 arrests for vio- 
lation of Park and Garden rules, mostly for breaking culti- 
vated blossoms or destroying shrubs and small trees; and in 
32 cases a fine from one to ten dollars was imposed by the 
police court magistrates. 
