THIRD ANNUAL EEPOET 



COMMISSIONERS OF PROSPECT PARK 



To the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn : 



The Board of Commissioners- of Prospect Park have the 

 honor, herewith, to submit to your honorable body their Third 

 Annual Report : 



The Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment who were 

 appointed by the Court, under the act of last year, have made 

 considerable progress in their complicated and responsible du- 

 ties. They have brought to their work experience, skill and 

 ability, and there is every reason to believe that the result of 

 their labors will challenge the assent and confidence of all par- 

 ties interested. 



The present appears to be a peculiarly favorable period 

 for making payment to the landowners, to whom awards may 

 be made by the Commissioners of Estimate. The bonds of the 

 city of Brooklyn are now selling at a premium, and in order 

 that the city may have the benefit of the existing advance in 

 these securities, it is desirable that the Commissioners bring 

 their labors to a close as speedily as may be consistent w T ith the 

 nature of the business confided to them will admit. Careful 

 attention has been paid during the year to the preservation of 

 the valuable trees and shrubbery within the park boundaries, 

 and the Commissioners take pleasure in reporting that fewer 

 attempts have been made at depredations on the property than 

 during either of the previous years. 



