8 REPORT OF THE 



COMMISSIONER WOODRUFF'S TERM. 



Mr. Timothy L. Woodruff, my immediate predecessor, became 

 Park Commissioner on February I, 1896. He promptly availed 

 himself of the possibilities of the office, and his administration 

 was marked by great activity in the way of construction. He 

 found the means provided by his predecessor ample for the work 

 in hand, and his business training and executive ability were fully 



DETAIL OF COLUMN AND FENCE — PROSPECT PARK. 



tested in discharging the duties of the office. His appreciation 

 of good roads made the chief feature of his administration the 

 endeavor to add to and to improve existing parkways. In 

 the ten months he held the office of Park Commissioner he 

 accomplished a vast amount of work for those who rode bicycles, 

 for those who were lovers of riding and driving, and also for those 

 who were fond of pedestrianism. The various pieces of work 

 started by Commissioner Squier were kept in view and their 



