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placed in first-class order, new sills were placed under the entire 

 building, and two complete toilet rooms, with the latest sanitary 

 improvements. There should be a tool room erected in this 

 Park as soon as possible. 



City Park contains 7£ acres of land, and has a small stone 

 shelter house, which has been greatly improved during the year. 

 New toilet rooms have been fitted up, with modern sanitary im- 

 provements, and one hundred and fifty trees were planted during 

 the year. This Park is in excellent condition. 



Carroll Park contains 1 T S ¥ acres of land. It is in complete 

 order, extensive improvements having been made in the sanitary 

 conditions, and the buildings repaired and painted. 



City Hall Park contains i acre. It is in fine condition. Sev- 

 eral new trees have been planted at this Park, and the lily pond 

 and flower beds greatly improved. 



Winthrop Park, 7£ acres in extent, contains a shelter house 

 in good condition. The improvements cousist of new walks ; 

 two hundred and fifty trees have been planted and the sanitary 

 conditions improved. The present wooden fence should be re- 

 placed by a low iron one, and the sidewalks paved. 



Bedford Park contains 4 acres of ground. There is a frame 

 building in this Park, which is used by the " Brooklyn Institute 

 of Arts and Sciences," and is in good order. This Park was 

 completed during the past year, and is in prime condition. 



Bushwick Park contains 6 acres of land. It is in course of 

 construction. A small building, used as a tool room, is on the 

 grounds ; but it will be of no use when the Park is completed. 



Sunset Park, containing 14| acres, is in course of construction. 

 In it are located an old wooden building and a shed, which are 

 practically worthless and should be removed. 



The Twelfth Ward Park is in course of construction. There 

 are two old buildings on the property, which are of no value to 

 the Department and should be removed. 



