AN ABSTRACT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 



OF THE 



BROOKLYN PARI COMMISSION 



For the Year 1868. 



The total receipts on account of Prospect Park 

 during the year 1868, were : 



Balance of cash in bank, January 1st $264,202 28 



Prom Treasurer of the city $840,000 00 



" Rents of houses on the park .... 4,965 97 



" Sales of old houses 1,175 00 



" Sales of wood, grass and old 



material 732 09 



" Interest on bank balances 6,779 43 



" . Lost tools 99 73 



" Sales of stone 133 50 



" Park pound 780 90 



854,666 62 



$1,118,868 90 

 The total expenditures for the same time were : 

 Paid Salaries — Comptroller, Superin- 

 tendent, Landscape Architect 



and Engineers $26,833 35 



" Surveyors, draftsmen and assist- 

 ants , 55,350 73 



" Laborers, keepers, mechanics, 



horses and carts 675,889 49 



" Materials of construction, tools 



and instruments 192,129 30 



" Stationery, printing and drawing 



materials 5,192 38 



" Pitting up offices, rent and repairs. 2,850 60 



" Trees, plants and shrubs 19,987 89 



" Manure and other fertilizers. .. . 4,987 60 



" Water pipe and hydrants 9, 049 98 



" Drainage pipe 15,055 17 



" Belgian and other pavements . . . 71,318 63 



1,078,645 12 



Balance to the credit of Prospect Park, 



December 31, 1868 40,223 78 



$1,118,868 90 



