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Eastern Parkway, two and one-half miles long and two hun- 

 dred aud ten feet wide, is in a very good condition ; a number 

 of trees were planted during the year. 



Ocean Parkway is five and one-half miles long and two hun- 

 dred and ten feet wide ; it is in excellent condition ; a new 

 bicycle path has been constructed this year along the Parkway 

 and about two miles of flagging relaid and repaired. 



The Coney Island Concourse, fronting the ocean for half a mile, 

 is in bad condition, owing to the inroads of the sea. The shelters 

 were repaired and painted during the year and are in good order. 



The Parade Ground is forty acres in extent. Upon it are 

 two shelters ; these buildings are old aud badly constructed and 

 should be remodeled. Improvements have been made here dur- 

 ing the year, but a great deal more must be done before they will 

 compare with the other buildings of the Department. A new 

 flag-pole has been erected on the grounds during the year. 

 There are two brass cannon, which should be remounted and 

 placed in proper position. 



Eidgewood Park, seventy-six acres in extent, now in course of con- 

 struction, contains three buildings, a dwelling-house and barn and a 

 large horse barn and wagon shed combined. The house is old and 

 will be of no value to the Department when the Park is completed. 

 The horse barn and shed are new buildings aud can be utilized. 



In addition to that above mentioned the following property is 

 in use in the various Parks of the city : 



Five hundred and two shovels, 40 crow bars, 14 road scrapers, 60 

 mattocks, 11 scoops, 54 spades, 96 pitchforks, 3 skimmers, 68 hoes, 

 53 shears, 62 pails, 32 saws, 178 rakes, 124 brooms, 78 mowers, 29 

 scythes, 45 sickles, 15 files, 40 hammers, 2,900 feet of hose, 20 

 lamps, 79 barrows, 30 pair of rubber boots, 47 axes, 17 sprinkling 

 pots, 13 ladders, 8 blocks and falls, 500 feet of rope, 55 chairs, 20 

 sets of whiffletrees, 6 wheel scrapers, 2 plows, 8 road scrapers, 3 ox 

 chains and a quantity of paints, lumber and machinists' tools. 



WILLIAM A. BOOTH, 

 Labor and Property Clerk. 



