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property — due allowance, of course, being made for the 

 thoroughness and stability of the work. 



In regard to the preservation of the grounds after 

 completion, a comparatively small sum will be sufficient, 

 if judiciously expended. 



The following estimates of the cost of the entire im- 

 provement is submitted as a maximum sum, which in 

 various ways may be reduced, if thought expedient, 

 during the progress of the work : 



Drainage $22,000 



Manure 24,000 



Trenching 11,000 



Roads 75,000 



Walks 12,000 



Ponds 5,000 



Leveling and Esplanade 38,000 



Enclosure 18,000 



Viaduct 17,000 



Sub-roadway under Flatbush avenue 6,000 



Planting 24,000 



Gateways, Lodges, and Contingencies 48,000 



Total $300,000 



Cotttlusimt. 



The basis upon which the forgoing estimate has been 

 founded, and from which the general conclusions have 

 been drawn, are : 1st, A triangulation of the entire area 

 of the park, thus locating and defining its general topo- 

 graphical features ; 2d, The instrumental traversing of 



