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The surfaces have been enriched with fertilizing material, and 

 have also been seeded, so that, with the exception of the planting, 

 the improvement of Tompkins square is essentially complete. ■ 



CARROLL PARK AND CITY PARK. 



Beyond the necessary maintenance work of the year, there has 

 been no work or expenditure incurred on these parks. The Martyr's 

 Tomb and adjoining fence, in the City Park, were put in good repair 

 in the early part of the year, and remain so at this date. 



NINTH AVENUE. 



Ninth avenue has been partially graded, curbed, and paved for 

 about half a block from the Plaza line, with the view to make its 

 junction with the entrance more and attractive and convenient than 

 it has heretofore been. 



The track of the Cross Town railroad, which, at the commence- 

 ment of the last year, had been laid down through the Plaza to 

 Ninth avenue, has been extended along the avenue, , connected with 

 the Coney Island railroad at Ninth street, and continued beyond the 

 latter road, through the circle at the corner of Ninth avenue and 

 Fifteenth street. 



Trees have been planted on the Park sidewalk from the Plaza to 

 Third street. 



FIFTEENTH STREET. 



During the season work has been prosecuted on the widening of 

 this street ; the extent of this widening, authorized by law, being 25 

 feet on the park side, and 15 feet on the property line opposite. In 

 the early part of the year, contracts were severally entered into by 

 the Board, with Barney E. Gray and Charles Foster, of Brooklyn, 

 for the removal of the surplus material on the line of these widen- 

 ings ; the price agreed on being respectively S3 cents and 38 cents 

 per cubic yard. Some work was done under these agreements, but 

 was not prosecuted with energy, and both contractors finally with- 

 drew. The work was afterwards done by the park force, more satis- 

 factorily as to the manner and time of doing it, at a cost slightly 

 within the prices allowed to Mr. Foster. Experience in this and 

 other cases seeming to show that we are prepared to compete suc- 

 cessfully on work of this class, for which a fair price has been 

 allowed to contractors. 



