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Five new flights of granite steps ; 



One new drinking fountain, and two new display fountains, 

 with basins, also one Lily Pond, at Carroll Park ; 



One new drinking fountain at Flower Garden ; 



Stands and seats for Decoration Day celebration ; 



Stands and seats for accommodation of twenty thousand 

 people on'Sunday School Anniversary Day, and also a stand 

 for a labor demonstration at Fort Greene on May 1st. 



All buildings have been repaired and kept in order. 



The Pavilion in front of the Shelter at the Flower Garden 

 was painted, and also the pipe fence around Prospect Park. 

 Besides these, there were also painted five hundred new and 

 twelve hundred and fifty old settees, the buffalo pen, the bear 

 cage, music stand, Shelter near the Farm House, workshops, 

 stable and sheds for rolling-stock. All the sprinklers and 

 rolling-stock were repaired and painted, as well as the Green- 

 house sash and sash for cold frames, iron railing around 

 Carroll Park, and fence around Winthrop Park, Long Arbor 

 at Washington Park and Shelter at Winthrop Park, and five 

 hundred tree-boxes and iron guards for borders. 



PUMPING STATION AT WELL. 



The dry season caused a severe demand upon the water 

 supply, and increased pumping facilities, giving a more ade- 

 quate supply, would add greatly to the usefulness and beauty 

 of Prospect Park. 



The total amount of water supplied during the year was 

 one hundred and nine million, one hundred and thirty thou- 

 sand and forty gallons, distributed as follows . 



Pumped into Reservoir 83,027,240 gallons. 



" over Falls 14,402,800 " 



" into Lake 11,640,000 u 



