REPORT OF J. Y. CUYLER, 



ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN CHARGE. 



Park Commission, City of Brooklyn, 

 Engineer's Office, January ist, L868. 



MR. C. C. MARTIN, 



Tihgim i r in ( 'harge. 



I > i : a i; Sir.; — The following is a report of means and materials em- 

 ployed in the construction and maintenance of the Park, during the 

 year lsu7: 



FORCE EMPLOYED. 



The earlier part of* the year 1 SG7 was marked by an unusual prolonga- 

 tion of severe weather and continued frost, which was so far favorable 

 to the advancement of the work, as it secured good roads and runs. 



This work mainly consisted in heavy earth excavation in the Plaza 

 district, mucking and composting in the Pigeon Ground, and the general 

 collection, assorting and preparing of stone, for roads, walks, &c. 



These operations gave employment to an average force, comprised of 

 horses and carts, teams, stonebreakers and laborers, of about five hun- 

 dred men, through the months of January, February and March. 



Active Spring operations were resumed, early in April, with a force of 

 six: hundred men, increased to one thousand at the close of the month. 



In the early part of the Summer, a large area of new ground coming 

 under the jurisdiction of the Commission, the force was gradually and 

 continuously increased, to meet the necessities of the developing work, 

 in this newly acquired district. 



The following statement will show the average number of employed 

 force during the several months of the year, together with a comparative 

 table of force for a partial corresponding season of 1866 : — 



STATEMENT SHOWING THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYED FORCE 

 FOR THE MONTHS AND YEARS NOTED. 



Year. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 1 Nov. Dec. 



1866. 



Work 

 Park 



corn- 

 July 



men- 

 1866. 



ced 



on the 





325 



-15U 550 



620 



700 725 



1867. 



700 



630 



410 



800 



1,000 



1,150 



1,200 



1 ,525 



1,750 



1,825 



1,800 



1,100 



There were 289 working days for the year, giving an average of 24 

 days per month. 



