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shall be managed will be readily understood by an examination of 

 the plan ; and, although tho contour lines of the strip of ground 

 proposed to be added in this immediate neighborhood will need to 

 be somewhat modified, the object in view is really so essential to the 

 development of the whole design, that its successful accomplishment 

 will justify any reasonable expenditure that it may he necessary to 

 incur for the sake of securing it. The main drive continues, there- 

 fore, in a westerly direction, leaving the Friends' Ilill to the north- 

 ward, and afterwards opening directly upon and keeping in view the 

 most purely rural, and at the same time the most expanded and 

 extended, view within the park. On approaching the Ninth avenue 

 boundary, it curves to the east round the green, enters the western 

 woods, divides again into two branches, and, after reuniting, passes 

 on for some distance, still in the midst of groves, until, after passing 

 along the side of the meadow stretch that was viewed in the direc- 

 tion of its length, at the commencement of the drive, it reaches the 

 starting point near the main entrance. 



In addition to the circuit drive thus described, a cross-road is 

 introduced about the middle of the park, from which will be 

 obtained a fine open out-look towards the country beyond the 

 southern boundary. A loop from this interior road leads to the 

 refectory and across a bridge, over an arm of the lake, to a car- 

 riage concourse of smaller size than the one already described, which 

 it is proposed to construct on somewhat elevated ground, overlook- 

 ing the lake and the music stand. A branch from this cross-road 

 is proposed to lead up the slopes on the side of the look-out hill, 

 to the open area on the upper level, which will command a view of 

 the ocean. The connections with the various entrances are pro- 

 posed to be made as shown on the plan, and the whole length of 

 drive thus provided for is about five miles and a half. 



The bridle road is so laid out on the plan, that by increasing the 

 size of some archways needed for other purposes, it may, if desired, 

 be kept distinct from the carriage road and the footpaths through 

 the whole length of its circuit. It follows generally the line of the 

 main road, sometimes in immediate connection with it, and some- 

 times passing along at a considerable distance from it. The whole 

 length of the bridle road laid out on the plan is about four miles. 



The drive and the bridle road being thus arranged for, the system 

 of walks proposed by the plan next requires attention. It is very 

 important to the comfort of pedestrians, that they should be 



