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have been laid, and seven hundred thousand cubic yards of 

 materials of all kinds moved during the last year. 



These few statements will in some degree suggest the ex- 

 tent, and variety of the subjects which have occupied 

 the attention of the Commissioners during the past year ; 

 but for a more detailed and exact explanation of these sev- 

 eral oj^erations, the Common Council is respectfully referred 

 to the accompanying maps and reports of our employees. 

 The prosecution of these extensive operations has necessa- 

 rily required the purchase of a large and varied supply of 

 material, the greater portion of which has already been 

 made use of. But the rollers, derricks, trucks, and other 

 tools and instruments of construction, and of engineering, 

 are still on hand and in good condition for any work that 

 may be required of them for years to come. 



Large quantities of stable manure, night soil, lime, phos- 

 phates, and other fertilizers have been collected and com- 

 posted with extensive beds of muck, found on the Park, and 

 now form rich and valuable deposits from which constant 

 drafts are made for planting trees and shrubs, and enriching 

 the soil for turf. 



Many fine trees, found upon the ground have been trans- 

 planted to more conspicuous positions, and more will follow. 

 Over seventy-three thousand trees and shrubs have been set 

 out upon the Plaza mounds and walks, and upon the 

 finished slopes and meadows, and the Park Nurseries now 

 contain an excellent stock of about fifty thousand carefully 

 selected and greatly varied trees and plants. 



An abstract of the financial statement of the Board, which 

 is hereto also annexed, will show the expenditures of the 

 commission, for the year, amounting to nine hundred and 

 seventy- three thousand, nine hundred and three dollars, and 

 sixty cents. The largest item, it will be observed, is for 



