18 REPORT OF THE 



K A STERN PARKWAY. 



The gutters and drains have been repaired and kept clean 

 and tree from accumulations. About six hundred cubic yards 

 oi Roa Hook gravel have been used in repairing the roadway, 

 and connections have been made from the gutter basins to 

 the new sewer, much improving the drainage. . A large 

 quantity of fertilizer has been spread over the grass and 

 around the trees, to their marked improvement. This work, 

 with that of trimming the trees, is still going on. 



The trees on this Parkway, like all others in the city, 

 suffered severely from storms, and one hundred and thirty- 

 nine trees have been planted to take the places of the missing 

 ones. 



In addition to sprinkling the Parkway proper, that portion 

 of Bedford avenue from Eastern Parkway to the asphalt 

 pavement at St. Mark's avenue, was covered by the Park 

 sprinklers. 



OCEAN PARKWAY. 



Drains and gutters along the entire Parkway have been 

 kepi clean and open. Three new catch basins have been 

 built and connected with sewers. Six hundred feet of twelve- 

 inch drain pipe were laid and connected with basins or sewers. 

 Forty feet of new curbstone were laid, and several hundred 

 feet of old curbstone relaid. 



About three hundred cubic yards of Roa Hook gravel was 

 used in repairing the old road, and over two thousand cubic 

 yards of bank gravel were used below the Roa Hook. 



Over two miles of the new bicycle road were cut out, and 

 three thousand live hundred cubic yards of gravel spread upon 

 it and rolled. 



In addition to the regular scraping, rolling and sprinkling, 

 thr lives have been cultivated as other work permitted. One 

 hundred and twenty-eight tree pits were dug where trees 



