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CITY GARDENER'S REPORTS,
Prince Street, Alberton,
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9th November, 1920.
Mr. W.W.Tapp, City Engineer.
—I beg to submit for your perusal and consid
eration my Annual Report.
Improvements carried out and garden plots laid out
in Largs and Birkenhead Reserves. Fence has been re
moved, Montpelier Square, and Reserve planted with
couch grass; garden laid out in Company's Reserve; also
^o tar-paved Tennis Courts laid down and Croquet
Ground planted with couch grass. Rustic Shelter Shed
built, and two tar-paved Tennis Courts laid down in St.
Patrick s Reserve. Hart Street Reserve is being filled
up with sand and planted with couch grass. Improve
ments are being carried out, and couch grass planted on
Reserve Esplanade. Boxthorn has been removed in
Nightsoil Depot and various Reserves. New Water
services have been laid down in Company's and Esplan
ade Reserves. Tamarisk hedge trimmed Todd Reserve.
A large number of Silver Poplar and Moreton Bay Fig
Trees have been removed in various parts of the dis-
tict. Young trees pruned and trees topped and trimmed
in various streets of the wards to clear electric, telephone
and telegraph wires. Nursery and gardens attended to.
Lawns mown in various Reserves.
Improvements made to gates, extra exits put in,
playing arena mown and rolled with drum roller; cricket
pitches and grass courts top-dressed. Wickets prepared.
Tar-paved courts tar-dressed, and the Oval attended to.
C^ass has been mown at Cemetery and refuse cleaned
up. Footpaths are being cleaned up.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Vour obedient Servant,
E.POSSINGHAM,
City Gardener.