6 REPORT OF THE 



ances of this Department by the Comptroller, to supply 

 deficiences in other Departments. This Department was not- 

 notified of the impairment of its funds until the current year. 



There have been no requisitions made on the Comptroller 

 during the year 1893 for account of the "Park Purchase 

 Fund," which has the same available balance as stated in the 

 report for 1892, to wit, $68,808.89. 



Under Chapter 305 of the Laws of 1893, authority was 

 given to acquire two additional blocks of land, adjoining the 

 land now owned by the City and known as the "Twelfth 

 Ward Park," and adjoining land at " Eidgewood Park,'' at an 

 expense not to exceed $175,000.00. The bonds have not 

 been sold under this special act, and no money yet needed, as 

 the lands mentioned could not be purchased at fair market 

 value, and proceedings are now pending for condemnation of 

 the same. 



From the balance known as " Park Site Improvement 

 Fund," for permanent improvements in and about Prospect 

 Park, amounting to $19,413.02 at the beginning of the year, 

 $7,150.25 have been expended, mainly for new fence bound- 

 ing tin- Park along Ninth avenue, and making and improving 

 the sidewalk on Ninth avenue, and for work on Breeze 

 Hill in finishing the Perennial Garden, leaving a balance of 

 $12,257.37. 



It gives me great pleasure to report at the close of my 

 administration that Prospect Park has been substantially 

 completed, excepting the Plaza at the Flatbush avenue en- 

 trance. Plans were made and approved whereby the Plaza 

 could be made one of the most delightful places in the Park, 

 with nicely graveled roadways, and neatly trimmed turf, with 

 borders of flowers. This would take the place of the un- 

 sightly and useless pavements. The Board of Estimate 

 failed to appreciate the necessity of this improvement, as 

 only one thousand dollars was appropriated for it. This 

 amount will only permit my successor to make a beginning, 



