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One of the most interesting incidents of the year's prog- 

 ress has been the completion of the great well and water- 

 works connected therewith. A fnll description of this fine 

 specimen of engineering skill, and of the very satisfactory 

 results which have been obtained, will be found in the able 

 report of Mr. Martin, the Engineer-in-Chief. The Board 

 have now no doubt that the supply of pure spring water 

 from this source will be amply sufficient to keep the exten- 

 sive ornamental waters of this Park in a good healthy con- 

 dition, independent of any other supply. 



The work on Washington Park has been diligently pros- 

 ecuted, and its interior improvement is now so nearly com- 

 plete as to justify the erection of the stone wall which 

 is now engaging the attention of the architects, and will 

 speedily enclose this popular resort. A tasteful design for 

 the vault to be erected in this Park, for the reception of the 

 remains of the Prison Ship Martyrs, has been prepared and 

 is under advisement by the Board. The matter will con- 

 tinue to receive that degree of consideration which it so 

 justly deserves, 



Tompkins Park, which is laid out in a rapidly growing 

 quarter of the City, was recently placed under the charge of 

 the Board ; but no provision seems to have been made for 

 its improvement ; and the Commissioners have consequently 

 been unable to do anything further than to protect the pro- 

 perty from depredation. They trust, however, that author- 

 ity will be given by the present Legislature, to raise money 

 sufficient to improve this Park in a style corresponding 

 with the other small Parks of Brooklyn. 



The Parade Ground is now in complete order, and has 

 during the last season witnessed some of the finest displays 



