]8 REPORT OF THE 



eighty thousand, three hundred and twelve (1,980,312) gal- 

 lons, being a clear gain of one million, one hundred and 

 eighty thousand, three hundred and twelve (1,180,312) gal- 

 lons in twenty- four hours. 



OCEAN PARKWAY AND CONEY ISLAND CONCOURSE. 



The disadvantage of a wet season caused an unusual 

 amount of work to keep the Boulevard in tolerable condi- 

 tion. 



The gutters were cleaned from Prospect Park to the Coney 

 Island ? Concourse. The watering and scraping of the drive 

 was continually attended to, and upwards of one thousand 

 truckloads of superfluous stuff was taken off the drive and 



hauled away. 



The inadequate provisions for drainage and outlets for 

 over flowing water have been remedied in several places by 

 the cleaning out and opening of basins, together with the 

 building of new cisterns to receive the water from the 

 basins and soaked away through the gravel which hereto- 

 fore had no outlet, The unusual wet weather having pre- 

 vented .the prosecution of this work, it is contemplated by 

 the Department to have it completed next year. 



The damage done by the Spring tides to the east end of 

 the Concourse at Coney Island being irreparable the debris 

 left was cleared away. The Shelters were repaired, and a 

 gang of men under a foreman was kept through the Sum- 

 mer keeping the Beach and Concourse clean from the accu- 

 mulation of debris brought in by every tide. 



The heavy storm during the early part of September 

 ruined the outer Shelter and destroyed nearly all the im- 

 provements placed thereon. All that could be saved that 

 was perishable and liable to further injury was brought to 

 Prospect Park to await such action as may be deemed 

 necessary for next season. 



The bridge over Coney Island Creek having become dan- 

 gerous for travel the old" girders and beams were replaced 



