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NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
The contract for the completion of the range of propagating 
houses at the nurseries on the east side of the Garden, together 
with a series of propagating pits, was awarded by the Commis- 
sioner of Parks to Hitchings & Co. on November 12. This 
contemplates the construction of one additional greenhouse about 
100 feet long and 20 feet wide, which will be most useful because 
the work in this department has been steadily increasing, and 
the present accommodations have proved to be too limited 
Construction has been begun, and it is believed that the work 
will be completed by next April. The amount of the contract 
is $7,593. 
A contract for the construction of six sets of cut stone steps 
at the terrace on which the public conservatories stand, the ter- 
race having recently been completed, and also for two steel- 
concrete tanks in the court of the public conservatories, to 
provide space for the growing of aquatics, was awarded by the 
Commissioner of Parks on November 19 to Godoni & Gallanti, 
for the sum of $16,598. The execution of this work will com- 
plete all construction planned at, and on, the conservatory terrace. 
The contract time is ninety consecutive working days. It is 
hoped that work may be begun before the end of the year, but 
the winter will probably prevent its completion before next July. 
The tanks are especially designed for the growing of tender and 
half-hardy aquatics, one of them being supplied with a system 
of heating pipes, connected with that of the conservatories. 
The path building operations about the southern entrance to 
the Garden at the Southern Boulevard, referred to in the August 
Journal, have now been completed, and provide ample space for 
the circulation of crowds. Grading work in connection with 
these paths and the preparation of that part of the Garden for 
planting, has been going forward steadily while the paths were 
being built, and may be completed early in the spring. 
Work was commenced on a contract of the Department of 
Parks with Mr. R. C. Hunt, for the construction of the abut- 
