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this and extending- to Stettinins Avenue that I would recommend 
be purchased, that there may be sufficient acreage to make the 
park of some use, as that part of the city is growing up very 
rapidly, and this will be a very useful site for a neighborhood 
park. 
The foregoing covers only important matter, such as actual 
work done and incidents encountered, that bear with direct 
interest on the Park Department, all the matter having been 
concentrated to evade the tiresomeness that would follow the 
enumeration of detailed matter. 
I have included in this report a comparison of our parks with 
twenty of the large cities of the United States, a list of the dif- 
ferent species of trees grown in the parks, and statistics showing 
the area, date of acquisition, and cost of each piece of park 
property owned by the city, because of the fact that we have a 
great number of calls for the above-named items, and by includ- 
ing it herein we will be able to mail to the persons wishing such 
data a copy of our annual report, thus saving a great deal of 
time and annoyance in looking up such information every time 
it is asked for. 
Owing to the delay in having this report printed, we have 
been enabled, through the kindness of the Park Commission, 
which has recently made its report on a general system of parks 
for Cincinnati, to incorporate herein a map of such proposed 
parks and parkways, which may prove an interesting feature to 
all who are interested. 
Respectfully submitted, 
J. W. RODGERS, 
Superintendent of Parks, 
