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The roofs of the buildings, together with the woodwork, 

 were repaired, new steps were put to the house, the windows 

 glazed and all the rooms painted and kalsomined. 



There is a constantly increasing demand for more room 

 for the various base-ball and other athletic associations, 

 and increased toilet accommodations. On Saturdays and 

 Sundays scarcely one-half of those applying can be prop- 

 erly accommodated. 



In the general work of repairing and improving Prospect 

 Park, the Commission have given considerable attention to 

 the necessity for an increased water supply, and to that 

 end have invited experts to examine the grounds and sub- 

 mit practicable plans whereby the supply may be increased 

 to at least five millions of gallons per day. There is a great 

 necessity for more water in order that the lakes may be 

 purified, thereby making the Park healthful as well as 

 beautiful. 



From experiments made during the last Fall, while obtain- 

 ing the present increase of an extra million of gallons per day, 

 it was ascertained that at a distance of forty feet below the 

 level of the present well there was a strata of coarse gravel 

 containing pure water, seven and a-half degrees colder than 

 the water in the present well, and this water seems to be in 

 a practically unlimited quantity. Those who have made 

 the experiments are so satisfied with the results that they 

 are willing to enter into a contract with the Department, 

 and agree that unless the full supply of five millions per 

 day is secured they will waive any*and all compensation. 



In order to avail ourselves of this^water it will be neces- 

 sary to increase our pumping facilities by obtaining new 

 engines and pumps ; the present engine and pump have 

 not sufficient capacity to deliver the water at present 

 supplied by the well without being driven beyond their 

 estimated duty. 



The cost of obtaining an additional sujDply from this 

 water-bearing strata will be less than from any other source 

 in this vicinity, the one million extra gallons having been 



