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a return path, which was commenced early in June. This path 

 differed from the old one in having a foundation three and a half 

 inches in depth of two-inch cube macadam, with a binder of lime- 

 stone screenings and a thin dressing of screenings on top. This 

 path is eighteen feet wide and five and one-half miles long. The 

 two paths make a ride of eleven miles, and are located between 

 two lines of trees in the reserves on each side of the main drive. 



A sidewalk of Portland cement and granite concrete was laid 

 on the west side of the Boulevard during the past summer, by 

 the Wilson & Baillie Manufacturing Company. This is eight feet 

 in width, and extends from the Park entrance to Coney Island, a 

 distance of about five and a half miles. 



The old bluestone sidewalk on the east reserve was taken up 

 and relaid on the east line of the Boulevard for a sidewalk, cor- 

 responding with that laid on the other side. Crossings were laid 

 across each abutting or intersecting street, making the sidewalks 

 continuous. 



About one thousand feet of the centre driveway was macad- 

 amized. 



Five additional sprinklers were purchased for service on this 

 Boulevard. A road grader was also purchased, for use on the 

 soft side drive, and was found to be a very efficient machine for 

 the purpose. 



The crying need of the Boulevard is macadam. A macadam- 

 ized surface the whole distance to Coney Island, on the centre 

 drive as well as the side drives, would give pleasure and satisfac- 

 tion to more people than any other treatment of the problem. 



OTHER PARKWAYS. 



On Eastern Parkway about five thousand feet of the centre 

 drive have been re-surfaced with four inches of macadam, and 

 packed with Roa Hook gravel. 



Fort Hamilton Avenue Parkway is now under contract with 

 Thomas Monahan & Sons, for the construction of a macadam 

 driveway from Ocean Parkway to Sixty-ninth street. The work 

 is about completed to Sixty-seventh street. The roadbed is 

 eight inches in thickness, and is composed of a limestone mac- 



