DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. 



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THE MEMORIAL ARCH. 



The Memorial Arch has been virtually completed by the lay- 

 ing of a brick walk beneath and about it, the re-arrangement of the 

 granite posts, the hanging of bronze chains and the erection of 

 the eight bronze lamps, the globes of which are the largest 

 ever produced. During the fall it was discovered that the 

 roof of the Arch was in an exceedingly leaky condition, and 



THE WARREN MONUMENT. 



that serious damage would be caused by the winter frosts if 

 instant repairs were not made. The Mayor, upon application 

 and a statement of the facts, granted a sum sufficient for the 

 work out of the revenue fund, and the repairs were made. The 

 wiring of the Arch, done under the direction of the Arch Com- 

 mission, prior to the Arch being turned over to the care of the 

 Park Department, has proven very faulty, and as a result, great 

 difficulty has been experienced in keeping the lights burning. It 



