REPORT 



COMMITTEE ON THE OFFER OF EDMUND DRIGGS 



AND OTHERS TO IMPROVE THE LAND 



EAST OF FLATBUSH AVENUE. 



PROPOSAL. 



To the Board of Commissioners of Prospect Park, 



Gentlemen : During the recent meetings and investigations you 

 and your engineers estimated the expense of improving the 137 

 acres of Prospect Park, lying east of Flatbush avenue, at from 

 81,500,000 to 82,000,000. The undersigned believe the estimate to 

 be exaggerated, and that such exaggeration may have a tendency to 

 prejudice the public against the restoration and improvement of this 

 portion of the park lands. We therefore offer to lay out and im- 

 prove this land, not including fences or bridges over, or tunnels 

 under, Flatbush avenue, under the management and supervision of 

 Gen. Egbert L. Viele, or some equally competent engineer, and in 

 accordance with the plan presented by him, for a sum not exceeding 

 $625,000. Roads to connect with the present roads lying west of 

 the avenue ; and will add over bridge of Flatbush avenue of elegant 

 construction, and a tunnel under the avenue, for a further sum not 

 exceeding $150,000. These sums are the extreme limit of expense, 

 but we will fulfill our proposition for the actual cost of the work. 

 We will furnish adequate security for the performance of our 

 undertaking. 



This offer will be open to your acceptance until the first day of 

 July, 1869. 



Dated May 22d, 1869. 



Yours, respectfully, 



EDMUND DRIGGS. 

 J. W. HUNTER. 

 CHARLES JOxNES. 

 WM. W. GOODRICH. 

 J. CARSON BREVOORT. 



