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ing together of a large number of persons close before the stand, 

 where the music cannot be heard to advantage. Provision, however, 

 is made for small boats to fasten along the shore below the level 

 of the audience and of the floor of the music stand, and a large fleet 

 may lie about it. The circuit drive of the park passes parallel with 

 the shore, at a distance from it of five hundred and thirty feet ; a 

 short loop from it opens into a concourse, nearly five acres in area, 

 sloping toward the shore, and occupying a quadrant of a circle sur- 

 rounding the music stand. All parts of this are open to drivers 

 and riders. Its southward outlets open into the promenade drive 

 and ride. 



A smaller carriage concourse (two acres) is situated upon the top 

 of an eminence, five hundred feet to the northward, and carriages can 

 either be driven to this and back, or a turn be taken in the prome- 

 nade drive, if desired, between the pieces. It is believed that most 

 music will be heard very well upon the higher concourse, which has 

 the advantage for a hot summer's day of being strongly swept by 

 the sea breeze passing over the music island. 



North of the principal carriage concourse is an esplanade, with a 

 grove for a promenade on foot. The lower part of this, for a dis- 

 tance of one hundred and seventy -five feet, is to be planted with 

 plane trees, arranged at the intersection of concentric circular lines, 

 with others radiating from the music island, as may be understood 

 from the plan accompanying this report. Back of this, at a higher 

 elevation, is to be a grove, pierced by three alleys on the lines of 

 vistas opening toward the music island. In the rear will be an open 

 pavilion, with tables and seats, and back of it a low house contain- 

 ing cloak and dressing rooms, and from which coffee and ices may 

 be served. A series of awnings on fixed standards will cover seats 

 in front of the trees on the esplanade, the passage in front of which 

 is to be closed during the performance of music. There are also to 

 be seats in the rear of the esplanade. It is expected, however, that 

 the larger part of the audience collecting here will be moving during 

 the intervals of the music, and will stand among the planes, or con- 

 tinue walking in the alleys of the upper grove during its performance. 

 There are walks leading from the concert ground along the shore each 

 way, and upon the face of Breeze Hill, looking toward the music- 

 stand. The music will float across the lake, and be heard very well 

 on the opposite shore, and more or less clearly at various more dis- 

 tant points. 



As an agreeable, natural decoration of a space like the concert 

 ground, designed to be mostly occupied by an audience, is imprac- 



