74: 



This duty, though performed with commendable zeal, has not entirely 

 prevented pilfering. 



The following is a list of arrests made : 



For stealing shrubbery 1 



" " lumber and tools 4 



" Obstructing a Keeper in performance of duty 1 



Total 6 



The organization of the force during the latter part of the year has 

 been as follows : 



2 Head Keepers ; 4 Ward Keepers ; 8 Keepers. 



An auxiliary body of forty-eight men have also been employed, who 

 have served a part of the time as garden workmen ; five of the latter 

 have been detailed to answer the inquiries of visitors at the Park gates, 

 keep a record of visitors coming in, prevent the entrance of forbidden 

 articles, to guard property in their immediate vicinity, and to give in- 

 structions to those bringing materials for use on the Park ; six men have 

 been employed in the care of smaller Parks. 



The following statement shows the number of visitors from Saturday, 

 October 20th, on which day carriages were first admitted to a portion 

 of the Park drive : 

 Summary of Visitors on Brooklyn Park from October 20 to December 31, 1867. 





Single 

 Carriages. 



Double 



Carriages. 



Equestrians. 



Pedestrians. 



Wee*k endino- Oct. 26 



3,341 

 4,047 

 3,259 

 2,895 

 3,225 

 2,242 

 1,705 



818 

 1,003 

 1,411 



802 



2,133 



2,269 



2,183 



2,274 



2,577 



1,606 



1,128 



573 



836 



1,166 



596 



1,163 



1,247 



1,169 



1,183 



1,558 



1,072 



982 



305 



85 



645 



357 



10,569 



TV^eek endino - Nov. 2 



14,185 



Week ending Nov. 16 



8,576 

 3,386 

 6,322 

 4,465 

 1,673 



Week ending Dec. 14 



1,270 





474 





1,724 



Three Days, Dec. 29, 30, 31 



1,598 



Total, , ... 



24,748 



17,341 9,766 



54,242 



The weather during the month of December was very unfavorable 

 for out-door exercise. 



Estimating that four persons accompanied each two-horse vehicle, and 

 two persons each one-horse vehicle, the total number of visitors for the 

 period above noted was 180,868. 



The largest number of visitors on any one day, entered on Sunday, 

 October 27th, viz. : 14,906. 



