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aging, however, about 642 numerically, but in actual force 451 

 men for the whole time. 



Annexed to this report will be found a copy of an ordinance, 

 which the Board adopted soon after the organization of the 

 working force, for its better regulation and government. Its 

 penalty was made to conform to the existing law which estab- 

 lished the park, but does not interfere with additional or other 

 punishment, for offences committed on the park, in violation of 

 Municipal or State laws. 



Late on the evening of the 4th of December, a fire broke 

 out in the engineer's office, near the entrance to the park, 

 which, owing to the prevalence of a gale of wind blowing at 

 the time, and to the difficulty experienced by the fire depart- 

 ment of the city in procuring a sufficient supply of water in 

 that remote district, quickly destroyed the entire premises. 

 The cause of the fire was quite accidental, but the activity and 

 energy of the engineer in charge and his associates, preserved 

 all the working plans, field notes and valuable papers, includ- 

 ing the returns of time and accounts kept with the laborers, 

 which had been deposited in the iron safe. The pecuniary loss 

 amounted to about six thousand dollars; but no interruption to 

 the progress of the work was occasioned by the fire. 



A financial statement of all the receipts and expenditures of 

 the Commission during the past year, will be found annexed to 

 this report, showing the whole outlay, during that time, to have 

 been one hundred and. ninety-five thousand seven hundred and 

 one dollars and ten cents. 



The whole is respectfully submitted. 



Dated January 26th, 1867. 



J. S. T. STRA2n t AHA^, 



President. 



WALTER S. GRIFFITH, 



Secretary. 



JOHN N. TAYLOR, 



Comptroller. 



