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MATERIAL MOVED. 



The total amount of material moved from the commencement of opera- 

 tions up to January 1st, 1867, is shown in the following summary statement : 



Excavation for grading drives, bridle roads, walks and meadows. . . . 85,181 cubic yds. 



For plaza 46,591 " 



For sewers and drains 13,899 " 



Soil excavated and piled for future use 65,200 !l 



Peat " " " " 24,143 " 



Clay " " " " 5,906 " 



Stone' " " " " 17,443 " 



Miscellaneous excavation for test pits, etc., etc 494 " 



Total material moved 258,857 " 



SETTING OUT TREES AND SHRUBS. 



There have been set out about 14,000 trees and shrubs in the two nur- 

 series, and several thousand young trees and shrubs have been transplanted 

 at points wdiere work has been in progress. 



THE ENGINEER CORPS. 



The present organization of the Engineer Corps is as follows: 



For Field Work — Three assistant engineers, two surveyors, two levelers, 

 four rodmen, and sixteen chainmen and axemen. 



For Office Work — One principal and two assistant draughtsmen, and one 

 office assistant in charge of estimates and accounts of cost. 



Respectfully submitted. 



JOHN BOGART, 



Assistant Engineer in Charge. 



Brooklyn Park Commission, ) 

 Office of Design and Superintendence. [- 

 January 1st, 1867. ) 

 J. P. Davis, Esq.. 



Engineer in Charge: 



Dear Sir — 

 In the following report you will find a statement and summary of general 

 facts and statistics compiled from the accounts and records of the force kept 

 at this office. 



organization. 



The force is arranged in gangs of from twenty to fifty men. Over each 

 gang is placed a foreman, and, when necessary, an assistant foreman ; the 

 whole being under the management and active supervision of a general 

 foreman. 



