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priated, as has been suggested by this Commission, to some 



more practical and desirable public use. 



The storm of September, which was the occasion of much 

 damage on Prospect Park, broke the large sewer which passes 

 diagonally through City Park, carrying away a portion of the 

 surface within the park and the railing. This work was 

 partially repaired by the Board of City Works, but will require 

 further work on their part and some additional expenditure on 

 ours to restore the railing, surface filling and turf, in the Spring. 



A small gore at the junction of Throop avenue and Gwinett 

 street was some years since improved by the Commissioners 

 under a special appropriation made by the Common Council. 

 The area was enclosed by a substantial iron fence and the side- 

 walks repaired. The area was insignificant in view of the ex- 

 penditure, but no provision was made for its further mainten- 

 ance. The Commission has repaired to some extent the damage 

 done by lawless persons, whose interference with the work 

 should have been prevented by the City Police in that neigh- 

 borhood. The Commission have also incurred some expendi- 

 tures upon the triangular enclosure at the junction of Cumber- 

 land street and Fulton and Greene avenues, for which no 

 provision had been made. 



OCEAN PARKWAY. 



The work of the season upon the Ocean Parkway corresponds 

 to that of previous years. In the early Spring months, a 

 number of trees that had died were replaced by new stock, and 

 a supply of manure was applied to them, together with others 

 whose weakly condition suggested the necessity. Owing to the 

 character of the material in which the trees are planted, particu- 

 larly in the lower section, the soil spaces originally provided 

 have not been sufficient to afford the amount of nourishment to 

 the trees necessary to their vigorous and satisfactory develop- 

 ment. It was intended that the appli cation of fertilizing 

 material should be renewed in the Spring. For like reasons, 

 the planting at the Concourse has not been satisfactory, but no 



