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by new ones and replanked, putting the whole in good con- 

 dition for years. 



EASTERN PARKWAY. 



The drive of this Parkway has been repaired and the 

 largest ruts filled in with broken stone and gravel, and the 

 entire surface, from Bedford Avenue to the Plaza, has been 

 resurfaced with gravel. The culverts have have also been 

 repaired, after having been damaged by the heavy rains. 



The trees along the whole length of the Eastern Parkway 

 have been cultivated and fertile soil placed around them. 

 These trees had been allowed to grow in ugly forms ; they 

 have been pruned and trimmed, and the bark cleaned off of 

 insects, cocoons, etc., which will restore the trees to a 

 healthy and symmetrical form. 



WORK IN PROGRESS. 



Forty tons of ground bone fertilizer has been sown in the 

 Meadows. The top dressing of grass along the drives has 

 been completed, together with the composting of over one 

 thousand loads of lime and soil compost, which has been 

 spread on the Park during the Fall and Winter. All the shrubs 

 are being trimmed and. where possible, new ones are being 

 planted to take the place of old ones, and a thorough prun- 

 ing of all the trees that are upon the drives and walks is 

 now going forward. 



PARADE GROUND. 



The mowing and keeping of the grass and ground in 

 order by rolling was constantly attended to in the Parade 

 Ground. 



A new range of turned locust posts, containing seventy- 

 live in number, seven feet long each, was put in the lower 

 end of the Parade Ground, replacing the old posts which 

 had become rotten, with a chain put through the whole 

 length. The posts were oiled and the chain painted. 



