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of Williamsbridge, which had no outlet, with the large sewer 
extending south from Bedford Park under Webster Avenue, 
and thus to improve the sanitary condition of Williamsbridge, 
and to afford a sewer connection to the region east of Bronx 
Park. The course for this sewer selected by the engineers 
of the Department of Street Improvements, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Board of Managers, places the en- 
tire line under ground, with the exception of a small portion 
near the two ends of its extent through the Garden, at which 
points the low embankments necessitated by the grades will 
be covered by the grading operations required in the con- 
struction of the proposed system of permanent roads; there 
is also a low embankment left just west of where this sewer 
passes under the Bronx, but the adjoining land may here be 
readily graded so as to remove any unsightly feature. 
The construction of this main sewer, now nearly completed, 
has rendered it practicable to plan the minor sewers of the Gar- 
den that serve the several buildings, so as to connect with it, 
spurs from the main sewer having been liberally provided, 
and their location established on our maps. 
Temporary Railway for the Construction of the Jerome 
Park Reservoir. 
Mr. John B. MacDonald, contractor with the city for the 
excavation and building of the new reservoir at Jerome Park, 
made application to the Board of Managers on January 13, 
1896, for permission to construct a temporary railway across 
the Garden for the purpose of transporting the great amount 
of earth and rock from these excavations to points east of 
the Garden, the tracks of this railway to cross the site 
mainly on an elevated trestlework. His request was endorsed 
by the Aqueduct Commissioners and by other city officials. 
With much reluctance, and after a careful consideration of 
the location of the line of the railway by the Committee on 
Plans, seeking to so place it as to interfere least with plans 
for the development of the tract, an agreement was finally 
entered into by the Board of Managers granting him the de- 
sired permission. 
