DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. 1 7 



Ridgewood Park was utilized on Anniversary Day by the Sunday- 

 schools in that section of the city. A reviewing stand was erect- 

 ed by the Department in the centre of the Park, and about it 

 marched the little ones, presenting a charming picture. 



The magnificent railing about the Reservoir, with lamps at 

 regular intervals, ordered by Mr. A. T. White when he was City 

 Works Commissioner, at the request of the Park Department, 

 was completed early in the spring, but the electric lights which 

 were to have been illuminated in connection with the electric 

 plant at the pumping station, were not wired, and therefore not 

 lighted. It was not essential the past year that they should be, 

 but this year, with the completion of the Eastern Parkway exten- 

 sion, it is to be hoped they will be, as they will provide an illu- 

 mination visible from every part of the city, and be an impressive 

 spectacle. 



SMALL PARKS. 



The delightful pleasure ground known as Tompkins Park re- 

 ceived considerable attention during the season, and its distinctive 

 characteristics were prominently brought out. Concerts were 

 given on a number of Saturday afternoons, and they were greatly 

 enjoyed by the people of the vicinity who take advantage of the 

 attractions offered. 



Winthrop Park, in the Seventeenth Ward, has been greatly 

 improved. The old wooden picket fence has been taken down, 

 and in its place a fine iron fence, set on a bluestone coping, has 

 been erected. The sidewalks have been finished off with a con- 

 crete pavement. A handsome shelter has been erected in the 

 centre of the Park, and many new trees and shrubs have been 

 planted. Concerts were given in this Park on Saturday after- 

 noons during the summer season. 



Bushwick Park has been completed. A system of drainage 

 has been supplied, walks constructed, trees and plants set out in 

 great numbers, a fence put up and a shelter built. This Park has 

 been a source of great pleasure to the people of the populous 

 neighborhood in which it is located. 



Bedford Park has been well cared for, and it is worthy of the 

 fine neighborhood in which it is situated. The treasures of the 

 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, kept in the mansion in 



