Annual Report 
be taken into consideration and dealt with this spring. Audrain 
line 124 feet long-, having two additional catch-basins, was put in 
at the extreme northern end of this section of the park, to carry 
off the surplus drainage from the roadways and adjoining grounds. 
The brick chimney at the green-house was raised twenty-six 
feet at a cost of $251.50, to provide a better draft, and should 
result in a saving of coal and the use of but one boiler, except 
in extreme cold weather, when it may be necessary to operate 
two. The interior of four green-houses was scraped and painted 
with two coats of paint by our own men. A reinforced concrete 
bench or plant table was constructed, replacing an old decayed 
wooden one. The heating apparatus has all been gone over, 
remodeled and put in a much more perfect heating condition ; all 
the pipes have been placed on swinging bearings, which allow for 
expansion and contraction without strain on the frame work of 
the building. 
The chrysanthemum show at the green-houses last fall was a 
decided success, especially the three Sundays the exhibition was 
in progress, when from four to five thousand people took advan- 
tage of the exhibition. A large number of plants of new varieties 
were added, and were much admired and praised, especially the 
small pompon and single varieties. 
The flower beds around the green-houses were of a higher 
standard, excepting a few periods when they appeared to be 
deteriorating. Upon examination it was found that these were 
constructed upon filled ground in much too shallow soil, and 
room for plant development had not been given due consideration. 
To remedy this the beds were dug deeper and the old soil removed 
and replaced with new virgin soil, from which we hope to obtain 
better results. These beds are over seven hundred feet long by 
three feet in width. Several of the beds were, as usual, planted 
with spring flowering bulbs. 
During the year 26,800 square yards of roadway were built, 
of which about 20,000 square yards were treated with oil and 
17,700 square yards with a mixture of 12-14 gravity oil, and 
from 15 to 20 per cent of asphalt. Besides the roads entirely 
lebuilt, 6,030 square yards were resurfaced, and about 4.000 
square yaids of the latter treated with oil containing no asphalt. 
