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and inculcation of habits of good order and propriety among 

 the people at large. Who, after this, can doubt the utility of 

 our noble park, or question the duty incumbent on society, of 

 creating and maintaining such plans of public improvement as 

 minister to the amusement, the morals, and the health of the 

 masses ? Or who shall deny the policy of developing and ex- 

 tending all such opportunities of innocent and intellectual 

 recreation as the most effective rivals of the ale-house and the 

 gambling table ? 



As the boundaries of the park were enlarged, and the num- 

 ber of persons employed upon it were increased, it became 

 more difficult to preserve order, and to protect the tools and 

 materials scattered over the grounds, many of which must 

 necessarily be left out at night. Other parks, also, were put 

 under the charge of the Commissioners, requiring protection, 

 and the main park was about to be thrown open to the public 

 For these reasons, police duty, as it had formerly been dis- 

 charged by ordinary watchmen, was found to be inadequate 

 to the requirements made and about to be made upon it. It 

 became necessary, therefore, to organize a new force of park- 

 keepers, for the protection of property and the preservation of 

 order. 



An efficient body of men has accordingly been selected and 

 uniformed, and they are now being carefully drilled and in- 

 structed in their duties. They are reinforced by the gardeners 

 from time to time, as occasion may require ; and the men who 

 are engaged in the details of gardening during the morning, 

 are required to serve, if necessary, as an auxilliary police in 

 the afternoon and evening, when the grounds are thronged 

 with visitors. In the discharge of duty, they are instructed to 

 assist visitors .with such information, advice, and guidance as 

 may be required, to enable them to see and to use the park to 

 the best advantage ; to direct the course to be taken by car- 

 riages ; to prevent the interruption of communication by 

 crowds in any part of the park ; and to guard visitors against 

 such dangers as may occur, from blasts, runaways, pickpockets, 

 going upon weak ice, or the like. 



The rules and regulations established by the board, and 

 which are directed to be observed by all persons who shall 

 visit the park, will be found appended to this report. They 

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