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drons and about twelve hundred deciduous shrubs were 

 successfully planted in the spring, and preparations made 

 for extensive additions the coming season, A hedge of 

 privet has been planted on the 9th avenue side of Prospect 

 Park, from Flatbush avenue 'to 3d street. 



A collection of lilacs, numbering two hundred plants in 

 nearly every known variety, has been planted in groups in 

 the vicinity of the well, and will be increased .the coming 

 season. 



IMPROVEMENTS 0¥ BREEZE HILL AND VICINITY OF NEW 



BRIDGE. 



The entire surface of the slopes around the new bridge 

 and road leading from it to the West Lake drive has been 

 graded, covered with soil and sown down to lawn. The 

 adjacent shores of the lake have been strengthened with 

 stones to prevent washing away, and the new ground 

 enriched and prepared for planting. The old concourse 

 on Breeze Hill, no longer useful for the purpose for which 

 it was designed, has been laid out as a garden for herba- 

 ceous perennials, with drives directly among the flower 

 beds, adding a new and distinct feature to the park. 



The new road has been constructed with paved gutters 

 and curbstones. The walks have been prepared for paving 

 with asphalt blocks (now on the ground), and the entire 

 surface of the beds covered with rich soil of an average 

 depth of over two feet and many plants already planted 

 in it. 



MECHANICAL AND ARTIFICERS' WORK. 



The general repairs of rolling stock — watering carts, 

 trucks, rollers, wagons, lawn-mowers and road scrapers — 

 have required continual attention, as well as the fifteen 

 miles of water mains, extending around Prospect Park and 

 down the Ocean Parkway to Coney Island, with all the 

 hydrants, connections, washers, display and drinking 

 fountains. 



