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frost. Along Cumberland street the surplus material on the side- 

 walk, between the wall and the curb, has been removed. Between 

 Myrtle and Willoughby avenues a hedge has been planted behind 

 the wall, and the ground immediately in its rear shaped and finished. 

 This work, together with the finishing of surfaces in the rear of the 

 wall, and laying of an 8-inch sewer pipe for the drainage of the 

 Gant, comprise all that has been done at Washington Park this year. 



During fine weather the greens on this park have been in fre- 

 quent use by the children of the neighborhood, for their various 

 games ; and they have also been a popular resort for croquet par- 

 ties, special care having been taken to maintain the turf in good 

 condition for this jiurpose. 



The shelter on the summit of the hill was a favorite resort in 

 the summer, during the heat of the day and in the evenings, and at 

 times the assemblage was so large as to be unable to find seating 

 accommodation. 



TOMPKINS SQUAKE. 



The original surface of Tompkins square was, to a considerable 

 extent, below the grade of surrounding streets, and the plan adopted 

 by the Commission, therefore, required a large amount of earth- 

 filling for the purpose of overcoming this defect. At the date of 

 the last report, the soil had been partially stripped and piled, and a 

 portion of the filling put in, by contract with Mr. Francis Swift. 

 The work was resumed in the spring, and the grading completed, 

 soil replaced, and surfaces shaped for planting. The walks were 

 made of gravel found in the neighborhood. They are one foot in 

 depth, the coarser gravel being laid in the bottom, upon which a 

 layer of finer quality is placed ; sufficient loam is mixed with the 

 latter to accelerate the bonding, and the whole is then watered and 

 thoroughly rolled. 



A thorough system of drainage has been introduced, and so ar- 

 ranged as to connect with the city sewers in the adjoining streets. 

 The necessary silt and inlet basins have been built. Lines of tin- 

 lined lead pipe have been laid for the supply of two drinking foun- 

 tains, one at either end of the square. A line of sewer pipe has 

 been put in to take the waste water from the large fountain contem- 

 plated in the design, whenever the same shall be constructed. 



The fence on either side of the four entrances has been re-set, in 

 accordance with the plan, and the entrances themselves have been 

 arranged, so as to be closed by a chain running through the posts. 



