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These, with many other varieties of trees and flowering shrubs 

 and plants to be found upon the parks, afford ample means and 

 opportunity to those interested, for study and examination. To 

 facilitate this object, metal labels of suitable size and design 

 have been prepared, upon which the technical and common 

 aame will be legibly written, and the labels placed upon suit- 

 ably selected subjects, to which free access will be afforded to 

 all visitors. 



Of a considerable area of walk surface needing repair, the 

 thoroughfare walk running from Battle Pass to the Will ink 

 entrance junction walk, justified its selection of such as it was 

 possible to do this season. It is one of the most considerably 

 us<>d lines of travel upon the park, and this was entirely relaid 

 during the year over a length of 1,380 feet and eighteen feet in 

 width, the whole containing an area of 25,000 square feet 

 superficial, and cost for its restoration in bituminous concrete 

 about $3,600. 



The work was very satisfactorily done by Mr. J. P. Cranford, 

 of this city, and is in good condition at the close of the year. 

 Some minor repairs were made to portions of walk at the 

 Williuk entrance and in the neighborhood of the Carousal and 

 picnic shelter buildings. As there are several miles of walk 

 which have been passing through a gradual process of deteri- 

 oration during the past fifteen years, it will be readily seen that 

 but little progress can be made in their repair out of our ordi- 

 nary maintenance fund. 



The bridle roads were more generally used by horseback 

 riders than ever before. It is desirable to improve them, but 

 to treat them as their importance deserves is beyond the limit 

 of our present means. 



The drainage system is in serviceable condition, but requires 

 iu keeping the pipe lines open and in cleaning out silt basins, a 

 portion of our force almost constantly employed. While the 

 large number of silt basins entails the use of considerable 

 labor, their purpose is to intercept at frequent intervals 



