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be occupied by a lake; here we recommend the construction 
of a stone bridge, on arches, about roo feet long and 14 feet 
high. The road entering from the parkway connects with 
this longitudinal system by a driveway 4o feet in width, run- 
ning north nearly parallel with the railway tracks, about 100 
feet, crossing the bog at a level lower than that of the rail- 
way, thus permitting the almost complete masking of the 
trains from vehicles, and ascending beyond the bog to the 
plateau selected for the fruticetum, thence curving to the east, 
crossing this longitudinal system, continuing to the east across 
the Bronx over a stone bridge, about 300 feet long and 20 
feet high, and continuing in general the same direction to the 
eastern side of the park at Bleecker Street entrance, No 8. 
A longitudinal system east of the Bronx is accomplished by 
carrying the northern end of the longitudinal system west of 
the Bronx over the river on a short stone bridge at a point 
near the northern end of the tract, connecting with the Newell 
Avenue entrance, thence extending southerly along the river 
to the driveway above described as running from the fruti- 
cetum to the Bleecker Street entrance, and continued south 
through the arboretum to the southeastern corner of the area; a 
connection between this road and the Lorillard Mansion, lying 
just south of the Garden tract, is effected by an already ex- 
isting road. A driveway 30 to 35 feet wide commences at 
the bend of the Southern Boulevard, and runs through a val- 
ley just east of the first horticultural house, expanding into a 
large plaza opposite the dome, to join with the longitudinal 
system west of the Bronx; finally, a plaza is proposed im- 
mediately in front of the new railway station suggested at the 
northwestern corner of the Garden. 
It is recommended that all these driveways be of Telford- 
McAdam construction, built of from io to 12 inches of large 
stone, about 4 inches of smaller stone, with a top-dressing of 
screenings, and that they be provided with grass gutters along 
their whole length, except at a few points where the steeper 
grades will not permit of this feature. 
