6 REPORT OF THE 



Chief Engineer and Superintendent, under the direction of a 

 committee of this Board, with their report thereon, and these 

 are herewith submitted for the information of the public. 



The Commissioners beg leave to recommend that legislative 

 authority be sought for to transfer the control of Ninth avenue 

 and Fifteenth street, at present vested in the Brooklyn Park 

 Commissioners, to the care of the Department of City Works, 

 with the provision that authority over the park sidewalks and 

 the location of railroad tracks on these avenues shall remain in 

 the hands of the Commissioners. They further suggest that 

 consideration be given to the needed repairs of Flatbush 

 avenue from the Plaza to the city line, and that provision be 

 made for lighting it Avith gas or electric lights. 



The condition of the streets and avenues surrounding the 

 park within the city limits and the large increase in their use 

 by the public, would justify their improvement. 



The Ocean Parkway and Concourse at Coney Island are 

 important institutions to our citizens, who hold large residual 

 interests in them . It is very desirable that these should be 

 liberally maintained and preserved in their best estate. 



They also recommend the completion by suitable grading, 

 paving and planting of the Plaza streets which form the bound- 

 ary of the Plaza, and which are considerable and important 

 public approaches to the park. 



The general growth of the neighborhood upon the west side, 

 and the progress of valuable private improvements adjacent to 

 the West Plaza street, particularly, would seem to warrant the 

 carrying out of these improvements. 



In the face of difficulties which existing laws pertaining to 

 improvements of this character impose upon the city at pres- 

 ent, it Avould be well to seek such amendments of them from 

 the Legislature this winter as would enable the city to exercise 

 its discretion in the matter, and at the same time to modify 

 the law under which funds for the parks are provided, as that 

 the determination of the amount of money to be appropriated 



