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advantages as a market site were set forth in a former report 

 of the ( 'ommissioners, and need not here be repeated. Public 

 opinion seems fully to have endorsed their recommendation to 

 use it for the purposes of a general public market; and they 

 hoped that some action of the Common Council would ere this 

 have resulted in the establishment of that much needed public 

 accommodation. But no such movement having been made, 

 they think they should no longer delay to act upon that require- 

 ment of the law which placed this park under their supervision 

 and renders it obligatory upon them to suggest to the Legisla- 

 ture such further legislation in regard to all the Brooklyn parks 

 as they shall deem advisable. They intend, therefore, to lay 

 the whole subject before the Legislature at its present session. 

 and to suggest the use of this park for a public market, until 

 it shall be found expedient to resume its use as a park, believing 

 that an economical plan of improvement may be adopted, which 

 will greatly 'enhance the value of the surrounding property, 

 and be at the same time productive of a handsome revenue 

 to the city, which may be devoted to the improvement and 

 maintenance of the other city parks, or used in liquidation 

 of the general park indebtedness, as may be deemed most 

 expedient. 



The unveiling of the Lincoln statue erected upon the Plaza 

 of Prospect Park by the dollar subscriptions of our people, 

 under the management of the War Fund Committee of Kings 

 County, formed an epoch in the history of our city, as well as 

 of our park, and gave occasion to an interesting display of taste 

 and of patriotism. A. A. Low, Esq., officiated as the presiding 

 officer, and delivered the opening address ; after which the 

 statue was duly presented by James P. AVallace, Esq., on be- 

 half of the committee, and was received by the President of this 

 Commission in terms befitting the occasion. The several 

 addresses made by these gentlemen will be found appended to 

 this report, but the Commissioners regret that they are unable 

 to include the admirable address of the Rev. Dr. R. S. Storrs, 

 which was delivered at the same time in honor of the event. 



A financial statement of the receipts and expenditures of the 

 Commission for the current year forms part of this report, and 

 is applicable to the construction of all the smaller city park-, as 

 well as of Prospect Park. It includes also, a detail of the ex- 



