THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



COMMISSIONERS OF PROSPECT PARK. 



To the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn: 



The Board of Commissioners of Prospect Park have the 

 honor, herewith, to submit to your honorable body their 

 Third Annual Report : 



The Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment have 

 made very considerable progress, during the year, in their 

 complicated and responsible duties. They have brought 

 to their work experience, skill and ability, and there is 

 every reason to believe that the result of their labors will 

 challenge the assent and confidence of all parties interested. 



The present appears to be a peculiarly favorable period 

 for making the payments to the landowners, to whom 

 awards may be made by the Commissioners of Estimate. 

 The bonds of the city of Brooklyn are now selling at a 

 very high premium, and in order that the city may have 

 the benefit of the existing advance in these securities, it is 

 desirable that the Commissioners bring their labors to a 

 close as speedily as may be consistent with the nature of 

 the business confided to them will admit. Careful atten- 

 tion has been paid during the year to the preservation of 

 the valuable trees and shrubbery within the park bounda- 

 ries, and the Commissioners take pleasure in reporting that 



