448 



The following table shows the average force employed, by 

 months, during the years 1868, 1869, and 1870 : 



Work begun June, 1868. Work suspended December, 1869. Work suspended till May, 1870. 



Year. 







.a 











1 



3 

 < 



Si 



a 



ti 



u 



a 



14 



a 





a 





03 





S 



a 



3 



"3 



1-5 



136 



O 



O 



> 



o 

 iz; 



o 



p 









| 





96 



89 



133 



139 



132 



72 





36 



35 



41 



80 



79 



69 



68 



61 



66 



58 



50 















7 



7 



7 



7 



7 



33 



7 



7 















ORGANIZATION. 



The force for the year was made up as follows : 

 One general foreman. 

 Nine barrow gangs (one at Washington Park), average 31 



men each. 

 Three cart gangs, average 33 men, 34 carts each. 

 One team gang, average 28 men, 33 teams. 

 One stone-breaking gang, 15 men. 

 One miscellaneous gang, 22 men. 



Of this force, 25 men, 5 teams, and 10 sprinkling carts were 

 required for the work of maintenance, repairs, and cleaning of 

 roads, basins, and water-ways ; to which is added a force of 

 gardeners in the spring and summer, for the care of shrubbery, 

 mowing, etc. 



MECHANICAL FORCE — STONE-CUTTERS, STONE AND BRICK MASONS. 



One foreman of stone-cutters, averages 13 stone-cutters. 

 One foreman of stone-masons, averages 11 stone-masons. 

 One foreman of brick-masons, averages 15 brick-masons. 

 One foreman of carpenters, averages 15 carpenters. 

 One foreman of blacksmiths, averages 2 blacksmiths. 

 One foreman of rustic work, averages 2 rustic carpenters. 



