Improvements under Chapter 594, Laws of 1902: Safety brake, Inclined Railway......... $914 49 We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing report of the Treasurer for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1903, the vouchers and other papers, and we find the report and accompanying documents correct, and that the Treasurer has properly accounted for all moneys received and disbursed by him during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1903. CHARLES M. DOW, ALEXANDER J. PORTER, T. P. KINGSFORD, Commissioners of the State Reservation at Niagara. We have audited the accounts of the Treasurer for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1903, and find the same to be correct. CHAS. M. DOW, EDWARD H. PERRY, Auditing Committee. Report of the Superintendent OF THE State Reservation at Niagara FOR THE Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1903. Report of the Superintendent. To the Commissioners of the State Reservation at Niagara: Gentlemen. I have the honor to report the following details of the principal work upon the Reservation during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1903: System of Water Pipes.. The installation of a system of water pipes for the Reservation grounds and buildings has been completed according to plans issued by the State Engineer and Surveyor and under the supervision of Mr. D. D. Waldo, Assistant Engineer. In addition to the plans furnished by the State Engineer and Surveyor, a system of water pipes has been installed on Goat Island connecting with the system on the main land at the entrance of the Stone Arched Bridge. These pipes have been extended to the American Falls, Horseshoe Falls, the Building of the Cave of the Winds, and the Three Sisters Islands, with connection to the drinking fountains, watering troughs and stand pipes for road sprinkling wagons. At frequent intervals taps were put in to permit of hose connection in case of fire on Goat Island. Grading and Tree Planting. The site formerly occupied by the cottage on Goat Island has been graded and planted with shrubbery and grass. One hundred and sixty elm, maple, larch, ash, cedar, spruce, walnut, oak and mulberry trees have been planted in Prospect Park and on Goat Island. |