11 
Avenue, together with Carriage Stand and Hitching-posts put 
up. The north and south ends of Garden have been graded, 
black soiled, manured and made ready for seeding j vulcanite 
walks and roads, drain and water pipe laid. 
Of Grading grounds, including Lake, there 
were done ..... 84,132 cubic yards 
" Placing top soil for seeding, . 12,983 " " 
" Grading 35th and 37th streets, . 11,313 " " 
Total grading, .... 108,428 
Of Vulcanite walks, there were laid . 3,763 sqr. " 
roads, " " " . 723 " " 
floor, small Bear Pit, . 28 
'9 
Total vulcanite walks, . . 4,514 
Of Board Walks (4 ft. wide), there were 
laid, .... 
" Boundary fencing, . 
" Cast Iron supply pipe . 
" Vitrified Drain " 
* Sole Tile " . 
2,991 Linear feet, 
3,440 " 
2,037 
411 
500 
Cast Iron Park seats placed in Garden, 100 
A Propagating House for Plants, has been erected, 224 
large Deciduous Trees, 31 large Evergreen Trees, 25 Dwarf 
Deciduous Trees, 18 Shrubs, 90 Vines, 24 Flowering Plants 
and 411 Flowering Bulbs have been planted ; a large surface 
of ground sodded, flower beds laid out, and hanging baskets 
and plants prepared for animal houses. 
The necessities of the collection urgently demanding it, 
the managers propose, during the coming summer, to erect 
a handsome and commodious House for Pachydermata. The 
designs for the building have been prepared by Messrs. Fur- 
ness & Hewitt, and are now under consideration. 
