Park Commission 
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REPORT OF THE PARK ENGINEER 
Owing" to the necessary length of a detailed review of the en- 
gineer's work, mention has been made of the work done only in such 
properties as required particular attention. All park properties have 
received their quota of care in matter of park maintenance. 
Information on planting, seeding", clearing and nursery work for 
the past year will be given in the Iweport on Park Horticulture and 
Forestry and in the Tables of Trees and Shrubbery and Seedlings 
on Order. 
AULT PARK 
During" the past year a topographical survey of this property 
was completed. 
A foot path was opened, leading from the car line at Grant's stop 
on Erie avenue, through the woods and up to the point formerly 
occupied by the Linwood Water Tower. A drinking" fountain was 
placed and toilet facilities provided. 
BLOODY RUN PARKWAY 
Actual construction on the Bloody Run Parkway has been com- 
menced on that portion between Gilbert and Rockdale avenues. The 
grading of a strip 50 feet in width has been practically completed. 
This roadway should be macadamized and open for travel some time 
during the year 1913. 
BLUE ROCK MARKET SPACE 
The oval on Blue Rock street near Cherry was taken over by the 
Park Department. The old material to a depth of 18 inches was re- 
moved and replaced with good soil, and provisions made for a walk 
through the center. 
BURNET WOODS 
The level of the lake in Burnet Woods was raised about 18 
inches. The upper end of the lake was cleaned out and made avail- 
able for boating purposes. These processes increased the area of 
the lake more than one-third. At the north end of the lake, a tem- 
porary wooden dock was constructed, and the boathouse moved 
across the road from its former location. A basement and increased 
toilet facilities were added to the boathouse. The basement, now 
being on a level with the playground surface, is used as a shelter 
house by the children. 
Two additional drinking fountains were placed, one near the 
lake, and the other near the bandstand. 
Of roadway, 3,430 square yards were resurfaced, covered with 
calcium chloride, and given three treatments of the same during 
the summer. 
