REPORT 



OF 



JOHN Y. CULTER, ASSISTANT-EN6DfEEE-IN-CHAE6E. 



Prospect. Park, 



Brooklyn, Dec. 31st, 1869. 

 C. C. Martin, Esq., 



Engineer-in- Charge. 

 Dear Sir: — 



You will find herewith a report of the means and materials employed 

 in the construction and maintenance of the several Parks under the 

 jurisdiction of the Commission, for the year ending December 31st, 

 1869, together with an inventory of tools and supplies, and the sta- 

 tistics of the force, and other details, for the same period. 



FORCE. 



During the working season the average of men employed was 813, 

 being a less force than has been engaged during any previous season 

 of the same duration. 



The work has been prosecuted mainly within the district lying on 

 the Westerly side of the Park area, commencing with the unfinished 

 ground near the main entrance on the Plaza, then running parallel 

 with Ninth Avenue, and including the main West or Circuit Drive, 

 through the Litchfield and adjoining properties, and also comprehends 

 the construction of the Drive to Lookout Hill, the Nethermead Arches, 

 and work on adjoining territory. 



In addition to this, a large amount of work was done in the Lake 

 District during the early part of the year. 



