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cleaning been sufficient. The criticisms to which they and 

 other officers of this city have been subjected, have been with- 

 out careful consideration, and are unjust. 



As a thoroughfare for business, traffic and pleasure riding, it 

 is one of three of the most importance in the city, and by 

 reason of the character and value of the property along its 

 whole line, and its relation, geographically, to a large section of 

 the city, there is every justification for the most liberal 

 provision for its improvement and maintenance. 



The avenue is in every essential feature a part of the street 

 system of the city, for the care of which certain department 

 machinery was especially devised by law, and under the circum- 

 stances its early transfer to the Department of City Works by 

 such process of law as may be necessary, would be eminently 

 proper. 



Respectfully submitted, 



JNO. Y. CULYER, 



Chief Engineer and Superintendent. 



