ANNUAL 
REPORT, 1914 
SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. 
Honorable Board of Park Commissioners, 
Wm. Hodgkinson, Secretary. 
Gentlemen: 
During the past year we have built five new shelter houses, remod- 
eled one building, built a band stand and comfort station, also a steel 
storage shed at a cost of about $100,000.00. All of these buildings, 
except the storage shed, were started in the spring and practically 
ready for roof May 1, 1914, when the carpenters went on a strike. 
This carpenters' strike had all of the other branches almost at a 
standstill for a period of nearly three months, or from May 1 to July 22. 
During this period very little work was accomplished. 
After the strike was ended all of the contractors resumed opera- 
tions and finished the buildings with good progress, but not in time 
to use during the playground season. All the buildings are now com- 
pleted, the plans and specifications having been complied with in 
full, except the storage shed, which will require a week of good 
weather to complete. 
The following will give you the general details of the various 
buildings together with their cost. You will note that all the extras 
were caused mainly by accepting options provided for in the contract 
or by bad soil conditions, which were encountered during the exca- 
vation and necessitated extra excavation and foundation work. 
Eden Park Music Pavilion. 
This building is built almost entirely of concrete and provides 
not only a band stand, but ample toilet facilities for the public. The 
cost is as follows: 
Contract Price $14,071.00 
Extras: Excavation $ 53.75 
Concrete 260.94—$ 314.69 
Credits: Conduit Work 60.00— 254.69 
Total Cost $14,325.69 
Symmes Playground. 
This building is a one-story shelter house, built of brick and frame 
construction and provides dressing rooms and toilets for both sexes. 
The playground is entirely enclosed with an iron fence and contains 
one swimming pool. 
