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actual Labor bestowed upon fclie ground; while the materials 



of construction, tools and other instruments, necessary for 

 the use of a large force, come next in importance. The 

 trees, manures, water and drainage pipe, with the Belgian 

 and Other pavements, seem to be large items, but they are 

 no part of the current expenses, and as soon as the stock 

 shall have been completed, need not be repeated. 



Tn the consideration of the expenditures of the year, it 

 should not be forgotten, that the price of labor and material 

 has been very largely increased within a short time; that a 

 considerable portion of the outlay was for the tools ami ma- 

 chinery, required to set large forces in motion, many of them 

 of an expensive and permanent character; that long lines of 

 drainage and water pipe were to be buried out of sight, 

 to secure the removal of unwholesome moisture, and the 

 proper distribution of water; and that large supplies of 

 trees for the nurseries, of fertilizers for the ground, of brick, 

 stone, lime, and cement, for the bridges and culverts, of iron 

 and steel for the construction and repair of tools and ma- 

 chinery, of timber and hardware, of hydrants and of cast- 

 ings, with an immense variety of other materials and sup- 

 plies, must be kept in store for future, as well as for imme- 

 diate use. The Commissioners believe that the large prelim- 

 inary outlay which lias been made, will prove to be good 

 economy, and will admit of the continued employment of 

 as large a force of men, as heretofore, capable of producing 

 much larger results in the coining year, at a greatly 

 diminished expense. 



In October last, carriages were admitted to a portion of 

 the main eastern drive, which had just then been finished, 

 and visitors have thronged the grounds since that time. 

 From the visitors register, kept on the park, it appears 

 that no less than 24,748 single horse carriages, 17,341 two 

 horse vehicles, 0,766 equestrians, and 52,242 pedestrians, 



