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REPORT OF THE 



property required. I appointed 

 Martin Joost, J. Lott Nostrand 

 and Robert B. Woodward a 

 commission to assist in apprais- 

 ing the land desired. I also 

 appointed Colonel Albert E. 

 Lamb, of the firm of Johnson 

 & Lamb, to be my counsel. 

 To facilitate the operations an 

 amendment to the law was 

 passed by the last Legislature, 

 and approved by the Governor 



June 5th, 1895, being Chapter 931 of the Laws of 1895. 



All of the land needed will have been acquired by early spring 



and the work of development begun. 





VIEW BAY RIDGE ROAD. 



THE EASTERN PARKWAY EXTENSION. 



As previously stated in this 

 report, the work of extending 

 the Eastern Parkway from its 

 present terminus to Ridgewood 

 Park was taken out of my 

 hands, as Commissioner of the 

 Department of Parks of the 

 City of Brooklyn, and made 

 a Count} - matter, under the 

 amended law, which is Chapter 

 44 of the Laws of 1895. On the 

 [8th of May new maps were 

 prepared under this law, ap- 

 proved and subsequently filed 

 with the County Clerk, the Reg- 

 ister and the Department of 

 City Works. 



Charles II. Hyde was ap- 

 pointed counsel. On the 6th 

 day of August application was 

 made before Justice William J. 



BAY RIDGE, VIEW PROM 11IE BAY, 



