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nished by grading operations northeast of the public conser- 
vatories, the rock being excavated by the contractor. 
The contract for the building of the one-arched stone 
bridge to carry the main driveway across the valley of the 
lakes northeast of the museum building, was awarded by the 
Commissioners of Parks on January 5, 1905, to Jos. Gallo; 
the expense of this work is about $37,000, and it should be 
completed within a year. 
Work on the abutment and retaining walls of the bridge at 
the Mosholu Parkway entrance has gone forward during the 
season under a Park Department contract, but lack of appro- 
priation has compelled the Department to defer the comple- 
tion of this structure; the work is far enough advanced, how- 
ever, to permit some of the earth filling to be made during 
the winter. 
The bridge across the railway at Woodlawn Road has been 
completed during the season, but no appropriation has as yet 
been made to enable the Department of Parks to construct 
the approaches to it. 
Grading 
Grading operations immediately around the public conser- 
vatories were continued during the early part of the season, 
and essentially completed in September; this work included 
the completion of the terrace on which these buildings stand, 
and the topsoiling and sowing of the grounds adjacent, to the 
south and east. The knoll southeast of these buildings was 
completely topsoiled and sown, and thus prepared for the 
planting of conifers as contemplated by the general plan. 
Small areas near the Southern Boulevard entrance, between 
the traffic road and paths, were graded, topsoiled, and sodded 
or sown; some work still remains to be done at this entrance, 
including the finishing of the two rocky knolls, at each side 
of the traffic road; this has been deferred, however, awaiting 
the rebuilding of the Southern Boulevard now in progress by 
the Highways Department of the borough. 
The surplus rock of the excavations just north of the pub- 
lic conservatories made necessary to form the finished surfaces 
