AN ABSTRACT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 



OF THE 



BROOKLYN PARK COMMISSION, 



FOK THE YBAE 1S68. 



The total receipts on account of Pkospect 



Pake during the year 1868, were : 



Balance of cash in Bank, Jauuary 1st.. . $264,202 28 



From Treasurer of the city $840,000 00 



" Kents of houses on the Park 4,965 97 



" Sales of old houses 1,175 00 



" Sales of wood, grass and old mate- 

 rial 732 09 



" Interest on Bank balances 6,779 43 



" Lost tools 99 73 



" Sales of stone 133 50 



" Park Pound ' 780 90 854,666 64 



$1,118,868 90 



The total expenditures for the same time were : 

 Paid Salaries, Comptroller, Superinten- 

 dent, Landscape Architect and 



Engineers 26,833 35 



" Surveyors, Draftsmen and As- 

 sistants 55,350 73 



" Laborers, Keepers, Mechanics, 



horses and carts 675,889 49 



" Materials of construction, Tools 



and Instruments 192,119 30 



" Stationery, printing and drawing 



materials 5,192 38 



" Fitting up offices, rent and repairs 2,850 61 



" Trees, plants and shrubs 19,987 89 



" Manure and other fertilizers 4,987 60 



" Water pipe and hydrants 9,049 98 



" Drainage pipe 15,055 17 



" Belgian and other pavements 71,318 63 1,078,645 12 



Balance to the credit of Prospect Park, 



December 31, 1868 40,223 78 



$1,118,868 90 



