DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. 



171 



tions filled up. Rochester and Buffalo avenues were graded, the 

 material being used to lengthen the slopes toward the hollow. 

 Several thousand yards of old street sweepings and two thousand 

 yards of top soil were hauled in, spread and plowed thoroughly 

 several times, pulverizing and mixing with the original soil. It 

 was thus put in a good condition for planting, and much of the 

 stock has been set out. 



A fence of iron pickets has been erected on the boundary lines 

 of this park. 



IN SMALL PARKS. 



In City Park, a square of seven and one-half acres, a new shelter 

 or pavilion has been erected. The size is ninety-six by forty feet, 



IRVING SQUARE. 



with overhanging eaves and open sides. A cement concrete floor 

 was laid, which extends ten feet beyond the wall line to the over- 

 hang of the eaves. 



This square is located in a densely populated district, and is 

 very popular with the children, who have been given greater 

 liberty than in the past as to the free use of the grass. Conse- 

 quently the small shrubbery has suffered, and in some cases the 

 young trees have been wilfully barked. There can be no ques- 

 tion, however, but the damage is more than compensated for by 

 the life-giving enjoyment of the little folks. 



