R -.:- - '--Park Demtment Report to August 1934 (Presently Located at Ktommission, Bound Volwne with T Ippd in Photographs)

.. . -.we .--- - ,. ."-. _ -r -.:- - '--Park Demtment Report to August 1934 (presently located at ktOmmission, bound volwne with t ippd in photographs)

Notes :

Memorarldum signed by Rokrt MOSEES, on 1935 Budget Reauest for the Dew-tment of Parks (10 pages) : p.1 relief funds (1/2million) appropriat,ed for personnel to operate new fdcilitie~. p.4 Park Department budget for 1934 was 1- than in 1927, though during this periocl 3300 acres were added. p.4 parks budget slashed out of pr~~rtio~~to normal budget vagaries p.5 A complete program of rehabilitating 284 statues has heen undertaken. p.7 motorization of maintenan- equipment (horses from Fire Departmnt--to--Sanitation--to--Parks) p.7 playgrounds equipped with floodlights to run at night. p.9 Attachments indicate physical conditions when Moses took over January 19, 1934. p.10 Increased concession revenue to pay for expanded perLsmnel (thotgh still not up to levels from 1929-33. Memo on New Constructic~nBy The Department of Parks kin?, 1935 Which Can Not Be G~riedOut With Work Relief Funds (6 pages, signed by Robert Moses) Five projects necessary which would not be funded by work relief labor: funds to be raised by the sale of cor-prate stock. a) Marine Park, Brooklyn: scaled down, less detailed and 1- formalized than previous plan; hydraulic fill in marshlands b) Jacob Riis Park, Queens: also redwigned (pition of bathhouse, pa-king fields etc.). Modeled after Jones Beach design. c) Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan: Most paid by the donor, John D. Rockefeller, or by work relief. Fark ca11 not open until balance paid for- by the City. d) Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx: largact park, mt diverse terrain. Naval camps during WWI left "great gashes" in Rahm's NecWOr(:hard kach sect ion. W-moli t ion of bungalow comm~mity("colony") by Moses. e) Marine Park, Staten Island: acquired in 1930 at a cmt of $681,500;fill necessary; subsequent simpler construction plan developed. before harbor is dr&ed city is obligated to build a dock. Summary: $3,600,000from stzk sale would "open up for next yea one great park in each" brc~gh,and double waterfront bathing facilities. p.16 Park attendant uniform introduced... p.23 Savings from motorizing equijment formerly horsedram: $89,820.34 p.31 Five bird sanc'.tuaries city-wide in parks, three of which are in Central Park (Harlem Mere-sic-72nd St. Lake, 59th St. Lake (Fbnd). Maintained jointly by Park Department iind Aiidobon W.iety. p.33 Monument cleaning & restoration over-wn by Karl Gruppe and 22 assistant sculptors. Notes on various projects, including plaque at 114th and Manhattan Ave. p.37-38 Photos showing effects of vibration and resetting after subway constructiori. p.39 &the bust found to be of bronze plate; recast in brorlze. . . p.40 Photo of Ft. Greene eagle (and pillar) in situ, showing lantern and glass stolen. p.43 Monuments summary ... p.44 Columbus statue (by Stebbi~s?) accepted in 1869 and "recently discovered in a Park Department storeroom." Moses recamends guidelines and pre-site selec.tion for monuments. p.49 Bench statistics... p.66 "Tin city" colony on Riverside Drive removed. p.81 Dancing on the mall photograph... p.95 Historic buildings on park properties. p .I58 Pictures of Tavern on the Green designs . p.183 Parkway developments. Note: photography =tion in hack of re~rt,which includes Gertrude Kelly Playground opening day pictures. Index: includes photographer's darkram put in Arsenal July 9, 1934.

CITY

Obi

DEB,WMENT OF PARKS PARPS In subnittine; ?opnrt2o&nl ost inltco for thc

1935, it is zssur~edthat roliof nonics will bc ~.vr.ilr.blc cluring th

coning yoar to sono oxtcnt* Mort than hnlf tc nillion dollaro of roli6f

funds hnvo bocn oxpondod during 1934 to opcrctto tbaporcrily tho now

facilities th-ct hsvo bocn added to tho park nyeton of thc city by tho

riel-r nd,i.lini.drrk ion. Thio porsonnol has bocn dram fron tho Dop'rtr?cnt

of Public

tho on2loyeos do not euro up to tho qmlificcticns of roguL.r on-

ployooe supplfod through the ch~nnolsof budgct nypropri~fions,thoy

havo boon nocessvy in ordor to koop opon the ddiitionnl faoilitios.

Tho bude;et authorities nust f~conor: tho problor: as tcl nliothor tho

pcrsonncl necessary to nm the cxpzndcd faci1itie.s Lrc to cor.10 through

Work Roliof funds, crro to be provided in tho buegot or dro to be n

proniso botvroon tho t170 schonos. In prepari~igtho dopartm1lt;al 0ef%M~t0

for noxt ycnr thc Dcplrtncnt has nadc its r~qu3ston thj basia of a

Thorc ail1 bc rcquiroi: $458,600.00 to pay tho vmgos

ct ors, autoucbilo

onginonon, and labor or-gardonors not included in tho budg~trequo&* It

is clssunod tht thoso scrvicss nil1 continuo to bc eu-pliod fron roliaf

funde thlt vill bo r.vailnblc no.* yoar. Thoso positions roquirod in

addition to thoso roquastcd in tb.o dcpc-rtrlental estil:lLbto;aro notod by b an zstcrisk (*) in thc rcmrk colurln oppositi ~iT?..i;c"rrositions that nro (a) Pdrson;!l Lcrvick

The dcprirtmr nk.1 Person?-1 Sorvico sc!1edul3 for 1935 amounts to $5,18'1,608.90, .A inci.oio~of $530,898.83, or 11%ovcr the 1934 b!ldg~t scn~dultsof $4,656,710.0'7, In ordvr to !;cop t!lc

irlcr~asoin Porsonal Sorvico doim to 11%it ..-~enocossary to cffcct

savings in tho 1934 budgot during this yoar of ovor a quarter of a million dolLrs. Thoss s-virigs rrcrc off octod by thc elimination

of 22 uilnoccsvary political jobs in thc admini&r.-.tivo staff of tho fivo P:rk Copc-rtmcnts, vhon tho now bop.trtmont vrzs orgznizod, by abolishing vzcant 01- u:inocossnry posit ions of mtint oninc o cmployco~ mllorci dut ioe ovorllppod in the sivcrc.1 boroughs9 by ~bolishingths full timo jobs of morc th:n 100 cmploycros whoso aorviccs vyorc roquirod only in tho rwnricr moiltho ::id roplncing thoir scrvicos -.rith port tin10 positions, and by tho dropping fron t!ic City Scrvico om- ployoee olfgiblo for rctircmont ~ndphyeia~lly unablo to perform thcir dutioe +:nd by thc dischz-rgo of inco~tpotc.itand und.llin$

~orkor~.

It should .-rlso bo borno in mind th2t $198,205.72 of tho cpprjagg!&t&m for &934 YGS do ,r~.:b3+~b&oin th~form of Cor- poritc Stock or T-~xNoto allo-.t~nccs~I:CC,I 7:~cr~ not -.ppropri-.tod for tho full year. Thosc ...llov~nccs i!orc rs.d~to provide for thc om- ploymcnt of approximtoly 100 t,:chnic:~l 3mployc?os xnd moncy h~sonly hcon appropri.:tod to pr.y th~mto 0ctob:r 1st of this yo.:r. In tho

1935 requast, provision h.is been m?do from T-.x Lcvy ~llol-mnccs

;.mountiag to $69,6'71.12 to p y 5ho s21 rios of 25 tcchnic -1 ctmploycos.

Thc technic-1 om~loyocsto bo cil?rgcd to T--x Lcvy i-.llovr.ncco cro p.zt of' thc 3t.f i of th; D 313 .-*tn;,!*~t.xi?. r:lo~.ld no-l bc ch.:rgcd to

c o;let ;.v.c.L ?.oil :p;:rosri .tions. Thz :i,~nun% o ? $124,270.00 roquircd

to p-:y ths a:.lc?rioc of tho rom.~ininqtocknic :l csi~ployctosir: still

roquostod from Corporato Stock or Tax ;doto fundo. Thdp arc noodod

only Tor condructj.on or ~lo~lcRs1j.c: proj octs cnG t:lcir E xvicca

An incro .uo of $527,934.00 it m-\do nocoss,?ry by tho

t:lc PL:rk Doy':rtmorrt. T?IGBO~0~iti.038 fir0 dct~ilodon ntt tchod

S~OO~E.RC(~UOS~S \ICTC mhbcioupon tli2 rdorg-liizzt~.on of tho Dcp~rt-

mont in Junc of this yoc~for fiowo of tlicoc gositio~~s.Tho Dop~~rt-

mont w3.s _:dvisc!d to submit thm ~'~it\.1tclu 1935 budgot. $176,323.36

incr0.&0 is duc to tho cro,,tion uf so-.son,.3. jobs; this incrc 18C 1-12s

compansntod by t!~docro-.so of $252,414.65 nobd on thc prccuding

pago. $9,385.00 is duc to incrc bsos i.1 t'.~c:linm *tithin th3 codcs. VVhi.10 thcso shm in tho budgo.'; ..s bcru-80s of oxisting positioas

thoy aro all in ro.xlity ncm positione. Tlzay :ro oxl:ln.inod fully in

tho roquosts for modific::tion of tho bi~dgstill Ju~cincidont.1 to thc rcorg-l-niz~tioiiof tho 30putr~ont.md khc; Dop mtnont -.:.IS roqizosf - od to s 1s mi;morandum on tho

modificztion of -tho budgot, dntod Juno 9tZ1 is cttacl~od.

Tllc dopartmoi~t*:.l cctir~z.tcfor 1935 ~c110~thzn Pcrsom.1

Scrvico provi6.os for $528,476.00 for thc 2urch.s~of ut--.tcrials, supplios

:nd cquipmont. This is In incrc,~sc,of $214,790.00 or 68$ ovcr tho 1934 appropri~tion. mio is $250,000.0i) 130s th,.n rill bc actuclly roquirod.

It is - ssumod th::t th4.s qux.tc- of :. million doll !iss ~lcoricrl:.nd .lot

asked for in thc! budgot .rill bc sx-plicd ti~:.ou;;h "Tork R~liofappropri-

ations. Tho items in t3o dcpz-rtnqi~t~i~:stiuct~c .x?: only thosc items

th~tc-nnot bo sup2liod through \?;or k Rclicf funds.

I A ckwt is nttcci9cd cntit1;d -Gr:.ph Sho~iilgTotal

Park 3udgct ?.nd Gjor Sub-divisio.lsW, It :.rill b? notod fron the ch;.rt

th-:t thorc 1-12s : s'toady inci*o:so in thc approprfi=tion for parks from

1927 to 1931. This vr-:: during tllc y3lrs of rising nricos :or n*:Lcr-

iala yof th3 c.pyro;?rir.tions for sclpplios ~.ndmrrtnrf.xls ncrc not sub-

stantklly i~icrctscd. Mbn ;;or2 simply zddod tc tho pc.yrol1 2nd ?-:cro

!%on it bo- I not pnovidcd ~9thtools or m:tori~.ls 7;ith rrhich to vork.

c;no necitssury in 1933 ad1934 tc~roduco 5hc budget the t~ppropriation

I for matoriclr; m-s cut in h.llf -to s-vo jobs.

4 ~i)co:~d.grc.ph is zttached ohoail~gtho incro~soin

acror-go in f ho p~rkaystcm. TPo P2rk Dopi?xtm~ntbudget for 1934 w.s

loso thr.n tho 192'7 budgot. During this poriod 5,000 acrco hivc boon

/I 1 addod to tho p:rk systc?m. I Anothor grrph is att.:c!~cd sh~~i:lgtho vclriztion in 1 t!lo city budgot6 *.ad Fnrl; Dopxtmirnt budgot8 irou tbc yc:r 1927 to 1935. 1 I A glanco at this chzrt **illi??dic.:td tiic fir.imcr irA r:hich tho Fr.rk Dc- I 1 pcrtmclrrt, budg~th4s bcon slr.shcd out cf .11!. proportion to tho nornr.1 I incr~-:s3s?ad d~crc~~scsof tho gonorcl city budgot. of Psrks has spont $26,0009r300,00 on ncr conr.truction frbm !iorlr Roliuf

funds. Thc r.loncy h-s bcm spoilt prud-ntl.y. T!:c "or!: h2.s \CC.I danc con-

forming 1::ith coinprchcnsive pl:.n cf LCV~Q~JECL~~uf ihc rholo city .:nd tho pl:l.ns vcro prop~r?dby ;bl~architocte, 1-.n

cnginocr s adbuilt undor thc supcrvi pion of ccnstruct icn :xpl,rt s. 011 tho p:.rko h~voboon ret-bilitltcd. 38,000 g~llonuof p~.inthzvo boon usod; 86 nlilos of rusty, dilrzpidltod f oaco, moetly unnocoss?xy , h.:s bcon

roplLxccid \*it11 19 milcs oi :lo;: f cncing; 38 rfii.1~~of vr;-lka h?.vc bctn 1*cp;.ir3d

and 11 elos of bridlo p'-the ii7.v~ boon ronovatod wtl !5& milcs of ncrr bridlo p~thc onetructcd; 236 acros 02 p~rkar~:. h-vobocn drainod md roatorod to park uslgo; 678 drinking fount:.ins kvo bocn ropsirod aid

243 nc;r! fountr.ins instlllcd; 37,500 cubic yzds of atoiic xsonry r3t:in-

ing rmlls hnvo been built to rostoro ,otoop hii1eici.o~to public us?.go; 145

wasto brrokots imvo boon installed nnd 22,500 hc.nchos h;vo boon ropairodr

322 tonni~courts h:~vcbccn rcsurf- cod; 62,000 traoo h-ivo boon prunod;

7,000 doad trcos bvs bocn romovod; 92,009 ti-ccs 1i.l~~bton sprxy~d;

99,000 shrubs hnvc b~cnpruncd a16 tho trclos <:nd sl~rubsin 43 pzrks ad

p';rkv-;ys hrlvc boon cor;i$l~tolyrokbiiit .tcd. mcr 70,000 cubic yards cf muck have boon Mnbd md sprc:d as top droscing on L:L~arozs. This

:nztori~l-:;hicl~ .;rJ~s bcing covorod cith rL::h fill .r3ulc7. hive COD% the city

ovcr $200,000.00 if it h .& bcc:i nurchascd r.nd noi; scrlv(~godfrom mmp

1,nd. 115,000 cubic yards of 1x0.-r s 2il 7:rci-c >urch,-.sod, 60,COO pounds of

gr .sa sccd !mvo bcon ussd, 300,000 oqu .rc fcct of sod :.-~crcplaccd, 13,000

trocs, 90,000 shrubs .:nd 86 viuos n3s.c 21 ;r~tcd. A ccr.lplcta progrm of

rch .bilit.;t ing over 284 stztuor; iil tho city h..s bccii undort?kcn. Tl~cs: itcs pro m1.y sc-.l!. p. .r.t of t,l>gcnoral houscclc; .nin;~:.lid :-clh .bilit :tim of' t:, ~xin-ti--;, r.c :. No?., construction projects inc~r~dcsuvcn golf cou;*,co -:;icl. . .ill bo cGL.~-,~J~G~by th~ sprizg of 1935 .nd fivr; existin: cOursL6 t:i-.t !I .v= bcorr i.icdcrniz~d. Ono non golf club housc -i'illbc f inishcd. 34 ncv pI.~y~roiind~,oquippod -(rith cm- fort sl; -tions, pl2y p.ivilionr, w-ding pools, r.ild outdoo~pLnyground zppnru* tuo hcvo boon ~ddcr!to tho systom in tdZition tc tho rohnbilitation ~f

65 oxisting pl~ygrcundeta-oao. All tiior;~,p1:ygroundc hL:vo boon l:adac,.pod to provido shcdo. Tho sovon blcck rocro:.tion:.l p-rk .t Christie-Forwtho

-.nd tho s5x block r ocrcatio:r.l park .t Loiv Eirlksson ?till bo f inishod c.:id opcncd this yom. Bryq-Yrt Pcrk has bcon corlplctcly robuilt. Conplato no17 zoos nil1 bo finished in Costa- 1 P :rli, Uznl~ltt-.n,Prospcct Pmk In

Brooklyn tnd Barrott Park in Srtcn Isl?.nd. Tho shocpfold in Contrnl

F -rk h2.s boon ccnvortud into . norlorn t :vcm and Cll.romont In11 o:? Rivor- sido Drivo hrrs boon rcnovatod md clpcnod I. s r l)c?ul .r pricod rosttlurd.

Tho loy:.ror rosorvoir sroc in Colztrll Fr-rl; vill bo ro511ilt -.nd oponod to tho public; tcrmporary b. th housor klvc bccn inst~lludnt \Volfct s Pond in

St;tc:l Iol.;l~d. T;n :lob s:iiming pool;, CO~I~J~C'GC~;-oquippod with bath houoos, filtcr pl.:;lts :nc! c!~lo:-in-..ti;.:g unitc, srill bo opcn for thc cmcr - 1 .-'* '/. of noxt ycar &' 8/'

62 nor nrc7.s h-vc bccn cddod to -the p.~rkrsysto111, of r.rhich 58 havc boon or vriI-1 50 dovblqod ne pl.lygrcundc.

If thcsc .rcx r-rc to bc opcncd t:, th~public, they

arc going t3 roquirc funds f cr thoir r.ai:;toil ,nee \.nd opur~.-tici~.

:r~!llcn ti13 ncv coilsolid..tod Dcprrtrnmt clr' Parlcs took

c7rcr tlic 1xi;.~to1~.-.ncoand op~r~:t!.oncl tar: live f=rr.icr Pxrk Dop:rtncli-1;s

on Jnnuc';-y 19th cf thie ycc.r, -ihc porcon:lol of th.2 Dsp:rtr;z3nt nlLs un- diaciplinod , Sn no st i?st-.ncl- s -:orl:in; uildcr urrt; r.1icdd :.nd unckill~d I ! suporvision rlnd with no crdcrly p1 LE of opcr-ti-n. A-1 crgru?.izr.tion hns I boo:^ ootablishcd lLxyiAlgblo~.ll ZcfiLij.to lincs of i.cspcnsibility. All tho t i'orcos of thc Dop:.rtnont 11 -*vo bion uiiifc:~lcd; zibso1c.L~!lor so-dr~.~-mroll- I irrg oquipmnt ?xo buing ropluod by non notor oquipnont . meet of tho I horsoo in tho Pcrk Dop-.Ttnont voro inhoritod fron tho Dop2rtnont of QF31-

itction vrhon it vrr.e notorizod; thc Scrtitation Dcpxdnont av?curcd thon

Pron thc Firo Dop-.rt~lcxtnl.ion atcca fir0 cngino~dr:::i: by horece voro

roplacod by notor Grivon pups. Tho ovorho-td control cf tho ontiro

by don h :a boon c&rali&od in f ha Jlrao=.l wd aha ra :.i.r&on-.nco . id oporr?.-

tion of o.:ch borough is unc!.or a ~ii~glcBorough Dir0ctc.r vho is drrrm f ron

tho tochnic:l clr?.ssific .ticn of ths M~1nicipr.1 Civil Sorvico. Export :-.nd

oxporioncod park oxccutivos hr.vo bucn cnploycd to roplnco tho politicians

?.rho clttcnptod to diroct tho ~:orkof the Dcpartncnt. C'nsiiilloc! liborcrs

vhoeo solo qu~.lificntinnfor thcir jzba in tho pa& b-vo boon thoir

cbility to lift a 50 pcunc'. :':rroi@lt ovor thoir ho.xdu :Lro boing rophcod

nith 1r.boror-gxrdw-lors dr:~v,f~fror.; tbc csr.ipotitivc clam of the Municipal

Civil Sorvioo. ClSxnbors r~ndprunors .ho voro phyaic?.lly unf if to 1o;zvo

tho ground aro boing rcplncoi. by oxpozrt c.rboriculturista. Playgrounds

tbt uoro op oscd in thc niddle

of tho aftor tho norning until

c\ark. Thic io a gonordl rulc applying to cvory plzygrcund in tho Dop.rrt-

nc~i+,, Tho 34 nm ply-ygrounda th-.t nro or \;ill bo opcizod bcf orc tho and

of .chc yc,r Lro bcti~gcquippnd -.it'? flooc! lights to ba opcr?.tod ':t night.

Co~fortst .tic;ns th~t"cru cloo~dat thc ond of nil cirjit hour shift of r.

Ilb9rcr .rc 3 c ing T ~nl~cc'.by Civil S~rviccc-tt cnrfant s s.nd kcpt open during

-cho cvoniiigs. Tlic o~plop.zcnt of 1 borcro ~YIp1cc0 of 2.ttcnCimtc for tho

opdrc-ticn ~f conlort st..tions is -. vi~lctj.a,lof tlii Civil Scrvico Lnxr. Tho i70rk bf L'C~.bi iitL.tiiig thasc vcrn sut p~rkstrill

bc cntiroly v~~str,dcnlcss th~y..rc przpci.1~nailnoJ 2nd c;~orctoc!aith in-

Tho ccnccss!.onn in tho p.trl's .:rcr? i:~ <: dc>lorablc

cordition. Tlio facilitios noro rlno st wlivc;rsally housoc! ill irlproporly

conatructod SuiLdings, and according to no pkn. Tho ctt.1chod rcpOrtl

d ;tad J~ni1st , 1934, doscribss this conc!!ition in dotail aild cutli~ios tho policy nmI being foll~iilcd. Thr: rovcriuos frou conccsaions thir; yoxr

vill oxcood k.st yo,?r's 1-ocaipte. mhilo thoro hla boon an inerozeod

us-.go it h.rs boon neco~a~~ryt,o roviso all tho r.~.jorcontracts cild p?,y

fron oporcting rcvcnuoo for badly ncodcd opor?.ti?g oquipr.ont. This has

roduood cash rocoipts to tha city bu-t by solving tlio rx=jor problotl of

clozning up tho uncticfxctory conlitiono, tho food at-rnds nil1 ctho\r ct

rovcnuo no& yonr double th.zt rocoivod Lzst y2nr. Thc ccllcction~from

rocroationll facilities vill excood k.st yc..rlo rocoipto. Thcso rocoipts

hlvc boon obtainod in rpit:, cf tho f ~ctthat nc.no of tho golf courlsos I t~orooponod un-t il my firat duo to thir rbconstructfcn in tllo spring

and only nino tompor lry holos at Forost pr.rk vcru oponod this yonr vhilo / tho courao is being roconstructcd. T!lo cod cf . SODSOil golf pornit mkl

Wiilc tho city h~dccntrcxcto for rovmto producing

fxcilitios in tho p.-.rk syston fcr tilo y9-.r 1933 for gro..tly moro tl3.x

th~-?uc,u~it tzkun in, only $531,150.21 PP.G nctuLLllycolloctod, Roccipts

for 1924 t~illtct7.l .~yprc;xii.ntuly $550,000.00. :Titil tho addit ion of tha I I tc?? n?n c;niming pools, scver. rcaa golf ccurscs ?.nZ othcr rGvonuc produc-

ing rocro.-.tion~.lf~.cilitics, t\~ ~IJO nzn rost:urr.llt s ::ic! thc ictuc.1

collection of ncincg fron food c tnccssio,is, thz rovciiuo f cr 1935 nil1

c.xsoc.' $1,3QO,Oi)0,00. This ixrc .::c in roccipts r?cr.: t1i.n bcl,o.nccs ths

i n\:ra,:sc in tho doplrtr.lcntsl 0s-tin.t 2s rf opor: -ti11g Qxpunsoe.

-8- Nk?ny nedit icr.,xl -rocrot,t i~m1&cilit io s hlvo boon I I :.ddud in ~xistii~gp !ric irolsc Tho :.c incl~16ocity-wi2.o pro,ms of out-

I door dmcing, t?usicr..l concorte, tr,.vclli.ig dr.1~~~groups, r-nrionctto shocrs I I 2nd out dear noving pictuTca, :"hilt thc so b.vc bsw f in-mccd 1.rgoly

frou '

I onployoos for tho opor~tionof tho f-.cilitioo.

$ic Scachc,: is tho p-.rk byst~i~~'rh~rr. srrim1i.n~ is pctr-

I r-littod kvo bo3n controllc? l~rgclyil; tlio pnst by privc.to clubs, Tho80

I clube zrc orgccai.eod to s~tisfytho socisl inrstinctr of thoir ncnbcrs.

I Thoy k:.vo no public rorponsibility aid :.r by city ouployooa 1 rosponeiblo for tho protoction cf lifc :xt tho public boaohos.

I Tho t ochnic :,l stcf f cf thc D 2p.'.rt~3ntvrr.8 ~1holTyunw

I f iftod for tho work i't wc~s supposuc! to pcrfom. Throe -rchitoota, tw0

I l%zz6xccpo architcct s, vlovrtn inspectors cf sto1:o nasonry, ninc innpoctors I of rogvlLting, gracl&ing.tnd paving, thirtocn topographical draj'tmon,

I I fnolvo asaistmt o~lgiizoo's adothor cnginooring onployoos of v~rious ! titloo troro ro~ponsiblof c.r all of thc, pl3ru~ivlgof tho Dopc,rtucznt. Thio I forco has boon aupplonontod by roliof ~:~l>rlcorsundor tho ~upcrvisionof I ! trained pc.rk doeignors. Thoir nork ie apprcvoc'. by r. consulting nrckltoot, ?. ?. congulting Wbld:r..po amhk+oat ay:d mn.r~u3.tingongiaoors who woro 80.. I I loctod as th? boat to bc fourid in tho country.

I A report in$.ic2tine; p2lyoicrtl coneitions fcund ns of

I cox.lplotod rrork r.nd vork undor construct ion ~ndic?tc tha ch..smctor cf tho I k:~pi-ovodLO signr

Tllc Doy:xrtncnt of parks took o-ror :t clillpi$,-Ltod syst0r.l of p?.rks 2nd pmI~13.y~5.n tho City, st..f f ,I?, :it:? iaof f iciont , unCisciplin~d cnd untrlincd cnployoos. mc .blc c;.~ploycss irl tlic, st,.ll" rvi:ro idcntifisd

.-.nd placed ill pasit ioiis 31" responsibility cor:nmnsur~tovith thcir abilitio s*

cost of t!~cproviouc~ cnrcrho..c! aduinistr<-.tion. Ui15 ~fo.mcl ullsuit~~bl0Co:l- struction nae donolisl~oc! .ncl thc rost rch.,bilitatod. Tho st.~ffn:s re- orgmizc.?. -~ndthcsc .;111: rIic! nct fiJd intc iz schdnc of gooc! u:n..gc:~cnt vroro disckir~od. ?=lo 1935 dopxts-lcntnl octi~x~tois still lo-,-for than thc poriod botV-~oon1929 and 1933. Tho pl..ygr~uncl ?.ro?s h.vo boon doublod pen:', 1,000 r--crcs k~.vcboon =.di.oc! to tho pcrlc syston. Tho sot-son of 1934

l!.rgoly spcnt in corr~cting tl?c niet,?.lr:ss :.nc! ncgl-ct of pnct .'.bin-

1935 ?rill cfford thc first 0ppoYt1~ilityto tllc citizonn of .tho City to

U8C tho non f :cilitioo c:id t.7-$0 ~3wntc~gcof its yzrks. Thc bt.c'.gct

.uthoriti~e&.vo to clzooec novi bo6 -oon praviCi:zg for thc mintonznco 3-.nd apomticn of thic systcr.1 ~r r.11~it to go [email protected], Tho funde roquoetod nro tho nbeoluto nink~uli~uccso:.ry~ Tho incro?.sod revonuo th~t ~.~E~~~_A~.~_D~~~,-~~-N,~$-~~I\J~T~~~~~~N,~~~-TI~-PE~_A~T&~N_~_-~~-PARK$ -.------DURING 1935 YHICH CirNN3T BE .---.CAERIEJ ------.------. CUT dITH WORK RXLIEF FUNDSr

There are five construction projeots which should be

underta4en as soon as possible by the Department of Parks. They

are of such a nature that they cannot be undertaken by Work Reliel'

labor, and must be done by contract. Funds should be provide6

from the sale of corporate stock to start the construction of the

following developments of the City Paru systema

a - EARINE PARK IN BROOKLYN

A plan for this park was prepared by the former ad-

ministration. The larger part of the park is under water and thd

remaining park is low swampy marsh land. The original development

plan cslled for the expenditure of $40,000,000. in construotion

costs. It wae wholly impractical. The general scheme of formal-

ized design might have been suited to small City parks, but was

entirely out of scale for a 1,234 acre tract. This plan was

completely scrapped and the staff of the Park Department has

completed a raew plan +&&oh ie mwh aimpldf in echetoe and will cost

only a fraction of the amount involved in tho original. plan. The

first step in the development of this pian will be the reclaiming

of the marsh lands with hydraulic fill, the construction of a boat

basin which will also accommodate sea planas, construction of a

golf course and threa children's playgrounds. This will call for

the expanditure of $1,000,000. for the first year. The Land wzs purckzacd sz ;. st of $7,500,000. A large residenfial zon,.nu.liiy ;,;LL grovr~un aro~tiidthis area on -!IS promioe of the developsent of tha park. Construction should La started as soon as possible in order to sut tc use this idle lsnd.

(b) - JACOB RIIS PARK IN QUEENS This park is one of two ocean front parks in the 2:-ty of

Now York where the waters ara beyond question for bathing. There is a mile of shoro front. Thc present development consists of a bath house con-i,ain.i.ng facilities For 1,3,001! tat'~era, aF.2 ~,a~!;ir 2 fields accommodating approxi~nately8,000 cars. The plan is a striking example of poor design, The bath houso is built so closo to the water that. a t ot~llyinadequate b~achis left The sua wall is also too close to the water and further narrows the beach,

Tho parking fields require an excessive amount of maintenance and aro improperly located in relation to tho dovolopmant.

The new plan should provide for tho renovation of the improperly built building, construction of a modern hard-surface parking field, and the relocetion of the bodlcvard through the park, tho construction of a smim~ingpocl lhich is needed to provide bathing during a large part of tho season when surf bathing is oithor unpleasant or positivoly dangerous, and the constructios of a boardwalk far enough back fron: tho oc3an to provide adequato beach spaca. The plan should follow gonerally tho scheme of dovclopmont of Jones Beach State Park. Thi; will require an expenditure of approximately 33,500,000.

$1,000,000, should be provided immediatuly* The beach was overcrowdud this suinm~rani still 690s not prqvide o~mfor~fiSLy for one-ijfth the numbsr who -7ould uce +,he ares if it had bael properly constructec;. Tile pxrkinq field should be built irnm~djst3 - ly and nocossary rovisions mdst be tuadu ~t onco on the bath house.

The present condition of tho road through tho park is a source of dangor to patrons.

If these changes are mado the park can operate at a profit. It cannot bo opurated at a profit under oxisting conditions.

This park was purchased by John D. Rockefeller, at a cost of $1,500,000. Tho contract betweon Mr. Rockefeller and tho

City provided that tho donor of thc proporty should do most of tno construction vork. This has bcen complotod at a cost of

$4,000,000. The City is obligated to complote approximately

$600,000. worth of work, consisting mainly of roads, paths, drainage systems, sewer systems, and park lighting, $300,000. worth of this work has been done with Work Relief labor and with an appropriation of $150,000. by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment during the year 1934. Tho park cannot ho opoued until funds for the balance of the work amounting to $300,009. have bean made available.

(d) - PELHAM RAY PARK IN THg BRONX

This park is the largost in the City and contains more diffurent types of park land than any other City park area, Tho work dono in the past was elmost without exception cf atrocious design a~ldimproper construction. 'ii:o -vorst examplo was %ho 2ico

Mo;aorial Stadium in the 1o.vrer :-oction, Tilo goif course in ths northeast section has undurgonu comploto reconstruction vith an addit ion of nncther oightocn holss.

The iiuntors Island area is connoctod with the main- land by a bridge that has become so dilapidated it was nocoseary to close it to gonoral vdhicular traffic. Tho island itself is rspidly boing ruinad by impropor layout of walks, paths, trails, and other facilitios. It is impossible to polico it in its pro- sent stata.

The Rodman's Nock, or Orchard Beach sootion, has beon almost ruined through aany yoars of misuse. The naval camps during tho war loft groat gashos cut through the park,and slabs of concroto pavoment through the park hnvo novor buon romoved.

A largo part of this work has alroady boun completed with Work i Weliof runds and tho rostoration program sill bo continuod. The formor bungalow colony had grown, to this year, into the statue of a eomi-permcnent residential colocy. It w~sdemolishod to make room for tho dovolopmenl, of a bathing bo?ch. Tho bathing aroa itself was hemmod in by a wall so plannad that at high tido, no beach at all was left.

Tho now pl~nprovidoc for a bathing beach one milo lcng across tho uppor soction of Polham Bay hutwoon Rodmnn's Nock and

Huntors Island. This bench can bo constructed on antiroly rcxn8.de

land. It, roqriiros filling lsnd unaor two or throe ftot of wator.

It can bo built without ~licroschmenton lend that is now coverod with fino troos. The bocch proposed will bo sk~olterodxnd should bo startad imii1odiately.

The proposud $,an diil cost $3,500,000. $600,000. cxponded imm~distslywill ~ro-:ido swimrnlng in this section for tr~n

Summer of 1935. JYithout this appropri~tiontl~oro can bo no swimming nuxt year.

(0) - MARINE PARK IN STATEN ISLAYID A development plan for this area was proparod by former ~dministrations. It wss impractical and extravagant. A mimplo plan hes bean propared that providos for a bathing beach, s boat basin, bath housos, as well as other rocreational facilities. No uso can be made of this area until a contract for hydraulic fill hss been lct. This mill roquiro tho immediate expenditure of $500,000. Without this appropriation the park cannot be oponed to tho public.

Marine Park was acquired in 1930 at a cost of $681,500,

The State contributed substantial acroage of land under water.

Tho Congressional Act of January 21, 1927, obligatod tho Federal

Government to the expondituro of $50,030. to cooperate in this work. The Park Department has completed this year, with reliof funds, tho necessary preliminary work to get tho government to dredge the chcnnel. Bsfore tho harbor is drodged the City is obligatod to construct a dock,

------SUMMARY An appr3priation of $3,600,003. from corporate stock or t,&x note allowances will open up for noxt yscr ono great park in cach cf tho fivo boroughs of the City. Thd constl~ucbion 01' tii~sc;-irks *nil1 moro thzn ~OU'C~O thcl w~tbrfrolitbythins T-:cillti~'~in t.10 City of Nuw York. Yilo il~comcfrom thc opcr't;on of f-.cilriti2s 9.t Jacob Xiis Pnrk in aucona, Marille P~rkin Rrooklyn, Polhcn Fcy PP-rk in tho Bronx,

?.nd Id--rinc Pnrk in St :t~nIs:-nd trill bc sllfficicnt to pr.y for tho m?intonancc r-nd op3ration co;ts 2nd providc 3. balnncc to pny for tho cost of tho m?intcnnncc of Fort Tryon Perk in Mcnhrttnn nhorc thc rdvcnuc ~ro,i~:cingf~cilitios ?rc ncgligiblo. I IC 1 Vr 1 Q --N -- -- - SUPPLIES AND 3EQUIPMENT IN MILL~ONS

I I N l9 & ------,---++ -----,- ----,!? -,--- (3---- PERSON41 SERVICE I N *LLI oNs

1 N Iw - C VI 0 TC TAL PA~KDEPARTMENT BUDGET. IN ~1lilON3

- - GRAPH SHOWING VARIATIONS IN THE CITY BUDGETS

AND PARK DEPARTMENT BUDGETS FROM THE YEARS

1927 TO 1935 INCLUSIVE TABLE OF COl?FlBPS

Arsenal. Central Park ...... 155 Baaketa ...... O...O...... 45 Benohes ...... O...... O...... e.. 49 Bird Sanctuaries ...... 31 Bridle Paths ...... O...... 55 Brmt Pwk ...... 164 Chrystie-Forsyth P1aye;ruund ...... o...... 145 Club Organisationa ...... O...... O.... 76 Comfort Stations ...... 18 Concessions. Report of Caemissioner ...... O...... 93 Corleers Hook Playground ...... ~143

Dmciw c...... oo...... a...... o.....o...... o 80 Dqr Canpa ....o..o...... em...... O...... O... 91 Design. Dirieion of ...... 99 Impeation Department ...... 1Q)1 ~r'b8Groups ...... 79 Drinking Fountains ...... O...... O. 54 Fences ...... O...... O...... O 52 Forestry O...... O.O...... O.....OO...... 1 Fort Tryon Park ...... 17Z Golf Course8 ...... O...... 87 Grand Central Parbay Extenafon O...... 183 Grasses and Soils. Condition of ...... o....O... 6

Handicraft ...... O.....O.O 76 Historic Buildings on Park Property ...O.O...... 95 Horseshoe Pitching o...... O.. 78 Indurtrial Leagues and Taurnrmenta ...... TI Interbom~ghTarkwrqy O...... O...... 189 Laurelton Parkway ...... a. 184 Lower Reservoir Site. Central Park .O...... 140

bibrintensnoe & Super-l%intenance Program. Reoapitulation of a....~...... O~63 Wdel Boot Rmes ...... O.....o...... o..... 76 Abdel Playgrounds ...... O...... ~...... U7 Monthly Report. Augaet 1954 ...... O..~,... 189 Wnwaent Clee~lingand Restoration ...... O....O.... 33 Motion Pictures ...... O..O...... 78 Bbtor Equipment. New. Cost of ...... o..e.....de.o.. U lbtorising Horsedram Equipment. Savlngs from 23 &sic ...... 0....0..0...... 0. 78

95th Street & Averruee K & L. Brooklyn. Plsygratnd Parking O...... O...... ee...... e...... Permits ...... Pl~ntirig...... ~****3*~...... 0*. Playground Activities ...... Plwgrounde : Model ...... ~...... School 0...... 00.3...5.3...... 0.~..~0...... War b(smoria1 ...... ~.3. Playgrvmds. Equipment ...... - Playgraunds. Redesign of Ezistlrq ...... co Playgrounds and Field Houses ...... O...... e~ Policing of City Parka ...... O...... Projects Completed Between Jwry 19 and A~gllst19. 1934 ...... o...o...... o...... o.. ProJects Originated Since January 19. 1934. and Conpleted before August 19. 1954 ...... o.... Projects to be Completed by Spring 1935 ...... Projects Under Jurisdiction of Park Department Row 9eiw Developed ...... O..O Puppet and Lkrionette Shows ...... Ridgewood Pumping Station Area. Brooklyn ...... 143 Riverside Drive ...... e..Oe.O..e....e.66 School Playgrounds ...... e...... eO...... 136 Sheepfold. Central Park ...... Or...... e157 Shops and Storehauses ...... e...... 21 Shore Pazkway Extension ...... e...... 185 Skating ...... 3...... e...... 77 Sunrise Parkwry ...... O...... O184 SIirrming Lessons ...... o.. 64 Swimming Pools ...... 83 Tennls Courts ...... e...... €39 Terrace BriQe. Central Pu'k ...... 161 Tournaments & Contesta ...... O.....e.76 Track & Field Events ...... O....O..77 Trails ...... O...... O...... 55

WadingPoole ...... 0 ....O.....e.O.O....02 Walks ...... Q...... j..5...... 57 Walls ...... e...... O...... O59 War Jbmorial Playgrounds .0.....O...... O...O...... 109. 110 West Side Improvement ...... O...... e....185

Zoo8 ~.~~0~~.0~0.~.~~00~~~...5.~~..0~3~~e~e27 Central Park ...... 148 Prospeot Park 166 Page Arsenal. Central .yrX ...... 156 Sasebal l jimonds . Bcfore :and ~f tc?r 9enovati on.. ... 06 3rskc tu : Incinerator T;;e ...... ,...... 45 Cld 32s'ret...... 46 New Bas: t ...... 47 Benches : Tykical aench Tylj~.Janlary 13.~4...... 50 ISM UY-j-llch...... 51 BirdSanctuaries - :iesults of ~onservatioxi...... 32 Bridle Fzths. Before and .~fter 3euzrfaciw ...... 56 Sryult Firk. Birds-e;?e Vim...... 165 Chrystie-Forsyth Playground ...... Ciccarone. Vii.cent, 1 la~grou~d...... Confort Stations : Bxis t in;. Interiors ...... ioorly Listed Int+..i3rs...... "Cow-shedt' Interiors ...... Nodern Interiors ...... Ancient Type - Kodern Typ ...... Attendant - In L1nifor:n; dithout Uniform ...... Concession 3 tmds - Old 'Py* ; liew Type ...... Corlars Hook Z1sy~rour.a...... 3arlcinc on the ?.:allo...... 81 ihy C~unis...... 91 3i It'gtti. Kichol3s. '1.lyc;row.d ...... 121. 122 9ra.w Grouls ...... 79 3reie r-Of ferr~nE-l.~ygcr~l.~~.ii ...... 177 i)rinkiw F'oxntains - Old TjL% ; .~r'2yi.c...... 54 &st ;iouton jtreet :laygrounci ...... 175 83 Roo sevcl t J t rec t I byground ...... 139 Farn Gardeiis ...... 92 Fenc es : Co rrsl I;mc inc ...... 52 ..rcnces 3e!..oveu ...... 53 Trip %ire Nncc ...... 5.3 Fores try : At~ornin...... 2 Good 2-runin; ...... 3 l:odcn~ Sl,raj.Ln;...... 4 Tro%ty.cntof' L~lviti( s ...... 5 Fort Tryon isrz...... 173. 174 .Page Golf Coursee. New under Construction...... Cowanus Playground,.,,., ...... Grasses and Soils; Turf with Weeds...... - Coarse Grass -- New Seedling ...... - Swamp before Excavating Uuck...... Work in Pragreas...... Gulick Playground. ..O...... Handball Court...... Horse-drawn Equipment veraus Motor ...... O...c-

Inwood Hill Park. Field House and playground^.....^ Jackson Heights Playground...... - ...... Jay. John Wading Pool...... o...... Jewett & Castleton Avenues Playground ...... $......

Lewie & Rivington Streets i-'layground ...O...... Livingston Park Field House ...... Lower Reeervoir Site. Central Park...... a Maintensnce ...... ~...... Marionette Showa...... Model Playgrounds ...... ,...... Xonument Cleaning and Restorntionr Maine blonunent ..oo...... d...... o Columbus Yonuaent...... Cooper Square...... *....-...... a* Fort Creene Perk. Monument...... Jacob Schiff Menorial...... el...... Farragut Statue...... O. Xotor Vehiolee...... ob~.a...... ILD.....ca... . gcCray. William. Playground...... McDonald. Austin J., Playground......

95th Street and Avenues "K" and '2''. Brooklyn. Playgr~und.~.~~..OboC..o.~Oe....C...O...... o.. 97 Thompson Street Playground...... O'Connell. Daniel Playground ...... 141st Street & Brook Avenue. 3ronx. ?lay ground. .... Park Avenue and Taafe Place. Srooklyn. ?layground., ParkingC...... a Parkways Now Seing Developed. lap of ...... = Planting - h!odern Plantirg Methods...... Playgrounds - Old and New Types...... Riverside Jrive ...... St. Nicholas Eark She1ter and klayground ...... Sauer . Joseph C.. llayground ...... Sheepfold. Cen tral Par'<...... Sheridan. 'Afilliam E., Pbggmund ...... Shops snd 3 tor ehous es : Condemned and Idle Material in Storeyard ...... S ims . 3r . hiar i on. Monumen t ...... Swimirg Classes ...... 3~i::imi~Fool ...... Swimming 1001s. lroposed: St . Albnns Isrk ...... Hamilton Fish Par...... Tavern on the Green ...... Tennis Courts ...... ~...... Terrace Bridge ......

Uniform : Before and After ...... New Unifomls...... Von Dohlen. Howard i.,1 Layt-round ...... Wading Fool. new desikp...... Walks r Poor Constmction ...... Good Construction ...... Walls : Improper Construction ...... Poor '>esi~-naxxi Construct; on ...... Good aesi;n and Constmction ...... gest 17th Street Zlayground ...... Zimneman . Louis . i 1ayt;round ...... Zoo. Barrett lark ...... Zoo. Central Fark Old Type - Iiew Type...... Poorly Lichted md Unsan i tary Horn ing ...... Birds-eye View ...... IISyout ...... Concess ion Bui laing ...... Itonkey House ...... Bird I?ou~~...... Small Horned Inimals ...... Antelope IIowe...... Bird House ...... 200. Csntral Par: (Cont 'nu ..dl 9lephmt House ...... 153 Lion House ...... 154 Loo. Irospct iark 3irds-?ye Vizw ...... 167 Layout ...... 168 Ele2han t HOLS e and hdmin;str%tion 3.ilsing ..... 169 3lephant Iiollse. Interior ...... 170 THE, P0R";TRY !>E?lmTi:P2?7'

;~;*i~,cl, t!;e ?nst six rr,ont':is this Departnent has acc than any other to overcome the inefficiency of the previous by competent su2ervi si on and capabl e managernent,

Tfie recapitulation below shows clearly the result or the work the Forestry Department during the first six months of 1934, as compa with t5~WOI'~ completed in 1933. TMs has been done at no adilitlonal to the city.

CO!PARISON - FOR45'PRY OIrr,Rf,TIONS Manhattan : Year of 1933

Trees Pruned * Removed * Sprayed Shrubs Pruned ;?arksi and Parhays Completed None t Bronx : - Trees Pruned * Removed * Sprayed Shrubs .?rued Parks and Parkways Completed

Brooklyn : Trees Fmlned " Removed * Spraysd Shrubs Pruned . ,, . . Parks and Parkways '~om>leted'

Queens : Trees Pruned " Removed Sprayed Shrubs Pruned Parks end Parkways Completed None

Ri chnd: Trees Pruned " Removed " Sprayed Shrubs Pruned Parks and ?arkways Conplcted None In February 1954 this Ueyitrt:~ent ri;as ;.orkilig under a tra~endous hi?t(iic~>. Its g.?r;ornel -.;asinaae<;.~tc ah2 impr~kerl;' trained. Llet used \;ere out ol Gaze. ?here !,&s ifljurr'ioient ~kGk~,lrri-llt~and at available was of little use in noderr1 forcstr;. methods. l;ccAl of the five bor ok~zs ad ~tsown 8yutem and method of yerkorrning work, and it was evide that the first task was to coordinate the systeias and install standardiz and akprovcC methods to brin;~about economy and operation.

In man;. instances valuable tr-es :,ad been so dehorned and r by slipshod forestry methoes triut it aaa adirisable to reciove them. A con- spicuous example of this existed in &It. &Lorriu iark, $;here at lkctst 60 trecs, absolutely ruined by improper forestry methous, had to be removed. It was . found that :II~I-LJ men nere unable to climb; conseqxently any number of tree xere topped off at the height of the longest ladder. In other cases had been "manicuredw so that the new growth was pruned and the ha1 wood allowed to remain.

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"~-~icilAJ -jc;eigle 0 i I;cL:orning To correct t~cdeyreciicc:~ trsining co',rses in up-to-de

,32ttbds .cre ~oc::~cteci for t.+c .r4- . ', _itd,,., 1 -rid kXj3 rtlier" 1:

Toc&j some of the best inen are in this u-cosic.

-- ExamLleo of Good Pruning "n ' ' . - - jf .~,A~-"~oll:~~IIC 1, ;,,:3

the wtch ZLn Zisc~lstlj the Gipsy liotl~ cases of 3utcll Am Liseasc :five been ~cpo

G~~cI:'~'l'e120~bl dry(! t:.

tory, liavo llud a coiilylete survey and n thoro-q$ job of

Thio has been Colloi7ed up in all cases by Same Tree-Cavi ty Ero2erly Treated

ii ~on~~reilensivestriet tree stlrvey of five borokils hhs been az~canC ill bc used as the basis of a definite slanting progran. In the aea:;tlne, sll reguests for the plznting of new street trees have been re-

51sed. It was found, after G thorowh survey, that soils were lacking

~r.tlr-1:- in tl~ntfood. i~.rr.s nLrtr i~v~rtjibj too treat a perc~ntage

3f cokrse and medium type grasses which did not form a turf, but merely existed as individually bladed grass and required reseeding every year.

T:?is sroduced a ver:? high weed coritent , in maqr instances as high as 60 cr 73,>.

Fifty Eer Cent Ijeeds Coarse Grass New Seeding (Shade Conditions )

543 acres of lawn were regraded and reseeded with seed mixture which produced a good type of turf, and practically eliminated the weeds.

This turf will propagate from the roots and will not require regular seasonal

seeding. It is possible now to mix special grass formulae for high well- drained areas; low, damp areas; shady areas; heavy cley; or sandy soils; or

the tour~herturf which is required on baseball and football fields.

The,mcnring and maintenance equipment ra! found entirely inadequate;

in rnany cases obsolete. Modern mowing equipment is being purchased,

Irrigation will be necessary in rnany parks, since water is available

Lor only 507: of the turf.

The acrewe of the entire park system is in excess of 14,800 acres, of wh!ch approxir!ately 8,000 acres is lawn. Swamp areas have been drained at

Kissena an5 other perks, paking 70,000 cubic yard3 of muck available as an ingredient for top dressing,

This material shows satisfactory acidity determinations and is

in excess of 75% organic matter, A fair estimte of the cost of obtaining

thie muok from an outside aource, would be about $4.00 a cubic yard. Thia mcrterial ha8 been salvaged at a cwt not e~eeding$1.00 a cubic yard, re- sulting in a saving of $210,000. This Spring about 114,0?0 cubic yards of new top soil was purchased; 90% of this was used in new construction work;

the remainder, for maintenance of existing lawns. Nherever this dressing vas wed, the lawns have shown marked improvement. To date 60,000 lbe. of grass seed have been used, md the Fall aeeding program will require double

that amount.

At Huntington Bhsion an experimental grass and soil station ha8 been established. About 400,000 square feet of sod is now in preparation.

The total cost of this sod will not exceed 42,000.00. This Skring, 300,000 square feet of sod was purcilaaed, and inasmuch as the sod now in preparation will cost only $2,000.00, there will be a saving of $13,000.00. BOROIXH T IiEES SH1iUb;j VIliES TOTAL COST b.l.;i tiT.?ai\l 6,128 53,017 66,316 126,061 -

TOTAL 13,158 90,115 86,303 189,576 $60,000

The planting program mas divided as follows:-- 3 D; - Super-intenance program

30% - Xedesign of parks 40;,0 - Playgrounds and other new construction Modern Planting Methods 75:n 'of these: buildi:~;.; i~:' ifi ,.oar s;n:iii,lcn .nd in !;E-CL ~f repir, ?)ley are b&ly li~ht-i;; L0.d sfi:cllil>~; i,jors &n(; i-:i~i;c:~ iii3sit;;;;

,lass and stlvh bro.ren; floor drains clog~ed;tit leust half 0:' tii~t:)ilets

...,., ,-A .L~rinzlsokt of or,:l?r; toi1c.t :,L,c: :,~~BLcII~~I'Cb:; \;.ire, and it; ;,r?n~?r~l,

. . LL !li J I.CICC to tho Fir? !,%!.~rt!n~tlt

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Inteci3rs

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Comfart Stbtions F00rly Li htcd Interior, of ,i:istir& Somi'ort Stations

It is estixated t!:at the total cost of :,mtcriuls, incladirg viater closct3, lavatories, ~nrtltiar~s,ur;i.ilu, floori~,tile .~lslls,i.lssi;er, li,-;::ti=, screens, etc., to reiiabilitate - v;ill be ~kr.roxi..~ately$265,000.

Of this mount, ~naterirlstotaliiu .9101,500 nave 3et:n r'e,;uisitiotieci thro;uh iiclief ?unds. It is ir:tc1:dt:c: to begin rot+:; on ;!IC renovation of at least 50 co:aiort ztations on reccigt of chis 1nLit~:rinl.

It will be necedsary, in mnjr cases, t3 b,~ildentirely nex facilities, to rerlace nntiqunted baildint's ant; the tc~.l~ortirytylje of shelters erected in several parxs. The ouistscdii-4 exc,,le is at Lincoln Terrace

P'.rr., Broo~rlynwhere t:,e comfort statioll facilities s:c little better than - cot--shed, Exterior Vievvs "Cov-shed" Ty~e .. Below are 3:;;.,,11 yict.~rt.; oi ri::loserr. ~onfort~tt'~ion receiitly built in YLllside Eark, <{?reens. * ether 1r;r;c p2r.L:~ h&-.t; ~otaliyiEscicc,~xir;c 1'~ci:it.i~~ : .?ive 01

.:;: ,Lt;iti9nzl con~iortstztioL3 3'10~15 be bxilt in ~erks?f :i.i; 3-2;. ;1;

~lncesy;here +,he ;cLiii ,;-tiler; for bar.d ccnccrts, ot-., the ?*ck 9; coz-

..-"A .,. >ci].is J.2 r :i~~~~~~~~ati~for 3_tl,roximetely

:':fty ars grovided f2r :rovis or' 10,000 1:' nsye,

Ancient Typ Modern Type

It ias also been r.ccessary to institute n c=paic;n iorcin; the

- : r,;-.ct3 In :-ar-e of co7nfort stations to see that they vere :,ro;erl;r

:i9tLntd knd t~i&~r.?~iner.i.Supervision of thi; fmction of the yark, in the

:;J:, j133 hcen ILX, ~n rn~nycases it Ira3 i.ukossible to tell the &ttecci2nt

:.r ~n t:,e ?ublic in i;;lc i:L~~ediatP vicinity, To ovc-r;or.~e this, atte~dants

-:* re _...A ,.ec to VJ~-r t.,lJi~i~1 prk miifom,

Previous to the pressnt administration, it was impossible for the

public to recognize employees of the Park Department; therefore, their

authority in enforcing the proper care of parks was questioned.

Consequently, it Wa8 decide1 to put all employees of the Park

Department in uniform. This waa done bhy 6th of this year. The uniforms were purchased by the Park employees. Prices varied according to types of

uniforms, ranging from 52e50 to $18. There are eight types of uniform: The Standard IJnifom for general wear. Unionalls for men employed at espcially dirty work, such as nechanics, etc. Breeches and hieh boots for climbers and pruners. Gym trousers and. Saaque shirts for Playground Directors (male). Double-breasted jackets for Keepers of Menagerie. Blausee and skirts for female Playground Directors. Dresses and jackets for Female Suoervisors of Recreation. Hoover Aprons for matrons in comfort stations.

Appropriate insignia and badgee have been designed and are being

made which will be purchased by the employees.

All operators of concession stands are required to wear uniforms,

a general type of coat and apron having been reoommended for refreshment

stands. Special uniform have been designed for Claremont Inn, the Central

Park Lakes and Carousel, Caddies on golf courses are required to wear a

regulation sneater and cap. Life guards on duty at Faber Park have a uniform bathing auit. &ployees st Jacob Riis Park also wear special

uniforms. Winter uniforms are now under consideration.

Very gratifying results have been shuwn by placing employees in

uniform. The rnorale of employees has been increased tremendmely; they sre takie pride in their appearance; they are recomized by the public as employee3 of the Park Department of the City of New York md we receiving the respect of the public beeause of their position. Control of the pub110 ir ilude much easier thereby. The unlform is an economy for employees, an it eaves rear on civilian clothes,

Bef om

SHOPS AND STOmHOUSB

As a result of a study by the Department of the &hintemace Division, the Commissioner decided to centralize all shops and storehouses in one Borough.

It was found that the shops were working with inadequate equipment which, in most cases, was modern about 15 or 20 years ago, and with no unified system of organization. The Borough of keens has a comparatively new shop building and, therefore, it was decided to co-ordinate the shops in that Boraugh. A new and modern shop group to supply and equip the five Boroup;ha and, in addition, provide adequate storage yards with a railroad connection, will be available by August 1935,

This will represent the saving of many thousands of dollars as the ?ark Department will have a central unit equipped to handle efficiently all shop work required3 frames, sash doors, partitions, signs, ca8t stone, wrought

iron and fabrioated materials, etco In the past, much of this work was let out on contract, Formerly each Borough bought aa a aeparate unit. Consequently storehouses had on hand a miscellaneous stoak of new materials which had collected over a period of years, including a large supply of paint,

The centrsli~edsyatem of adminiatration made it possible to dis- tribute these aupplies to various Borowha to meet their immediate require- ments. This would not have 3een possible under the old system. Equipment is to be standardized so that all benches, waste baa-

kets, signs, paint jobs, drinking fountains, comfort station facilities, etoo, will be uniform, thus effecting great economies in maintenance and operation, Condemned and Idle kiaterial in Storeyard SAVI1:GS ??,OL; ::CTORIZIFC, HCRS DXAVIN E3,UIPP,XIT

Annual Cost of Mmintaining & Operating horses in the Department (5 Boroughs)

Estimated Cost of ;.liintaining & Operating motorized equipment to replace horses

Estimated Annual Savings 3 89,820.54

This savings represents reductions in expenditures for the Department to ac- complish the same amount of work as the horsedrawn equipment now accomplishesv

In addition the motorized equipment is more efficiont as shown by the following comparisons :-

I.Iotor Cost per Cost of Horsedrawn Ratio of LLotor Equip- Equipment day for Equipment to do same ment time to Horse- Item Zotor Equip- amount of work as drawn Equipment time, me nt accomplished by Xotor (both times for the Equipment in a da~r same job )

2 Ton Truck $12 ,OO 25$ to 35% 5 Ton Dump Truck 19,OO 2% or less 5 Ton Platform Truck 20.00 7 Ton Dump Truck 20 ,OO 7 Ton Dump Truck 21,OO Fordson Tractor 24 ,OO

Note: - These comparisons are made on the basis of the equipment being employed on tasks the same as the horses are performing at present,

In addition on winter work such as plowing snow on paths and walks, the tractors clear the ways much quicker and cheaper. TOTAL AFPOUI'rT CF Ndi7 MOTCR 51.UIPGNT

ThUCS .o~~..*.o*.o.~~*o~e..*oo*.~*202

TRACTOIiS ...... 50

ROLURS ...... 10

SPRAYTNGMACHINXS ...0.....0....03..... 8

ROAlX3TXFS VITH SLIP-ON BODIES e 2 2 Q * 3 o O- 30

TOTAL oooLi..a ooooooooo*oo >.oo3Aa300 Hors e-Drawn Versus Motor Equipnent Abtorized Vehicles Motorized Vehicles Coni ition

An inspection of the zoos in the Park :!epartment was made in

GeDruary 1934, and it via3 founl that tine builjings were in a deplorable canji tion. Buildings viere of v;oou construction and subject to fire hazards.

The ventilation, heating, lig!!tiq, water su'pply an^ drainwe systems jvere

-- - Old Type New Type ,'he aninals .;ere foinu to be in a -oor phpical con,,iti n an, of a qean is-osit i in because of unsanitary con iition, irn- rol er han~iingand biet. Animals purchased or Jomted to tEe zoo mere ?laced in cages and left entirely to their o-rn ~eitices. Tneg ;;ere ratcrej. all1 fed but -;ere never nan lied

There shoul~be aciJitionz1 keepers t~ hail 11e animals; also a

of trainers. ttwing to the constn~ctionwork ail i the extremely hot eeather a nunber of nniinals lie? jurin; the sum?er, EL'^ I at the tine of o?eninq of the new zoo ap~~roxirnately50;: of the cages -sill be empty.

,.m~sare urgently leel led to restock tf:e zoos.

The nevF brick buildings unier construction were designed to overcome the unsanitary and inaiequate hmsing fecilities of the animals.

Po3rl;~lighted anJ Unsanitary :Iousing I

3irc~s-eyeVie-:; 3err Loo, Central Park The equipment on hmd is neitker sufiicient nor suitable for the

proper care of the animals. To overcome this conditiori several itenla, in-

cluding handling and s-ugical equipent , cranes, blocks and l'alls, gloves, medical supplies, etc. will be needed,

An additional number of laborers will be needed to maintain the

walks, windoti's, builditys and keep public aisles clear and clean.

In the past the attenCance, excludirg Saturdaj, Sunday and Holidays,

averaged from 30,000 to 45,000 per day; and on Saturday, Sunday and Holidws

nttendance averaged 70,000 to 80,000 people.

Upon completion of the new zoos a daily attendance of from 46,000

to 60,000 is expected and on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 100,000 people.

This justifies the new set-up. If one should compare the amount expended to

maintain the zoos with the number of visitors, it \vould be found that the

actual cost per person is extremely small. Therefore, it is urgently request-

ed that the budget be increased so that the zoos may be operated with a proper

staff and under proper conditions, There are five bird sanctuaries in Great=r New Yorko One in filey

Pond Park, Queens, maintained by a local club, which has recently been taken over by the Park Department, and one in staten Islaado A new fence will be erected around this property and houses and shelters installed, There are three sanctuaries in Central Park located at Harlem !dare, 72nd Street Lake, and 59th Street Lake, These are maintained by the Park Department in cooperation with the Audubon Society. The Conservation Department of the State of Nar York has agreed to aaaist in the breeding of wild game at these sano- tuariea*

A new bird house is being deaigned for the aquatic bird sanctuery at the 59th Street Lake. The sanctuary has been populated with Silver and

Golden Pheasant, Lady Bmherst Pheasant , Black Duck, Llallard Duck, X!uscovy

Duck, Canadian Geese, Pelican, Swan and Pintall Ducko

Sanctuaries are being planted with thouaands of shruba to attraot birds. It is exgeoted that the public will be able to see the nesting, feeding of the young and care of approximately one hundred species of migra- tory birdso One attendant will be needed in each sanctuary to explain the breeding and care of wild bird life, to interested partieso

lith the assistance of the State Conservation Department a sumey is being made of all large lakes and ponds in the five boroughs with the intention of breeding fish. During the season, under proper regulation,

Park lake8 will be open for fishing, The Besults of Conservnt ion During the oarly months of 1334 a survey was made under the

Fublic *iorks of Art ?reject, assisted by the Hational ucul~tureOOC~$~Y,

to ascertain the condition of the statuary, rnonumnts and similar works

of art, under the jurisdiction of the Ileparhsnt.

On April 28th, 1934, the fiblic :,'arks of Art Project ceased to

exist and the Park DapaI.tment took over this project. Mr. Karl Gnppa,

a sculptor, and twenty-t~oassistant sculptors are noa canying on this work, under Project #255, ldonument Cleaning end Restoring.

The survey, which covered two hundred and eighty-ei,~htmonumtnts, and contained recamendations by Mr. Gxuppc, for the cleaning and restor-

ation of' these monuments, was approved by the Art Comnission on May 16,1934.

A large number of these monuments will require only washing

down and pointing. Many are in bad condition due not only to age and

climatic oonditiona, but also to randalisn.

rdaine Momnent, 59th Stmet and Columbus Circle, Manhatian. The

entire monument was cleaned and rcpointed, and in certain cases, stones

removed and reset, The flashing under the bronze group had failed, causing

the water to seep down in baok of the ashlar. This froze and pushed stones out of place. These were reset and new flashing installed. Missing parts,

such as hands, fingers, toes, ate., were modelled in plaster, recarved and

set in placeo Sxamgles of Vandalism and Poor Construction Other Zxanples of Vandalism Lsfayette-'Hashington 1?0nm~'nt,114th 3 treet and Whattan Avenue.

Former relief ..vorkers, in order to rmove obscene writix from the monument, used 8 lime and cement vrash, This burned into the rnarble base, ind destroyed the surface. The effects of the Cemellt wash have been rectified and the marble resurfaced.

The plaque wa3 removed, I'i tted with new bolts, repain tcd sn& replaced.

The flagstaff which was broken off will not be replaced, but the monument will be repaired so that this will not be apparent.

The bronze figures have been c leaned and repainted. -klgernon Sydney Sullivan Xemorial Fountain, Van Cortlandt lark, Bronx, is another example of the effects of vandalism. One-third of the

314 bronze letters on this mon~unent have been stolen or mutilated. Erivate f'unds were donated to replace these letters.

Colunbus Xonument, Colwrlbus Circle, &'%xihattan. A etudy of the monu,~entrevealed that vibrat ions from the subways and the heavy vehic7:lar traffic caused the capital of the large granite colwn supl.orting the ficure of Cloluri~bus, to move off center about one and a half inches, The marble statue of Colwnbus also moved a similar distance off center, and has pivoted northward about two inches. This candition indicates that when the colurm, its capital and the figare of Columbus were assenbled, r.0 dowels were used in these joints; otherwise it is not likely that these various units could have shifted their position to this extent,

Scaffolding has been constructed and the equipment for moving :!> fibure and cap is now being fabricated. Effects of Vibration and Poor Resetting After Subway Construction

- - - Effects of Vibration and Poor Resetting After Subway Construct ion Cooper Square a- mote Bsse Filled With Concrete

mat of Von Goethe, Bryant Parko The survey also revealed that

this bust was not bronze as supposed, but an inferior grade of bronze plate.

This was called to the attention of the Art Cormniaaion and also the Toethe

Society, and a new brome bust is now being cast. The funds for this are being f'urnished by the Coethe :Society.

The Zbnument Cleanix forces have also removed the effects of vandalism and other abuses from the piers of Highbridge, Harlem aiver Driveway,

Farragut Statue in !"adison Sqwe, the Franz Siege1 statue on Riverside ])rive, axd have made further investigrrtions for repairing the moments in Fort

Greene Park and Yynn Circle, Brooklyn. kntsrn and Class Stolen Note 2 x 4 Trme Between Bronze Door and Stone JACOB SC'!IFT MEMORIAL

As Presented

Present Condition FBHHAGUT STATUE - M-4DISGN SQUARE Effect of atmospheric conditions----- and improper materials. The survey does not cover all the monuments in the City. It takes in most of those in Manhattan and Bmoklyn, a few in the gronx, but none in

Richmond or queens.

This partial survey indicates that over one hundred and fifty monuments require extensive cleaning, repairing and the replacement of missing parts. Approximately ninety require cleaning and pointing and the balance will not require any attention at this time but will at a later date.

Since this project wae taken over by the Park Department, one aonument has been completed, another is 9#, complete, and the other three from 8 to 5~4complete, he Farra-ut in "adison Square, Col~~busin Columbus Circle, nq-

,t in 3ryent Pork, Pri~onship IJart7ps in Fort Sreene Park and others of

sbilar natare require extensive repairs. At the rate of procress to date

and lqith thz present organization it will take approximately two years to

complete the renovetions described in the surveyo

The maintenance of these monuments after they have been cleaned

should be given serious consideration,

The creation of a permanent staff of sculptors and assi3tants

for this work is suggested. These men, in addition to maintenance rrork,

should pass on the material end construction specifications of any new monument presented to the City. It is not intended that they usurp the

powers of the Art Camisslon but, with the experience gained in the clean-

ing and repairing of the monuments, they are in a position to offer con- structive suggestions and also to see that the specifications are carried

OU~a

It is further suggested that when a monment is presented to the

City, the donor be requested to create a trust fund for tha maintenance and repair of this vork of arto This would relieve the City of future mainten-

ance expense and also criticim frm the donors if monuments are not kept

in proper repair.

A rnonlmmt or a statue ~houldnot be acca?ted by the City until a

definite site nes bean established and specifications for construction and materials approved. This ~~uldelininiite a recurrecce of the Col~mbusStatue case in

,ilich 3 statue i~auacce~ted by the City in 1969, but never placed in position and was rece~tlydiscovered in a Park Department Storeroom. 1,kLny different types of refu3e baskets were in .lse in the five borwhs, There was a concrete type made to resemble a tree stump in which the refuse was burned, permeating the neizhborhood with objectionable odors.

I Weight 480 Pounds There was G nttd tWre..,ith prtial hood resembling a mediocre

of asi; cc-nJ Several thous~dnew cans of this type were found in one of tlAe troro;,'l stcreho7~scs,r-hich I.: -re stored bet-~se pri: e:.l~lo;ees ob- dectic ~9 liftin; cans ~ei,hing C;5 to 50 poinds.

1 Attractive In order to standardize baskets a light but sturdy wire mesh basket was ptrrchssed weighing 13 Ibs. r 1

The recapitul~tionon the following page shows the nurnSer and

type of baskets in use up to Bebruary 1934, and the total number of new

baskets to be divided among the five boroughs. -BASKETS BOR WGH -0I;D

BROOKLYN 1,000 metal

F.%m'P21AB 531 318 "

BRONX 75 conarete BEECHES

~ecapitulationbelow shows the number of kark benches in all ~~~~~gh~as of July 15, and the number of new benches required to meet

the public demand.

PARK BENCHES ON HAIm &Q ~UIFW SAY 15, 1934

BOROUGH COPJCRETE -IBON COHCmT% -IROEJ

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The public's demand for additional seatiw space in the parks

has caused considerable concern because of the lack of benches, and the I large number on lmnd which were totally unfit for use without major re-

pairs. 'The Borough of i.'ranhattan, alone, had 2,000 benches stored in the

96th Street Yard shich needed repairin&. A11 stored benches were repair-

ed, painted and distributed, The majority of benches in the parks had not

received a coat of pint for several years. A11 of these have been repainted, L

Typical Benc3 Tyces-January 1334 A new bench Was designed to replece the light weight park bench with

ends ~hichwas const@ntly being moved about and damaged.

The bench is an attractive, sturdy type constructed or wood with iron ends. it is too heavy to be moved about by the general public.

To date 1390 of these benohes have been ordered, through Relief Funds,

Of which 1000 have been received. FENCES-

previously most of our parks resembled "cattle-comlsrc, as the qalks were separated from the lams by chainclink fence four feet to six

highr or by Clo-r~ilpipe fencing*

Corral Fencing The public saw grass and tree3 thoJ& chains and bars,

Today a&;roxbnately 36 miles of fencing has been removed, and only hazards on laen sreas that need protection remain. ;,.any

been recc-ived regarding the inkroved al>ecrsr,ce ii,ue to tile re- movalof fhe ~lnsishtlyharriers snd very little &wage to lavins )as :esl;_ltcd,

In place of the high chain-link fence, at least 19 r,,iles of aLpropriate fencing has been installed.

Lam Area - Fences Renmed

Trip Wire Fenae ~1a.n~drinkirq fountains in tne parks have been out of order

for tte past five or Six years. This condition has been caused by the

corrosion of antiquated nainz. It will therefore be necessary to

new lines to service these fountains.

a sturdy, new type wrought iron drinking fountain has been

designed to re~lacethe inefficient cheap-loo'kiw, cast cement ones \ used in the yast, One hundred of the new fountains have teen ordered.

Old Type New Type The auhlic has been acc'l3tor1sd to neka its ovjn trails in Van COT%-

lsndt, Le Tourotts, Forest and other large 7ar:~:s. This has marred much of

the natural beauty mid landscap design of thede ?arl;so

To correct this condition barricades hove baen installed ever the

old trails and 275 miles of new trails bean cut and mrfaced,

The surface of the bridls >aths, especially in Central, Prospect

(2nd Van Cortlandt Parks resembled concrete.

This material was removed and approximately 21 miles of bridle

patfis were resurfaced. Lntirely new paths have baen cut and laid out in

Clove Lake and La Tourctte Parkso In i?rospect Park the bridle path route

has been redesigned elininating main thoroughfare crossings.

Illustrations of bridle paths are shown on the following page, Before Resurfacing

After Resurfacing -WALKS

~hqof the existing walks had not been repaired or realigned since their original in8tallation. Poor draiwe, frost, improper bases and root growths made many sidewalks surfaced with asphalt werous and necessitated their removal.

- Poor Construction snd Design - - I - -- -

Ekaqle of Good Walk Construction The retaining walls in many of the city parks :vere poorly constructed and unattrsct ive, which necessitated their being torn dwn or reconstructed for the public's safety*

A number of these walls were constructed on the bare ground. In other cases the fottings were not heavy enough to carry the load, and header courses were omitted, thereby eliminating the distribution of the load. Caps were also omitted, permitting rainwater to seep Into walls.

Belgium paving blocks salvaged from road work or rough stones ;+ere used. They were neither tooled nor straight edged; simply bedded in mortsr and joints raked at least two inches. To add to the general unsatisfactory construct ion Scotch coping completed the job.

Photographs below show a comwri son of improper and proper ,:{all construction.

Improper Poor 3esign and Cons tract ion Good Design and Construction Xonday June 12, 1933 Shows Sunday Laintenance C ORT TLNNIS sTPLTI ON BASECTE Rl3TmS C ODEiTS EK)h3rjCH pc------'-'------I FIXPAIRS NET Rid'AIFtZD hESmiFACE9 T?,e Park De9artnent insti tilted, on hl&y 12th, a charge for garking at 31 parlcir: fields in the five Lomughs. Seven of these areas were operated at golf courses solely as a convenience to the public,

On July 1st , pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Aldernen, the charge for parking was discontinued in all but six parking fields. At the tirle of discontinuing the charge in the other areas a total of $14,751.35 had been received with an expenditure ~f $3,094,04 for wages of civil semlce employqes. The pcrking spaces for which a fee of 25$ continues to be charged ere as To1lows:-- Dreaaand, at Coney Island, Brooklyn; Alley Pond, Hillside and Jacob Xis Parks, aeens; Yolfet s Pond Park, Staten Island; and the %ar-

t lem River Speedway, Tiighbridge Park, Manhattan, where a fee is collected only at the times when athletic contests are being held at the Polo Grounds, At the end of July, 1934, receipts totalled $34,440.55 with salaries of personnel a~ountingto $7,132.45.

Cars are parked in an orderly manner, under the guardianship of regular civil service employees assigned to duty at tbese fields. In order to man the parking spaces properly, it has become necessary to assign to that duty aen from other park8 in the respective Boroughs, and to cantinue the operation of tNs revenue pmducing facility, It will be necessary to make definite full time assignments of personnel during the year 1935, %phzard Parking - Old Ldministration

1 Orderly 'arking - Present dd.rninistration Alley Pond Park, 2ueena i'in inspection of a section of hiverside Drive showed that a co:ony known as "TIN CITY" had been established, This was composed of men and families who were unemployed, housed in shacks constructed of old tims and ~oodcases.

These people were living in the most unsanitary conditions in the city. Shacks were erected among pools of stagnant water, over sewers.

There were no windows for ventilation; water for drinking, cooking and washing had to be cerried to the site, and no sanitary facilities were available,

This colony has been removed, shacks burnt down, site graded, and plans are now under way for the 3est Side Impmvemento

Photographs illustrate some of the conditiona that existedo Be fore '

After POLIZING OF CITY ?UKS

Since 1898, when the special park police forces of the five boroughs were disbanded, the policing of all city parks has been handled by the New York City Police Department.

A11 park areas, approximating 550, are in some one of the 83 Police

Precincts. In Central Park and Prospect Park, the park represents an entire precinct; in several cases a majority of the posts of the respective precincts

are within park areas, and in others, small parka reoresent one post of the

precinct. However, many small park areas represent but a amall portion of a

post and only are patrolled occasionally by the patrolman on that post. The

limited number of patrolrnen makes it in:possible to furnish adequate police protection to all park areas.

At the beginning of the present administration, a Park Department

exeoutive was assigned as direct contact man between the Park and the Police

Departments. At his request, the Police commissioner detailed a Deputy In- spector thoroughly experienced in Park policing as the Police representative.

This has established a better understanding between the two departments, and has resulted in assigning to park areas men particularly fitted for this work;

prompt investigation and action in nrstters of park violations.

The City Liagiatrates have also cooperated in handling park violations

brought before them. Figures show that for the firet six months of 1934, there

was a decrease of 4% in dismissakls; of 9.5% in suspended sentencea, end that fine8

hove increased by 3$ and jail sentencea by .I% aa compared with the figurea for

1933.

The fact that the Park Department has placed all regalar employees in distinctive uniforms; that this force now works on Saturdcyrs and Sundays; and that a cgreat rmrber of practical refuse baskets hare been placed in all park areas, has -greatly assisted the police in their efforts to keep the parks more orderly and cleaner in appearance. PWYGRCm 3s FI ZLD BOU3 :%IS

Prior to January, 1934, there were 157 playgrounde under the juris- die tion of the Department of Parka. lithin the year, there will be an increase of 34 additional playgrounds making; a total of 196 glqygrounb.

These new areas devoted to recreational facilities follow, It will be noted that the first nine were built with the aid of a long-darnant fund collected, by the Eolice Seyartment, to build a memorial to the War Heroes. #~25Sheridan Vrr Kemorial ils.yground - Brooklyn

U17 Sauer n 1) n L?anhat tan E629 xccray " n n n

n be- 617 Von Dohlan" n U9 O'Connell " n n n

B3 McDonald w w Richmond a14 ntti * rr n n '

Brll Ciccarone " if n B ronX Br12 Zimmernvrn " n O n w Br2 Brook Avenue & E. 141st Street

B10 4th Avenue & 3rd Street Brooklyn B36 E,95th St., Bet, Aves. "K" & "Ln R n B37 Atlantio &I Fountain Avenues

Corleara & Water Streets Manhattan Vest 17th Street near 8th Arenue n 95 -Thornpaon Street n 83 Roosevelt Street n Lewis & Rivington St, n Pa;yson Ave. & Dyekmsn St. 3t. Nicholm Ave. & 141st St. 86th St. & Vest Drive, Central Iark

a25 85th St. ec 30th Bve., Jackson Heighb, Queens

M Sewett at Caskleton Bverwer Richmond

All these added facilities will require addition81 eupenision, Seventeen field houses have been constructed in these never playgrouncts . These f i eld houses have large playrooms and comfort fac i l- ities, adcan be used during the winter months for indoor recreational activities.

A general sumnary of the increase in play facilities follows:

% of Play Facilities -1932 -1934 Increase Increase Number of Playgrounds 15 7 185 23 24

19 " Gy~nnasiums 9 9 Bone 0

n " 3ecreation Piera 6 6 Bone 0 n " Wading EOO~S 2 6 56 30 108

n " Units of Plsygraund Gquipnent 1252 1734 482 40

n " Field Houses 93 125 32 35

n " Tennis Courts 558 585 27 05

n Shuffle Board Courts 7 12 5 70

n " Horseshoe Pitching Court8 78 9 9 2 1 30

t* * w c-ps n " Fublic kce Areas

n " Baaeball Diamonds

n " Boccie Courts Hone 15 15 100

n ' Croquet Courte 2 5 26 1 4

n " Lem Boarli~gGreens 3 3 Eone 0 Old Type Playground (Not ice Grading)

New Construction Plans have also been prepared for 20 additional glsygrounde aad these will be opened the early part of 1935, as follwsz

6th Aterme Plots Prospect Aye. near Greerarood Ave.

Houston Street Plots ~hwiukAvemze 6: Bberdeen Street

Hew Utrecht Bvem & 70th St. Highbridge & 180th Street

Bedford Ate. & Ave, T Highbridge 163-165 Street

Stillwell Ave, & Ave. "rP Rerenoir Avenue & Strong Street

164th Street & Teasdale P1w 145th Street & Walton Averme

Ocean Avenue & Bast 4th Stmt The follwing i8 a strtemnt of the number of unit8 of equipment

installed in 1932 ea coargiwed with 1934s

Horisontal-Bar Oatfits ...... 11 ...... 16 Parallel-Bar Outfits ...... 2 ...... 14 Horse-Shoe Pitahing Box98 .O....Q... 0 .....O.O 42 Portable Doll Hmaea ...... o..... 0 ...... 52 Hand-BallCourts ...... OO...O O.....Ooe 38 J~104~ee.e.eereeee*.*eeeeeoo.. 8 .o.o.o*o 21 Kindergarten Slides ...... O...... 3 ...... 52 Bc~mirl8 oo..eee~.e>eeeea.e3m 1 ...... 3 See-Sa Outfits O...... O.....~. 1 e..O..OO 44 Pleygrarad Slides ...... 22 ...... 56 Late Sling Q~tfiUo..eoee*.ao.~eeo 21 oeeoJoeo 23 Kindergarten Suing Oclt f it8 ...... 15 ...OO~.. 44 Tauer-Gpa .i*e.ooec.oocemoeoaooor~~~ 0 .a.eaoe. 1 Horiz;ontslLadderOutfitrr O.b..OOOo. 2 .o..Oe.O 31 Wading Pools .eee~oeeeo...e.oo.eo0.. 1 o...... 18 Basket-Ball Standards ....O..O...... 10 ....O... 18 Giant-Stride Outfits ...... 0 ...... 2 Tennis & Volley-3aJl Poate .,,e,.,oo 0 .o..oc.oe I! Chute0 for Pls~grdSlides eoooeeo 6 0 MBW~~O-RO~~J...... 4oo.o.oo.

Inspection of plwgmmd equipnwrnt raw&be tade dally by the plry- grarnd direotor, snd in addition the equipmen* is inspected three timbt yearly by mechaniaso A apeoial effort is Weto miniaige aaaiderrtr in

playgrounds and aaoertsin the asuse of moidents, PlaygrGuldr are thm mbde aafe pleoes for children to play, REDESIGN OF EXISTING PUYCRCUXIS

Many of the playgrounds constructed prior to 1934 are in need of redesign. This necessity arises from the fact that in some instances the playgrounds no longer meet the recreational needs of the neighborhood; in other instances no thought was given to utility or attractiveness in the original design.

The following is a list of playgrounds to be redesigned and completed by 1935.

Columbus Park Highbridge Park, 163-165th Sts. &It. hlorris Park W. 10th St. & Avenue Y Jay Hood Wight E. 164th St. & Teasdale Place Taaffe Place & Park Ave. Oceaa Ave., E. 4th St. Riverdale & Snedlker Ales . Blake & Euclid New Utrecht Ave. k 71st St. Prospect Ave . nr. Greenwood Ave . Newt own Playground Forest Park Playground Raymond OtComor Park 2. Houston-baott-Elizabeth-Bowery Highland Park Central Park West & 85th St. Payson Ave. & Dyokman St. Reservoir Ave. & Strong St. Bedford Ave. & Averme X 146th St. & Walton Avenue Stillwell Ave. & Ave. U Bushwick Ave. & Aberdeen St. Downing St. Playground Hillside Averme Playground Highbridge Park, 180th St. Baialey Park

The order in whiah these playgrounds appear on the above list denotes preference of redesign. CLUB ORGAKIZATIOX - One of the important duties of the playground direotor is to orgtanise, direct and supervise the organization of clubs. These clubs are valuable in teachiog the teen age ahild cooperation, respect for authority, and obedience, and thus what might be called "gangsw on the street with no definite aim in mind, except to destroy property, become wclabswwith competent leader ship, Some of these clubs are athletic, other8 are Good Citizen Clubs, literary clubs, civic clubs, campfire clubs, *or poliae, draunatie, orchestra or glee clubs, HAIDICEAFT - The girls are particulrrly interested in hardloraft work, and to satisfy this recreational desire a hdiar8ft exhibit is -ranged erch year at which the girls of any plqygramd may exhibit their work. It is planned to have a handicraft exhibit for the Park playgramds the latter part of September ADDEL BOAT RbCa - Practically 1,000 boats are entered for thia event, held st Conservatory Lake, Central Park. The poor boy of the lert or East Sib competes as well as the son8 of Pifth Aveme millionnrireo. There is u-ly an audience of 3,000 persons, TOIEUUmS & COBPESTS - Two typea of tournaments are condncted; one is the intra-playgruund tmnament, the other is the inter-playgrouml tournamento Buphasis is placed on the intra-playground beaauee this tatr~mentmcOar modatea a great number of children without the neagsaity of their traveling from one playground to anotherc All kinds of torvnunents and conteatr are held, such ss ba$eball, basketball, volleyball, hmdball, laarble shooting, paddle tennis, checkers, and jacks, TRACK knD FIELD EVENTS - There is considerable interest in track and field events, and individual competitioas are held wherever there are suitable facilities.

SKATING - Dtuelng the sarPaaer Bnd fsll roller skating orrnivals are held. There la en attendance of apgrorimately 12,000 persans at the finals of the

Carnival. The Daily Nena uamlly donates the prizes. Skating oarnlvala during the ninter morrtha are alao afianged at Conservatory Lake, PWPET MID ?,~IO~SHORS - During the armansr puppet and marionette shm rotated to all plwgroun& thrvughuut the five boraa&s. !@he puppet8 rere deby ahildren in the neighborhood, sJla all performano48 were mapervised IBTDUSTRIAL LEAGUES 6; TOURNAhENlBa A definite policy ha8 been eetablished by the Department of Parks to cooperate with department stores and other corn- mrciel organizations interested in sponsoring athletic activities for their employees. Arrangements have been llgde for basebsll, soaoer and brsketbdl tournaments, or whetever reareatiom1 aativity the employees are interested in.

Approximately 500 conmsrelal organization9 in New York City make applicot ion mumally for permit8 for the use of reoresrtional areas under the jurisdiction of the Department.

WSIC - An extensive msia program wsa .rrsLnged d a total of 700 concert8 7 planned; changes in the schedule were made from tims to time whenever there was not a large earnrgh attendame. Soms of there aonoert8 were given at noallday but the majority at niefit. It war not ummzal to have an attendance of 5,000 at some of %hose coacrert.8, and the aerier on the Wl in Oentral

Park snd the Weia Grove in Prospoet Park ram uaually attended by 10,000 persona. For each of these concerts progruw were printed and distributedo WTION PICTURES - Motion picture performances in the vaadcme parks met an educational and recreationrl need nnd proved to be one of the pop\zlar evening entertainments offered by the Department. Each perforrpanoe was supervised by Playground Direatorso

HORSPSHOE PIWBING - Twenty-one additionsl horaeshoe pitchiq~courts were laid out ln the five Boroughs. Plans hare been mde to install st lemt

50 additional cuurts before the end of the yeas beaauae of the great interest in the game, and the feet that it is one of the few sports which interest persons over 45 years of age. 3ANCIEG - An innovation was made in recreation 'by conducting dances in sm of our ~ublicparks. At the dancing on the Mall in Central Park there is uswlly an attendance of 6,000 dancers with ap;roximately 6,000 spectators. sixteen playground directors supervise these dances and enforce the simple rues, Dances are held also at Port Greene Park, Brooklyn, at the Eicnic

House in Prospect Park, various recreation piers, Union Square Park and

XcComb's Dam Park, DRQ,~GR~PS : Five %ravellkg ormizat ions of unemployed act ore eve niCtly perfornvrnces in the different prks, under the auspices of the

DeFsrt-t of iublic Welfare. The public bas been most enthusiastic in

its of this new and novel type of mtertaimnt. Esch per-

formnce was efficiently supervised by employees of the Department of Brb. New Wading Pool.

In 1933 there was a total of 26 wading poola. During the past sir month8 thirty additional wading pools hate been opened, They are constantly inspected for refuse, and the water ~hlorinatedand tested at r@sr inter- vals. These reding poola have been so wnstnrcted that they sen be used for different activities throughout the year, including group -8, b~ketb&l, paddle tennis, roller skating and ice skatingo Dancing on the Wl mILimmG POOLS

Xodern Swimming Pool Layout 21 Fore Being Constructed

There me only two mimaing pools under the jurisdiction of the Departraent of Parka - Betay Head In Brooklyn and Faber Park in Biohrnond. Them is a free period for the ehildren each morning.

khny more swimming pools are needed thraughaut the city, especially in ?anhattan and the Bronx, where the people must travel so far to place8 where the water is not polluted. Curing the smer months the Playground Xrectors coo,.er&tcd vith all public and srivate swimaing pools in sponsoring a "Learn to Swix Cam-

hai~n'', A~proximatelg8000 children and adults participated, and 3000 learned

to swim.

Bee Swimming Claases Rendball Court Typical Baseball Diamond Before Renovati on

After Renovati on The following is s mmry of Golf Courses as of February lst, 1934:

Courses that could be vlased uvon in 1934 18 hole course - van ~ortlsndt It I? ?t - Hoa ho lu PI )t ? - Pelham Eay n n rt - C learview n .t (I - Silver Lske 1t n w - La Touret te

Under Construction 18 hole course - Forest Park I* 11 If - Dyker Beach 9 " n - Ia Taurette

Temporary Courses laid out for Play in 1934 9 hole course - Forest Park I? 18 " - Dyker 3each

Eight Cuurses in play in 1934

The courses under construction, namely Forest Park, Dyker Beach anci La Tourette were being built without adequate plans or the proper util- ization of land. These courses were redesimed and new plans made.

New Golf Courses under Construction :;ow courses are being cons tmcted at Split Rock and feb~ay

Taris, Bronx, at Kissena I'ark, ,keens, and the existing course at Clearviea,

hueera, gas s t kdied nnJ redesigned. Seven new 16 hole golf courses are now under constr~ction

will be seeded Seytanber 1934, to be opened for play in 1935. Yhen cam-

Fleted, a force of en should be retained for general cleanup and develop-

mnt work on each of these courses.

I-lans have been premred for new courses as follows:

18 hole Van Cortlandt Bronx 18 " EIos holu n 36 " Yarine Park Brooklyn 18 " Silver Lake Sichmond

In addition, remodeling work should be started at once at Silver Lake Fark,

Ilms for the golf courses at Van Cortlandt and I'_osholu Farks are

ready 3rd work can be started icmediately, The fill must be completed at

Ylrirle Iark before the courses are built.

'Ilhen this Srogram is com;.,leted there will be 12 modern 18 hole golf

courses available. The constnlction and des iga of these courses will be com-

~rableto the best country club courses. They are designed vith $1 and #10

tees at ;he club house so that 1/3 more &layere can be on the courses in the

early morning hours. In many cases, duplicate short holes have been designed

so that ~layiwwill not be held ub at these holes as in the yest. Clqy Tennis Caart

At the present time there are 558 tennis courts in New York City.

There will be opened eleven additional tennis courts at Lincoln Terrace Park; twelve at LIeCerren Park and four on Eart Houston Street. The cost of golf and tennis permite was reduced this year and has resulted in a marked increase in the number issued.

These pmita may be used in any tennis court or golf course In the city, The increase in receipts was doubly gratifying since many of the golf courses were under construction and opened late. DAY I=IL~~S

lnis stunmer the Park Department secured the cooperation of the

3eprtmer:t of 2ducation in orEaniziw day ca,lps in Van Cortlandt, Inwood frill and ;elharn Bay Parks. Approximately 2,000 children attended tce caps each eag and took part in recreationel activities supervised by pla:rjround Lirectors. The experiment provec? aost successful and hereafter day cm;s ;:ill be incorporated in the recreationrsl program,

Facilities Farm Garden Activity CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF PARKS

CONCESSIONS IN CITY PARKS

JUNE 1, 1934 Concessions

Before

After he park Department has, on its property, a considerable number of buildims of architectural or historic interest which, in many cases, were dilapidated, and none was properly protected against fire hazards. A survey

of all the existing buildings was made, dangerous conditions were eliminated

and extinguishers were placed where needed.

A11 old buildings have been measured up and plans have been made

for the elimination of the many excrescences which have been added to them

in recent years. Oork has already been started on several of these buildings

and it is hoped that during the winter all of the buildings will be restored to their original condition and suitable uses will be found for them.

Gerret son Tidewater Idill. Marine Park. Brooklsn.

The oldest tidemill still standing in the United States. This building is unoccupied,

Canplete measured drawings of the building as it now exists are on file in the Arsenal Building. It is proposed to restore this in working condition as a children's educational exhibit.

Litchfield Uansion, Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

A mid Victorian house now used as the headquarters of the Department of Farks, Brooklyn. Bo restoration proposed.

Lefferts Mansion, Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

One of the loveliest old Outch fam houses in existence. This house is under the care of the Fort Greene chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Schenck Farmhouse, Highland Park, Brooklyn,

A fine old Dutch farm house at present unoccupied. The Field Engineer has an office in one of the rooms on the second floor, and other roans are used for storage of park equipnent.

Complete drawings of the house as it now exists are on file at the Arsenal and drawings of the proposed restoration. aestoration has been started and it is proposed to use the building as a regional museum. Roger Norris - Jurnel Llansion, Roger Morris Park, Manhattan. One of the loveliest surviving Colonial houses, of frame construction and in good condition,

This house is used as a public museum, and contains revolutionary relics under the guardianship of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The house is in charge of a curator during the day, and a watchman is on duty at night. Various it ems of park equipnent are stored in the basement.

d canplete set of measured drawings for this house are in the process of being made for the lirsenal files, and restoration is now in progress in accordance with new plans, ~ Gracie Xansion. Carl Schurz Park. Idanhattan. A fine Eighteenth Century frme house of great size in fair condi- t ion. This house is unoccupied, The basement is used for the storage of park equipnent. One of the rooms in the basement is used as an office.

Measured drawings of the house as it now exists are in the process of being made. d set of drawings showing the proposed alterations for a superintendent's apartment on the second floor and for a toilet on the first floor are on file at the Arsenal. Restoration now in progress.

Claremont Inn. aiverside Park. Manhattan.

The age and original character of this building cannot be ascertained. This huilding is wed as a public restaurant and is leased to a concessionaire.

Measured drawings of the building as it exists are on file at the Arsenal,

Chisholm Xansion, Chisholm Park, Queens.

A fine late Victorian stone residence. Plans are on file at the Arsenal for the restoration of the Chisholm LIansion into a restaurant.

Measured drawings of the house as it now exists are on file at the Arsenal . r'azmhouse. Clearview Park. Queens.

A delightful Dutch fann house of the late Eighteenth or early Kine- teenth Century, badly altered by previous owners,

Plans are on file at the Arsenal for the restoration of this farmhouse into the clubhouse of the Clearview Golf Course. Van Pelt Manor House, Xilestone Park, Brooklyn. A srmll but charming Dutch Colonial house, with some fine old ~~tch tile, TNS house is used as a private residence, '2he house ~.&ssuveyed in February, 1932 and a set of measured drawings are on file at the Arsenal, Needs restoration badly

Bartovd Masion, :elhem Bay Park, Bronx.

~uiltabout 1820 of stone and brick. This is one of the finest pivate residences in the New York area and will be a center of construction in progressive gardening, This house is leased to the International Garden club, Inc.

Hunter Mansion, Hunter Island, PeLM Bay Park, Bronx,

A magnificent private house, badly modernized about forty years ago, This house is unoccupied and is in charge of a caretaker who has two rooms in the basement. There is a public toilet for women in the basement. Needs a good deal of restoration.

Camplete measured drawings of the house as it now exists are on file in the Arsenal, as well as a complete set of drawings showing the proposed alterations and additions to the house necessary to make it into a high-class restaurant.

Marshall House, Rodman's neck, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx,

This house is used as a pablic restaurant in charge of concessionaire, Gustave Katzenberg.

Complete measured drawings of the house as it now exists are on file at the Arsenal. It is proposed to restore the building and continue its use as a restaurant.

Poe Cottage, Poe Park, Bronx,

A small frame .cottage of the early Nineteenth Century chiefly in- teresting for its association with the poet.

Poe Cottage is under the care of the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences . Van Cortlandt xaasion, Van Cortlar.dt Park, Bronx.

This manor house of one of the great "Patroons", is a fine Eighteenth Century stone building.

This house is in charge of the Colonial I)smes of the State of Bea York, Conference House, (Billop Xmsion) , Conference IIouse Perk, -3chmond.

A stone house of great historic interest and very early date, probably late Seventeenth Century.

This mansion is under the care of the Conference Bouse Association,

Inc 0

La To~etteMansion, La Tourette Park, Richmond.

A Greek revival brick residence of considerable architectural merit now being restored and enlarged.

This mansion is in charge of the Park Xpartment and is now being used as a public golf club. TH3 DIVIS1,-B OF DESIGN

The prograiii of developnent vhich the new Park Department officials brought sith thm '"as dependent on sound and expert planning.

This &roaran included an enormous increase in playground facilities; tkLe constr~ctionand operation of new swifiiming pools, comfort stations and zoos; the construction of ne19 garks and pariwys; the reconstruction of exist- it= parks or in short the developaent of a coiiplete and efficisnt park system for the City.

h progrea of this sort could be accomplished only by Sollowing a co,,prehensive plan which in turn must be integrated into a detailed plan for each individual project regardless of size.

Such planning and development could be done only by experts in their various lines.

The regular staff of the Park Department wae entirely inade~uatefor this aork sith the result that it was quickly supplemented by the expert8 available.

iiopographioal department numbering approximately 400 men was set up and a complete survey of the city park system was started, There were so few up-to-date topographical mapa sf the parks available that every project has required that such a map be made before an,y planning could be done.

A group of landscape architects of 60 men and women was brought in and every developLent has had the advantage of their expert training. The designs of the new park developents can be compared favorably with those of W city in the world. Approxircately 60 architects Nere put to work on the drafting boards designing the buildirgs ana sendirg into the field completed working drawings for the constr~ctionforces.

Some 50 engineers-structural, mechanical, rlectrical, hesting and drainage, work bith the architects on the designs.

An Arboricultural Department nas set up to h-ndle the planting problems.

An Inspection ~epartnentwas established to act bs the liason between the designers and the Construction Department.

A11 the work in the Division of Design is under the direct supervision of the Park Xngineer who is aided and advised by a Consulting Architect, a Consulting Landscape Architect, and a Consulting Ewineer. DIVISION DIr DESIGN

Inspecti on Department

Under. the previow a&miniotration, the Inspection Department played 6 very minor role in the organisation of the Park Department, 1t consisted of a group of Civil Service anployees with the following titleat

Inspector of Masonry, Inspector of Regulating, Grading and Paving, &ginear- ing Assistant, Pseietsnt &gineer and one Aeeietant Landscape Architect. In this group there were no Architectural Inspectors or leen qualified to oriti- cize design or architeotural constructiono

In February, 1934, the present Inspecti on Department was organieed with C.W.A. personnel, oonsisting of architects, landsoape architecte, de-

signers, plantamen, tree movers and several engineerso There were approx-

imately 85 men in this catsgory and in additio~U Civil Service Inapectore who had worked under the previous administrationo

At the Department '8 inception, the original group of inspectors, because of their knowledge of landscaping, acted in a supervisory capacity in the planting of the varioua parka - they being the only ones qualified to handle this work, At the present time the majority of these msn are being transferred to the Division of Fdaintenance and Operationo

The Departaent has reoently been reorganized and divided into three groups, namely Architectural, Landscaping and -ineerir&. There is a Chief Inspector in each of these three graapao It is the duty of all in-

spectora to aee that work ig carried out in accordance with plans and epe- cifications, and in general to expedfte the work in every way possibleo The Inspeotfon Department hsr been the only means of contact

/ between the Deaign Department and the work being done in the fieldo Since the meabers of %haDscrign Departmsart, booclause of the press of work, seldom visit the field, ft devolved OR the inspeetors to keep the Arsenal informed

of the pragrese of the work and to rrooamend nuraeroaa change8 in order to

fit the plane to looal conditions,

Jobs which were started prior to January 19, 13Z4 and which bve been redesigned and carried to completion by Auj.ust 19, 19;&, are listed below: John Jay ?ark - Wading Pool St, Bicholas Park - Shelter and Playgro-and

Jo aood Wright - Stone boundary wall cn Fort 'Caashin,;ton nve, Inwood Xi11 - Field House and Playground and Comfort utation ~larhontPark - Retaining rial1 on Clay Avenue an5 ~ennisCourts Crotona Parkway: - Curbs, paving an3 siderrilks of islands Echo Park - Boundary stone wall Fort #4 - Field House and Comfort Station Lincoln Terrace - Tennis Courts Cenarsie - Comfort Station, walks, landscaping, drainage Cooper - Walks, fencing, landscaping, drainage Grand Army Plam - New hex block sidewalk8 Kalker Park - Field Bouse Livingston Park - Field Iiouse John Jay Viadin# Pool St, Nicholas Park Shelter and Playground Inwood Hill Field House and Playground - Lfvingston Park - Field Eouse PROJEEFS ORIGINATED SIXCE JAHUARY 19, 1934

AND COWETEZ) BVORE AUGUST 19, 1934

Central Park

Police Garage aqd gateway 97th St. transverse Four new concession stands (See Concessions - hlaintenance and Operation Report ) Backstops for 13 baseball diamonds and bleachers on 2 baseball diamonds, North Meadow (See Baseball - Maintenance and Operation Report ) , ...,

Fort Washington Park - Service road guard rails

Forest Park Day Camps 1 1 See Day Campa Inwood Hill Park Day Camp8 ) 1 Maintenance and Operation Van Cortlandt Park Day Camps ) 1 Report Pelham Bay Park Day Camps 1

Riverside Park - Fleet BeCept ion Buildings

Carl Schurri Park - Repairing steps and walks

Betsy Head Park - Installation of a chlorinating system for swimming pool and renovation of locker and shower room building

Wolfe's Pond Park - Two bath houses with lockers, showers and comfort facilities idine ,.ar Eemorial Playground field Houses were built under con- trcct v:ith moneys received from a .ar Xemorial rbd, collected a nmber of years ago by members of the Police Department, and turned over to the park

Deprtnent on mrch 19, 1934,

-!,adin;: pools, grading, fences, and planting were completed and playground apparatus installed with funds supplied by T.E.R.A.

The glaygrounds were opened July 15, 1934. Joseph C. Sauer Playground - 528 E, 12th Street

Ailliam McCray I-layground - 47 '!#. 138th Street

BBOOKLYP3 Killiam E, Sheridan Playground - 80-100 Grand Street

Howard A. Von Dohlen Pleyground - 138th Place, 91st bve., & archer Ave., Jamaica Daniel OVConnellPlayground - 1130114th Ave., St,Albans

Austin J, NcDonald Playground - Forest & Myrtle kves., i+est Brighton

Bicholas De hlatti Playground - Tomgkins Are., & Chestnut St,, Richmond

-BASLNX Vincent Ciccarone Playground - 188th Street & Hughes AVe. Louis Ziramenaan Playground - Barker kve., Olinville & Britton St. Joseph C, Sauer Playground 528 6, 12th St,, Nanhattan William bCray Playground, Progress Picture8 47 W. 138th St., Manhattan William McCray Playground 47 Yi. 13eth St,, Xanhattan tYilliarn 2. Sheridan Flayground - 1ro;ress lic t7?res 80 Grand 5treet, ::anhattan Wm. Z. Sherim Fwground 80 Grand St., ~~hattsn Howard A. Von Dohlen Flaygm-and - Erogress Fic tures 138th Place, 91s t Avenue & Archer Avenue, Janraica &ward A. Von 'hhlen Flayground 138th Place, 91st Avenue & Archer Avenue, Jamaica

1 -. - -- - -A -A . - . ------Wie1 C 'Zomell ~laygrowLd

113-114t!l Av%l~?s,St. Blka~n~s hiel 0 Connell Flaygro~md 113th-114th hvemies , jt, klbftns

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- Awt i n J . LIcDona ld P 1 aygr ound Forest & I.Btle Avenues, '"st Bright on Bicholaa Di LIatti Playground - Progress Pictares Tompkina Avemrs & Chestnut Street, Richmod Nicholas Di Matti Playground Tompkins Avenue & Chestnut Street Ciccarom Playground - Progress Pictures 188th Street and Hughes Avenue, Bronx Ciccarone Playgrod 188th Street & Hughes Avenue, Bronx Zimnerman Playgro-.md - Progress Pictures Olinville & Britton Street, Bronx Zirmnerrmn Flayground - Progress Picture Olinville & Britton Street, Bronx Model Etaygrounds were built in five congested neighborhoods, and demonstrate the use or small areas for recreational purpaaea. These playgrounds were designed & equipped to meet the present day needs of the children, and to enable directors to conduct a wide range of acltivitiee with a minimum mount of supervision. They are located 8s follms:

l-UNEAmAN

Weat 17th. Street.

Jackson Heights.

STATEN Ism

Jsnett & Castleton Avos. -BRONX 141st. & Bmok Ave. Model Playground - Progress Pictures West 17th Street, Henhattan Mode 1 Plrrygr aund Teat 17th Street, Wattan - Llodel Playground - Progress Pictures B5th - 86th Street between 25 - 30th Avenue Jaakson Heights, Weens ?.fodel Playground, 85th & 86th Sts., between 25 & 30th Aves., Jackson Height a, aeens Gowanus Playground-Progress Picture8 3rd Street & 4th Avenue, Brooklm Gowanus Playground 3rd Street & 4th Avenue, Brooklyn Model Plqyground Jewett & Caatleton Avenues, Staten Island me1 Play@;rounB 1418t Street & Brook Avenas, Bronx THREE SCHOOL PLBPCROWlS

The Board of Edatmtion donabed three oondenmed soh001 site8 to the

Tenament House Comniesian for model tenmenta, However, the Conmiaalon found the land unsuitable Uter demoliehing %hebaildinga and turned the property over to the Dopartnrnt of Parka.

Playgronabrr hare been built on the sites, affording recreational fscllities in crowded loailitire to ahildren rho heretofore plqyed in the atmet8. These plwgraPad8 aro lwated aa follm: MBdmttur

Lewis & Brington Street8

97 Thompaon Street

83 Boosevelt Street

Playground - 97 Thompson St, - ?hahattan Pltq~groand- 83 Booeevelt St. - Miattan 95th Street and Avermes "R" & "L", Brooklyn, is a distriat which has been without reorestional faailities for wvyeare. To met the require- ments of the neighborhood a pleg area wa8 developed, field house built ud

The Lower Reservoir Site is a development of the Great h,

Central Park. Plwgronrul - 95 St. between Ares K & L - Brooklyn Central Park Lower Reeervoir Site - lUnnhattan Corlears Hook Plryground, 1IdlLnhrttar.1, is on lrrd lo& for the period of s ye-. It hsa been developed to provide worertionrl faoilitier for unemployed men who are qyartered In the Sunohins Barmala of t&

Salvation Arq, which adjoins the property.

Ridgewood Pumping Station Area, Brooklyn, ie lersed by the

Department of Parks at a nomi-1 sum to provide bwobd.1 fneilitier badly needed in this reotion. Corlears Hook Playground - Wttm :Jvmrf:jP.4!1'3:; CIF rr q h . .*..I .I' "X$',rjE;TS l,?r CEK ~~0%5~Z'Cll~ TIl :'r_:;-':'m TI!?C-IQA; :N :'32'.+$ , CHRXSTIE - FORSTBI

A plot of ground nrnniag north fmm the Bilanhttrrn end of the Canal

Street Bridge to E, Houston Street waa .ssigasd to the Pa* Deparhnt on

Febmary 14th, 1934e The Deeign Division preprred phns for a reven block

Recreational ma. Five streets were closed .hioh, witb two exoeptiona, pm- vide aontinuoas and eefe play areaw~

Co~tnactionmu ebrted about &r& let. 'Phe first fire blocks on thia developent, inolndixg several different playgm\rads and one wading pool, are to be opned September 14th. Thsre rarins to be completed one

playground, one wading pool end four recreational buildings, +nd the entire

job will be completed before the end of 1934,

The playgrounds are deaigned en .irely for ahildren, There are no recreational facilities for adults. A raised level with tree bordered walk#, benches end drink- fountain8 hscr been built for parm?r. Progress Pic tures , Chrys t ie-Po rsy th Flayground 3ir;lts-eye View of Chryst ie-?orsyth Play-round, :few York zity CmLPARK 200

Pn impeation of the Oentrrl Park Zoo build la^^. ohmod they werr atruettardly wraas, unhealthy srid unrraitrry, o well u mush too inadequate fahaaring riJd uriaPls. 'Ibis is not surprising, u Ohe ori- buildings rere emfed in 1850e In 1870 a report ataterr Were rere 14c donat lone to the roo Sn sir arontha, rhioh inoladedr 1 horned a1 3 Cuzadian wild skeleton of a seal 1 robin 1 snJ1 illigxtor 1 prir of rblte rrk 6 wild 2 Virginia deer 30 tempin

Ona of the Wor eonstmation pro@ata of the Dap.rtmrrnt of Puka is the erecrtion of new so0 baildings whioh ras sfm-ted in Feb- 1954,

'Phis projeot la arahfteaturally osntered arolard the old drsenal building. It

eunlten grrdan uxl real poolo mere .re seven animal build- with interior sal exterior -8; alro r large oonocrrrion builwwith an aatafde dining terrroe and a garage for offioirl om, keeprut quarter8 .Pd (Itorr~~.I-. Th. bPildiag+ rere prbarily to bnmnirs with the arehitsobare of the Arrmal. Haetar, thr ohoios 8f m~rlalrdt the ahrr abtsr of the bomiga w *WPB&omibe*b bp fhr nmeasi~of keep* the mrterirl oort at a aafn.(lmar a8 oslppwed with the l&bor (#lute

!l%e baildiags are of briak with varied slate mot# ud lirasrtam trim and frieres, whiah have been aoned in bul-relief to degiot anragl wild life. They ule of no partfoulsr arahiteotnnl style, bat we perhrpr r modernfsed versFon of the Viatorim uahiteotare ohusaterirtio of Central

Park, simplif iad to the last degree. While there, 3s no hiatoria precedenee in the architeatuw of menageries, theae buildin@ axe designed for the definite pnrpose of housing mbuleo .

i I, L't t ih't L ' t \i?F ilHr ti )U " ,MA1 Hi)khr" 4li MSI S ') AAQALF

,-. ,***+..,(.@ -" !bQ&%@ j4 * -?$ &* L i flFTn \\lxlt , Cf NTRAL- PARK. ACL.KI[. F b Central ?ark Zoo, Concession Building

Central Parlc Zoo, :,;onkey Ifollae I

Central Park Zoo, Bird House

nK1r oo, S~llIIorned A1ll1~~l3 Central Park Zoo, Antelope House

:entral ?erk Zoo, Bird Youse Central Park Zoo, Zlephant House Central Park Zoo, Lion House The new Zoo is laiet out with the Arsenal as the main building of the new group. In th paat eighty-six pars this building bas been altered many times. It was built originally by the State of New York for s militia headquarters. During the Civil nfrar itvwas used as an Arsenal and a head- qparters until the tro~tpewere ordered South. Some time later the towers were altered, various windows chauged, aopinge of parapet walls removed, numemas interior prtitione built, and the exterior -118 were painted dark brown. These, alterstions were dbne by bhb City of Her York rho bought the building in 1857 for $275,000. 1% was used after the Civil War by the

Xuseum of Natural His tory.

When the Arsenal became prt of the new Zoo group, the walls were scmbblsated, and the original briok repointed. 'Phe conical roof8 topping the eight towere were removed; the towers raised and oonorete tampbrtr placed as copings. 'Phe restoration of the building to substantially its original chracter ha bmwt out the naive emtellence of its amhitecture, md as restored it Is one of ths handromest pqblie buildings in the City. The Arsmal, Central Park In 1871 the Sheepfold was erected in Central Park to\ house a large

herd of sheep which was grased ,og the Qgeats Yeadow to ant the Brass, The building has been maintained for it8 orlti&~~po.e, bat grsbually beom. dilapidated. The sheep were tpawiarred.io id March of this , rp year and remodeling of the old building tg convert it into a ystaurant was commenced, 1 This new reatamant is to be called the 'Tavern-on-t&e-Green.* It

will have full kitchen facilities, dining halls, lounges, interior and exterior dance floors and an open air dining space in the courO surrounding the

exterior dance floor. The old architectural style of the building foll0VBd

in the redesign so that it will have the atmaphere of arn old hagliarh tavern.

The dining halla retain the old wood truases anb Ohe plaster rplls are hand modeled, similar to English Manor houses. i 67th Street will be extended acroaa Central Park dipctly into the - 8% & k k,where it .ill eaterw&&%tw oWi@I*~~&f%xi. of the entkance to the i tavern, One aide of this court rill be a large parking ewe! The motor court

and parking space will be paved with old granite blocka obtained from the

Second Avenue project of the Bore@ PreatdeaS of The Sheepfold, Central Park

When the Park Department instituted darning on the Ull, it rm found neoessary to provide an out-door resteurant for the oonvenienoe of the

publia. lorth of the ell ie the Tome Brim and bpml ia the esplmada with the Betheada Fountain. Below the bridge is r prsacrgmry from the Ul

to the esplanade flanked on both eides by an ureade. 'Phis sfto -8 ahoren

a3 being best suited for m attnctive uutdeor food bar with tablrro

It was neoesaary to remove trio aomfort stations which ocaupied

the arcades to make room for the res~mtsoRer oomiort 8tatiorM are being

constructed below grade to the south of the bridge nearer the liL11. -- Terrace Bridge, Central Park T)evelop.wnt of Lower Reservoir Site, Central Park, New York Zity -BBYUE' PARK

In 1Ei23 when the Potter's Field st Irshington Square rra leveled, bodier of the dead rere removed to trwt of om hrpadrad md brenty-oight building lots, pert of which is the site of the prenent Bryant Park parch~ed by the aity for a Pofter's Ffeld.

Sinoe thrt tinte the park hut had a raried, mb W@re@ting ~~~~a

In 188Q its nrmrr wW ob.llgsb t0 Brysnt Prrk in h06~Of tb pWt, William

Cullen Bryant. However, in pwt years this pkha8 been an eyesom to the people of 18- York Oltyo Conrrequentrly, the bapmnt of Park8 Pndertook the redesign of t48 area rr om of ftr firrt oonatraotion projeats. The work was aommbnood -oh 5, 1994, 8nd hrr prOgr066.d ekdily torrvdr th6 opening date, whiah will be Septeniber l4.

On the following page i8 rhan a blrbla-eye viw of the park aa it will appesr when rinieheit. Bird's-eye View, Brymt Park, New York City PROSPECT Prn ZOO

The bnifdirrgr of the Proapeat Puk Zoo rere in little better om-

dition thm thoaa in Oentrrl P&rko mywere flilspibrteb, unranitrry uul entirely inrdagarta for homing wild mimilo. Conraqaently, it ru &cridrd

The new building@fore a meai-airoukc group umnd r @ r4rir- wwo Uee of wuhaa been by the imWlrtion of large ana*r arvmrri the oatiside of ill ?nailbfasro upon oerpletion of the soo the old hourem rill be druaolirhsd rad.

the aror oamurted into r park or p-. I$ ir -0- that fh, job rill be aomplated by $he fimO of D&K$ flare llird's-eye View, Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, New York

Prospect Park Zoo, Broaklyn, Sew York "A

Elephant House ad Administration Building * Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, New York

Interior of Slephant House I 1 Perspective of Barrett Park Zoo, Staten Island, Wew York FCRT TIiYON

Yr. John D. Rookefeller purchased, built and. donsted to the CiQ of New York, thia historical pa*, The Fort was built by the Arnericsns in the sumler of 1776, and taken in the Fall of the ame year by the Hessiam.

After fhe capture, which was witnessed by George riashington from the Tali- eades , the neme wee changed fmm Fort Washington to Fort Tryon.

On May 25, 1934, the Board of Estimate and Apporfiorunmt passed a resolution apprtionirg $150,000 for the purchase of material, and on June 10th the Park Deputment wsumed the responsibility for the mainten- anae of the park.

The playground will be completed 30th, 1938, and will be opened September 7th. The balsnce of the Eark will be completed before the end of this yew. Port Tryon Park, Riverside drive and Bmedww r I Fort Tryon Park, Riverside Drive and Broadway, New York 1 I

r Kadel Playyr.,und, E. Rouaton between Easex & Norfolk Stu., i:ew York, Old Site ?.S, 13 Gulick Playground, Sheriff, 3roo::ie Br l~elancejrSts ., New York ?,lode1 Pleyground and Recreation Building, Park Ave. & Taaffe Pl., Brooklyn

Dreier C!ffer~anPl~v-~ound and Benrcstion SuilCing

Cropsey Aven:e =Id. B8.x 4ith St., 3rooklyn liomunent to Dr. Bhr ion Sin:s

103rd St. & Fifth Avenue, Kew York City The follorrirg fa s list of projects which are to be completed by the Spriw of 1935,

Houston & Sixth Avenue, (north plot) Mtmhattan Houston St, to Ludlow St., w Sheriff, Broom & Delancey, (inc.reo .bldg. ) w Houston & Es~ex, w ~t w n Mtlberry, Bayard, Barter & Park Sta. (1nc.rec .bldg'. ) (Columbus Park) Amsterdam Ave, & 180th St. w n w w in Highbridge Park Dyokmau & Payson Avenue w w n w in Irnood Hill Park FtOWashin@;tonAve.at174thStreet " * (t w in J, Hood Wright------Park

4th Ave. to Ft. HYailton Parhey at 66th St. in Liev Eriokason Park (incl. 3 reo.blw) Brooklyn Dreier Offerman Wmrial Plwgrauad 27th Avenue & Bey 46th Street * lw n w Park Avenue & Tsaffe Plms u w n w Vandenoort to Cherry Streets m w w n Stillwell Avenue & Avenns U w 11 n n Fulton & Classon Averma ?w w tl w ----.-..)--

Corona Avemae & 102nb Street in1a 1 Queens 149th St, & 25th Are. Fluahlag Mem. n w w n n w Raymoad 0 *Cormor Playground w (32nd Ave. & Corporal Kennedy St. ) 92nd Street & 66th Avenue n n w w

Fort #4 Playground - Sedguiok end Resenoir Avenue ( incl. rec, bldg. ) Bronx City Ialrrnd & Orchard Street w w n w n tv n E, 164th Street & Teaadale------Place ' ** Harbor Road & Richmond Terrace (incl. rec. bldg. ) Staten Island

11, Houston St. & 6th Avenue (south Plot ) mattan Jacobson Square n lac

RESTORATI OIT OF XXISTINC PARKS-

Kt. Morris Park Plaea Lafayet te Riverside Drive, (Hex tile walks in old bridle path locat ion8 ) Carl Schurz Park Broadway Plots Botanical Gardens Br w klyn Fort Greene (Hexagonal tile walk8 ) I1 Highland Park Queens Crocheron Park O Upland Park IV. RECRPATI ONAL PLAY GROUNDS-- Four rec '1. buildings at Chryst la-Foreyth P 1a;ygr ounds St. Nicholas Park Recreational Building Best 17th Street Pleygronnd Recreational Bldg. 83 Roosevel t Street n w 99 Thompson Street " n w Lewis & Sivington St. " tt w Central Park small children's Pleyground (at lower reservoir site) Gwanus Playground (4th Avenue & 3rd St, Brooklyn Recreational Bldg. w w Eaat 95th Street b Avenue L w Jackson Heibts Playground VI n Weems Jewett & Castle t on Avenues 11 I1 Staten Ialnnd

SWILII,IZNG POOLS & LOCRER 300x5 --__I Hamilton Fish Perk Highbridge Park Thomas Jefferson Park Crotona Park Bronx Sunset P2rk Brooklyn IAcCarren Park w St. Albans Swiming Pool Astoria Park Richmond Swimming Pool

Gracie &fanhattan June1 :.'ansion 17 Smith Zmsi on Brooklyn VII. GCLF CLUB BCUSG

!?elham Bay ~olfClub House Bronx

VIII. Traffic Relief Road, ?elham Ray Park (Two kales ) Bronx

IX. bTI8C~LLAmOm

Welfare Island Ferry Slip & Service House hhnhat tan Rarrett Zoo Staten Island 11 n Clzve Lake Park & Boat House Lincoln Terrace Brooklyn

X. STATUE BASES

Dr. Sirnvs Stat*, 103rd Street & Fifth Avenue Columbus Statue, Baxter & Pearl Streets Proposed Swimming Pool, St. Albw Park To Be Completed In 1935 .- -

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Propoaed Swimming Pool, Hamilton Yiah Park To Be Com~letedIn 1935 PHOJFCTS UmD??R THi? JUEUSCICTION OF TH3 DEPARTKENT OF P.4RKS

EO W BEING DEVELOPED

Grand Central Parkway Ezteneion

This Parkway is now bein& constructed by the State Department of

Public biorks, with State and Federal funds, from the westerly end of Grand

Central Parkway at Kew Garden6 to the Queens end of the Tri-Borough Bridge,

The total cost of this developlent will be approldmately $6,370,0000

There are two features of special interest which will be developed in connection with this Parbeg. One, is a Yacht Harbor on the west shore of Flushing Bay just south of ths gorth Beach Airport, This Yacht Harbor will be readily accessible from the Parkway and complete facilities for yachtsmen rill be provided. The other feature of intereat, is the Pluehing

Meadow Park developnent, The whole Blushing Meadows area which has formerly been ued only as an ash-dump rill be developed into a major outdoor recreation area ,

Thi dgrect socrese .from the Tri-Borough Bridge and westerly section of Queene by way of Grand Central Parkway and the Northern

State Parkway to points on Long Island,

Interborotgh Parkway

The Interborough Parkway connects the junction of the Grand Central

Parksay Extension and the Grand Central Parkway at Kew Gardens with Bushwick

Avenue a short distance from the end of Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. The construction of this Parkway was started in the cemetery section several years ago, but was abandoned before it was sufficiently completed to be usable. This in- completed section has been included in the final developent of this Parkway, The Interb3rom Parkway sdrts the northerly edge of Forest Park where golf and other recreations1 facilities are available. It is intenaed that this

Parhay will be further extended into Brooklyn to connect directly with

Eastern Parkway. The cost of the construction from Ker Gardens to Bushuick

Avenue is $4,650,000. brunds are being supplied by the =tate and Federal Gov- ernments; construction is being performed by the State Depirtment of Public

Jorks. This Parkway will furnish direct and convenient access for motorists from Brooklyn by way of the Grand Central Parkway and Northern State Parkway to points on L.I.

Laurelton Parkway

This Parkway will connect the present wevterly terminus of the

Southern State Parkway in Nassau County vith the existing Sunrise Hi;;hlaay at

Laur5lton in ,ueens County. Its cost of ;2,650,000 is being covered with State and federal funds and it is being constructed by the State Department of Public

Works.

Sunrise Parkwax

The con~ltructionof the Sunrise Parkway cansists of the entire reconstruction of the existirg Sunrise Highway from Linden Blvd, to connect with the

Laurelton Parkway at Laurelton. This Parkray will consist of tso central pavements shich will be limited to the use of pleasure vehicles and two mar~inal streets which will carry local and commercial traffic. Grade separation bridges will carry all the cross streets over the central parkway pavements. This Park- way, with its connection by way of the Laurelton Farkway to the Southern State

Parkway, will furnish easy access for motorists from the southerly section of

Brooklyn to all points on the south shore of L.1, The estimated cost of this project is $6,000,000. This group of parbays in :~ueensCounty gives direct connectioqs to existir~;,brk and paxkwq developments on L.I.

The City of New York furnished the funds for the acquisition of the lad necessary for each of these developnents. The construction in every case

~GSbeen, or is being financed with funds from the State and Federal Goverrments.

Plzns are kreyared by the State Department of Public 7;orks subject to the ap- proval of the L.I. State Park Conmission and the City Department of Earks.

WGT ;.I= ~,YOVG~;NT,LicJRxi'Td?

The Department of Parks will supervise the design and construction of the extendion of the so-called express highway thru Hiverside Park. This highwqv will extend from 72nd Street, parallel to the Hudson Iiiver and connect with the new Henry Hudson Par'may at Inwood Hill Phrk. The first section, now ready for contract, will extend from 72nd Street to 82nd street and nil1 be built at an estimated cost of ~3,500,000. This will be caspleted in the winter of 1935. Funds for thia project come from three sourcee: New York City, ~d the New York Central Railroad.

S IIORE PkBCz AY FJT"3SION, BROOE1,YN

The Shore 2arkway Extension will run from the southerly terminus of

Shore Road along the edge of thz Fort fiatnilton deservation through Dgker Beach

Eark to Cropsey Avenue, a distance of approximately one mile.

The Feder~lGovernment has already made available $300,000 for this developent. This tioney will be used during the caning winter for the ;lacing of hydraulic fill and the construction of a sea-wall around the shore front of Fort Hamilton. This project aill be constructed by the State Depart:,lcnt of

Public Worka, subject to the aphroval of the City Department of Parks.

Eventually it is intended to extend the Shore Parkway to the South

and East to Marine Park, thence northerly and easterly to connect with the

Sunrise Parkway. This development when completed will furnish a circumfer-

ential parkwa,y aromd the southerly half of Brooklyn and aill provide direct

access to Marine Park, Jacob Biis Park and to the parha# developments on

the south shore of L.I.

HBlRY HUDSON PARKUMY , BBONX

The Benry Hudson Parkway will start from the northerly end of

Riverside Drive. It will skirt the west side of Inwood Hill Park, cross the

Harlem River at Spuyten Duyvil and follow along tht route of Spuyten Duyvil

Parkway to Riverdale Avenue, where it will continue as the Saw Mill 3iver Park- way Extension. This develo~mentwill be approximetely two miles 10% and will accommodate six-lanes of pleasure car traffic on a central divided pavement.

Commercial and local traffic will be carried through the Hiverdale s ction on service roada along each aide of the oentral garkw developnent.

The Parkway aill be chlrried over Dyclanczn Street on a viaduct and over the Harlem River Ship Canal by a high level arch bridge. There will be no crossings at grade throughout the entire route and all cross streets v~illbe carried either over or under the central parkmy pavement. Acceas from adjacent public streets wi11 be provided st convenient locations,

This development will be financed entirely by the Henry Hudson kark- way Authority which Bas created by the State Legi~latureby Chapter 158 of the

Laws of 1934, 'Phis Authority will issue bonds which will be amortized by re-

venue secured through the collection of a small toll, which will be charged for crossing the bridge over the brlem iliver Ship Canal. This entire uevel-

opnent will be designed and constructed by the Authority in conjunction with , the City Park Department .

SAW MILL HIVE3 PbRK:AY ZTFXSIOIF, BRONX

The Saw Hill Liiver Parkway exteusion will run from the present

terminus of the Saw Hill Biver Parkway southerly and v;t-sterly throwh Van

Cortlandt Park and acr e Henry Hudson larkway on River dale Avenue,

The Board of Estimte and Rppartionr~cntrecently passed resolations committing the 3ity to aciinire the nece8sary right-of-way for this dcvelopnfnt from Broadvfay to Biverdale Avenue at a cost of $605,000, The comtruztion will be done by the State Department of Public ;,arks i,ith State and ?ederal funds according to plane approved by the City Park Department,

These two parkway developnents will furnish en easy and convenient route for traffic from Biverdale, Westcheater County and points north to Wanhattan, The present congested section on Broadway, north of Dyclcmm Street and the narrow briue over the Harlem aver Ship Canal will be by-passed completely. Ultimately, there will also be a f'urther conaection from the Saw

Mill Biver Parkway Xxtension in Van Cortlandt Park to the northerly end of the Grand Concourse, These two sections of park3say form a most nccsssary and importent link in the City traffic system, and will relieve a greac deal of the prevent traffic congestion in the northerly section of Eanhattan and the Bronxo

INDEX.

Page - 1 - This sumry report proposes to givo s brief history of the progress made by tho

Park 3epartmnt iil the developzsnt of Parks, ?laygrounds, and ether Rscrsational Centers,

From the propoeod st.agc, oach dovolop!ncnt i-s sh~~vn,by pcrccntagos through all tho phases of work, nsmoly; Topography, Dosign and Construction.

Included, is e report from th:: Spccificntlon 3epartnunt s:?or,ving the status of all s~~cific~+i,~sfor ita~s of -:rork on thc projsctsy n report frm thc Roquisition and Purchasc

Dcpsrtzcnt; d~taby The Right of Iflay Division, shosing Real Gstrztc Acq~dsiticn, Zoning, and pcrcsntzzcs oi completion of thc Lqal History of Parks cnd Parkways; thc status of Con- cessions, and tho incomo of tho Parlr Departiacnt from various scurcss for tho lionth of

July 1934,

Page - 2 - SUMMAGY OF DESIGN

Page - 3 - MONTH ENDIhG AUGUST l5tk, 1934 DESIGN -- -.------mCENT;GZ OF 409K COI!PLEXZD O?! DESISM FOR 'X3EKS Z2iDIKG: PLLLYGIIOL@IDi&D LOCirTIO! ----- I 7/11 i ,. 7/13 1 7/25 €515 1 8/8 1 - I

131st St. & ErooBe Ave...... SZZ CGiJC3TRLCTION Highbridge Pk.-Edgeco SIB CONSTRUCTIOY Vandervocrt -ive. L":, Cherry St...... SZE: CO:; STKJCTICH Unnmed ;j9!ll: - Blake SEE CONSTKJCTIO!\i Corlear*s hook - Scrlear & 'jJater St ...... SEE CCNS'EIUCTION Cherry - '.Ionroe - Gouveneur Sts...... -...... 100 SZE COP!S TRUCTION Coluc;hs Park - Tiglberry 2 kter Sts...... 100 SEE COIJSTRGCTION Snediker & Xverd 96 100 SEE CGNS%UCIXOK Utrecht hve. & 71 37 98 79 1 99 Bedf ord .'.ve. 2 ;.ive. X 38 7 2 56 9 '? Stillwell ;&ve, &. 85 89 91 9 Y 180th St.. & imste 56 68 74 74 Cooper Psrk - Iiaspetll 3 !\.lorgan Aves. 53 I 55 57 58 J. Hood '.7right - Ft 35 40 City Island Lve. 2 -- 1;; I -- 1! 4240 Central Park (do. lb ! 33 1 36 Central Park (Nc. 2.2 1 22 30 ! 33 Dorming 9 Czmine Sts. near 6th Ave -- 20 29 34 3. 164th St. ti Tea Ij 20 25 3.4 Y. 10th St. bet. Ave. V ?c Lve. '-7 20 23 28 3-0 E. Hcustoln - Ludl~v& 1st St. 5 8 10 30 West Side cf Harbor Rd,-South ------30 Raymond Cf Connor-3 18 20 22 26 Jackson Pond - Nyrtle Lve, & 108th St. -...... - - -- - 25 Tompkins Square - E. 7th St. & Lve. 2 2 2 2 / :D 22 Ocean Park~ay2 i.v 10 22 Gouveneur Slip - Front & South Sts ...... -- - - .-, l3-- i :! Fcrt Schuyler - Th lo 15 I 12 j S

Page - 4 - ZNDING iAGUST 15th. 1934 DESIGN

ERCENT~LGZOF '.70RK CCIPLETED OE DESIGN FOR '.TEKS PLLYGROUND AND LOCATION BORO ZN3ING : ". ---7/11 . 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/18 I ,8/1& I I E. Houston, Llott, Elizab 2 4 10 j 12 15 i 18 Aberdeen & Furman Sts. near Bushwick Ave...... 2 2 7 10 11 Nevrton -- 92nd St. & 56th - - - 8 10 :: E. Broadtvay - Rutgers B - - - 2 Delancey, Zssex & Riving - - - 2 :: East Side of 6th ILvec, So - - - - 10 15 Reservoir :,ve, - Strong St, R University Ave...... - - - - - 15 3rd i.venue & Schermerhor St...... - - - - - 15 Prospect hve. near Gre 2 2 8 10 10 14 Cauldwell ;.ver & 161st - - 2 3 8 11 Dycban St. & Paysrn Ave. 2 4 9 9 10 fO 6th Lve.-bet. V7. 3rd & - - - - 4 LO 6th i.ve.-17. Houston & LicD - - - - 2 20 6th 1~ve.-V. 3rd St. & - - - - I - 6 6th ;,ve.-South of >fine - - - - - 6 Red Hook--3%. of Henry St, & 3rie Basin 4 4 a 8 8 8 146th St,-bet, 'Jalton & IJott ;,ves...... - - - - - 8 Sullivan, 1.7est Houston il- IdcDougal Sts...... - - - - - 2

f Pago - 5 -

3. l i

- --- ~ IIONTH 3NDmG- ;LUGUS T 15th, 193pt -DESIGN------PSRCIBITiSIE GF 'IOiiK GO! =mD ON DESIGN F@R '~Ks PiJK i&D LOCd,TION BORO ENDIE : -- 7/11 1 7/18 1 8/8 I, 8/15 Riis Pw-k-'.!est end Rockway Penn. (~ootbrid~e) - Q 100 SEE CONST2UCTICN ?c It II La Tourotto Park Golf Course T~ R 100 Ccntral Pk.-72nd St, Transverse-Terrace Bridge 1I 100 11 II O-,rls I13zd-65th St. & Colonial ?osd 100 I I I I 3ro;dnay Plots-60th to 122nd St. 1 P 100 11 11 Lief Zrickscn-56th St. & 4th Lv?. .. . - .. .-. j -B 1 100 It 11 Crocheron P2.-Crc ckcron & 33rd ~~vcs. v 100 SiX CONSTiibGTIO?; Chi sholm Pk.-Poppcnnauscn Arvc. & Collogc PI.. I I I1 Clcarvi,>vr Golf - :;'ill=tts Pt.Bcnd, Littlc Bat ,~vs. 9 6 97 100 SEE CGKST, Carl Schurz 3Z.-&st F~ivcr& 3. 34th St, l i 53 63 1 63 100 l1 Bronx Pk. Zoo-(Comfcrt station) I E-. 'Jest Sido Improvcmc~tI:odcI-6yth tc 36th St. Ccntrai Park-65th St. Transvcrsc 80 Po1ha.m Say ?k.-Huntor tiansion(~untcr1sland) 90 i3~gcr!:orris Pk. Edgck:cmbc LLVL. & 16Cth St, 1 1: - - Battery Pk.-Ft. cf B'nay. R State St. .. BI - - 70 l3rookl;m Hoi3hts-Clark 8- Pineapple Sts . -B 40 La Tourrttc Pk.-(~a Tourcttc ~ousc) I r 35 Baislcy Pk.-Rockmay I31vd. & 125th ;Lvc. ? 80 Shorc Rd, Dr. & ~xt,-66th, Ft. H:~milton Pkvay. & Dyker .. i Pclham 3ay ?k.-Golf Club Zousc 6 2 1.hrinc Pk.-~~vc. U, Flatbus h I Gcrritscn ILVCS I Clorc Lakc Fk.-'Jictory 51vd., Clove ~vc.. 78 Faradc Grounds-Park sid o ti: Concy Island ;.vcs. Pelham Bay Pk.-Hunter Island Causovray 65 Sf. Jm.cs Pk.-Jcromc ,,vc. & l9lst St. Dykor Boach Pk.-7th LLVC. 8: 86th St. Van Cortlanclt Pk.-Sa~;rNiIl i?ivcr E.vmy. & Concourso Ext. .-- I I

Page - 6 - IlONTH SNDIPJG I*UCIUST lsth, 193c

.IORK COIPU3'TED ON DESI Pi= ,J4D LOC,LTION

Orchard Bca ch Pelharn Brty Fk.-?~odm' s Neck Forest Pk.-Union Turnpiko & Park Lane Hutchinson liivcr Pksray. St. I,lbul9 s-Iicrrick 2d.

Frmz Si3gcl-E. 158th St, & Grand Concourse Thcma JofTcrson-1st ,,ve. & E. llith St. ~~storiaPk.-Hoyt & Van :.lst .,ves. - .. C~~sorvatorjrLzko-Central Pk. Sc Carrcr, Pk, 2 x:Nassau Avo. & Lorimor St. Sunset Fk,-Sth ~LVC. &c &4th St. I&, f.iorris Pk.-120th St. & rkh ;Ivc. &rinu Pk ,-Hylan Blvd . & Emmet ,,vc , -...-...... -...... -- ...... Highbridge Resorvoir-175th St. & Lmsterdam LLVC . Flushing t!cado:!s-G.C. Fkway. & Nassau Blvd, Csctona Pk.-3rd ~rvc. & E. 177th St. Jacob Riia-\Test Znd cf Rocka~~rayPonn. Victory Field-Tbiyrtle .,vo. & '70ud Haven Blvdo Bssena Pk.-Hempstead Turnpike & 164th St. Forest Pk.-'@eons Shcps Madism Sq,-B'say & Ljrd St. Oorrnan Memorial-E1~::ay. & 190th St, Pelham Bay-Concessions & Toilets

P,-RedBsign

EIOhTTE ZN9ING AU3UST l5th, 1334

IvTumbcr of Projocts and ifon Zmplcycd Euring Wcoks Ending:

BOROUGL kND 7GRK CLBSSIFI CATI ON

$!!aIZ--TTA'dW

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Page - 9 - I,~E,:o~I,J,PL A&A v~~~~~~------con~~et~------9 (Department 3ork)

I:m@TaLSiiTSTC pL~~;S------completed------em------4

II FRCTE: ZRTS TO P-'$.KS ------under cor,structi on------em------2 3

1IrIPRc)VEf %NTS TO PJiKS------work to be started------3

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P32CEfTTAGB OF COSTRkCT ?c DEPkRT;ENT YORIf COMPLETED I WAR WORLALS 3: LOCATIO?!S BORe CLASSIFICATION I)UEIIMG -'.EEKS EYDiK 2 : ---- - 7 7/13 1 1/25 a/i - aim CONTRACT 64 '19 'BIIULIK: TSc=A? PLAYGROTJlD Ed. :5 1 47-%. 138th St. DEPARTIIEN T d 8 10070 -- - - 35- - 1 -- 1 , 1 NICHOLAS De WTTI PLAYGRCUliD CONTRACT 60 7 2 do 54 95 R. 90 440-Tospkins Xve. DYFARTIGE2;T 1 48 100 - - 1 ------

HOWAiLD A. VOIi DOHLZ3 PLnYGiiOUTJD-- CO!\ITUCT 7 0 133th Place E Archer kve. Q DWli?TGNT 100 ------1 -- ;: - \VILLIAit4 E SHXRIDMJ PLAYGROUND - B. CONTR.4CT 1 60 65 '70 80 90 Grand St. DSFAR'J?~ZN T 60 100 -- I I 1 CONTRACT J03ZFY C. SA'lF( PLRYGR0UI:D I 16. !! 60 75' 77 185 3. 12th St. 1 DEPr2TI:X PT 100 ------i --VIiqCXNT CICCAROIU'E PLAYGRC)UI\ID 3x. CONTWiCT 68 7 2 76 7 8 80 1 E. 188th St. d ilugkes Ave. DEPkRWNT 1 87 100 - - I. - - - ilsrr

AUSTIN J. MCDON~LDPLAYGROLTND COF.TGCT 60 R * 70 7 6 77 78 80 Forest t.5 Myrtle ixves. DSPifiTii\JT 40 100 ------*PS I I t LOUIS ZIMWZFLLLd PLiLYGROUND 33x0 Olinville I%m.& Britton St, DEPi-R'BDd T 42 66 72 --7 7 78 m, LtiSIEL M, 0' COiJhi PL,YGROUNI) CON~CT 50 66 70 74 '76 18 113th & 114th lives.-196th St. Q* DEPiJIWT 65 100 ------P. t Page - I1 - -

PLAYGHOUND & LOCA!CION

MODEL PLAYGROLTDS -- rJ. 17th St. & 8th kve ,......

25th kve. & 84th St. ..- -......

"...... Central Fk. Zoc ...... Centrsl Pk. Sheepfold. -- ...... arrett Pk. Zoo ...... :......

Ccr!.ears Hook-Corlezrs & Cherry Sts. .:......

Lewis & Ri~ringtonSts. f, 95th St. bet. kves. K & L 141st St. & Brooke live.

Ft. Tryon - Riverside Dr. & Beway.

B. Houston bet. Essex & Norfolk Sts. Percentage of Construction Ccmpleted for Veek F'LAYGROUND LOCATION BORO Ending t

Corona Ave. & 102nd St, Marnori%l Field, 25th 8: 2 Columbus Pk. - csxt.sr7-l & Xulberrjr Sts ...... Unnamed #13 - TaafTe F1. & Park Ave ...... Unvked ;/11 - Elake ff ljk~clidlkve ...... Dr-ier Offerman - &y 46th at. & Cropsejr Ave Fulton St, Ciassan Ave ......

HOE: Playgrounds mrked "See Eote", were 7 turned over to Haintenance 8/13/34. 'i?le buildings are still under Con- strueti on. R------Revision of Work

Il[------Turned over to Maintenance

i Page - 13 - ----Mu' _':I E,,:'IT"\!G62.7YST 5';h 1034 CCNSTKUCT----- ICN ------.------P' ---- 1 i 1 I Percentage of Construction Completed for Weeks PARK & LOGAITON I BORO 1 Ending t I --- 7/11 1 1/18 7/25 I d,h 8/8 84 I Living ston ~k.(~iold 5ouse)-~ivingston, Court 13 Bond Sts,...... Sontral ?k.-97th St. Gate lk Garage ...... - ...... Wolf s Pcna Pk.-Johnson Terrace P Hylan Blvd, I I Astoris Pk,-E. RSver-Uoyt & 'Jan Alst ...... Lincoln Terrace Pi<,-j?cchester &: Eastern fitv~ay, ...... htanical Garden-Washinpt on ;ivo.. & Eastern Rwaye ...... Pe ?ham >wirPk .-Tref fi c Rclie f Rd...... !I Clove L& e Pk. (Boat House) Richmond 'ixrnpike .....-...... McCarren Pk.-Iqo, 12th & Brry St...... Karize Fice-3jjI.~,B17;d. 2 Er~iet-t;Aye ...... Split hock Golf Course ...... Prospect Pk. Fire Lines ...... 0~3.1~3c32 ?k,-C~loriial RP. G 68th St...... 11 Hut chinson River Pkwa y...... -...... - I Forest Pk,-Golf C3urse-Liyrtle Xva.-Interbcro Pkmy...... ,;I HcCombs Dam ~k.-(piold 3otlse)-l6lst St. C Ruppert P1...... Kistsena Pk.-Golf Course-Underhill Ave. & 144th St...... I / Chisholm Pk.-Poppenhnussn iic.c. 3 Ccllege Pt...... Dyker 3oach-Irrigation-d6th St. & I2tn Avc ...... '/ Orocheron Pk,-Crochoron Avo. & 33rd 1.m...... tl $Ens 1:lonumcnt - 5th itvc. & 103rd St, ...... Cantral Pk.-72nd St. Terrace Bridge(Com.~ta. & ~oncessions)-...... La Tourotte Pk. - (~olf our so) ...... Jackson Sq. - 842% Lvo. 6: Horatio St...... Bt=y, PIots - 60th to 122nd Sts...... WpUare Island Slip78.th St, 2 East River ...... Orchard Beach ,...... -NO'J3:---R--Ro-dsion cf Work i D--Demolition Comploto !,

IIO"!T7i Z'TPII-2 ,,7; JST lqth, 1934 -- GENERAL bAAINTE.I'JANCE

'ITJE8iGZ N1i3ZA OF ;XI: 'IGN

'.-lORK R?L F 173 7 60 7 9 2 810 734 BRONX /I 301 CIVIL SXVICE I 183 16d. 169 1 73 18 7 13 3

I '?JO?..K ELIEF 1 1088 9 55 731 98 7 8 13 78 2 B3CO:;L'rTd JI'JIL SSR'JIC 3 466 4 66 4 20 3 25 3 2 2 312 ------

'bTGR:i ULIEF 60 6 1 574 48 3 430 488 53 7 $mNS I CI-JIL SRVICE 164 199 131 131 133. 14 2 I

*.-iORK RYLIEF 66 6% 68 75 75 145 RICiihiClI D CIVIL SERVICE 1 110 I09 109 I 66 66 93

Page - 17 - 1 JOB BORO CENTWL Pix ISSUXD

M~nagerie hri. Fixkure Schedule 13, 1934

Drafting Roam Lighti~gLayout (1st lo or) July 10, 1934 Photographer's Dark Room July 9, 1934

LovrerReservoir Site Id. Pump House - (~lectric) July 27, 1934 Irrigation System iLugust 2, 1934 Children's Playground - (plumbing) ;.ugust 6, 1934 Children's Playground - (~enera.3) iLuguat 2, 1934

Police Station !d . General Constructicn July 17, 1734 86th St. Transverse Plumbing July 179 1934 Heating July 17, 1934 Sheeyf (;Id hl . Heating July 24, 1934 (~avernan the re en) High Pressure Steam iVcrk July 23, .I934 Interior Finishes Lugust 3, 1934 Electric Dumbwaiter July 7, 1934 Hardware Schedule July 24, 1934 Dance Flocr July PO, 1934 Fencing arcund Parking Space August 7, 1934

Terrace Rridge-South Znd-M. Zlectric August 8, 1934 (near Ivlall)

Terrace Bridge-North Znd-M. Interior Equipment & I3ar (near Fountain ) Electric

Xlteration-97th St. Id. General Construc ti on Ready but not issued Stable & Storage Flumbing I I I1 It 11 Heating Electric

Page - 18 - JOB BOiiO PLAYSROUNDS ISSmD

83 Rocsovelt Ste 11. Fixture Schedule July 18,1934

115th St. h Lex. Ave. M. General Construction July 17, 1334 Plumbing July 17, 1934 Heating July 18, 1934 Electric July 179 1934

141st St. & i3rocke Ave. l3x. General Constructien August 7, 1934 Plumbing July 17, 1934

149th St. - bet, 25 ?; 26 kve. Q General Con structicn July 23, 1334 Plumbing July 23, 1934 Heating July 23, 1934 glectrical August 1, 1934

Cherry, Monroe & Gouveneur Sts &. General Construction July 17, 1.334 Plumbing J~Y19, 1934 Electric July 19 1934

Drier Gf f erman B. General Construction August 1, 1934 27th hve, & Bay 46th St. Fixture Schedule (~lectric) August 1, 1934

Gowanus House Recreation 81dg. Be Fixture Schedule (~lectric) July &jL3,1934

Fulton St,. & Classon kve. Fixture Schedule (~lectric) August 1, 1934 klteration Shelter Hause M. General Construction August 7, 1934 Hamilton P1.-14lst St.

Jewett & Castletcn Ave. R. Interior Finish August 10, 1934 JOB BORO PIoA~ROUNDS ISSUED

Park Ave. & Taaffe P1. B. Fixture Schedul e(i3leotric) August 1, 1934 General Construction July 12, 1934 Plumbing July 12, 1934 Heating July 12, 1934 Electric July 12, 1934

Unil;n St. bet. Hamilton Ave. B. General Construction July 11, 1934 & Ira, Brunt St. Heating July 11, 1934 Electric July 11, i934 Fixture Schedule August 1, 1934

'L'andervocrt Ave. Cherry St. B. General Construction July 31, 1934 Heating July 31, 1934 Plumbi ng July 31, 1934 Electric July 31, -1Sf34 Fixture Schedule August 1, 1934

E. 95th St. near kve. L B. Plumbing July 19, 1934 General Co:lstructi on Ready but not issucd Heating Hot ready Electric Ready(I but not issued Fixtur e Schedule 11 II It . Riverdale & Snediker Aves. General Construction ReadyIt but net issued Plumbing I 11 It Hea+ting 11 11 11 81 Electric

Xdgecombe hve.-164 to 165 Sts. Me General Construction Ready but not issued (Highbridge Pk. ) Plumbing It il It If Electric II I1 II n

Page - 20 - SPECIFICATIONS

JOB EORO E'LAYGROUNDS ISSUED

General Construction Ready but not issued 11 If 11 Plumbing I) I1 It I1 Heating II Electric I? I) )I I*

New Utrecht Ave. General Construction Ready but not issued 70-71st S~S. Heating It It It It Plumbing Not ready Electric Not " h

Bedford Ave. h Ave. X General C~nstruction Ready but not issued Heating I1 11 11 I I Plumbing Electric

180th St, E Amsterdam Ave. M. General Construction Eeady but not issued Plumbing Not ready Heating I n E1,ctric

Schermerhorn St. & 3rd Ave. B. General Construction Not ready

Mulberry, Bayard, Baxter M , General Constructi'on Ready but not issued & Park st so (~olumbus~k. ) Plumbing It 11 It 11 Heating ~lectric

Page - 21 - JOB l3aiO ~ ,,~ MISGBLiNEOW JOBS ISSLJi3D

Leader hots for Arsenal gar hiemorial Playground

.ocheron House '4 Heating August 7, 1934 Ele c tri c August 14, 1934 Plumbing July 9, 1934

La Tourette Golf Course B. lrrigation(pump & hppurt enances ) Chisholn Mansion Q - Plumbing Cwls Head Park B. Barn (~lectric) July 18, 1934

Prospect Pk.-hnd Stand B. General Construction July 30th, 1934 Plumbing July jO, 1934 Ele ctric July 30, 1934

Welfare Island-Ferry Sorvice-Y. 31 ectric July 26, 1934 House

Typical Incinerator

Cwls Eead General Construction Ready but not issued

Gorman Memorial Park General Construction

Battery Park General Construction Plumbing Heating

Page - 22 - SPECIFICATION S

JOB BORO It1S CELLidEOUS JOBS ISSUED

Clearview Golf Course q General Construction Re&y but not issued Clubhouse Plumbing I1 !I II 11 Heating I I II It I1 Electric I I 11 11 11

Flushing Memorial. General Constructicn It IT !I I) Mcnxment & Gat.es

Graci e Mansion General Construction Plumbing Heating Elec hric

Bronx Fark Zoo Bx. General Ccnstructien Comfort Station Electric Heating

Pelham hy Golf Club General Construction Laintenance Shed

Gerretsoc Ifill Plumbing (Uarine park)

Jumel lknsion General Construction Plumbing Heating Electric

Pelham Bay Golf Club-Concession Bx. General Constructicn & Tailet Bldg.

Page - 23 - JO B BORO MISCELLANZOUS JOBS ISSbXD

Thcs. Jeffersen Park M. Alterations tc Heating. Ready but not issued

Leif Eri ckson Heating Park-Pavilion Electric

Upland Park Q. Plumbing I I It II I I

Schenck Far~hcuse El. Electric I1 11 11 II

NCTE: These marked "ready but nct issued" are being held either becausa the plans have not been coripleted ar not checked, cr changes are to be made.

Pags - 24 - XETURn-!D TO IJISE?,TikL FOR CGRIIECTIOX--- ?,445,00

BALANCE ON &LND AT 'IGRKS DIVISION i,g+.,ITING ;zmOvA-&------126;161.00 $846,020.00

REqLTSI TI OBS RL.JY FOR TIiLSL'S;4ITZ,L TO NORKS DIVISION 8/15/34------$319 9804 64

The above total of $846,020.00, includes $325,000.00 for hire of equipment f cr month cf August.

RECEIVED FROM RJRCHASE DEP;,RTIENT

A,E'LYING ilOAJNSTJULY L~~~~.,~~~~~----$41,000.00

Page - 25 - Properties racwnmended------68

Properties Investigated------88

Properties Acquired------7 - (553-3 ~cres)

BY C0NDEmkTION:

Brcaklyn - Ash Rerncvcl Corona Dumps

Queens----- Park 320 Acros

BY TRANSFER FROli SINKING FUND:

Flushing Maadcws

cueens - Park - 222 Acres

BY PiiRP4IT FROM:

Department of '8. S. G. 6 E.:

Ridgewoad Pumping Statiw

King's Playground - 4.916 Acres

Department sf Education:

Franklin Lane High School

Queens Playground - 2.777 Acres

Page - 26 - Board of Transportation:

Schermernorn Street Froperty

Kings Playground - .56b Acres

Private Qxmers:

John C. Gable gueens Playground - 2.2 kcras Crane Company Manhattan Playground - .a49 Acres

-BOA.83 OF ST.ARDAR3S & APPEALS: Applications 7:rhich night adversely affect Park Property:

9 cases investigated, 7 of vrhich were opposed and are still pending.

2 cases previously cpposed ~nddenied by the Board.

Applications for encroachments:

3 cases - 60% completed General Sign Su-rvey - 100% completed 3000 page report covering approximately 20,000 signs

Special Survey cf Signs maintained by commercial advertising companies completed and submitted - 100% Page - 27 - ljniri C .;Ti;#; I:';(:~:C?: lckh. 1934 -- , --.------RIGHT OF LAJWDlViSiCN ------

Objectionable Signs removedr

7 signs ordered ronovod (3egally)

Applications for eraction & maintenance of illuminated signs:

7 denied

LEGAL IiISTORY CF PAFKiiiYS & PARKS

~COKLW------60% Complete HATTA TAN ------50% Conple te ~o~x------40% Complete Q-JS------40% Complete

RTC~~D------20% Complete Inspection Fees .-...... Restoring & Ropairing

Golf Soason Duplicate Tonni s - Scni o Tcnnio - Junicr ...... Lockers - Golf Season ...... Lockars - Tennis Lockcrs - Zccroz-tional ......

Parking Fcc Dail

ModaI Yachts -

Bnt hing .. Zoo Gardan Fund ...

Page - 29 - BOROEH NFICONTRLCTS CONTRihCTS CliJ CELLED CON'TRLTS PENDING 1 I TENLJJTS NOTIFISD TO Va.Ci.TE

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K3K.TTilN I 4 1 I. il BEiONX - 6 6 8

BROON, Yh' - - 2 - - yJJ3ExS 3 1 I -

RICHMOND 1 1 2 -

IJ IZJiHATT,.JJ :--68 delinquents in rent notified to pay arrears. d/13/3$--46 paid. Rent colhe cted------41613.75

BRONX:------10 Squatters--Occupants of shacks on Hogg Island, Pelharn B3y Park, signed zfgreements, 7/21/24, to vacate by September 1, 1934, Four (4) delinquents in rent notified te pay arrears on August 15, 1934.

MOOKLYN: --- 244 Squatters, - Occupants of shacks on Rod Hock ;sea, notified, August 6th, -,--- to vacate by Septenber 6th, 1934, ~eil(3.0) Delinquents in rcnt notified to pay arrears on August isth, 1934,

(-,Gx&fS: ----- A--- 6 Delinquents in rent notified to pay arrears. ~our(4)paid ------;aaunt, collected------$ 225-00

RICIQIC;%D: --- 2 Delicquents in rent notified to pzy arrears on i,ugust I5th, 1934.

GZNERL'LL:- -- i,pproxinately $2500+00 of arrearages ccll ected during week beginning Lugu st llth, ,1934,

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