80 



A considerable force of masons and stone-cutters was employed 

 upon the construction of Meadowport and Nethermead Arches, the 

 Well, Boiler House and Fountain Basin, and the stone-work of the 

 Frame House. 



A force of carpenters was employed to complete the wood-work of 

 Lullwood Bridge, the Farm House, the Well, the temporary Bridge 

 connecting the Drive from Vanderbilt Hill with Breeze Hill, and also 

 on a large amount of current detail labor incident to the general pro- 

 gress of the work. 



The following statement shows the average number of employed 

 force during each month of the year, and also for the preceding years 

 since the organization of the work in 1866 : 



STATEMENT SHOWING THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYED FORCE FOR 

 THE MONTHS AND YEARS NOTED. 



Year. 



■Jan. Feb. 



March. 



April. May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sep. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



1866. 



Active operations commenced 

 on the Park in the latter part of 

 the month of June, 1866. 



300 



335 



450 550 



620 



700 



725 



1867. 700 



630 



410 



800 



1000 



1150 



1200 



1525 



1750 



1825 



1800 



1100 



1868. 



944 



812 



508 



1215 



1047 



1189 



1095 



1090 



1116 



1118 



1167 



912 



1869. 740 



698 



746 



946 



959 



988 



991 



1006 



975 



946 



552 



204 



The following is an exhibit of the days during which the main force 

 was employed, and of the days when the weather partially or entirely 

 prevented the prosecution of the work. 



Whole number of full days when the main force was employed 250 



"Whole number of days when the weather interrupted the work 57 



FORT GREENE. 



The work at Fort Greene has been prosecuted during the past yea? 

 under the direction of our Assistant Engineer, our General Foreman of 

 field work, and a small force varying from 35 men in January and 

 February, to an average of 60 or 70 during the summer and early fall 

 season. 



